In part 2 of his 3-part interview series, Dr. Habib Chamoun-Nicolas, renowned scholar and negotiations expert, appeared on Dr. Barbara Manousso’s podcast series alongside Mac and Natalia, to discuss the topics of his book Negotiate Like a Phoenician. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GGJt24kcWIE.
Attorney-Mediators Discussing Things Judges Consider in Child Possession Cases
Fran Brochstein of FamilyLaw4u.com meets with Mac and Natalia of OlowskaPierre.com in Houston, in person, to do this video on things judges consider in the child possession cases (also named as visitation rights or contacts with children). Based on the cases and issues we encountered in our practice as family lawyers and mediators, we describe […]
“Exactly What to Say” A Book Review With Sylvia Mayer
What are some “magic words of mediation?” What words do you use to help parties think differently about their position or reflect on their opponent’s position a different way? Some months ago we did a podcast recording with Mediator Darcy Thompson, who explained how the incendiary word “liar” can make or break a mediation (video […]
TITAN OF MEDIATION Dr. Habib Chamoun-Nicolas Part 1
In part 1 of his 3-part interview series, Dr. Habib Chamoun-Nicolas, renowned scholar and negotiations expert, appeared on Dr. Barbara Manousso’s podcast series alongside Mac and Natalia, to discuss the topics of his book DEAL, Guidelines for a Flawless Negotiation, published in 2004 by publisher Key Negotiations. Watch the videos here: https://youtu.be/aNgkWAjPV3g
Anatomy of a Mediator Commercial; A Conversation with Mediator Joseph George
Joseph George of GeorgeandGeorgeADR.com, based in Jacksonville, Florida joins Mac Pierre-Louis and Natalia Olowska-Czajka, co-founders of InstantMediations.com to discuss video marketing of ADR practices. In this episode we go through Joseph’s discoveries and experiences in this field and discuss 3 of his dispute resolution videos used to market his ADR business. Watch some of his […]
Conflict in Ukraine – Lessons Learned from Vietnam With Chuck Searcy
Chuck Searcy, Vietnam-based peacemaker and founder of Landmines.org.vn, joined Mediator-trainer author Thomas G. Giglione of Mediation.vn and Mac and Natalia to discuss lessons learned from the Vietnam conflict and how they apply to the current situation in Ukraine 2022. With the eventual end of this conflict will come the work of removing unexploded munitions. This […]
TITANS OF MEDIATION Dr. Bernie Mayer & Dr. Font-Guzman of “The Neutrality Trap”
Dr. Jaqueline Font-Guzman joined with Dr. Bernie Mayer upon invitation from Dr. Barbara Sunderland Manousso to talk with Mac-Arthur Pierre-Louis and Natalia Ołowska-Czajka of OlowskaPierre.com in PART 3 about their book The Neutrality Trap: Disrupting and Connecting for Social Change. The conversation goes through the topics of social change, touching on what it means in […]
Attorney-Mediators Discussing Morality Clauses & Avoiding Conflicts When Dating After Divorce
Fran Brochstein of FamilyLaw4u.com joins Mac and Natalia of OlowskaPierre.com in Houston, in person, to do this video on morality clauses and avoiding conflicts when dating after divorce. The morality clauses which can be encountered in some of the MSAs (mediated settlement agreements) concern stipulating the time (usually at night) where no third party is […]
Mediating Preference Actions in Bankruptcy Cases
Sylvia Mayer of smayerlaw.com joins Mac Pierre-Louis and Natalia Ołowska-Czajka of OlowskaPierre.com to talk about a very important bankruptcy issues, which can be mediated, namely the preference actions. Preference actions bring a lot of contentious issues into the bankruptcy proceedings yet mediation can offer a good way out to avoid the courtroom and a legal […]
Conflict in Ukraine Day 14- A Polish Perspective
On the same evening that US Vice President Kamala Harris gave an address in Warsaw, Poland, addressing ways the United States was ready to help Ukrainian refugees entering Poland, InstantMediation’s co-founder Natalia Olowska-Czajka of OlowskaPierre.com/polska sat down on the podcast to record her recent experiences in the city, and to share ways people can help […]




