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My Training at Southwestern College
In the spirit of full disclosure, I must admit that I am a film geek and child of the 80's. Bear with me. That moment comes when you've been in...
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The End of a Storm Chasing Era
From 2002 through 2010, I went on storm chasing trips to the Great Plains around Texas almost every spring. Toward the end of these years, I started getting more insight...
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How I Commute from Albuquerque to Santa Fe by Train
When I got accepted at Southwestern College (in Santa Fe), I had been living in Albuquerque for about a decade. My wife and I felt quite comfortable in Albuquerque, and...
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The Therapeutic Value of Humor
2nd Year SWC student Caitlin Harper explores her perspective on the use of humor in counseling. ...
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Natascha Holmes’ Unique Description of Her First Quarter at Southwestern College
This is a remarkable and brief video capturing Natascha's experience at the College... ...
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Post Partum Depression: A Story of Hope by Ivy Whisper
WOUNDED HEALER AS MAMA by Ivy Whisper I was eight months pregnant with my first son when Gloria called me and said that she needed to talk to me...
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What I Learned About My Gender Last Week
Counseling student at Southwestern College, explores his own gender, and which gender language best suits him. ...
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Andrew Fearnside Art Show @ Wild Heart Gallery
"Everything comes from shit." --Daniel Lanois 2014 was a long year. In late May of 2014, I was about to complete the Preliminary Studies Program at the Santa Fe...
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On Being a Man in a World of Women
Back in the 1990s, when I was in graduate school the first time around (for my computer science degree), I was man in a world of men. I remember passing...
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A Student’s Guide to Southwestern’s Mission
I'm in my second year of a Masters degree program in counseling at Southwestern College, finishing up my last quarter of classes before my internship. Having been here a while,...
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Shadow: an area of darkness created when a source of light is blocked
"Wholeness for humans depends on the ability to own their own shadow." -C.G. Jung...
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Bringing Together Yoga, Ayurveda & Psychotherapy by Melissa Spamer
Bringing Together Yoga, Ayurveda & Psychotherapy...
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Discovering Your Inner Puppy: Inner Child Work by Sylvan Schneider
Sylvan Schneider offers a very touching and real account of how dogs can bring healing into our lives......
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From Football to Marines to Mushrooms to Mental Health by Paul King-Miller
Paul King-Miller transitioned from serving five years in the Marine Corps to college, an assortment of interesting jobs and finally to New Mexico and Southwestern College....
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From Ozzy Osbourne to Private Practice by Sylvan Schneider
Sylvan Schneider’s work experience journey included a commercial painting job, assisting in a dental office, a foray to the music industry and into the field of mental health. ...
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The Psychology of Coffee, by Sylvan Schneider
Counseling Graduate Student Sylvan Schneider discusses the loves of his life: Coffee, and Buddy......
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Learning to Lose: The Freedom in Failure
Learning to Lose: The Freedom in Failure by Claudia Escareño-Clark Have you ever heard the question, “What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?” A while ago I fell...
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Six Questions about Leaving My Corporate Job, by Jacob Gotwals
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
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
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...
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A Newbie Art Therapist Reflects on the 2012 AATA Conference
by Christina-Villarreal The American Art Therapy Association's 45th annual conference (2012) was held in San Antonio, Texas. As a budding art therapist, I decided to take the opportunity to attend my...
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My Research on Spiritual Awakening
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...
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Four Mandalas from Archetypal Psychology Class
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...