The Olive Branch Blog's Blog – November 2014 Archive (8)

Being Thankful for a Conflict-Free Thanksgiving!

November 27, 2014

Hey everyone–Happy Thanksgiving!

This year, my Dad and Step-Mom are driving up from Atlanta, and it looks like a small, family Thanksgiving for us. But, for those of you hitting the road for or hosting a large, extended-family Thanksgiving, I’ve written a few pointers to keep in conflict-free!

Here are a few tips for a drama-free meal:…

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Added by The Olive Branch Blog on November 27, 2014 at 11:30am — No Comments

Giving Thanks … For What?

During this Thanksgiving week, I would like to give thanks for all the mediation skills I learned that help me not only at the mediation table … but in everyday life too.

This list was derived from a video created by John Ford on the HR Mediator Channel. Thank-you, John, for your insightfulness.

  1. Be Your Real Self – To me, this…
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Added by The Olive Branch Blog on November 24, 2014 at 10:53am — No Comments

Why B.I.F.F. Works

I’m not big on acronyms, but I’m particularly fond of this one. That’s because it’s short (so, I can remember it), and it has been extraordinarily helpful to my mediation career (which is always a good thing)!

You’re probably wondering what B.I.F.F. stands for. It stands for Brief, Informative, Friendly, and Firm.

I recently learned about it from a video featuring a Conflict Resolution expert, and I connected with the idea right away, mostly because…

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Added by The Olive Branch Blog on November 20, 2014 at 10:40am — No Comments

Caring with Care

Are you caring with someone with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease?

Fist of all … my hats off to you. November is National Caregiver’s Month – a time to honor all of you who work so hard every day making the lives of special people better.

Being with and caring for someone whose memory is failing can be such a challenge and can sometimes create a lot of frustration and perhaps even conflict.

Here are a…

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Added by The Olive Branch Blog on November 17, 2014 at 10:40am — No Comments

Right Brain…Left Brain

Over the years, I’ve heard a lot about the “right brain” and “left brain,” but, honestly, I can never remember which one is the “emotional” side and which one is the “logical” side.

Well, I just learned something that will make it easier to remember–and something that can be VERY helpful in the therapy room and at the mediation table.

I learned that, when we start to write, we immediately go into our “left brain” even if we had been in our “right…

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Added by The Olive Branch Blog on November 13, 2014 at 11:21am — No Comments

Divorce Hotel

You’ve heard of ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ or ‘Hotel California’ … but ‘DivorceHotel’? Yup, it’s something new.

Here’s the deal.

For a base price of $5000, a separating couple can check in for the weekend at the Gideon Putnam Hotel in Saratoga Springs, NY (a very nice place) and check out two days later with a notarized final divorce agreement. The price includes two rooms, access to lawyers and all divorce mediation.…

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Added by The Olive Branch Blog on November 10, 2014 at 11:23am — No Comments

How to Harness Our Selfish Tendencies

Recently, I had to watch several videos in order to renew my Neutral Registration in Georgia, and I completely underestimated how much I would learn from them.

One thing I learned (which I kind of already knew): People are selfish.

Now, that doesn’t mean we always act on our selfish tendencies, but, alas, we all have them. They’re probably a leftover from our caveman days when, let’s face it, survival was key.…

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Added by The Olive Branch Blog on November 6, 2014 at 12:48pm — No Comments

Finding happiness in an app?

I think a lot of conflict happens within us – it doesn’t even involve another person. Why do I feel this way?

I was at an exercise class last week and my instructor was talking about how stressed out she is – about, of all things, her May 2015 wedding. She talked about how complicated things were getting and that she was second guessing her decisions about her location, logistics etc.…

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Added by The Olive Branch Blog on November 4, 2014 at 11:01pm — No Comments

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