Lynn has been involved in the Externalization Process for over 10 years, and has had extensive training from the Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Center and other programs directed by staff members of the Center.  She has been a volunteer in the Handicapped Riding Program and is currently on the Partner Committee for Hampshire County Habitat for Humanity.  She has worked in a residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. "This work has helped me enjoy a peaceful, meaningful life, as I heal through awareness and understanding."
Lynn is the mother of two young women, Hilary and Jennifer and lives with her husband Bill and her dogs, cats and horses in Yellow Spring, West Virginia.

Paul began his training in Externalization at the Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Center in Headwaters Virginia, and has continued this process in other programs including training with Sharon Tobin of Safe Harbors in Burbank, California. Paul works as a private practice psychotherapist and facilitates groups for men who have been sexually abused / incested as children.
Paul received the 1998 Community Service Award for his work with sexual abuse survivors from the Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine.
"These workshops are a labor of love for me and I am honored to work with such brave and resilient participants."
Paul is the parent of two grown children, and lives with his wife Nancy on a farm in Pownal, Maine.

Mary Completed her Externalization training in the mid 80's and then went on to graduate from the Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Institute in New Mexico with a degree in Hospice and Grief Counseling.
"I feel the essence of healing is the conscious awareness of our spiritual nature and that the purpose of healing is to enjoy being alive."
Mary is a licensed social worker currently working as a crisis clinician for a local health agency in Brunswick, Maine

Mike is a certified clinical addiction specialist and he has worked as an inpatient substance abuse counselor for 20 years in North Carolina. He began his training in the Externalization process at the Elisabeth Kubler-Ross center in 1995. Mike's educational background is in religion/philosophy. "This work allows us to be emotionally and spiritually honest for perhaps the first time in our lives...it transformed my life."

As a licensed respiratory therapist Gail has worked with the dying and grieving for over 30 years. She completed her training with the Kubler-Ross Center in 1982, and is also a graduate of the Kubler-Ross Institute. She lives in Connecticut where she continues her work in health care. "I feel that we are only as present with others in their work as we have been present for our own wounds."

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