Transformative - Alexandria Skinner, J.D., Mediator and Attorney

Conflict Transformation As A Spiritual Practice

By Skinner, on February 19th, 2012%

Jesus had a remarkable gift for seeing through everything superficial, for peeling back the layers of the dusty, superficial robes of identity we wear, to peer into a person’s inner soul. Whether speaking to a Roman Centurian, to a Samaritan adulteress, or to a distinguished Rabbi, Jesus always seemed to see beyond title or position and to respond to the deeper thoughts and real need of the individual he was relating to.

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Empowering Questions

By Skinner, on July 28th, 2011%

Sometimes the question is more important than the answer. How can we discern what questions to ask? . . . → Read More: Empowering Questions

Where Is The Love?

By Skinner, on January 7th, 2011%

A lesson remembered from youth, about judging others … . . . → Read More: Where Is The Love?

Santa, the Nativity, and … What?

By Skinner, on December 6th, 2010%

Discovering the miraculous in the ordinary . . . → Read More: Santa, the Nativity, and … What?

Introduction to Mediation

By Skinner, on July 4th, 2010%

This article explains what mediation is (and what it is not), and discusses some of the reasons that mediation is often superior to litigation as a means of resolving disputes. . . . → Read More: Introduction to Mediation