Mediation to Stay Married - the web resource for marital mediation.  
 
Attorney Laurie Israel
Laurie Israel
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Married People
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  There are many resources for married couples on the web. Here are several of the best:
  • The Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation is an organization of family mediators which publishes a quarterly journal.
  • Find out more about collaborative law at The Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council and International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.
  • Many articles about how to strengthen a marriage and the problems of divorce can be found at www.smartmarriages.com.
  • See John Gottman's work at www.gottman.com and the work of The Gottman Institute, in Seattle, Washington. Gottman believes one can tell whether a marriage will last or end in divorce by interviewing a couple and watching the martial interaction for only a few minutes. He has a number of programs for helping married couples that are available through workshops, DVDs and videos. There is much great material on his website.
  • Michele Weiner-Davis has an informative organization called Divorce Busting®. Her website is at www.divorcebusting.com. This website has many useful materials on improving your marriage, including videos, tapes, CDs and books. Weiner-Davis is the marital therapist who maintains that "It takes only one to tango", i.e., if only one party is willing to work on the marriage, changes can be initiated by that one party.
For more books on marriage and relationship techniques, see Books/Tapes.

Links to Other Mediation to Stay Married Practitioners

Lynda J. Robbins (Chelmsford) www.robbinsresolves.com
Collaborative Law, Divorce Mediation, Mediation To Stay Married

John A. Fiske (Cambridge) www.mediate.com/fiske
Marital Mediation, Divorce Mediation, Family Mediation

Lee Brown (Cambridge, Ashby, MA, and Hancock, NH) leebrown@gis.net
Marital Mediation, Divorce Mediation, Family Mediation

Susan K. Boardman, Ph.D. (Westport, Connecticut) www.maritalmediationworks.com. Marital Mediation, Couples Counseling, Communication Skills Training