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A Welcome to New Friends
By Courtney Shackelford This time last year I was new. The sun was brighter than anything I had experienced on the other side of the country and the landscape was...
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ENFP
By Courtney Shackelford The campaigner. That is what the ENFP has been called. It is a personality that is driven by story, idealism, and emotional connection. It is my personality...
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Getting to know Kate Latimer – Director of New Earth Institute
By Kate Latimer, MA, LPCC, Director of New Earth Institute photo of Seren Morris, Joanna Conte and Kate Latimer at their SWC graduation SWC for student orientation in the...
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When “assessment” is in the title for a retreat
This past Friday, June 29, the SWC leadership, including the members of the Academic Council, the Chief Finance Officer and the Director of Enrollment Services (me!) gathered together for our...
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About Being Mad
by Dru Phoenix, MA, LMHC The upcoming Wild Heart Gallery art show at Southwestern College is titled “Anger and the Feminine Self.” The idea was to invite the feminine into...
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Self Care, a Symphony in Four Parts: Part Four
By Awbrey Michelle Willett Ann Filmyer, Ph. D is an educator, poet, teacher, and mentor. A traditional healer she trained with the late Keewaydinoquay Paschal in the Midewiwin tradition...
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Meltdown! (Looking at the World We Live In: Yikes!) by Deb Schroder
Meltdown! No matter where one lands in terms of politics in our country right now, the stress of what we see and hear in the news can melt one’s sense...
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Ecopsychology of the Night: An Interview With Jason Holley, by Rene Tricou
A simple question. What is astrology? I would say astrology is a way to live in connection with natural cycles of time. It is also the correlation, “as above,...
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Being a Counselor Activist – SWC Alumna Kate Latimer
Being a Counselor Activist I was outraged from an early age. They say if you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention, so I guess I was paying attention. In 8th...
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Wild Heart Gallery Featured Artist: Ann Filemyr
Prime Movers: The Annual SWC Staff and Faculty Exhibition On Thursday, January 12th, the Wild Heart Gallery had its first opening night gala of 2017: Prime Movers: The Annual Southwestern...
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Liberating Student Loan Lessons for Life
Liberating Loan Lessons for Life You finally figured out a career path and maybe even the college you want to attend, but now you are faced with the daunting task...
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Who’s Who at Southwestern College – Denise Moore
Early on in my graduate internship at a family counseling agency, a supervisor told me, "We have the best jobs in the world, for we get to witness, hold and...
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Juan Blea, SWC’s Newest Trustee
Juan Blea Bio I think in English, but I feel in Spanish. Where the two meet is the source of who I am. I was born in...
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Now What? Dr. Ann Filemyr, Ph.D
Now What? Dr. Ann Filemyr, Ph.D November 14, 2016 In the aftermath of Tuesday’s election, I summon my courage. Already in the past five days there are multiple accounts...
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Sex in Full Spectrum by Ginna Clark, PsyD., LPCC, ATR
Check this out in the Santa Fe Reporter!!! http://www.sfreporter.com/santafe/article-9132-sex-in-full-spectrum.html ...
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Food and Consciousness by Dianne Deloren
Food and Consciousness Ah, October, one of my favorite seasons in Santa Fe, time to make my first apple pie of the season, and look forward to homemade muffins and...
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Bringing the Divine Feminine to Campus – Ann Filemyr, Ph.D.
Bringing the Divine Feminine to Campus by Ann Filemyr, Ph.D. I believe the Ultimate could be a vast energetic being, nameless, formless, skinless, disembodied raw creative force power zipping...
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When One Transitions, We All Transition
When One Transitions, We All Transition by Ann Filemyr Our granddaughter announced his decision to become an F to M Trans Boy. Okay, I am ready, I thought. Well, not...
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Choosing your Graduate Program
Choosing the right graduate program is not an easy task. I am one of those people who did not make the best choice. I am writing this blog to offer...
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Summer Beach Reading from the “Sea of Whiteness” by Deborah Schroder
Summer Beach Reading from the “Sea of Whiteness” I remember seeing lists of books in magazines that were deemed appropriate for “summer beach reading," the assumption being that we all...
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Who’s Who at Southwestern College – Deborah Schroder
I’m the chairperson of the Art Therapy/Counseling program. I moved to Santa Fe to teach at Southwestern College in 2002, and continue to be delighted by the insightful art therapy...
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Who’s Who at Southwestern College – Ron Light
Ron is the Landscaping Director at Southwestern College. You have seen him around a thousand times, and if you’re lucky, you have had opportunities to talk with him. He is...