Acuminous Watanabe
Acuminous Watanabe is a real life mental health professional with over a decade of experience specializing in relationships and social development. She has been a resident of SL since March 2007 and shares her real life expertise and experience to assist other residents in navigating the myriad of emotions associated with relationships online, especially in SL.
She has hosted a discussion group which meets twice per month, since July of 2007. The Second Life/Real Life Relationships Discussion Group (SL/RLRDG) was formed after she began struggling with her own experience and finding no resources in-world for guidance and support.
The group focuses on providing a supportive forum where people can share their experiences, both positive and negative, with others who understand and share this journey. Via the group and regular SL/RL Synthesis Notes (which she writes to share her insights from the group), private consultations and her own journey, she has developed a readership which has become a virtual family.
Currently, she is also producing a downloadable podcast "Rhythm & Reason," combining her love of music and written word. Her relationship column, first published in November 2008, (and currently in the Metaverse Messenger) has also been part of the next progression in spreading this connection and expanding the growth of SL residents across the grid and beyond.
Learn more at:
www.slprofiles.com/groups/slrlrelationships
http://acuminous.podomatic.com/
