Blog | Fresh Start Divorce Mediation Services

All Posts

May 19
2 min

Financial Well-being During Covid-19

Author: Jesse Richards, CDFA Financial well-being is not just living on a budget, it's about being prepared for the situations that can a...

125 viewsWrite a comment

Your Relationship - Fix, Endure or Leave

Don Schapira, Q.Med

May 13
3 min

Your Relationship - Fix, Endure or Leave

I never even considered the option of divorce. The only option in my mind was to fix whatever wasn’t feeling right between the two of us.

141 viewsWrite a comment

Don Schapira, Q.Med

May 3
3 min

The Changing Face of Mediation

Author: Don Schapira, Q.Med One of our greatest strengths is adapting to changing times. After 9/11, the way we traveled was altered fore...

67 viewsWrite a comment

Don Schapira, Q.Med

Apr 27
4 min

Creating Your Parenting Plan - A Guide

One of the most difficult aspects of separation and divorce is coming to agreement on a parenting plan that makes sense. Below we will...

140 viewsWrite a comment

Separation and Divorce During COVID-19: Using Goals to get there

Don Schapira, Q.Med

Apr 21
3 min

Separation and Divorce During COVID-19: Using Goals to get there

Author: Nancy Payne, Mediator With the new normal we are experiencing with COVID 19 many of us are not sure what our future looks like. T...

184 viewsWrite a comment

Co-Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Don Schapira, Q.Med

Apr 15
3 min

Co-Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Author: Liz Borger, Q.Med, MBA You and your co-parent have invested a lot of time creating a parenting plan for your child(ren). It lists...

772 viewsWrite a comment

Online Dispute Resolution: Finding Calm in the Midst of a Storm

Don Schapira, Q.Med

Apr 6
4 min

Online Dispute Resolution: Finding Calm in the Midst of a Storm

When meeting face to face cannot happen due to reasons out of your control, there is an optimal solution in Online Dispute Resolution

31 viewsWrite a comment

A Fresh Start Guide: Leading Difficult Conversations

Don Schapira, Q.Med

Mar 18
7 min

A Fresh Start Guide: Leading Difficult Conversations

Being able to plan and prepare accordingly, will help alleviate some of the stress your co-workers and employees could be experiencing

14 viewsWrite a comment

A Fresh Start Guide:
Your Family and COVID-19

Don Schapira, Q.Med

Mar 17
6 min

A Fresh Start Guide: Your Family and COVID-19

We know that these sudden changes can be overwhelming. Being able to plan and prepare accordingly, will help alleviate some of the stress...

28 viewsWrite a comment

Power of Empathy: Uncovering what's already there

Don Schapira, Q.Med

Aug 29, 2017
1 min

Power of Empathy: Uncovering what's already there

I had the opportunity to be one of the speakers this past ADRIC Annual Convention at the now annual, ADRIC Talks session. The year befor...

5 viewsWrite a comment

Bringing Peer Mediation to Calgary Schools

Don Schapira, Q.Med

Mar 15, 2016
1 min

Bringing Peer Mediation to Calgary Schools

As a qualified trainer with PMAST, it has been my honor to work with high school students at Forest Lawn and Nelson Mandela High Schools ...

2 viewsWrite a comment

Don Schapira, Q.Med

Nov 1, 2015
1 min

ADRIC TALKS - ADRIC NATIONAL CONFERENCE

It was my honor to select speakers, host and be Master of Ceremonies for the ADRIC Talks at the recent ADRIC National Convention called B...

2 viewsWrite a comment

Don Schapira, Q.Med

May 1, 2015
1 min

Conflict Resolution 101

I had the opportunity recently to volunteer with RFJS and ADRIC in different capacities. With RFJS, it was to opine about the state of ...

19 viewsWrite a comment

{"items":["5ec44a70b747df0017a0c3e3","5ebae16318de2c0017943afb","5eaf19888b4ce300b12d5ea9","5ea738b04ecde000b1842a6a","5e9f62e8355e340017ca65d5","5e9747877c340f0017738182","5e8b97ea1a35d40017ab379b","5e727f9a471d1f0017ad45ae","5e727edc460e7a0017b9907f","5e727edcf245a20017e88dbf","5e727edc4986ab001724caf0","5e727edc999a6300170f1b42","5e727edcd3e13c00176cfccf"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":1.3333333333333333,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":1060,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":16,"galleryMargin":0,"floatingImages":0,"chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":1,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCubeRatio":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":1,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":1,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":false,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"useCustomButton":false,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_ON_THE_RIGHT","galleryHorizontalAlign":"center","galleryTextAlign":"center","galleryVerticalAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"expand","fullscreen":true,"allowSocial":true,"allowDownload":false,"allowTitle":true,"allowDescription":false,"loveButton":true,"loveCounter":false,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","scrollDirection":0,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowTitleExpand":true,"allowDescriptionExpand":true,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxHeightMode":"AUTOMATIC","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":0,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"textsVerticalPadding":0,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"titleDescriptionSpace":6,"customButtonText":"","customButtonBorderWidth":1,"customButtonBorderRadius":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":1,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":1060,"itemBorderColor":{"themeName":"color_12","value":"rgba(204,204,204,1)"},"galleryLayout":2,"modifiedGallerySize":true,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|fill|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":false,"externalInfoHeight":0,"externalInfoWidth":0.5},"container":{"width":1060,"galleryWidth":1092,"galleryHeight":1440,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}

simplifying all you need

simplifying all you need

Call or Click for your No Charge Consultation

Financial Well-being During Covid-19

Your Relationship - Fix, Endure or Leave

The Changing Face of Mediation

Creating Your Parenting Plan - A Guide

Separation and Divorce During COVID-19: Using Goals to get there

Co-Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Online Dispute Resolution: Finding Calm in the Midst of a Storm

A Fresh Start Guide: Leading Difficult Conversations

A Fresh Start Guide: Your Family and COVID-19

Power of Empathy: Uncovering what's already there

Bringing Peer Mediation to Calgary Schools

ADRIC TALKS - ADRIC NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Conflict Resolution 101