Monday, October 27, 2008

State of Confusion

In an effort to better understand the 2008 Presidential Election, I have read State of Confusion by Dr. Bryant Welch. One of his theories which is well known to therapists is that people form their own reality. We should give more credence to each person forming his or her own reality in divorce cases. It helps explain why people take the positions they do and why they can be so difficult to change. One of the reasons we usually start a mediation with the husband and wife each independently completing financial and personal questionnaires, then comparing them, and then discussing in a mediation session is so we can try to agree on a common reality. How to come up with common solutions is more difficult but easier when we agree on the underlying facts.
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