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(Updated from 11/19/2019) When I was asked by Upjourney how to let go of someone you love and move on, I knew the writer had intimate partner relationships in mind. Many of the most popular …
[Read more...] about Learning to Let Go of Unhealthy Relationships Helps at Work, Too
(Updated from 08/14/2019) When I was asked by NBC News' Nicole Spector how parents can mend broken relationships with their grown children, I was still grieving the loss of my mother. Yet I …
[Read more...] about Supporting Employees Struggling with Parent Conflicts
(Updated from 06/18/2021) Having contributed to prior Upjourney articles on apologies and letting go, I was recently asked how to write an apology letter to a friend. This is my …
[Read more...] about Helping Upjourney Readers Write an Apology Letter
TRIGGER WARNING: This post contains what I think are some "inconvenient truths". It is likely to make you very uncomfortable. It makes me uncomfortable, too. Please remember that you do not have to …
[Read more...] about Five Things to Know About Jerks (and Rapists, Addicts, Sexists, etc.)
(Updated from 07/17/2017 post) Because I am often in court and handle legal actions daily, I sometimes forget that a large portion of the population rarely or never deals with lawyers. They might …
[Read more...] about Ten Tips for Working Well with Third Ear Conflict Resolution
In this video, Nance shares her experience requesting a #restorativejustice plea conference in the case against her teenage assailant, and how the #courts weren't prepared to deliver what mattered …
[Read more...] about Use Mediation to Get What Matters Most to You [VIDEO]
In this video, Nance discusses the cost of litigation with Michael Patrick Owen. There is a cost to litigation, both financial and emotional Sometimes it is necessary It’s worthwhile to have a …
[Read more...] about Do You Really Want to Litigate? [VIDEO]
In this video, Nance discusses the benefits of mediation with Michael Patrick Owen. Some questions discussed: Is mediation the answer to your dispute? Are you planning to go back to work? Is …
If I were to call you today and ask about your sick pay, sexual harassment, or other employee policy, would you know what to tell me? Or would you trust yourself to do what's right in the …
[Read more...] about Written Employee Policies Are Insufficient
I graduated from law school in May 2001 and took the bar examination in July of the same year. Few people know I had a health challenge that summer, and the guy I was dating at the time assured me it …
[Read more...] about Everyone Has a 9/11 Story; This Is Mine
