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Matthew Ray Lyda

PSAP | MATS | RAE

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Known for:

Pastoral Sex Addiction Professional

Groups, immersions, and cohorts

Certified Spiritual Director

Addiction Recovery

Healthy Masculinity Training

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Connect with Matthew at:
[email protected]

Credentials

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  • Pastoral Sex Addiction ProfessionalĀ  (PSAP)
  • Certified Spiritual Director (Oasis)
  • Author of Recover the Wild & Defeated by Great Water
  • Rainbow Advocate Educator (RAE)
  • Certificate in Ecopsychology (Pacifica)
  • Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies (Trauma Research Foundation)
  • Masters in Theological Studies (MATS)
  • Membership with IITAP (Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals)
  • Membership with SDI (Spiritual Directors International)
  • Co-founder of Recover The Wild, a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit
  • Formation in CIT (Center for Intercultural Training)
  • Educator for 6+ years

About Matthew

I drive a 2012 Honda minivan sporting a unicorn license plate and a bedazzled wheel. I’ve served marginalized people overseas in Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, and Kolkata. Married to my best friend and college sweetheart, I father three glorious children who couldn't care less about the credentials and post-nominals that tag on like a caboose to my name (see above).

I guide intrepid men down paths that initiate them into:

  • untamed
  • empathetic
  • poetic
  • generative
  • intimate

Ways of being masculine. This passionate work expresses itself through the following:

  • 1:1 Recovery Mentoring (for males outgrowing problematic sexual behavior)
  • 1:1 Spiritual Direction or Soul Companionship
  • Rites of Passage support (through Illuman)
  • Nature-based retreats
  • Published poetry and prayers
  • Speaking Engagements
  • Online workshops
  • Online courses on centering prayer, poetry, and recovery

I am available in-person and remotely and can help assist with formal disclosures (and the immediate days following) in a private retreat setting.

You can learn more at:
Recoverthewild.com
Matthewlyda.com
Patreon.com/recoverthewild

Connect with Matthew at:
[email protected]

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Highlighted Groups

Recovery Mentoring

We can't shed our compulsions alone.

With Matthew Lyda

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Wild Man Mystery School

AĀ year-long paradigm-shifting certificate program of belonging, becoming, and moving into the beyond.

With Matthew Lyda

Participate

Sober Initiation

You’ve worked the steps and now seek deeper recovery intelligence.

With Matthew Lyda

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