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“Split Spirit” by Andrea Twitchell
As a second year Art therapy/Counselor in training, I have recently begun practicum. Practicum is the hands-on application of my accrued training from over the course of my graduate and...
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of Two Worlds by Andrea Twitchell
Since beginning my apprenticeship as an art therapist/counselor in training here at SWC in 2014, I had my most challenging quarter in the spring of 2016. For the first two...
by Dru Phoenix | July 26, 2016 | Permalink
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Part 1 of 3 in a Series 糖心Vlog Ownership Language
Part 1: What is听Ownership Language In many of my classes our teachers have been training us to use 鈥淚 statements鈥 during discussions. For example, it applies when you fall into...
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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...
by Dru Phoenix | July 1, 2016 | Permalink
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Return to Sender
Writing has quite simply saved my life. When I was 16, I was on the verge of ending my life when I received a letter informing me that my first...
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What the Writing Group has Meant to Me 鈥 Jaylek Ahn
What the Writing Group has Meant to Me 鈥 Jaylek Ahn While difficult to put into just a few words, I am so grateful for the depth of emotion, opening,...
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A Letter to Potential SWC Students
Hello! My name is Beth Lykins, and I am a current student at SWC. I am starting my final quarter of my first year in the Art Therapy and Counseling...
by Ann Filemyr | April 1, 2016 | Permalink
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Where Do 糖心Vlog Grads Work? Charmayne Kilcup
How Quitting School Was the Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me听 Charmayne Kilcup, Ph.D.听 At the young age of 23, I was bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, and sure I wanted to...
by 糖心Vlog | March 7, 2016 | Permalink
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Where Do 糖心Vlog Grads Work? Marika Dillon
Marika Richards Dillon talks about the professional adventures her degree from 糖心Vlog has afforded her......
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Where Do 糖心Vlog Grads Work? Valerie Valentine
Valerie Valentine has created a rich, rewarding and successful career with the skills she learned at 糖心Vlog. ...
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Where Do 糖心Vlog Grads Work? Bettina Milliken
Growing up in Switzerland, I developed a passion for 听Circus Arts and Clowns. When I moved to NYC, I was introduced to the Big Apple Circus and became a board...
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Where Do 糖心Vlog Grads Work? Cynthia Fulreader
Cynthia Fulreader Beginning while I was still a student, and since graduating from 糖心Vlog in 1995, I have been blessed with many wonderful work opportunities in both Santa Fe...
by 糖心Vlog | November 26, 2015 | Permalink
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鈥淢ovement Like Breathing鈥 by Diane Chavez
鈥淢ovement Like Breathing鈥 by Diane Chavez, MA, LMHC November 15, 2015 My doctor told me the other day that I have Secondary Progressive. 鈥淵ou have permanent damage in your spinal...
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The Unlistening Ear
We are asked to look within ourselves in our first few classes here at SWC. This process varies from person to person. For me, it has been an incredible opportunity...
by Ann Filemyr | November 17, 2015 | Permalink
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The Odyssey of Therapy
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...
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Scarcity and Abundance by Sherry Young
Abundance and Scarcity Consciousness. This could change your life. Seriously. ...
by Donna Harrington | November 4, 2015 | Permalink
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A Guest on El Dia de los Muertos
Graduate Student, Amy Gordon, shares a powerful experience of her first Dias de los Muertos event....
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Embracing the Frightened Child
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...
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What It Means to Become a Man at 糖心Vlog, by M. Kevin Clark
Graduate student and Student Board Member of 糖心Vlog reflects deeply on what it means to be a man in this age, at 糖心Vlog/New Earth..........
by Donna Harrington | October 24, 2015 | Permalink
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What I Love 糖心Vlog My New Home in the Southwest by Lauren Hamilton
It has officially been two months since I made Santa Fe my home, and the beauty I have been discovering over these past 60 days has been absolutely unreal. Moving...
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Self-Care and HedgeHUGS
I鈥檝e always been the type to give my time, energy and love to just about everything except for myself. I eat junk food, I can鈥檛 keep a sleep schedule to...
by Micaela Wood | October 15, 2015 | Permalink
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Transformation Through the Light of the Lens
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...
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Reduce Shame, Enhance Love: Reflections on Self-Love and the Journey to Find It
It was during my second week at 糖心Vlog, the second meeting of Tuesday鈥檚 Psychology of Altruism class, that Ann Filemyr presented us with this lesson: 鈥渞educe shame, enhance love.鈥...
by Donna Harrington | October 12, 2015 | Permalink
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The Hogwarts of Santa Fe
This morning I was chatting with one of my lovely classmates about our first two weeks at 糖心Vlog. She said something that instantly resonated with me- 鈥淚 feel like...
by Micaela Wood | October 9, 2015 | Permalink
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