negotiation

we don’t talk to each other!

By Jennifer Safian / March 15, 2023

Couples interested in mediating their divorce who have reached a point where they no longer talk to each other wonder if mediation is the right venue for them. Introducing the mediation process and the issues that will be discussed in their sessions can “break the ice” and create an environment that fosters discussion, negotiation, and…

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Balanced relationship concept. Masked woman and man expressing different emotions exchanging faces

the impact of emotion in negotiation

By Jennifer Safian / May 4, 2022

{1 minute to read}  Managing our emotions, feeling them, acknowledging them, and understanding them, whether negative or positive, will help us better manage our interactions with other people. In all types of negotiations as well as in divorce and family conflicts mediation, where the parties are dealing directly with one another, being attentive to our…

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Compromise: Positive or Negative?

By Jennifer Safian / November 28, 2018

{3:30 minutes to read}  For several years now, I have been a member of the board of directors of a cooperative building, aka “co-op,” in New York. Our role is to protect the assets of the shareholders. In doing so, we make decisions regarding the financials and the maintenance of the building, approving new buyers,…

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Taking the Emotions Out of Your Divorce

By Jennifer Safian / August 8, 2018

{3:30 minutes to read}  Take the emotions out of my divorce? Are you nuts? No, I have not gone out of my mind! Yes, I do understand that this is one of the most painful events in your life! No, I am not saying that you have to be indifferent and have no feelings during…

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