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Looking Back on My First Week at Southwestern College: “Hello, Fear! Why Are You Here?”
2nd Year Student Looking Back to Year One Written by Sara Beth Patrick as an incoming student. I have just finished my first week of classes at Southwestern College....
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The Insurer, by Andrew Fearnside (SWC Alum)
The Insurer by Andrew Fearnside 3,000 Hours: Meeting The Auditor I've got this image of The Insurer lurking in me, down deep where it's dark and close and stuffy....
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Aha and Aho! Reflections of Gratitude
Today I attended the first of a two-day Phoenix-based EMDR conference with Columbian born Ana Gomez. Ana is reputed to be a leader in EMDR implementation, research, and...
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Learning the Power of Language at Southwestern College
by Amy Hautman Bates We talk a lot about language at SWC. What are you saying? What do you really mean? This careful attention to words is part of the...
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First Year Southwestern Student: On Family Constellations
My Personal Take on Family Constellations by Beza Addis In my 3rd quarter I had the opportunity to participate in a class activity that left a great impression in...
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Lessons From My Multicultural Class, by Beza Addis
Lessons from my Multicultural class by Beza Addis In my multicultural class we each had to select a topic that is focused on multicultural issues which has bearing in our...
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Using Art to Slow Down and Feel Loss
Using Art to Slow Down and Feel Loss by Allegra Borghese I had a nervous breakdown my freshman year of college due to over exertion in athletics and an insistence...
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MEDICINE WALK
It’s been raining. I am wet up to my knees. Cold and overcast. I am already primed with fear because I saw a black bear on the side of the road on...
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The Potency of Groups – Archetypal Psychology
Amy Hautman Bates I like Robert Waterman's concept of “The Studio" – the sense that we are all one and share in one another's growth. I feel the transformation of...
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The Three C’s for Emotional Balance When Living With an Addict, by Ted Wiard, LPCC
Addiction of any kind is a difficult path and can wreck havoc on loved ones as well as the person caught in the trap of addiction. It can be heart...
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Dealing With Anger in the Grief Process by Ted Wiard, LPCC, CGC
One primary theme in Dan Millman’s book, Way of the Peaceful Warrior is that the “time is now and you are here.” For me, this message means you should avoid...
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Visioning the Life Path by Gabrielle Tatha Viethen
One of the last classes offered to students at SWC before they launch into internship and graduation is Career and Life Development, well placed as a stepping stone into life...
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Art Therapy Techniques: Mask Making – The Inner Critic
Brittany, Allegra, and Noelle wearing their Inner Critics by Amy Hautman Bates It felt more like a kid’s birthday party than a techniques class with glitter, glue and feathers...
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Exploring Loss
Loss has been part of life since the beginning of time. It happens in nature with the seasons, animals and natural disasters. With humanity’s evolution, especially in certain societies, loss...
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The Grief Process
I think of grief as the normal and natural healing process from a loss. There are many forms of loss, including, loss of a pet, health, home, finances, dreams and...
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What is the Difference Between Grief and Trauma? from Rev. Ted Wiard
A Blog on Grief and Loss, from Ted Wiard Dear Ted, What is the difference between grief and trauma? Sincerely, Just Interested Dear Interested: Thank you for your question. Unfortunately,...
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Growthiness, By Andrew Fearnside
3,000 Hours: Growthiness Growthy [Grohth-ee] adjective. 1. Generating personal growth. 2. Transformative. Growth. Transformation. Expanding consciousness. Meaning the development of new psychological capacities, new relationships, new understandings. Those...
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SWC First Year Student Wrestles With Consciousness
ON BEING HUMAN at Southwestern College, Santa Fe - Allegra Borghese I sit in client-mode, staring at myself down a long, dark tunnel. I see a flicker of myself that...
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A Poetic Journey through Ethics and Personal Transformation, by Student Camille Grec
Professional Ethics in Art Therapy Final Paper Camille Grec Autumn 2012 “But I say to you that when you work you fulfil a part of of earth’s furthest dream,...
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What Is Healing? by Southwestern College Student, Andrea Mitchell
What is healing? by Andrea Mitchell What is healing? I was asked that question on the first morning of my first class. Actually I was asked to make artwork...
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Light Figures: Finding the Core of Consciousness at Southwestern College, Santa Fe
Light Figures and Consciousness: At the Core of Southwestern College's Curriculum (Santa Fe) by Katherine Ninos, developer of the Psychology of Consciousness Sequence As you all know, Southwestern College’s mission...
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Who Is an Artist When She Is Not Making Art?
by Amy Hautman Bates Artist's Block "Who is an artist when she is not making art?" (This is a doodle, not a painting.) In September, my partner and I packed...