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About Lynne Berrett
Fact: My top character strength is curiosity.
This quality has led me down many unexpected paths to the present moment.
Fact: I never graduated from high school. However, I earned an MA in English and completed coursework for a Ph.D. in Humanities at Syracuse University in my twenties.
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Fact: In my forties, I earned a Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work (MSW) from New York University, and a postgraduate certificate in Gestalt therapy.
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Fact: In my mid-sixties, I trained as a coach with MentorCoach. I was on the leadership team of the MentorCoach Alliance for Positive Psychology for nine years, interviewing many researchers in that new field.
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Fact: I have always cultivated variety. While teaching and counseling in higher education, I also had a private psychotherapy practice for adults and couples. I retired from psychotherapy practice in my mid-seventies, but continue actively coaching with a focus on wellbeing.
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Fact: I discovered virtual worlds in my early seventies.
In 2013, I founded a wellbeing program known as “Whole Brain Health” in the virtual world of Second Life. My programs there and in other worlds are virtual arms of the Ageless Mind Project.
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Fact: In 2015, Josh and I co-founded the 501(c )3 non-profit, “Ageless Mind Project.” The goal of the Ageless Mind Project was to collaborate and explore the links between our two disciplines. We had begun working together eight years before, founding the website “Music and Happiness.” There, we combined Josh’s knowledge of music with my understanding and experience with positive psychology. We offered many workshops and presentations under the “Music As Brain Food” title.
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Fact: In 2021, I was honored to receive the “Thinkerer Award” at the Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education conference in Second Life for leadership in virtual education.
I have served on the boards of both Non-profit Commons and the Virtual Worlds Education Consortium for many years in Second Life.
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Fact: All of these experiences have allowed me to keep an open, flexible, and curious mind. At this time of my life, I am happy to say that I am still ready to follow new paths. I’m particularly interested in finding new ways to connect online worlds with physical reality. I am ready for my next adventure and hope you’ll join me.
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