We all have a stress response, which in some situations, can save our lives. The brain chemicals and hormones released in the gap between nerves during a stress response, prepare us to react quickly to a threat or flee to safety. Prolonged, persistent or chronic stress is a different story. Those same chemicals which are useful in life-saving scenarios, can hinder functions not summoned for immediate survival. Our immune system becomes compromised along with digestive, exc

Mediation is for reasonable people who wish to resolve their disputes and cannot do it without some help. In my experience, most people fall in to the reasonable people category, although it may not look that way to their spouse. During separation and divorce, people who are otherwise sensible and astute, may act unreasonably or illogically. Consider whether feeling chaotic, sad and resentful is causing you or your spouse to act unreasonably. Mediation allows you to offload

I hear from people contemplating divorce every day. I listen to stories people are told by friends and family, about what they should and shouldn't do if they are getting divorced. People share what they have heard about a neighbor's custody battle or a coworker's alimony payment or how they were impacted personally by their own parents' divorce. The fear of the unknown, the weight of emotions, the amount of money at stake and the idea of sharing custody of your children are