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Facilitating Breakthroughs Online with Gwyn Wansbrough

31m · Facilitator Forum · 17 Feb 06:00

#008 - When the pandemic began and group experiences shifted from in-person to online, international facilitator Gwyn Wansbrough had a breakthrough that changed the trajectory of her career. In this episode, we explore what it means to have a “breakthrough,” unpack ways we can create the conditions for people to have them in online environments, and share what it’s been like behind the scenes as facilitators to pivot from in-person to virtual… with a surprisingly emotional breakthrough moment emerging along the way!

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