It’s difficult for people to apologize when they do something wrong. It’s even more difficult to apologize when they did not intend to cause harm. Listen or watch on YouTube to Brett Lovett, of FamilyReconcile.com, discuss with Mac and Natalia what an apology is, and how apologizing works to help conflicting parties buildup their relationship. […]
A Conversation With Mariana Tarzia on Organizational Ombuds
Listen below or watch on YouTube, Argentinian-based Mediator Mariana Tarzia of Grupo Negociar, discuss with Mac and Natalia, organizational ombuds and their roles in resolving conflicts in businesses and organizations. The first broadcast part of the series – CONFLICT RESOLUTION FROM LATIN AMERICA TO THE WORLD WITH MARIANA TARZIA
The Qualities Needed to Reconnect with Family EPISODE 4 VULNERABILITY
Mediator Brett Lovett presents in this YouTube video of FamilyReconcile.com continues with next topic in his series on reconnecting with family. Vulnerability, something humans and animals seem to avoid, can be understood also as the courage to risk exposure for the sake of love, such as the love needed to mend a broken relationship. Listen […]
The Most Common Contractual Mistakes EPISODE 1: Not Having a Valid and Enforceable Contract
Business lawyer Federico Vasoli of Dmtvglobal.com launches his sub-series on contracts in business law with a discussion on the common mistake of lacking a valid or enforceable contract. Watch on YouTube. Learn: -why many businesses do not have valid and enforceable agreements in place; -how proper agreements are worth the benefit despite the costs of […]
Truancy Mediation – What’s That With Guest Danette Ross Watson
Danette Ross Watson of West Texas Community Mediation Center in Big Spring, TX, joined Fran Brochstein of Familylaw4u.com, and Mac and Natalia of OPLawyers.org and InstantMediations.com, to discuss school truancy mediation. When a child is absent from school too often, that child will suffer academically in ways that hurt their educational opportunities for life. In […]
“HUMILITY” – The Qualities Needed to Reconnect with Family
Current cultures seem to place so much value on external accomplishments, appearance, and self-aggrandizement—all things that are fleeting and short lived at best. It’s safe to say society in general and our personal relationships could use a little more Humility. Why is it so challenging to express ? Is it a weakness, or a pinnacle […]
7 Realities on What it’s Like to be a Divorced or Separated Parent With Kids
Lawyer and Mediator Fran Brochstein, of Familylaw4u.com, discusses with Mac and Natalia from OPLawyes.org and InstantMediations.com on video, 7 legal realities of what it’s like to be the divorced or separated parents of children. These 7 points include: 1. You will not have the children for all holidays. 2. You have no control on what […]
The US Institute of Peace Vietnam War Legacies and Reconciliation Initiative & Work of Chuck Searcy
Special peacemaker guest Chuck Searcy, a founding member of Veterans For Peace Chapter 160, in Viet Nam, joined Thomas G. Giglione of Mediation.vn and Mac and Natalia, of OPLawyers.org and InstantMediations.com, on this YouTube Video to discuss Project RENEW, a bomb removal organization that works to protect Vietnamese people from unexploded ordnance from the American-Vietnam […]
Dispute Resolution Through Grassroots Mediation
This episode (catch on YouTube) features Thomas G. Giglione (Mediation.vn & Vietnamadr.com) and Hoa Thi Kim Nguyen, the Vice Director of the Hanoi-based Microfinance and Community Development Institute (MACDI – macdivn.org) and their discussion with Mac Pierre-Louis (instantmediations.com & oplawyers.org) regarding the work they’re doing in Vietnam involving grassroots mediations. Per the June 2020 EU […]