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mediation, collaboration and negotiation.
Business of Negotiation: Inherited Trauma and Family Wealth
In this episode, we're speaking about the business of negotiation, inherited trauma and family wealth with Ruschelle Khanna. She's a family advisor, mediator and therapist in West Virginia. She helps create small, strong bonds between parents and adult children in order to live healthy financially secure lives.
Prenups and Postnups: Who Needs Them & Why?
In this episode, we’re with Laurie Israel, and she's a national prenuptial agreement mediator, consultant, lawyer, and author of the Generous Prenup, How to Support Your Marriage and Avoid the Pitfalls. She's located in Massachusetts and has been an attorney for over 35 years.
Relationship Issues and Things to Consider Before You Call a Divorce Attorney
In this episode, we're talking about relationship issues and things to consider before you call a divorce attorney with Jackie Harounian, she's a family law attorney in Long Island, New York. What are the first steps that couples should take when they're even considering divorce or having some issues?
The Trad Wife Movement and How to Protect Yourself Financially
Today we'll be discussing The Trad Wife Movement and How to Protect Yourself Financially with Erika Anne Englund. Erika has four crucial steps to help traditional wives protect themselves financially before entering a marriage.
From Court to .com: How This Online Divorce Platform is Changing the Industry
In this episode, we are speaking with Erin Levine. She's the CEO and founder of Hello Divorce. And if you haven't heard about it, you'll want to! It's an online alternative to traditional divorce. After 16 years as a divorce attorney, Erin understood how broken, toxic, wildly inefficient, and unreasonably expensive the family law system is. So she set out to revolutionize how consumers interact with the law and provide a kinder, easier and cheaper pathway to divorce.
Divorce Mediation vs. Litigation: You Don't Know What You Don't Know
Today we'll be discussing Divorce Mediation versus Litigation: you don't know what you don't know. Basically, the differences between divorce mediation and litigation with Rosalia Labate. She's located in New York and she's a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and Certified Public Accountant. She's known to provide services as: financial forensics, divorce finances, business valuations.
Hidden Assets and Income: Uncovering Financial Fraud in Divorce
In this episode, we are speaking with Krista Shelton, a Certified Fraud Examiner and former special agent for the IRS. She has her own firm, Focused Forensic Solutions, where she and her team aids clients in uncovering facts, decoding details, and finding resolution during challenging financial crime investigations. Welcome, Krista. Full episode here.
Divorcing with Intention: A Professional's Guide to Intentional Divorce
Today we are speaking about “Divorcing with Intention: A Professional's Guide to Intentional Divorce” with Leah Hadley, a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and Accredited Financial Counselor. Leah is based in Cleveland, Ohio and recently focused her practice on “Intentional Divorce Solutions” where she guides her clients to financial independence through thoughtful and strategic planning.
Moving from Arbitration to Mediation in Business Disputes
Today we are talking about moving from arbitration to mediation for business disputes with Margeaux Thomas. Margeaux has worked for entrepreneurs and small business owners, specializing in commercial landlord/tenant disputes, business partnership disputes, and contract disputes, including franchise, partner, shareholder, non-compete, and non-solicitation. She is located in the D.C area. Welcome, Margeaux.
Premarital Agreements: Protecting Assets Before Your Second Marriage
Hi, welcome to MediatorPodcast.com, a podcast and video series about mediation, negotiation and collaboration. My name is Melissa Gragg, and I'm a valuation expert and divorce mediator in St. Louis, Missouri – specializing in divorce and partner disputes. Today we are talking about Premarital Agreements: Protecting Assets Before Your Second Marriage or really any marriage with Susan Myers. Susan has been practicing family law in the Houston area since 1982 and she formed her own firm, Myres & Associates, in 2011. Her strength is being able to see options and alternate paths to achieve the realistic goals of her clients.
Coping with Narcissistic Behavior During the Divorce Mediation Process
Today we are speaking with Victoria McCooey about Coping with Narcissistic Behavior During the Divorce Mediation Process. She is a Narcissist Divorce Coach, a Motivational Speaker and the creator of the Reclaim Your Power System™ based in New York. She helps her clients reclaim their power in order to make life-altering decisions from a place of strength instead of fear.
Co-Parenting Styles: Conflicted, Cooperative, and Parallel Strategies
In this episode, we discuss Co-Parenting Styles: Conflicted, Cooperative, and Parallel Strategies with Cristin Terri. Cristin is based in Cape Town, South Africa. She is a certified divorce coach, co-parenting specialist, holistic counselor, and meditation teacher and offers valuable support to individuals going through the challenging process of divorce.
The Rapid Rise of Mediation: Creating Efficient Dispute Resolutions
Today we are with Joseph Panetta from Immediation: a holistic legal dispute resolution platform that combines multiple processes and apps into one customizable interface. In this episode, we talk about The Rapid Rise of Mediation: Creating Efficient Dispute Resolutions.
