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The Psychology of Coffee, by Sylvan Schneider
Posted October 20th, 2014 by & filed under Student & Alumni Stories.Counseling Graduate Student Sylvan Schneider discusses the loves of his life: Coffee, and Buddy...…
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Six Questions about Leaving My Corporate Job, by Jacob Gotwals
Posted October 15th, 2014 by & filed under Student & Alumni Stories.Jacob Gotwals' "Second Act" involved leaving a successful corporate gig for a journey of spiritual awakening and a new profession as Counselor...…
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When All is Laid to Rest
Posted October 10th, 2014 by & filed under Student & Alumni Stories, Consciousness & Mindfulness.Exploring my own mortality by making choices regarding a living will and green/natural burial options, heightens my ability to live more fully right now. …
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Abstaining from Narcissism
Posted September 15th, 2014 by & filed under Student & Alumni Stories.At Southwestern College, in the first year of classes, the instructors and the curriculum invite us to look deeply at ourselves. We are invited to become more aware of both inner sources of strength and unconscious patterns that may not be serving us. I'm very grateful to have had this opportunity for self-inquiry. I'm sure…
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Awakening to the Call of the Soul
Posted September 14th, 2014 by & filed under Consciousness & Mindfulness, SWC Blog.What a gift, to learn to recognize the call of the soul! Thanks, Southwestern! Here's an excerpt from a paper I wrote for the Addiction Assessment and Treatment class that I took with Jason Holley:
In the past, I have had trouble connecting with a personal understanding of the word soul. Dictionaries tend to define…
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A Counseling Degree from Southwestern Prepares You for Many Careers
Posted September 5th, 2014 by & filed under Counseling at SWC, SWC Blog.The skill set you cultivate getting a master's degree in Counseling from Southwestern College prepares you for many possible career paths...…
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My Research on Spiritual Awakening
Posted August 31st, 2014 by & filed under Student & Alumni Stories, Consciousness & Mindfulness.In the summer of 2014, I took "Foundations in Human Science Research" with Michael Schwab at Southwestern College. As part of this class, I wrote a research paper on spiritual awakening. This paper was based on 10 years of personal experience exploring spiritual awakening (through meditation and other forms of spiritual practice) from 2004 to…
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Four Mandalas from Archetypal Psychology Class
Posted August 30th, 2014 by & filed under Student & Alumni Stories, Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More.In the spring of 2014, I took "Archetypal Psychology" with Heather Wulfers at Southwestern College. I was a bit intimidated about taking this class. Of all the classes I'd taken at Southwestern, this was the subject I'd had the least experience with, and I wasn't sure exactly what to expect. I had a feeling this…
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What Is New Thought?
Posted August 12th, 2014 by & filed under Consciousness & Mindfulness, SWC Blog.What is New Thought?
This is a great question. At this point in time, I may have 100 New Thought books in my house and there are dozens of answers to this question, largely because there IS no real definitive answer to this question. But I wanted to start offering responses to this question here…
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“I Am A Real Woman” by Michelle Harkey
Posted August 3rd, 2014 by & filed under Student & Alumni Stories.Michelle Harkey is a student at Southwestern College and a Life Coach. This blog is an incredibly open and vulnerable, bold and powerful sharing of her own experience of herself and her own self-image...
Please click below to access this amazing piece of work......
http://www.michelleharkey.com…
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A Heart Moment for the Children’s Mental Health Certificate
Posted July 31st, 2014 by & filed under Professional Training Certificates & NEI, SWC Blog.by Debbie Schroder
On a recent Saturday I needed to be at a task force meeting at 9 a.m. Yes . . .Saturday . . .9 a.m.! Running late, desperate for caffeine, I zipped into a fast-food drive-through. And I was stunned by the beauty of an image I saw there. In an advertisement promoting…
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My Favorite Summer Tradition
Posted July 31st, 2014 by & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC, Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More.by Debbie Schroder
The gardens on campus are lush and the temperature is hot – it must be Portfolio Review time!
Every year we ask our art therapy students who are moving into 2nd year, to bring in at least three pieces of art created during first year. By looking at their art and hearing…
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Ralph Waldo Emerson, a Pillar of Southwestern College’s Philosophy
Posted July 30th, 2014 by & filed under Consciousness & Mindfulness, SWC Blog.Counseling student Sylvan Schneider explores the connections of Vedic Scripture, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and the philosophy of Southwestern College.…
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Loving: A Reflection by Art Therapy/Counseling Student Christina Calderon
Posted July 22nd, 2014 by & filed under Student & Alumni Stories, Consciousness & Mindfulness.Art Therapy/Counseling student Christina Calderon reflects on the deeper levels of what it means to love...…
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Wilderness Fast: Sylvan Schneider’s Experience in Death Valley
Posted July 13th, 2014 by & filed under Professional Training Certificates & NEI, Student & Alumni Stories, Ecotherapy.Sylvan Schneider goes on a Vision Quest at Southwestern College, and shares his experience....…
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Archetypally Speaking…
Posted July 3rd, 2014 by & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More.In April, 2014 a call was made: "Archetypally speaking, who is showing up for you lately? What mentors, thieves, medicine folk, or tricksters are asking you to speak their name, embody their abilities, and artfully express the connections you have? Please, answer the call, create the art, embody the voice that wants to be heard…
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Southwestern College Philosophy by Carol Parker
Posted June 4th, 2014 by & filed under Consciousness & Mindfulness, SWC Blog.In an inspired moment, Dr. Carol Parker captures, from her perspective, and in her own poetic words, what the underlying philosophy is at Southwestern College...…
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Southwestern College’s Counseling Program is Unique
Posted May 31st, 2014 by & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC, SWC Blog.Dr. Carol Parker is the Chair of the Southwestern College Counseling Program. Here she explains, in a series of three narratives, how the Southwestern Counseling Program is unique...And Carol knows a thing or two about "unique"...…
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For the Love of Clouds
Posted May 29th, 2014 by & filed under Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More, SWC Blog.A photographic journey of the passing clouds in New Mexico and Colorado.…
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Divinity or Humanity? Depends on the Day
Posted May 23rd, 2014 by & filed under Consciousness & Mindfulness.Claudia Escareno-Clark reflects on the tension between embracing the Divine Oneness without naively ignoring human differences of all kinds...…
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Reboot Your Body, Mind, and Spirit with Collage!
Posted May 13th, 2014 by & filed under Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More.by Karen Stefano Ed.M., M.A., L.P.C., NCC
How can you unwind your body and mind, listen to the inner stirrings of your spirit, and supercharge your creativity? It’s easy. Tissue Paper Collage!
Mythologist Joseph Campbell said, “The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” The truth is that our culture is motivated,…
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The Land of Enchantment
Posted May 8th, 2014 by & filed under Student & Alumni Stories.Photographing the beauty of New Mexico. …
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Novel Formation: How Literature Has Informed My Interest in Psychology
Posted May 5th, 2014 by & filed under SWC Blog.First Year Art Therapy and Counseling student Caitlin Harper explores the magical ways in which great literature has informed her interest in Psychology…
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ONE LOVE
Posted May 1st, 2014 by & filed under Where do SWC Grads Work.by Jessica Callaway, LPAT, LPCC, ATR-BC
I didn't know what to expect when I decided to go to Haiti. I realized when I was on the plane that I was partly, or mostly, going for selfish reasons. I was excited to practice art therapy and teach yoga in an environment I had never experienced,…
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