Dear Family Courts

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Jamie Wilson offers her encouragement to others to jump into the work of family mediation and think creatively about how to use conflict resolution skills. She's brought her talent to the local schools to hang with middle schoolers!

Have you ever analyzed what happens when someone acts on this phrase? https://cmti.crown.edu/courses/conflict-resolution-restoration or thekatallassogroup.com

Lisa explains her journey of 150 court hearings and the raw reality of what it takes to get the perfect court order. Find all the resources mentioned on our blog: https://www.thekatallassogroup.com/post/how-can-you-get-a-perfectly-written-court-order

Listen to a young woman's story in Ramsey County, MN as she overcame severe childhood obstacles and trauma with the influence of restoration leadership. You'll be so inspired to hear her voice too. If you are interested in joining in - check out www.thekatallassogroup.com or email lisa@thekatallassogroup.com.

Sheila-Marie Untiedt owns CleanSlate Mediation in Stillwater, MN. It's actually possible to get divorced, without lawyers, for under $2k. Take a listen to this incredible woman and check out cleanslatemediation.net

Justice starts with the neutral to set a tone of safety and the party's abilities to exercise free will. Mediators are leaders - they must know where they are going and why. What's your "why" for justice? What values help you achieve that in your mediation practice? 

Mediators can influence the environment for chronically conflicted individuals by disarming their angst with a few cool techniques at the start of the mediation. Try this on for yourself and see what happens!

Stopping the adversarial tones in mediation through this helpful technique. This will honor everyone's lens but ultimately safeguard the mediation environment to allow for parties to exercise their free will.

Mediation in its "purist" sense should be party-driven and the mediator should be safeguarding "party self-determination or free will". Did you know there are a few different types of mediation? Some models cause mediation to feel like an extension of the courtroom and it comes down to a mediator's understanding of neutrality. When mediators do not understand their role - they can quickly fall into the trap of veering towards their professional lens (legal, social work, therapist, etc) ultimately eroding party's free will.  Take a listen!

Shelly Garrison-McCoy, founding member of Passionate for a Purpose, shares how her social work experience and personal journey bring solid support into her mediation practices with hurting families. https://passionateforapurpose.online/ https://www.thekatallassogroup.com/directory

Erika Lee is a veteran when it comes to pediatric critical care RN. Why and how did she make the leap into family mediation? Find out here as she brings her incredible bedside mannerism into her new practice of mediation with families. https://www.holisticparentingmediation.com/ https://www.thekatallassogroup.com/directory

A Minnesota based nonprofit called Quincy House offers a restorative approach to their work with you. Listen to Program Director, Kaitlyn O'Connor, as she fills us in on how she's envisioning youth work in the days ahead! https://www.quincyhouse.org/

Meet Hannah Fordice! The moxie Founder of House of Faith & Freedom. Hannah shares insight on how she's taking a restorative approach to discuss intimate partner violence with church leaders to provide safe havens for victims. Her new book - Ready Refuge is also available on her website. https://www.houseoffaithandfreedom.org/

Jamie Wilson shares her story of family court and mediation. As a force to be reckoned with, listen to how she's challenging the status quo and offering perspective with her new skills as a transformative family mediator! If you resonate with her story and want to do the same - please check out our training options or give us a call! www.jaimekowilson.com Directory of Mediators: www.thekatallassogroup.com/directory

Senior Pastor, Michelene Verlautz, of St. Timothy's Lutheran Church in Columbia Heights, MN offers insight of how she's been uncovering opportunities to guide conflict scenarios to prevent families from engaging with adversarial traditional routes. Her story of pastoral leadership offers redemption to not only families and kids, but to the underserved populations within her community.  Directory of Mediators: www.thekatallassogroup.com/directory

Celina shares her struggles and success as a single mom of 20+ years despite the issues in family court. She shares of her own transformation of turning pain into purpose as she launches a California based mediation practice with her friend Shelly. Celina now offers a peaceful route of conflict resolution as she guides moms like her towards hope. Passionate for Purpose: www.passionateforapurpose.online The Katallasso Group Directory of Mediators: www.thekatallassogroup.com/directory

