Family Mediation Blogs #mediation
Practical guides to family mediation: key steps to mediation, what to expect from a MIAM, three types of mediation, and child-inclusive mediation
Understanding the Emotional Struggle of Being Referred Back to Mediation
Exploring the complex emotional dynamics and challenges that individuals face when referred back to mediation, and providing insights on how to navigate this process with resilience.
How a Professional Counselor Can Help You Through Separation or Divorce
Discover how a professional counselor can help you navigate the emotional and practical challenges of separation or divorce. Learn how they can provide an objective perspective, normalize feelings, and help you communicate effectively with your children and partner
Recognising a Narcissist
It is estimated that narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) will feature in more than 30% of the cases we see as mediators. Because of this, it is important that you, as an ex-partner/co-parent, as well as us mediators, know what to look out for when dealing with a narcissist.
Conflict, Divorce and Children
As a former primary school teacher our mediator Rebecca has seen first-hand the effects of divorce and separation on children. This blog explores why this may be the case and how mediation can help.
Children over Christmas
For the children of separated parents, Christmas is a time when conflict has the potential to escalate. This blog provides advice over the five day Christmas Covid plan and includes a few considerations to help smooth over some of the challenges.
Teachers Role When Parents Separate
Standfirst: Teachers have an important role to play in supporting children when their parents separate, says Rebecca Sewell, a former primary school teacher who is now a mediator for the Family Mediation Trust
Stop using phrases such as 'Family Justice'!
The inaugural Family Mediators Conference, run by The Family Mediation Trust on 26 May, opened with Mr Justice Cobb challenging the sector to stop using phrases such as 'Private Law' and 'Family Justice' for all family separations - to enable the redefinition of how family courts are used, and requiring a change in how we communicate with separating couples.
Narcissism in the Family
Having a narcissistic ex-partner is an extremely challenging experience, and one that is often made even harder when children are involved. This blog explains how narcissistic parents can impact the lives and mental health of children and how you, as a co-parent, can limit the negative effects of this.
Narcissism in Mediation
It can be extremely difficult trying to decide what form of mediation will be most effective when dealing with a narcissist client. In this blog, accredited mediation Belinda Jones talks through the different types of mediation that have proven effective in these difficult situations and how these methods can help victims of narcissism achieve a smoother separation.