"Mom Always Liked You Best" Move Beyond Rivalries to Collaborate with Adult Siblings on Family Decisions

Fuller Village is pleased to invite the community to a workshop to be held on Wednesday, November 2^nd at 7:00pm in the Function Room at 1372 Brush Hill Rd.

Are you and your siblings or adult children caught-up in old patterns of interacting? This workshop focuses on developing new ways to communicate and build consensus with family members around difficult decisions – whether about family property, living situations, or care giving concerns.

Crystal Thorpe will share her experiences as a mediator working with families in conflict, and offer some tips about what you can do in your own family to bring about more collaborative decision-making. A model for exploring options and developing consensus will be discussed.

Crystal is a founding partner of Elder Decisions and of its parent company Agreement Resources, LLC, both based in Norwood, MA. She mediates disputes among family members about eldercare, family communication, caregiving, and trust and estate issues. She also provides training in Conflict Resolution Skills for eldercare professionals, and trains mediators from around the world in the growing field of Elder (Adult Family) Mediation. Crystal holds an MSW and an MBA from Boston College and an undergraduate degree from Brown University. She and her colleagues recently published a book entitled Mom Always Liked You Best: A Guide for Resolving Family Feuds, Inheritance Battles & Eldercare Crises.

This program was made possible thanks to a joint sponsorship between Fuller Village and Partners HealthCare at Home, Fuller Village’s preferred provider for nursing and homecare services. For further information call Lisa Coover, Program Director at Fuller Village at 617-361-2116.