Building a Better Post-Divorce Relationship with Ben Stich (Ep. 14)
What makes mediation a powerful tool in resolving high-conflict divorces?
Gabrielle Clemens, JD, LLM, a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and Accredited Estate Planner, chats with Ben Stich, a seasoned divorce mediator who specializes in high-conflict situations.
Together, they uncover the transformative power of mediation, showing how it brings calm and clarity to even the most challenging divorces. Ben shares his journey from social work to mediation, offering unique insights into using effective communication and understanding to help couples work through their differences.
This episode’s discussion highlights include:
- The surprising role of social work skills in mediation
- Understanding high-conflict dynamics and how mediation can help
- The structure of a mediation process and its benefits
- How mediation saves time and money compared to litigation
- And more!
Resources:
- Marriage Is About Love Divorce Is About Money® by Gabrielle Clemens
Connect with Gabrielle Clemens:
- LinkedIn: Gabrielle Clemens
- Instagram: @gabbyclemensdivorce
- GabrielleClemens.com
- Phone: (781) 910-4770
Connect with Ben Stich:
About Our Guest:
Ben is a divorce, co-parenting and family mediator. After years working with families as a social worker, Ben fell in love with mediation after taking a training in 2009 and his mediation journey led him to establish Mediation and Family Services in 2014. He has since mediated hundreds of divorces and family disputes helping families stay in control of their decisions while saving time, money, and heartache. Ben is also a Divorce Coach for divorces following the Collaborative Law model.
In addition to mediation and collaborative law, Ben is an Instructor for William James College’s High Conflict Co-Parenting Program, trains Collaborative Problem Solving for MGH Psychiatry’s Think Kids program, and is on the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation. Ben regularly presents workshops on mediation, divorce, advanced divorce mediation training for mediators, how therapists can support divorcing clients, and more.
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