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Awed has been an SYMC staff member since April 2004. She serves as an SYMC moderator, writes or edits publicity material, and advises Penny on communications issues. Although Awed has only been advising couples on marital crises for the past year, she's worked in the communications field for over 20 years, specializes in conflict situations in the workplace and has recently completed a post-graduate degree in conflict resolution.

Awed comes to SYMC after experiencing a marital crisis of infidelity and reconciliation with her husband. She's been married for 16 years and has no children (but several dogs). Awed's expertise in conflict resolution and communications makes her particularly passionate about helping people learn about themselves first and foremost, to equip people with skills they can use in their everyday lives.

Robin Husband became a vital member of the SYMC Village when it was still only a glint in Penny's eye. Coming in on the ground floor, she was able to contribute to the look and direction of SYMC and is one of the founding members.

Robin brings her enviable talents and experience as an artist and designed logos for Marriage Fidelity Day, the School of Coaching, and the visionary Email Intermediarly program. Robin is active in the School of Coaching both as a student and a teacher and is looking forward to marriage coaching as her future career. She is a dedicated and caring mentor, moderator, and mediator.

Robins' marriage spans 23 years and four continents. Her quest to recapture the happiness in her marriage began five years ago when the strains of frequent moving and living in unstable foreign countries created huge challenges for her marriage and family. Her journey to educate herself about marriage and recovery gave her the tools to heal her own marriage and the desire to share the experience with others as a marriage advocate and coach.

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Lisa P (Being Whole Again) found her way to SYMC in November 2004 and has served as an SYMC Moderator since Oct 2005. Lisa was part of the editing team for Penny's eBook, Overcoming Infidelity Book One - Intervention and Protection Phases.

Lisa's personal and professional history, coupled with her strong communication skills, have provided her with the ability to help many individuals in need. Since experiencing her own personal crisis in April 2004 when her husband of eight years left her for another woman, Lisa has focused on assisting others who, like her, want not only to survive, but to grow better and stronger from their experience.

Lisa lives on a small island in the Pacific Northwest with her five border collies, has an amazing network of supportive family and friends, and an undying passion to help others as they attempt to find their way with true honesty, integrity, and happiness.

Ellen H has been an SYMC staff member since fall of 2005. She servesasan SYMC Moderatoratthe Village Gathering. Ellenhasbeenworkingwith SYMC'sprincoplessinceearly2005andhasbeenamemberofthe Village Gatheringsince Februaryofthesameyear.

Ellen has worked in various industries over the years. She is currently a sales and office manager and a freelance artist. Her work can be viewed at Ellen's Art. Ellen has been divorded since 2000. She is a single mom of three children and is currently in a commited relationship with her significant other. Ellen brings a valuable point of view for those in recovery from unhealthy and detrimental behaviors.

Ellen joined SYMC and began her journey of exploration of the SYMC principles, the science of compassion, and the study of core hurts and core value after a series of painful discoveries about her own dependencies and those of the people she loves. She hopes her experiences will help others learn that they are not alone and that there is help available. Being a part of the SYMC community has been a transformative life experience for Ellen and she hopes her experiences will help others on their road to self discovery and healing.

Amy Davis has been an SYMC staff member since February 2005. She serves as a moderator on the Infidelity Board as well as Lead Poster on the Get Scintillating Board. Amy has been working with SYMC principles since November of 2004, and has been a member of the Village Gathering since then.

amy is the mother of two teenage sons, and also owns her own business cooking and cleaning for people in their homes. Since Amy's sons are nearing the time of leaving the nest she is excited about beginning classes in the spring of 2006 working toward a degree in Psychology. Amy wants to specialize in couples' counseling as well as the family unit and also women who are struggling with issues in their lives.

After recovering her own marital crisis, Amy has become passionate about helping others do the same. After separation and reconciliation and time in counseling Amy has learned first hand the importance of of respect, honesty, and maturity in marriage. Being a volunteer for SYMC keeps Amy in touch with the principles and ideas which were instrumental in healing her marriage. She believes reaching out and helping others is a wonderful way to continue her own growth.

Rich Hunt (Sleepy_SYMC) has been an SYMC staff member since October 2005. He serves as a moderator. Richard has been working with SYMC's principles since Sept of 2004 and has been a member of the Village Gathering since November of 2004.

Richard has worked in the same industry for nearly twenty years and owns and operates a small structural repair and pest control.

Richard is married and has been with his wife since 1997. Richard and his wife were blessed with a daughter in the same year and a son four years later. Richard and his wife were born in the California Bay Area and still reside there today.

Richard and his wife's marriage suffered the tragedy of infidelity on Richard's part in mid to late 2004. After the discovery of the affair Richard immediately made the ethical choice to return to his marriage and his children. After entering both individual and marriage counseling without completet success, Richard found SYMC and settled into learning the SYMC principles and applying them in his marriage. He finally found his online home and healing, both personal and marital began in earnest.

In June 2005 Richard and his wife renewed their marriage vows. Through compassion and understanding of each other and with the help of their new friends at SYMC their marriage has flourished and real healing is well underway. Rich gives much credit to his wonderful wife for being forgiving, having compassion, and willingness to work hard toward their marital goals. Richard loves all aspects of SYMC and is most passionate about helping the wayward partner find his or her way home to marriage, family, and healing.

Judith Liebart has been an SYMC staff member since early 2004. She serves as a moderator on the eMarriage bulletin board. Judith has been working with SYMC's princples since March 2004. Judith left her marital home in the spring of 1998, and due to what then seemed irreconcilable differences divorced in 2000. She married Steve in 2002. Since joining SYMC Judith believes her 22 year first marriage was far from irrecondilable. She wishes she'd had the knowledge to understand taht both she and her ex husband were acting from their individual core hurts. had they both begun their attempts to save the marriage by first healing from within they couldhave then reached out with compasion to on another to begin the work of healing their marriage.

Judith would like everyone who reads this to know taht divorce is not the easy solutin and that most often it just causes different (and more) hurt for everyone involved. It is painful for her current husband to know how much she regrets her divorce because of the damage inflicted on her children. Together they work to create a safe and secure future for all of them - in spite of the difficulties inherent in second families. Judith hopes her work with SYMC can help in some way to spare others the same pain.