Choosing to be a fulltime mother, Laraine spent her
"spare" time in various volunteer leadership roles. She
worked as a volunteer coordinator at a youth detention
center for over ten years. Teachin...view moreChoosing to be a fulltime mother, Laraine spent her
"spare" time in various volunteer leadership roles. She
worked as a volunteer coordinator at a youth detention
center for over ten years. Teaching life skills to troubled
teenagers, she made sure each was loved and treated with
care. She also served on the national executive board of
American Mothers Inc. for eight years. Laraine has led and
mentored many groups of young mothers throughout the
country. She has organized, facilitated and taught several
women's and couples retreats. She and her husband are
certified in the CJEA (Creative Journal Expressive Arts)
program developed by Dr. Lucia Capacchione. For more
than ten years, Laraine has specialized in working with personal
clients, helping them gain greater emotional health
and emotional literacy. She has also worked closely with
her husband in providing retreats and workshops, including
court-ordered anger management classes, support for birth
mothers giving up babies for adoption, marriage enhancement
retreats, stress reduction seminars for employees of a
large telecommunications firm, and health enhancement
workshops for private groups.view less