Caryl Casbon, a writer and poet, serves as an interfaith minister and spiritual director and is also a facilitator through the Center for Courage & Renewal. Over the last 25 years, she has led Circle of Trust programs nationally and internationally for clergy and lay communities, medical and hospice groups, and educational leaders, as well as created curricula and mentored new facilitators for the Center for Courage & Renewal. Currently, she is living in Santa Barbara, California, and is publishing a book this spring with her life partner, Jay Casbon, entitled Side by Side: The Sacred Art of Couples Aging with Wisdom & Love.  They sincerely look forward to offering many opportunities for inviting couples to gather in circles of trust to discuss how to make the most of and thrive in their relationships in the winter season of their lives.

Favorite quote

Live each season as it passes, breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit and resign yourself to the influence of each.

Henry David Thoreau

Organizations I've Worked With

YMCA, Lewis & Clark College, Sacred Art of Living Center, Center for Courage & Renewal, Alliance for Living and Dying Well, Trinity Episcopal Church