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Creativity, Innovation, and Collaborative Practice

Creativity, Innovation, and Collaborative Divorce

What do creativity and innovation mean to you? Imagination, invention, and ingenuity are vital elements of what I now do every day at work, in the collaborative dispute resolution process. It’s why, when I first witnessed the magic of collaborative practice, it shredded my life’s ambition of thirty years, “To make new law,” and reconstructed it into an even more epic goal, “To change the way the world gets divorced.”

How Money Matters Can Impact Divorce Part Two Of A Three Part Blog By: Catherine Eaton, Esq., Kristin Wallace, PhD and Megan Wolfe, CPA

PART 2 by Megan Wolfe, CPA - Wolfe Financial Group

Protective Financial Attachment Style - “Money as Security”

The Protective financial style views money as security. A full bank account and a vast retirement portfolio means that life can be stress-free and that all their needs can be met. This style prefers that their savings remain untouched.

Money, from this perspective, represents protection against a rainy day or emergencies. Safety and stability are top priorities for this attachment style.

How Money Matters Can Impact Divorce - Follow Up Thoughts to a three part Blog By: Catherine Eaton, Esq., Kristin Wallace, PhD and Megan Wolfe, CPA

Money Matters: A Mental Health Professional’s Perspective on the Four Financial Attachment Styles

By Kristin Wallace, PhD, Counselors for Change

How Money Matters Can Impact Divorce This is Part Three of A Three Part Blog By: Catherine Eaton, Esq., Kristin Wallace, PhD and Megan Wolfe, CPA

Money is by far the most common point of conflict between separating couples. It is important to realize that money in of itself is often not the primary issue; rather, what money symbolizes for people, what it represents, and how it provides identity are the real underlying points of contention.

How Money Matters Can Impact Divorce This Is Part One Of A Three Part Blog By: Catherine Eaton, Esq., Kristin Wallace, PhD and Megan Wolfe, CPA

Money is by far the most common point of conflict between separating couples. It is important to realize that money in of itself is often not the primary issue; rather, what money symbolizes for people, what it represents, and how it provides identity are the real underlying points of contention.

A GLOBAL RESET: #StrongerTogether

How to make the best of the circumstances in which we find ourselves is a topic that has been written about and discussed throughout history. This is particularly apropos now, as we find ourselves in a worldwide pandemic. Being a person fortunate enough to have been born with “the optimist gene,” I read all I can on the topic of anything that motivates, inspires, or educates me on topics of interest. In today’s climate, I believe all of us can benefit from some extra inspiration and encouragement.

Can Nesting Help Your Clients Have a Better Divorce?

Nesting provides respite from marital conflict and a stable home for the kids.

A new trend has emerged called “Nesting” (sometimes called “Birdnesting”) while separated or divorcing. The retired hit sitcom “Splitting up Together” brought nesting into the mainstream. My interest in nesting goes back to 1994 when my ex and I nested for 15 months. Most people have not heard of "nesting" during divorce, or perhaps don't fully understand how it works. 

It's Contagious.....Collaboration!

I have learned when multiple folks tell me the same thing, there is probably some truth to the statements. Over the past year, I have often been told I need to “stay in my lane.” As a seasoned (aka old) professional, it was initially shocking to be confronted for over-stepping my roles in various cases then I realized……this is a symptom of being a Collaborative professional!

A Call to Action: What Will You Do? Encouraging Diversity and Inclusion in Collaborative Practice

With all of the highly charged commentary about racial inequality and injustice in the news today, I recall a number of years ago being at breakfast at an IACP forum, looking around the room, and feeling a sense of curiosity and embarrassment, wondering “why are there so few people of color at the conference?”