​     James M. Yoder LCSW, LMSW, ACSW
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     James  is a retired clinical social worker whose life work is listening to and refining the stories of
     exceptional resilience among marginalized populations and traumatized children.  He finds purpose
     and hope working as an alchemist, one who is on a journey seeking to transform the raw materials
     of life into gold.   A recurrent question in his journey is, “How can life experiences that evoke feelings
     of fear, rage, and sadness become lifegiving energy?”  It is a journey that involves mystery, grace
     and paradox.

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​Leon Bauman       

Leon is a retired elementary school teacher and school counselor whose life work has been       
mentoring young people, planting seeds of hope and possibility. A recurrent question in his       
​journey is, “How can painful experiences be transformed and reframed?”       

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