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Comparing Graduate Programs and what is unique about SWC, by Ali Simmel
My name is Ali, pronounced like "alley"—as in "alley cat." I'm 29, a mother of two girls (ages nine and seven), and a partner of eleven years. As I type,...
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Bringing Human Development Course into Life Events, by Ali Simmel
On Tuesday, November 5th, I sat in front of my TV in Texas, watching states in my country turn blue or red in unison with much of the nation and...
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Networking: A Key Part of Marketing a Private Practice by Kam Monroe, MA, LPCC
Networking: A Key Part of Marketing While a strong online presence is crucial, some of the most valuable client referrals came from networking with other professionals. In private practice, building...
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The Importance of Marketing in Private Practice: Lessons from My Journey, By Kam Monroe, MA, LPCC
Marketing often feels like a daunting word for many in the helping professions. When I started my private practice, I was focused on creating a safe, welcoming space for my...
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Home for the Holidays by Southwestern College Art Therapy student, Ali Simmel
Over winter break, I had a moment to pause and reflect on my journey as an online master’s student at Southwestern College (SWC) while talking to my family about how...
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Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership interview with Dr. Enid LaGesse
Dr. Enid LaGesse, founding faculty member in the Visionary Practice & Regenerative Leadership (VPRL) PhD program at Southwestern College (SWC), sits down with VPRL Founder and Director, Dr. Ann Filemyr,...
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Into Becoming: My First Term as a Doctoral Student at Southwestern College, Zahra Indigo Rønlov, VPRL PhD Student
Sometimes an opportunity appears and without even knowing all the details a big YES from the heart arises. This is what happened when I first became aware of the Visionary...
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Learning with Nature, by Nena Martinez Anaya, Doctoral Student
In the Visionary Practice & Regenerative Leadership PhD Program at Southwestern College, we understand the natural world and more-than-human beings are partners in our learning. Of course, nature is not...
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PhD First Residency: Encounters of the VPRL kind by Vlad Rebek
A small passenger van's tires slowly bite into the dusty desert road, leading into a ranch off of the main scenic road, appropriately called Ghost Ranch. We are about...
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“Follow the Path – A Doctoral Student Begins her Journey”
In September 2024 the Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership PhD Program held its annual Fall Residency welcoming its third cohort. A hallmark of the program and all graduate programs...
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Returning to my Roots by Kam Monroe, LPCC
Returning to My Roots: Embracing the Mission of Transforming Consciousness Through Education As I stepped back onto the familiar campus of Southwestern, a wave of nostalgia washed over me. It...
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Graduation 2023 Address for Degree Students -Jennifer Albright Knash, DAT
Graduation Address: Jennifer Albright Knash, DAT, Chair of Art Therapy, Graduation Address, November 2023 Featured Photo of Virginia Padilla Vigil, Katherine Ninos and Jennifer Albright Knash More on:...
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Albuquerque Winter 2023 Events and Activities by Tya Bussell
Albuquerque is 64 miles Southwest of Santa Fe and has many fun things to check out this holiday season! Take the Rail Runner or drive down i25 and explore the...
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Prioritizing Self Care as a Masters Student by Mariana Leon
Before attending Southwestern College, self-care was a weekend activity or something to do after all my priorities were completed. It was a luxury to have time for self care. My...
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What to do in New Mexico, Summer 2023 by Tya Bussell
There are many gems to be discovered in the summertime throughout New Mexico. The summer temperatures in lower elevation areas of New Mexico range from 80-100 degrees Fahrenheit. The higher...
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Navigating with a Learning Difference, Part I by Susanmarie Oddo
Time will Tell Wherever you find yourself in your educational career, you may discover, from time to time, that you need support to achieve success. As a student with a...
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Snowflake: Reflection on the PhD Cohort by Susanmarie Oddo
Snow is beginning to accumulate, and as my border collies race outside for their last evening jaunt before bed, their paw prints pepper the snow. I delight in watching them...
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Vision Seeds for PhD Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership
Growing Your Vision-Seed In our new transdisciplinary applied doctoral program, the PhD in Visionary Practice & Regenerative Leadership, each student begins their journey with the spark of an idea or...
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Snapshot of a PhD course, first quarter by Colleen Pendry
It has been a remarkable first quarter in the PhD program. VPRL620 – Phenomenology and the Call to Serve embedded spiritual, investigative, and practical methods, providing me with opportunities to...
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Reflecting on Indigenous Peoples Day by Kira Jackson, SWC Student
Being in the northeast, the hustle and bustle of the cities domineers everything. Regionally the energy is impatient, it’s fast-paced, it’s strong-willed. There’s always people, TONS of traffic, and a...
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Residency for the Ph.D. Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership Program
Southwestern College & New Earth Institute launched their first Ph.D. program, called Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership. This program embodies three life-changing residency experiences that include Seeking, Gathering and Grounding,...
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My first week at SWC by Tya Bussell -Student and Graduate Assistant
The anticipation from July to September was immense, knowing grad school was a big life step for me. I prepped my spare room that was my old high school bedroom...
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Living in the Desert by Tya Bussell, SWC Student and Graduate Assistant
Ah, the sweet New Mexico landscape. Enchanting, delicious, wild, entertaining, clear, infinite. The home, I’ve called my own since I emerged from the womb. A place of lots of dirt...
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Capstone from a Distance: Zine pages, blood, sweat, & tears
Our Capstone process underwent a new iteration this year. With the class split in half with students who are learning at a distance, and students who are local to Southwestern...