Insights from My Second Divorce: Creating Self Awareness
In this episode, we speak with Leah Marie Mazur about her personal insights from her first and second divorce and how this journey helped her gain clarity and self-awareness. Leah is a certified Divorce Recovery Coach in Buffalo New York and founder of Mindfully Ready. She specializes in helping her clients heal after divorce so they can create a healthy, happy, and fulfilling new chapter for themselves and their kids.
Creating Post-Divorce Budgets for a Secure Financial Future
In this episode we speak with Amy Adler, a CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst about creating post-divorce budgets to secure a stable financial future. She is based in Austin, Texas and brings a unique blend of financial expertise and personal experience to divorce support. With a background in public accounting, internal audit, fraud investigation, and corporate accounting, she now uses her skills to help others navigate divorce. Her mission is to minimize the stress, time, and cost of divorce, ensuring clients are well-prepared for a brighter future.
Lessons from a Narcissist Divorce Coach: Reclaim YourSELF
In this episode, we talk about divorce, narcissism, lessons from a Narcissist Divorce Coach, and how to reclaim your life back. We speak with Victoria McCooey who is a Narcissist Divorce Coach, motivational speaker, and creator of a system called “Reclaim Your Power.” She's based in New York, but she services clients around the world, and is helping people not only in the divorce process, but anytime they’re in a relationship with a narcissist.
Overcoming Financial Abuse: Insights from a Financial Analyst
In this episode, we discuss overcoming financial abuse and insights from a financial analyst with Leah Hadley. Leah's a CDFA or Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, and an Accredited Financial Counselor. Leah is based in Cleveland, Ohio, and she's committed to working with people in a very compassionate fashion, and offers them financial guidance through different life issues such as divorce.
Divorce Mindset: Creating Clarity and Confidence Through Meditation
In this episode, we discuss creating clarity and confidence through meditation with Cristin Terri. Cristin is based in Cape Town, South Africa. She's a certified divorce coach, co-parenting specialist, a holistic counselor, and a meditation teacher. She's also getting trained in mediation and she supports people going through the process of divorce. This is a “minisode” that will lead into an upcoming series on meditation.
The Divorce Journey: Navigating Pre and Post Divorce Challenges
In this episode, we discuss the divorce journey with the founder of Foundations Divorce Solutions and Foundation's Coaching Group, Caroline Pak. Caroline is a certified divorce and transitions coach, a life coach, a mediator, and a certified divorce financial analyst based in Seattle, Washington.
Lessening Anxiety Around Divorce: Tips From a Financial Consultant
In this episode, we discuss lessening anxiety around divorce with Olivia Summerhill. Olivia is the founder of a financial consulting company helping affluent women maintain their lifestyles and thrive post divorce by educating and empowering them financially. Having over a decade of experience in wealth management and private banking, Olivia dedicates her time to protecting women. Her niche serves famous and high profile women who need help navigating the financial complexities of divorce. She also consults with financial advisors and family offices to help their clients avoid divorce mistakes.
Tapping Into Your Intuition to Increase Your EQ
In this episode, we talk about something that I really enjoy talking about, but we're gonna tap into our intuition. So how do you tap into your intuition and increase your EQ or emotional intelligence with mediator? Alice Shikina, she's based in California and she has a ton of emotional intelligence, which helps her mediate these cases.
Mediation Settlement Negotiations: Dealing with Emotional Stress
In this episode, we discuss issues around mediation, settlement negotiations, and dealing with emotional stress. In the mediation, I'm going to be speaking with another mediator and negotiation coach, Alice Shikina, who's based in California. She has a tremendous amount of emotional intelligence and empathy that she uses to successfully mediate case after case. She also has a very unique background with over 20 years of theater experience.
Latest Episodes
Divorce Mediation: Parenting Plans and Child Custody
In this episode, we discuss divorce, mediation and parenting plans or child custody with Michelle Weinberg. Michelle's a licensed marriage and family therapist with over 20 years of experience, but now focuses her practice specifically and solely on divorce mediation in New Jersey. In 2011, she co-founded Westfield Mediation with an attorney Randi Albert, and she's also a member of the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators and volunteers at several organizations in her spare time.
Divorce exEXPERTS – Resources for Divorcing Couples
In this episode, we are speaking with T.H. Irwin and Jessica Klingbaum, the “exEXPERTS”, about advice and resources for divorcing couples. They are divorce mentors and their mission is to educate, empower and support people to make the best decisions for their outcomes.
The Current Housing Market and Divorce
Today we will discuss the current housing market and divorce with Melissa Rubenstein – a former real estate attorney and realtor in New York and New Jersey.
How To Make Uncomfortable Situations Comfortable
During this episode we will discuss How To Make Uncomfortable Situations Comfortable with Mike Gregory. Mike is a mediator in Minneapolis Minnesota, author of 13 books regarding various topics and creator of the collaboration effect ®. He is a frequent speaker and uses mediation techniques to deescalate situations.
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