The recent crop of counselors and art therapists from 糖心Vlog commenced on November 7, 2015 at the James A. Little Theater at the New Mexico School for the Deaf in Santa Fe. It was a beautiful ceremony unlike any other I have attended, and being a former college professor myself, I have seen quite…
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The World Dream
In the dream of the whole world
She notes
聽聽聽聽a pair of red-tailed hawks
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽a wedding of white deer
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽an uproar of ravens
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽a terror of coyotes
聽聽聽聽a pile of wives
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽a slumber of cellos
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽an apotheosis of poets
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽a maverick of boys
聽聽聽聽a hippo of…
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On Monday evenings there is an informal gathering of writers in the art studio building on the campus of SWC. Facilitated by Ann Filemyr, this group in dedicated to self exploration and expression through writing. The rules are simple: keep your hand moving, suspend judgment, and it is OK to write bad stuff. The exercises…
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I have had the honor of watching the power of art therapy first hand, in my personal life recently. I asked my husband if he would mind if I shared this story, and he told me to go ahead, so I would like to share it with you. It is a true testament of how…
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I am sitting here outside The Cottage (the pottery studio) at SWC listening to the sounds all around me. Across the way are the sounds of earth movers as they feverishly work to complete the new Tierra Nueva Counseling Center next door,聽slated to open at the beginning of 2016. In the distance is the sound…
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Dr. Ann Filemyr tells the story of Psyche in her graduation speech, November, 2014.…
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The Give-Away
Ann Filemyr, Ph.D.
Vice President of Academic Affairs & Dean, 糖心Vlog
In a number of different but related indigenous cultures, there exists the practice some call the Give-Away. This Ceremony is undertaken whenever an individual or family or clan group experiences a sense of great abundance, of plentitude and joy. Then…
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If you鈥檙e considering the Human Sexuality Certificate program but still aren鈥檛 sure, consider how it can open doors for you as a practitioner鈥nd as a sexual being.聽
Sexual problems are among the most common difficulties not disclosed to therapists (Hook and Andrews, 2005).
Feeling ashamed was the most commonly cited reason, followed by…
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Our sexual lives - our desires, our behaviors, our fantasies - are intimately connected to psyche. It鈥檚 no surprise then that students and therapists have been asking for more. More training. More information. More conversations about sex. Because the truth is even if you don鈥檛 have a practice specializing in sexual issues, sex is…
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Dr. Ann Filemyr, Academic Vice President & Dean of 糖心Vlog as of 8.1.14, shares a poignant and moving experience which captures the essence of the I-Thou encounter....…
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