“CB is an amazingly gifted facilitator and workshop guider. I had the fortune to attend one workshop on being mindful of who is in the room (Preemptive Radical Inclusion) when you teach. As the Conference Coordinator, I saw they received the best feedback from all of our workshops and was invited back to next years conference so that more people may experience the growth many of us felt. As a participant, I was at complete ease and felt supported in a non-judgmental space as the group considered many possibilities. It was a surprisingly spiritual as well as an intellectual experience. That’s hard to do. CB is clearly gifted. I highly recommend the opportunity to join one of their workshops or to seek them out to present at one of your conferences.”
~Kim Magnotta Comatas, Partners in Sex Education, 2016
“So here is a thing about how CB does a Preemptive Radical Inclusion training. They lead it in a radically inclusive way. This means that CB will lead your group in a process that, yes, teaches you; but also invites you. CB leads in a way that models the very outcomes they are leading you to. CB does not call you out because you are not yet practicing PRI – CB calls you into the conversation, to the table, to the practice.”
~Rev. Jennifer Hamlin-Navias, 2016
I was amazed. The PRI workshop was truly a paradigm-shattering experience.
~James O’Deorain, 2017
Just yesterday, I quoted CB’s notion of “preemptive radical inclusion” in a training I led for teachers. CB is a smart, compassionate, and engaging trainer.
~Rev. Michael Tino, 2016.
“CB is an original thinker. After my organization had doubled in size in the space of a year, bringing all the usual growing pains that accompany such growth, CB created and led a one-of-a-kind group retreat tailored to fit our center’s social justice mission with a focus on identifying shared values and forging a cohesive group identity. Their leadership style is playful, experiential and creative. Moreover, CB is highly attuned to the dynamics of a group and is able to skillfully identify the path forward.
~Jassy Casella Timberlake, M.Ed., LMFT
CB is a master at creating possibilities for meaningful conversation in places where others fear to tread and creates safety for difficult dialogues using humor, a disarming forthrightness and a gentle challenge to people to let the best in themselves step forward. I have no hesitation in recommending CB to other organizations who are looking to create change, ease conflict and grow into a state of grace.”
AASECT Board-certified Sex Therapist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, 2016
“I reached out to CB during a challenging time in my career. CB was a rockstar offering a mixture of concrete support, big hearted acceptance, and a humane understanding of conflict which allowed me to respond intentionally and safely to a potentially explosive situation. Utilizing humor and brains, CB is a real deal straight shooter offering kindness, insight, compassion with practical know-how.
~Michael Carter, LICSW, 2019
“CB’s style of facilitating a multiple day workshop focused on having awkward conversations about sexuality with teenagers was enviable. I learned so much…not only about the content, but also about the process of creating safe and encouraging space, engaging participants at various stages and styles of learning and about presenting material in meaningful, relevant, and relate-able ways. Top notch facilitator and role model!”
~ Cynthia Rosengard, Psychologist specializing in gender health & Associate Professor @ Brown University School of Public Health, 2014
CB is a dynamic facilitator with a wealth of information, compassion and humor. They are masterful at engaging every learning style, every personality type, and every level of knowledge at every moment. CB creates a milieu of radical welcome that invites participants to take risks and honor differences. I’ve taken trainings with CB and invited them to present at conferences I have run and in both contexts they have been delightful to work with.
~ Rev. Mr. Barb Greve, 2017