All posts by Instant Mediations

HowToMarketMyMediationPractice.com With Natalie Armstrong-Motin

Natalie Armstrong-Motin of HowToMarketMyMediationPractice.com joined Sylvia Mayer of Smayerlaw.com, and Mac & Natalia of OlowskaPierre.com, to talk mediator marketing strategies that really work and business basics of successful practices. The discussion centered on the foundational pieces mediators need, including the five marketing activities that have proven most effective for successful […]

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TITAN OF MEDIATION Dr. Bernie Mayer

Dr. Bernie Mayer, professor emeritus of Dispute Resolution of The Werner Institute at Creighton University, spoke with Dr. Barbara Sunderland Manousso of Manousso.us, together with Mac-Arthur Pierre-Louis and Natalia Ołowska-Czajka of Olowskapierre.com, to discuss the themes in his book The Neutrality Trap: Disrupting and Connecting for Social Change. Co-written by […]

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Are Mediators “Neutral”?

Professor Daniel Rainey of holisticsolutions.org in conversation with Mac and Natalia of olowskapierre.com about the trap of what neutrality of a mediator can be. Dan explains what this trap is about and shows what the mediators are to actually be doing to ensure the parties are heard, feel safe and […]

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Mediation and the Communication Model

Professor Daniel Rainey of HolisticSolutions.org in a dialogue with Mac and Natalia of olowskapierre.com presenting how communication process is being empowered in mediation, and especially when it happens online. Dan explains the role of the environment and the perceptual filters and how they can cloud the communication if the mediator […]

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Things to Consider When Mediating 50/50 Custody PART 2

Fran Brochstein of FamilyLaw4U.com continued the discussion with InstantMediations’ Natalia and Mac of OlowskaPierre.com the truths and myths surrounding so-called 50-50 custody over children and dealing with it at mediation. Listen to the podcast or watch on YouTube or on Fran’s InstantMediations’ LawyersandMediators.org Channel page.

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What Does 50/50 Custody Mean to You? PART 1

Fran Brochstein of FamilyLaw4U.com chatted with InstantMediations’ Natalia and Mac of OlowskaPierre.com the truths and myths surrounding so-called 50-50 custody over children and dealing with it at mediation. Listen to the podcast or watch on YouTube or on Fran’s InstantMediations’ LawyersandMediators.org Channel page.

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When the Unexpected Happens at Mediation (Crazy Stories PART 2)

Tye Bourdony of Cfmediationcenter.com chatted with InstantMediations’ Natalia and Mac of olowskapierre.com to discuss ways more unexpeted things that happen at mediation. Check out Part 1 here: https://youtu.be/HAryNoifwkY Listen to the podcast or watch on YouTube or on Tye’s InstantMediations’ LawyersandMediators.org Channel page. Weird? Obscure? Creepy? Unexpected the least. Tye […]

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The Mind and Body in Conflict Resolution With Julia Morelli

Mediators, especially mediators who handle emotionally heavy cases, need to take care of themselves emotionally. A mediator cannot effectively help disputing parties facing difficulty, if they do not take care of themselves first. Little focus goes into mediator well-being. In this recording, Julia Morelli of HolisticSolutionsInc.org explains the connection between […]

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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. […]

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