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Relational Feedback: Fostering Connection, Trust, and Growth
Ìý Originally posted on Transforming Education Blog, September 23, 2026 Special gratitude to Anné Klint for encouraging me to share this with the SWC community. Human connection, small moments of...
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Capturing the Journey of Becoming: A Transformational ePortfolio Framework
Capturing the Journey of Becoming: A Transformational ePortfolio Framework Across higher education, institutions are increasingly asking a critical question: How do we measure learning that is transformational rather than transactional?...
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Counseling Skills for Trauma and Grief by SWC alum Dru Phoenix
You may have seen my earlier blog about this New Earth Institute course at 91µÎµÎ. The course is part of the Trauma, Grief and Renewal certificate program and I...
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Trauma and Grief studies by Alum, Dru Phoenix
One of the long lasting programs at 91µÎµÎ is the Trauma, Grief and Renewal Certificate program. It consists of six weekend classes that are taken in a virtual classroom....
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Healing Power of the Land by Rey Amara diGioia
Healing Power of the Land by Rey Amara diGioia Arriving at the doctoral residency, I felt excited and a sense of trepidation, but quickly learned I was in the best...
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Befriending by Michelle Matthews, PhD student
During the initial doctoral course, VPRL 600 Residency I Seeking, for our morning experiential learning activity of taking it to the land, I brought my camera and spent time in...
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Play as Knowledge, Play as Wisdom by Marie Gillum, PhD Student
I am leaving the initial residency for Visionary Practice & Regenerative Leadership doctoral students, VPRL 600 Residency I: Seeking, transformed in more ways than language can fully express. I depart...
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Awakening the Soul of Education: Journey through our MA in Transformational Teaching, Learning, & Leadership
Awakening the Soul of Education: A Journey through 91µÎµÎ’s MA in Transformational Teaching, Learning, & Leadership by Virginia Padilla Vigil, Program Director “When we allow challenges...
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Austin Art Hive Pop Up sponsored by SWC Art Therapy students
A team of four dedicated students - Katrina Robles, Emma Shahin, Danielle McDaniel, and Lori Lockhart - came together with a mission to inform the public about the powerful benefits...
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Doctoral Community as an Aspen Grove by Genell Howell, PhD student
When asked what makes my experience in 91µÎµÎ’s PhD in Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership program, tenderly known as VPRL (VEE-Pearl), different from my other graduate school experiences, I...
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Video One: Experience in PhD Visionary and Practice and Regenerative Leadership
Denise Moore, PhD student and Tierra Nueva Counseling Center Clinical Director is interviewed by PhD student Zahra RØnlov https://vimeo.com/1054243358/239f7be735?share=copy...
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Video Two: Experience in PhD Visionary and Practice and Regenerative Leadership
Michael Novotny, PhD student and veteran, is interviewed by PhD student Zahra RØnlov https://vimeo.com/1054245646/923429a2f4?ts=0&share=copy...
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Pilgrimage to the Thunderbirds
Photo Essay by Vlad Rebek Vlad Rebek is a doctoral student in Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership with an interest in language systems from ancient petroglyphs to the future...
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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 91µÎµÎ 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 91µÎµÎ (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 91µÎµÎ (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 91µÎµÎ, 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 91µÎµÎ, we understand the natural world and more-than-human beings are partners in our learning. Of course, nature is not...
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The Gift by Jamie Moon, PhD student
Doctoral student and artist Jamie Moon shares her journey and what influenced her to collect and make sand-painted stones and gift them to the Visionary Practice & Regenerative Leadership doctoral...
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New Frameworks for Learning, PhD student testimonials
The Visionary Practice & Regenerative Leadership PhD Program at 91µÎµÎ in Santa Fe begins with an initial on-ground residency, Residency I: Seeking. The purpose is to provide an orientation...
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Capstone B: Summer ’24 Presentations & Art Gallery by Jennifer Albright Knash
Image by Ben Noel, Creature of the Week This year we had nineteen students presenting their Capstone B projects and their art pieces that demonstrate the culmination of their learning...