Adult Stepchildren – Do they ever grow up?

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I have had the good fortune to be able to have a duel career as a professional mediator.  I work with families to provide family mediation in the specialized area of step/blended families as well as seniors under the operating name of Step By Step Mediation Services and  I work with companies as an “in-house” mediator under the [...]

Tri-Citites Caregiver Series for ongoing support

Multicultural Seniors

It is important to get important information out to the public and this is important stuff! You and your family may not have thought long and hard about preparing to care for senior members of your family but with the shortage and cost of long term care, you need to decide when and how this will [...]

Mediation allows for a “Creative” Divorce

After twenty years of marriage, Sandra and Alex (names have been changed) decided that they want to get a divorce. Although their decision is mutual and they have agreed that they will share the custody of their two children, they can’t seem to come to an agreement regarding the division of their assets and debts. They have [...]

Body Language vs Verbal Communication

Those trained in presentation skills have been told time and time again that people pick up more communication cues from our body language than our verbal communication. At www.typesofcommunication.org they explain that verbal communication has four purposes. Four Purposes Of Communication There are four basic purposes for communication. Almost all of these purposes are better served [...]

The Step Family Dialogues From Struggles to Strategies: Chapter 1

Step/Blended Family Mediation incorporates a system I developed over the past few years in which  I combine Step Family Coaching with Family Mediation Techniques and assist the Couple first to get on the “same page” and then they can bring the other family members into mediation. I have had the privilege of working with a variety of step families [...]

Communication Techniques when you come across a “Yeller” or “Screamer”

How many times have you come across a person or situation that has gotten you so mad that you lose all control and start yelling and screaming? Did the yelling and screaming make you feel better? The fact of the matter is the answer would be “yes” – yelling and screaming is an emotional outlet [...]

A heart felt story of Financial Independence

Instead of getting into all the legal “mumble jumble” of Representation Agreements, I want to share this video of one man’s journey to seek financial independence. The Nidus Registry in British Columbia is currently the only community-based resource in Canada devoted to personal planning. Its existence sets British Columbia apart as a leader in addressing the [...]