Nancy Hudgins

Jul 16, 2023 | mediate.com | Scott Levin |Victoria Pynchon |Nancy Hudgins

Mediation has rightfully earned a reputation as being a generally easier and less expensive road to divorce. Unfortunately, it has also earned an unfair reputation as the path taken by what I’ll call shiny, happy people – the couples who share the same views on parenting and finances and are at ease with family dinners and shared holidays. While encouraging to know these relationships exist, about 75 percent of my clients are not on amicable terms when they enter mediation.

May 1, 2023 | mediate.com | James Harvey |Colin Rule |Nancy Hudgins |Victoria Pynchon

“For there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”—William Shakespeare (from The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark written between 1599 – 1602)Time is short, and a decision must be made now. Our heart says one thing, but our head is leaning the other way. We like to believe there is some separation of the subjective emotional heart from the objective, thinking head.

Apr 24, 2023 | mediate.com | Nancy Hudgins |Hadassah Fidler |Diane Levin

It’s the UK’s National Tea Day today. Tea-loving Brits, and indeed millions of people in homes and workplaces around the globe, will be brewing the world’s second most popular drink. At work though, it’s not just tea (or coffee) that can get stirred up. Conflict commonly occurs amongst co-workers, and failure to address issues early and informally can lead to increased stress and disruption for everyone involved.

Feb 7, 2023 | mediate.com | James Melamed |Holly Hayes |Katherine Graham |Nancy Hudgins

Mediation may be thought of as “assisted negotiation.” Negotiation may be thought of as “communications for agreement.” Hence, mediation is “assisted communications for agreement.” Central to mediation is the concept of “informed consent.” So long as participants understand the nature of a contemplated mediation process and effectively consent to participate in the described process, virtually any mediation process is possible and appropriate.