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In our show “Come As You Are -– The Mediation Experience”I will be speaking with Louise Phipps Senft about the mediation experience. If you are considering mediation, what should you be asking your potential mediator and what can you do to prepare for a meaningful dialogue? We will also look at what a mediator is actually doing in the mediation, and how their own worldview impacts how they work with disputants. This is important to understand especially when you are looking to work with a mediator. You will also hear mediation stories that have inspired and transformed the conflict between people.

Returning to the show is 
Louise Phipps Senft from
 Louise Phipps Senft and Associates, and founder of the Baltimore Mediation Center, the first mediation firm in Maryland with a focus on relational approaches to conflict resolution.
Louise is an amazing woman and I am honored to know her. She has been voted as “Baltimore’'s Best Mediator” and named as Maryland'’s “Top 100 Women. ”She has received numerous awards, honors and recognitions for her incredible work. Her work with family businesses is featured in the documentary, Resolutionary People (2002), produced by Emmy award winner Richard Chisolm; and Louise’'s work in elder care mediation was the featured story on ABC World News with Charles Gibson. Finally, you can see her articles in the monthly column for The Daily Record, The Negotiating Table: Turning Problems into Opportunities.