Jen and Lisa interview Delmar Flynn. Delmar is a Mexican-Argentine immigrant family lawyer and transformative family mediator in Edina, Minnesota. Delmar recently took transformative family mediation training. Listen to her story, her advocacy for children, and why she's chosen TFM for serving families. Learn more about Delmar at: www.fiddlerosband.com or www.thekatallassogroup.com

Jen's illuminating the "pro-family" court posture of Minnesota and how you can benefit from the court's recommended approach to handling marital dissolution at a fraction of the cost. Links referenced in this episode: MN ADR homepage: Minnesota Judicial Branch - ADR | Mediation (mncourts.gov) MN Courts Self-Help Instructions and Forms for Petition for Divorce with Children: Minnesota Judicial Branch - GetForms (mncourts.gov)

Today is your moment, church, to get trained. 50% off ALL of our trainings! www.thekatallassogroup.com

It's time, friends. If you've been watching TV or listening to the radio....it's time. Join our Open House: https://www.thekatallassogroup.com/event-details/connected-kids-initiative-open-house-2

Join us for the conversation: https://www.thekatallassogroup.com/register Get the guide: https://www.thekatallassogroup.com/resources

Jen and Lisa ask those practicing family law or mediation about their level of satisfaction and what their clients level of satisfaction is. They offer ideas and ways to improve satisfaction for all.

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A special interview with Lisa Welter and Heather. Heather shares the personal difficulties all blended families face and how she began bringing peaceful resolution into the heart of the matter. An inspiration for all of us! Try a Circle with your spouse/significant other: Select a Talking Piece that is meaningful for you both Respect the Talking Piece Round 1: Share what makes you happy about our relationship. Round 2: Share what makes you sad about our relationship. Round 3: Where can we go from here?

We're going there - because it's an important insight we each bring to the table of conflict. Each generation has it's own way they see life and it has a ripple effect on the next gen. As Gen X women, we share what we've learned and how it might be helpful to get you thinking! Take the Peace Assessment: thekatallassogroup.com/assessement Do a Circle with your girlfriend or significant other: Grab a talking piece. Respect the talking piece. Round 1: What did you inherit from the generation that raised you? Round 2: Looking at your results of the assessment, what's an area that's really standing out to you to address when it comes to generational tendencies? 

When it comes to conflict, we must ask ourselves first "Why is this bugging me?". Taking a personal inventory on how we're doing in the 4 key relationships of life will greatly help us think through the "why" before we address matters.   TAKE THE ASSESSMENT Trying a Circle: Grab a talking piece. Respect the talking piece. Round 1: What area of relationship are you most strong in right now? Round 2: What area needs a little attention? Is that contributing to your sense of frustration?

We're kicking off a Lifestyles series! How can we add restorative practices into our important relationships at home, in marriage, with extended family, our kids...we have to address "us first". Let's have an honest conversation with ourselves and how vulnerability fits. Trying Circle: Grab a talking piece (meaningful object) Respect the talking piece Round 1: Share a time when you were stretched out of your comfort zone and it didn't work out well. Round 2: Share a time when you were stretched out of your comfort zone and it was life-giving. How did that impact your willingness to be vulnerable?

Jen & Lisa are launching a new series called Lifestyles to equip women in the skill of successfully managing conflict where ever she bumps into it. We'll teach you the 3 simple steps of circles in as many scenarios as possible with outlines you can take and use! We'll kick this series off Sept 13 with The Honeymoon Phase. If you are in the first few years of marriage or looking to get married - this is for you or for your friends in this season of life. Want to ask us to create a circle for a situation you've been unable to resolve? Send us an email with relevant details about the circumstance. We'll include it in our Lifestyles series and also send you an outline to try. Email us at thekatallassogroup@gmail.com

Join Lisa & Pete Singer from GRACE. A special interview for those that have experienced abuse or live with someone who's been abused. Circle can be a healthy conduit that parents can offer in their own homes to help those who've been hurt. YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/kY-NR1xfCSQ and more on circles at home: https://www.thekatallassogroup.com/circlebasics

We understand the strange internal whisper that tells you that you're a fraud or maybe it's all the unresolved issues in your own life holding you back. We "get" it and join Jen as she unpacks this common struggle. CLICK HERE

