
All Are Welcome Here: Serving with Love and Acceptance Since Day One
I'm proud to serve diverse families and organizations. In 2016, I signed on with the "All Are Welcome Here" anti-hate ...

We’re the TOPS! Ranked in the Top 14 Mediators Out of 300 in Philly
Did you know of over 300 arbitrators and mediators in the Philly area, I'm ranked one of the top 14? ...

Professional Service: Re-elected to the Board of the Pennsylvania Council of Mediators
I'm pleased and honored to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Council of Mediators. I served ...

Workshop at the 2020 PA Council of Mediators Conference
Note: When this conference was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, I was invited to convert my content to webinar ...

Dealing with Family Conflict During the Holidays
Holidays are a stressful time for many and this year the tensions are heightened. It's been a contentious year and ...

Reflections on My First Five Years in Business, 2013-2018
Happy anniversary to me! On International Conflict Resolution day in October, 2013, I launched Progressive Conflict Solutions. And by launch, ...

Honoring Emotions in Divorce Financial Negotiations
In April, 2018, I was a speaker in two presentations at the Make Divorce Healthier Symposium -- "Coaching to Enhance ...

Do You Need a Cohabitation Agreement?
In the US, we often think of cohabitation as something done by young couples on the path to marriage. But ...

My Interview About Healthy Divorce
I often say the perfect is the enemy of the good. Well, I'm accepting imperfection and releasing my unedited interview ...

Teaching PA’s Judges About Mediation
I'm pleased to be teaching PA judges about alternative dispute resolution. Retired Judge Stephanie Klein and I will be co-teaching ...

Speaking at the Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania Council of Mediators, April 22, 2017
I'm pleased to be presenting a workshop at the Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania Council of Mediators in Harrisburg. This ...

A Stronger Us: Mediating A Prenuptial Agreement
I just sent the completed prenuptial memorandum of understanding to a happy couple about to marry at the end of ...

Our Stories and Our Assumptions
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But which words? The viewer is the author and gets to ...

Presenting at the Pennsylvania Council of Mediators Annual Conference, April 15, 2016
I'll be doing a follow-up to the very popular 2015 workshop I facilitated with Giuseppe Leone. Using On-Line Mediation in ...

Service to the Profession: Make Divorce Healthier Symposium, November 15, 2016
The future of divorce is now in session. I'm thrilled to be one of the 100 change-makers who will gather ...

Listening: A Profound New Year’s Resolution
If speaking is silver, then listening is gold. — Turkish Proverb The year’s end is a natural time for reflection ...

Musing on Forgiveness and Apology: 8 Steps to Making a Meaningful and Effective Apology
As I write, the sun is setting to mark the end of the Jewish high holiday of Rosh Hashanah. Prominent ...

Get My eBook: 26 Divorce Myths from 12 Divorce Professionals
I'm pleased to share this e-book of great information and an ample dose of hope and inspiration. I've joined with ...

Update: Program for Mediators a Great Success
The Pennsylvania Council of Mediators (PCM) Regional Forum for Southeastern PA was a rousing success. The event, in the Progressive ...

Ellen Morfei: Super Mediator
Sometimes (maybe a lot of times), the world works in mysterious ways. This spring, a large package arrived in my ...