The first Christmas apart can be emotionally challenging, especially for separated families.
But in my experience, mediation is an invaluable resource that can help you not only endure but thrive during this time!
Mediation is a structured process that allows you and your ex-spouse to communicate with the guidance of a neutral third party.
Here are some ways in which mediation can have a huge impact when approaching the holiday season.
👉It allows you to express your concerns and desires, facilitating a more harmonious co-parenting experience during the holidays.
👉Mediators are skilled at resolving conflicts. When issues arise, they can guide you and your ex-spouse toward mutually agreeable solutions, minimizing tension and stress.
👉It can help you create a clear and structured holiday plan. With a well-defined schedule, you reduce uncertainty for both you and your children.
👉Mediators keep the children’s best interests in mind, ensuring that their needs and desires are considered in the holiday plans.
Mediation is a powerful tool that can help you navigate your first Christmas apart with grace and peace.
Please reach out if you have any questions. We’re here to support you.
Beryl McNeill is a Calgary divorce lawyer who strongly believes mutual respect and understanding go a long way toward resolving family law matters. As a Registered Collaborative Law practitioner in Calgary, she has dedicated her firm to amicable, cooperative negotiation as a means for settling divorces. Furthermore, throughout her law career, Beryl has seen the costs of adversarial negotiations, both financial and emotional. In emphasizing the collaborative approach, Beryl offers her clients a more efficient model that preserves personal and monetary assets alike.
More and more individuals are attracted to resolving their family law matters in a civil, respectful way. Therefore, they come to Beryl from many walks of life—as professionals in the oil and gas industry and their spouses, business owners, and working spouses with children. Clients say that even after a single consultation with Beryl they feel less stressed and more clear about the way forward.
Beryl understands the often fearful, emotional early stages of divorce. Incorporating skills developed from her training as a life coach, Beryl helps clients move beyond their stress response to more logical, creative thinking. Once there, she works with clients to discover what’s truly important to them in attaining divorce. Furthermore, she encourages clients to picture what a successful settlement would look like a year or more down the road as a means of focusing on their goals. By educating and empowering clients, Beryl seeks to transform the way they resolve family disputes—in a more constructive, intelligent and amicable way than would be possible otherwise.
Finally, Beryl is very active with the Family Bar and the Collaborative Law Community. Her involvement provides her clients with the assurance that she has her finger on the pulse of Family Law in Alberta, offering them a distinct advantage in their quest for equity and civility.