My name is Adeline Guilhen.
About
A permanent Parisienne from my birth in the French capital on September 18, 1963, I cannot however hide from those who know me well that my heart inclines westwards. On the occasions that the Eiffel Tower is not reflected in my eyes, it is more than likely that a Normandy or California beach is my temporary decor.
Introduction to mediation in the early 2000’s
At 20 the stage was my life.
At 30 I worked in PR for a publishing house.
At 35 I was involved in worldwide hospitality project support.
At 40 I had become a mediator.
A legal battle started it all. A seemingly endless and inextricable international lawsuit. Until the word ‘mediation’ was spoken.
I could also say that some fascinating reading on the subject of active listening got me hooked. Anyway, I took the big step in 2002. The first training sessions and mediations followed. I went on training intensively, from Harvard Law School to Gary Friedman’s workshops, and became IMI certified.
ABOUT MEDIATIONSTUDIO
MediationStudio was set up in 2002 as an association for mediation training through role-playing. It grew into a bustling collaborative playground and meeting place. In the course of an 8 year period, up to fifty French mediators have been passionately interacting, debating and improving their skills at the same time.
MediationStudio is now being reborn, for the benefit of an enlarged community. It is as a bustling collaborative playground and meeting place for passionate debates as ever. The difference is that all inspired mediators from around the world are welcome. There is an obvious common thread between acting and what I write here, a common thread shaped as question marks: What stories do people chose to tell or to keep unspoken? What can they hear or close their ears to? What brings them nearer to each other or divides them?
ABOUT YOU !
What about your journey ? How did you get involved in mediation? Tell me your story. This is the time and place for it, don’t you think?
