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May 12, 2026 · 7 min read
Teens vs. Social Media, Family and Peers: The Latest Court Cases and Mental Health Research
Teens vs. Social Media, Family and Peers:The Latest Court Cases and Mental Health Research © 2026 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. Children are our future. But are the…
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Apr 8, 2026 · 9 min read
Left Brain and Right Brain Conflict Resolution
Left Brain and Right Brain Conflict Resolution © 2026 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. You are meeting Mary for the first time. She is angry about something and she is…
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Mar 11, 2026 · 6 min read
Do Narcissists Make Better Leaders?
Do Narcissists Make Better Leaders? © 2026 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. The world of business and leadership would seem to be dominated by narcissists, because of…
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Feb 12, 2026 · 17 min read
7 Ways Kids Absorb Parents' Emotions in Divorce
7 Ways Children’s Brains Absorb Their Parents’ Emotions in Divorce(And What You Can Do About It) © 2026 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. Divorce is a stressful time…
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Jan 6, 2026 · 13 min read
Setting Limits in Divorce and Divorce Court
Setting Limits in Divorce and Divorce Court © 2026 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. January each year appears to be divorce month. Unhappy couples who have stayed…
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Dec 3, 2025 · 10 min read
4 Simple Techniques for Managing Conflict – Anywhere! (Including High Conflict Disputes)
4 Simple Techniques for Managing Conflict – Anywhere! (Including High Conflict Disputes) © 2025 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. Conflict happens. It can be over a…
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Oct 21, 2025 · 12 min read
The Epstein Case: A Failure to Impose Consequences on Abusive Behavior
The Epstein Case A Failure to Impose Consequences on Abusive Behavior © 2025 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. and Ekaterina Ricci, MDR, MLS Politics aside, the case of…
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Sep 10, 2025 · 10 min read
Leaders and Limits: Setting Limits with Empathy
How leaders set firm limits and impose consequences with empathy, attention, and respect — Bill Eddy on managing without escalating conflict.
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Jul 16, 2025 · 3 min read
Just Launched: A New Way to Support Your Clients in High-Conflict Situations
Just Launched: A New Way to Support Your Clients in High-Conflict Situations Support Your Clients Navigating High Conflict RelationshipsIf you work with…
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Jun 2, 2025 · 14 min read
Why Is It So Hard to Leave Abusive Relationships? (And What Can Be Done To Help?)
Why Is It So Hard to Leave Abusive Relationships? (And What Can Be Done To Help?) © 2025 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. “Why didn’t you just leave?” is one of the…
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May 2, 2025 · 7 min read
AI and the BIFF Response®: Who Writes Your Emails?
AI and the BIFF Response® Who Should Write Your Emails, Texts, and Letters? © 2025 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. As the Director of Innovation for the High Conflict…
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Apr 2, 2025 · 9 min read
Responding to the “Bully’s Story” in Families, at Work, in Court, or Anywhere
Responding to the “Bully’s Story”in Families, at Work, in Court, or Anywhere © 2025 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. One of the main differences between child bullies…
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Mar 4, 2025 · 25 min read
Personality Disorder Discrimination by Mediators: A Rebuttal
Rebuttal to the Article: “ENDING THE EPIDEMIC OF ACCIDENTALPERSONALITY DISORDER DISCRIMINATION BY WELL-MEANING MEDIATORS”[1] © 2025 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq.[2]…
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Feb 5, 2025 · 10 min read
Recognizing True and False Allegations of Abuse
Recognizing True and False Allegations of Abuse © 2025 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. High conflict situations—whether in families, at work, in communities, or…
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Jan 2, 2025 · 9 min read
Negative Advocates: How They (We) Become Emotionally Hooked
Negative Advocates: How They (We) Become Emotionally Hooked © 2025 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. High conflict disputes usually involve one or more people with a…
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Dec 16, 2024 · 5 min read
Unlock Your Inner Peacemaker by Accessing Your Calm Self
Unlock Your Inner Peacemaker by Accessing Your Calm Self © 2024 by Cherolyn Knapp, B.Comm, LLB.B, Q.Med We've all experienced those moments when emotions take…
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Dec 3, 2024 · 12 min read
Protecting the Elderly in Our New World of Adult Bullies
Protecting the Elderly in Our New World of Adult Bullies © 2024 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. In this holiday season, there is much family joy to go around as we…
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Nov 6, 2024 · 8 min read
Fostering Flexibility: Tips for developing flexible thinking skills
Fostering Flexibility: Tips for developing flexible thinking skills © 2024 by Cherolyn Knapp, B.Comm, LLB.B, Q.Med Do you ever have to interact with someone…
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Nov 4, 2024 · 11 min read
Are We Being too Nice with High Conflict Behavior?
Are We Being too Nice with High Conflict Behavior? © 2024 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. Most professionals are nice people committed to helping their clients and…
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Oct 9, 2024
Abandon Abstraction: A Practical Approach to Changing Difficult Behavior
Abandon Abstraction: A Practical Approach to Changing Difficult Behavior © 2024 by Cherolyn Knapp, B.Comm, LLB.B, Q.Med You’re a leader who has to deal with…
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Sep 23, 2024
How to Avoid Getting Hooked by High Conflict Behavior
High-conflict behavior has an intensity that grabs your attention and pulls you in. Learn to recognize the hooks and stay calm and in control.
