Sitting in a mediators office will also give you a chance to show her the new you and an impartial party will not allow 'abuse' by either of you towards the other in any form, including disrespect.
Bridge is right. I found it's also true that the same dynamic that got you there and the same tensions that exist right now are gonna fill that room. That was my experience, anyway.
I dunno if we'll be in the same room or not. Not really looking forward to it, but I'd really like to avoid a trial. There is still, apparently, a tremendous amount of hatred that remains on her part.
"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." - William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830's.