Learn how TFM can be brought to your own child welfare system. Ask questions or get more details August 11 12pm. Register or sign up for the recording at: https://www.thekatallassogroup.com/event-details/circle-mediation-for-families

There's been a lot of buzz from our last episode. Consider this part 2 to the atrocious circumstances children have endured without appropriate justice in our last episode. Ladies, it's time to stand and move forward into whatever God had burdened your heart with. www.thekatallassogroup.com

We've captured a live training conversation to share with our listeners. Dream with us and if you love what you are hearing, please join us Friday, July 23 11am-1pm CST for Think Big! (it's free and join the session you love - check out the times on the website). We also invite you to invest in yourself and get trained! Allow us to partner with you as you Think Big! to change the world for families. FREE EVENTS HERE: https://www.thekatallassogroup.com/calendar

Got a Gen Z young woman in your home or are you one? Don't miss this episode! Check out Think Big! on July 23. 11am-1pm Calendar invite: www.thekatallassogroup.com

We really are the untapped powerhouse for society's good. If you've ever asked yourself "Why did _________ happen to me? What was the point?" Check this short episode out and share with a girlfriend. We hope it unlocks a passion to go pursue and live out! Go see what we're up to and what is possible for you. Give us a call or email if you want to connect and process further. https://www.thekatallassogroup.com/ thekatallassogroup@gmail.com

Kids experience significant transitions when parenting plans are crafted in custody/divorce or when an out-of-home placement occurs during foster care. While kids are transitioning for different reasons, there are common core needs to address during this season. Check out our journal. https://www.thekatallassogroup.com/kids

We live in a highly anxious society and we offer practical insight on how parents can provide a non-anxious presence to their children. Whether you are untangling from a toxic relationship or not - this might be a wise word for you. Check out our Moxie Challenge and join in 4th Tuesdays 7pm CST each month.

The family court's leadership oftentimes keeps us entangled in toxic cycles that we intended to get out of. We can help you untangle for good and live happier. Confronting demons from the past is part of it. We share how we did it as it ushered in the fresh air of happier (and non-anxious) living. Great news friends!  We are now training anyone in family transformative mediation - and it's certified.   Check out the details and join us for the September class! 

Lisa Welter & Jen Konieczny the leadership distinctions of the family courts and transformative mediation as it relates to toxic relationships and the accountability needed.

Did you file an affidavit or motion in the courts only to have it overlooked, misinterpreted, or twisted in a direction you never anticipated? Been there, done that - it hurts a lot! Let's talk about why this happens and where your story can be heard, understood, and validated so you can move on. Try out our Moxie Challenge.

Been involved in adversarial legal disputes as a couple or family?  Lisa and Jen discuss why that is and what they're creating with their own  Transformative Mediation Services. 

The Katallasso Group's Founder, Lisa Welter, and Chief Community Officer & Lawyer, Jen Konieczny, share why transformative mediation and leadership is the most ideal way forward for families, households, and marriages in conflict. This series is crazy practical and intended to make you ponder your own conflict in life!  Our Transformative Mediation Services are open for all families June 7th, 2021!

Mikalia King and Nicole Devereaux guide a check in circle to show you how helpful can be for your family. Great for foster, kinship or blended families!

Our team offers up an actual grief circle process to those struggling through blended family arrangements, loss of a loved one or employment, and more.

The Katallasso teammates invite you to listen in as they conduct a Circle and create common ground. Nicole Devereaux & Karly Hall guide the process.

Author and Circle Trainer, Kay Pranis, offers practical tips for families to consider for facilitating conflict circles at home.

Don't believe it's possible? Join Lisa and two teammates as they discuss the issues in America today and how YOU can change it. YouTube video: https://youtu.be/_DvRbtSgcJI. Join us April 30: https://fb.me/e/4c0Eb1P7H

Our interview with Lisa Jacobson as she shares why she chose to lead a Circle movement in her community. It's all about servant leadership.

Circles are unique and start from a place of a group's establishment of common ground and build from there. Listen to the 3 main pillars that make circles so successful. We offer a mini-kit if you want to get started at home. https://www.thekatallassogroup.com/shop

What does Holy Week have to do with the American family courts, the American Church, and families?