Matthew Ray Lyda
Bio: Matthew Ray Lyda is a goofy goober who drives a 2012 Honda minivan sporting a unicorn license plate. Secondly, an inhabitant of the foothills of South Carolina, the former hunting grounds of the Cherokee people, and thirdly, a fan of many Kevin Cosner films (esp. Robin Hood & Dances with Wolves).
He's served overseas in Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, and Kolkata. Married to his best friend and college sweetheart, he fathers three glorious children who could not care less about the credentials and post-nominals that tag on like a caboose to his name, including:
Certified Spiritual Director (Oasis Ministries)
Author of Recover the Wild & Defeated by Great Waters
PSAP (Pastoral Sex Addiction Professional)
RAE (Rainbow Advocate Educator)
Certificate in Ecopsychology (Pacifica)
Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies (Trauma Research Foundation - In process)
MATS (Masters in Theological Studies)
Membership with IITAP (Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals)
Membership with SDI