"Collaborative Law Set to Grow in Kansas," Sharon Lowenstein, The [Johnson County, Kansas] Barletter, March/April 2006.


“Mediation: A Forum for Feelings as Well as Issues,” Sharon R. Lowenstein, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Counselor, October, 1997.


Collaborative Law: Achieving Effective Resolution in Divorce Without Litigation, Pauline Tessler, American Bar Association Section of Family Law, 2001. The nuts and bolts book for attorneys and clients interested in collaborative law.


Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most, D. Stone, B. Patton, S. Heen, Harvard Negotiation Project, 1999. How to recognize and address: (1) the what happened conversation, (2) the feeling conversation, and (3) the underlying identities conversation, all three of which occur in every difficult conversation.


Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, Marshall B. Rosenberg, 2003. A simple but powerful methodology for communication using observation, acknowledgment of feelings, recognition of needs, and expressions of request.


Beyond reason: Using Emotions As You Negotiate, R. Fisher and D.Shapiro, The Harvard Negotiation Project, 2005. How to recognize ways in which appreciation, affiliation, autonomy, status and role hold the key to resolving different interests.


Emotional Intelligence: Why it can Matter More Than IQ, 1995. Being smart through self-awareness, impulse control, persistence, zeal, empathy, and social deftness.


Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue With the Dalai Lama. Daniel Coleman, 2003. Exchanges among the East’s and West’s experts on mind and body.


Crazy Time: Surviving Divorce: A Step-by-Step Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships, Abigail Trafford, 1963. Still useful for someone in a tailspin.


Mom’s House, Dad’s House: Making Shared Custody Work: How Parents Can Make Two Homes for Their Children After Divorce, Isolina Ricci, 1980. This is the classic practical guide for providing children with a functional two-household family.


The Enneagram in Love & Work: Understanding Your Intimate & Business Relationships, Helen Palmer, 1995.Ancient and brilliant personality insights.


Making the Most of Your Money, Jane Bryant Quinn.


Personal Finances for Dummies, Eric Tyson, 1994. Clear and concise.



A CLOSED MIND IS A DYING MIND.
Edna Ferber