Sylvia Mayer of https://smayerlaw.com/ joins Mac Pierre-Louis and Natalia Olowska-Czajka of https://olowskapierre.com/ to challenge the concept of trust in mediation and redefine it. What if this trust needs to be only a little more than to be able to speak to the mediator and lead the entire mediation process to a successful end? Listen and […]
Mediating Handgun Issues in Child Custody Cases With Fran Brochstein
Gun safety is a big topic right now after a wave of mass-shootings. The topic of guns often comes up in family law mediations. Have a listen to Fran Brochstein of FamilyLaw4u.com as she discusses the issue. Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/07/florida-mother-charged-toddler-shooting/ Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LphxftuzHT0
Mediation in Property Management With Chijioke Ibeku
Chijioke Ibeku, an author, mediator, and conflict resolution trainer based in Abuja, Nigeria, tells us about how he combined his professional career as a lawyer with the need for mediation in property management and how it lead him to write his book titled Understanding Basic Principles of Property Management (link to the book beneath). He […]
When Conflict Contributes to Suicide with Brett Lovett
Brett Lovett of FamilyReconcile.com dialogued with Mac & Natalia on InstantMediations how suicide intersects with conflicts that stem from relational disconnections. The conversation covers the topic of a suicide is an end result – to an ongoing mental health or emotional needs which are not being met. Introduction of the 988 hotline gives hope to […]
EPISODE 138 Conflict Resolution Book Review Part 2 “Pre-Suasion” with Sylvia Mayer
Sylvia Mayer of https://smayerlaw.com/ joins Mac Pierre-Louis and Natalia Olowska-Czajka of https://olowskapierre.com/ to continue to discuss Robert Cialdini’s Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vZR2wiuKR1M Highlighted Quote From Recording: So timing comes up in mediation in a lot of ways. First, I want to start by sharing one of the examples that Cialdini uses in […]
Diversity & Bias 2022 Parts 1 & II With Tye Bourdony
Course Title: Diversity & Bias in Mediation. Course Description: A two-hour recorded CME/CLE broken up into individual one hourrecordings, which is an Intermediate to Advanced review of Diversity and Bias issues whichmediators and lawyers will encounter in both In-Person & Virtually in today’s market. Presenter: Tye Bourdony, JD, CFR #22870 & Certified Florida Primary Mediation Trainer. Total […]
Mediating Workplace Conflicts With Mediator Joseph George
Watch on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/oR7aWkPPSJI Snippet of Illuminating Podcast with Mediator Joseph “Matrix” George: … Poor management style: somebody may not like the way their manager manages them; that could be mediated. And that’s the biggest thing right now in jobs now is poor management style, because after COVID, especially right now, after COVID, everybody […]






