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The open blog of mediation professionals

mediación intercultural

Intercultural mediation: The essential bridge in the face of the new legal scenario of immigration  

By Jose Carlos Cabrera Medina. In the current context of human mobility, managing diversity is not only a logistical challenge, but also a matter of rights and coexistence. We are experiencing a moment of profound transformation in migration policies: on the one hand, the recent entry into force of the new… Read more

soledad

The loneliness of the mediator

By Juan Diego Mata. Mediation has something of a modern profession and something of ancient monasticism. Because, although it is practiced in offices with warm lighting, half-finished coffees, and impossible schedules, the truth is that the mediator often works in a very particular solitude: that of someone who is… Read more

mediación bancaria

Are we facing “irrational” behavior in the Spanish mortgage market?: what it might mean and how bank mediation can help you. 

By Silvia Núñez Fernandez. During the presentation of the 2025 results, Bankinter's CEO, Gloria Ortiz, issued a warning that has generated significant impact in the financial press: there are practices in the Spanish mortgage market that can be considered irrational and unsustainable in the long term. Although there is no talk of a real estate bubble… Read more

desgaste emocional

When work is heavy: Emotional burnout and professional limits in intervention with minors

There's a moment many professionals remember vividly, though it's rarely spoken of aloud. It doesn't usually happen in the first month or the first year. It comes later, when the initial motivation no longer fully compensates for the accumulated fatigue. An ordinary day, a situation that would have been handled differently before… Read more

mediación

Why is the agreement something extraordinary? (Spoiler: not because it's strange, but because we're determined to avoid it) 

For years we've treated settlements as if they were mythological creatures: everyone talks about them, few have seen them, and almost no one believes they actually exist. In the collective legal imagination, reaching an agreement is suspect. If there's no judgment, it seems as if "nothing happened." If there's no… Read more