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Sep 3, 2024
The Legal Profession Needs Some Bullying Prevention and Intervention Strategies
The Legal Profession Needs Some Bullying Prevention and Intervention Strategies © 2024 Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack Originally published in the Texas Lawyer…
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Sep 1, 2024
Reducing Polarization in Divorce and Custody Cases: 7 Modest Proposals
Reducing Polarization in Divorce and Custody Cases:7 Modest Proposals © 2024 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. Divorce and child custody decisions are based on the…
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Aug 8, 2024
Six “Opposites” Skills for Influencing Conflict
"Opposites" Skills for Influencing Conflict © 2024 by Megan Hunter, MBA Navigating conflicts, especially high-conflict situations, is undoubtedly emotionally…
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Aug 3, 2024
New Ways for Work®Leaders Course Delivers Immediate Impact
New Ways For Work® - Leaders Course Delivers Immediate Impact © 2024 by Cherolyn Knapp, B.Comm, LLB.B, Q.Med I had the pleasure of piloting HCI’s brand new…
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Aug 2, 2024 · 11 min read
How to Build a Team: 7 Relationship Skills for Managers
How to Build a Team 7 Relationship Skills for Managers and Other Leaders © 2024 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. In today's world, building and strengthening a team in…
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Jul 10, 2024 · 8 min read
Is Total Freedom the Goal?
Setting Boundaries: Is Total Freedom the Goal? © 2024 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. Setting Boundaries in Relationships at Home, at Work and Online As we celebrate…
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Jun 14, 2024 · 6 min read
How Adult Bullies Find and Encourage Each Other on Social Media
How Adult Bullies Find and Encourage Each Other on Social Media © 2024 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. Adult bullies have traditionally been kept on the fringes of…
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Jun 14, 2024 · 6 min read
Turning the Tide on Toxic Teams: Introducing New Ways for Work®—Leaders Training
Turning the Tide on Toxic Teams: Introducing New Ways for Work®—Leaders Course © 2024 by Cherolyn Knapp, B. Comm, Q.Med Have you ever found yourself leading a…
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Jun 14, 2024
The Dangerous Bias in Fabulous Reports
The Dangerous Bias in Fabulous Reports © 2024 Jenni McBride McNamara, LMFT, PC Intro from Bill Eddy This month we have a great article about how to write…
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May 21, 2024 · 10 min read
SLIC Solutions: Setting Limits and Imposing Consequences in 2 ½ Steps
SLIC Solutions: Setting Limits and Imposing Consequences in 2 ½ Steps © 2024 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, JD We live in a rapidly changing world, with rules and…
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May 14, 2024
Microbiome and “Gut Feeling” in High Conflict Behavior
Microbiome and “Gut Feeling” in High Conflict Behavior © 2024 by Ekaterina Ricci, MDR The relationship between mental disorders and gut microbiome has become a…
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Apr 22, 2024
Domestic Violence and Personality Disorders: What’s the Connection?
Domestic Violence and Personality Disorders: What’s the Connection? © 2024 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. When I first had clients who were victim/survivors of…
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Dec 22, 2012 · 3 min read
How to Survive the Holidays with an Antisocial Relative
© 2012 By Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq.[excerpted from It's All Your Fault! by Bill Eddy] Don’t Get ConnedWhile Antisocial “Con Artists” are the best at lying and…
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Dec 17, 2012
Prevent the Next Shooting: Focus on the Youth Deficit!
© 2012 By Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq.I have tremendous empathy for the children, parents, teachers and staff at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. They…
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May 21, 2012 · 6 min read
Conclusion on a Shared Parenting Presumption
Bill Eddy's conclusion on adopting a legal shared-parenting presumption, and what it means for resolving high-conflict child custody disputes.
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Apr 17, 2012 · 4 min read
Alienation Update
© 2012 By Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. Several years ago I wrote an article on Calming the Alienation Debate, which later evolved into my book titled Don’t Alienate…
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Mar 11, 2012 · 4 min read
Managing High Conflict People in Court
BEFORE YOU GO TO COURT© 2012 By Bill Eddy, LCSW, ESQ Make Sure You Have Realistic ExpectationsIn Court, the judge or jury will never really know what is going…
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Feb 26, 2012
Beware of HCPs Who Are Persuasive Blamers
© 2012 By Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. [Excerpted from It's All Your Fault!] Instead of adapting to their social group and current environment, HCPs try to get others…
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Feb 16, 2012
How Big Is This Problem Today?
© 2012 By Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. [Excerpted from It's All Your Fault!] In 2004, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (N.I.H.) reported that 14.8%…
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Feb 8, 2012
Josh Powell Case: Times of High Risk ARE Predictable
© 2012 By Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. None of us can predict who is going to commit a family murder, such as the murder-suicide of Josh Powell and his two young sons…
