We believe that the best way to learn the art of leadership is not merely through the obtaining and executing of good information and technique but through embodiment 鈥� entering into the wild drama and dance of pursuing life with one another on behalf of others. Each of you brings a richness of vision, ability, and desire. Embracing the fullness of who you are, we invite you to participate and to create on behalf of 天美视频 community. Student life at 天美视频 is a living collage reflecting the vision, interests, passions, and personalities of our students!

Student Groups at 天美视频 are peer-facilitated communities designed to connect and resource students in relation to their shared interests or identities. There will be opportunities for our new students to begin getting connected to student groups during Community Weekend and Fall Residency.

Underrepresented student groups are spaces wherein students gather with others who share similar experiences and perspectives related to underrepresentation around their culture and/or identity. We know that it can be costly and exhausting to engage in contexts where one is underrepresented. Student group gatherings offer space for processing, conversation, and deepening connections. These groups expand students鈥� network of support, help students to grow their capacity to learn and thrive in relation to their culture or identity, and provide resources for engaging in learning spaces and future professional contexts. We currently have the following three groups BIPOC Student Group (centers underrepresentation around race/ethnicity); LGBTQIA+ Student Group (centers underrepresentation related to sexual orientation and/or gender identity); and Access (connects students who have neurodiversities, disabilities and/or chronic pain).We are currently looking for students interested in joining the student facilitation teams for these three groups. If you would like to get involved, contact Becca (rshirley@theseattleschool.edu).

Interest-based student groups allow students to cultivate connections based on shared areas of interest. These groups ebb and flow depending on student desire and capacity. We currently have one active interest-based student group called Sage, which gathers students who are returning to school later in life, after a long time away, often while caring for their families or aging parents. Examples of interest groups from the past include an Artists鈥� Council, Lit (student print publication), and Eagle & Child for Theology students.

Student Leadership is a team of students who volunteer to serve the student body as a whole, and meet on a weekly basis. This team is not elected, but open to all who have a heart to serve and to cultivate community together. Our mission is to foster student engagement in our learning community by facilitating collaboration, conversation, and mutuality among students, staff, and faculty. We practice active listening, turning towards one another, and cultivating trust and belonging in all our shared spaces. We seek to recruit a diverse team that represents as much of the student body as possible. Student Leadership hosts seasonal gatherings like Fall Vespers and Community Dinners, and engage ad hoc projects in collaboration with the other student group leaders, faculty, and the Student Services team throughout the year. . Anyone interested in joining Student Leadership can do so at two points in the year: in August, and in January. The initial term of commitment is one academic year from the month during which one has started. For more conversation about student leadership, email studentleadership@theseattleschool.edu or at Becca (rshirley@theseattleschool.edu).

Read more about Student Groups and Student Leaderships here.

The Student Leadership team is eager to meet you and we are planning some fun opportunities for students to get to know one another during Community Week and Fall Residency September 10-13! Look for us in the blue t-shirts around campus on September 10!

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But how do we orient and connect when students and classmates are joining at different times, from different places, with diverse backgrounds, cultures, and identities, and with varying degrees of ease related to technology and access?

These questions have shaped much of our work within the Student & Academic Services team (SAS) in recent months and years. If you are a new student at 天美视频, I would imagine that questions like these have shaped your experience as well. Some of you in the 2024 cohort started taking classes this winter or spring. Others have just enrolled and are figuring out how to access student email and wondering where to get textbooks. Some have begun connecting during our monthly summer zoom coffee or happy hours. And some are also supporting children starting school while you prepare to start school yourself. Wherever you are today, however you are feeling about starting classes in September, we are here for you. We value your presence, our relationship with you, and the ways you will shape this learning community.

For many years we’ve held a tradition of asking our incoming cohort to reflect on who they are as they begin their degree program, and to introduce themselves creatively using a simple sheet of paper. This non-graded “Who Am I?” assignment is a way of collectively representing the people, perspectives, and stories that make up your incoming cohort.

During the fall term, we hang these compositions in an art installation in our Community Gallery on the 3rd floor of the school building. Afterward, we gather these pages into a portfolio and archive them alongside nearly two decades of cohorts who have participated in this assignment. We return to these portfolios every year as we are sending our graduating cohort, inviting them to look back at the person they were when they started, and to see the host of alumni that surround them as a great cloud of witnesses. These pages are a cherished part of our community鈥檚 story.

How to complete the Who Am I? assignment:

New students, here is your task: Using any media of your choice, answer the question Who are you? We invite you to consider three categories as you reflect and introduce yourself through this assignment: Who are you as an embodied listener, a meaning maker, and a community healer?

You may be as creative as you’d like: collage, paint, sketch, color, write a poem, a song, a story, include your picture or a picture of those people, places, or things you love. . . or don’t. In the case of a song or poem you are free to make an audio recording of yourself but please also prepare an image that connects to it, whether it is the lyrics or some other visual representation of you that can hang with the collection in the third-floor gallery

This assignment is due on September 11th. Bring it with you when you come to campus for Part 2 of New Student Orientation. We will spend some time sharing these pieces with one another that afternoon. We will then hang the visual pieces in the third-floor gallery for you to see and interact with when you come to campus. And, after the fall term, we will gather and keep these pieces in the portfolio archives alongside past cohorts.

If you have questions about this assignment, feel free to post them in the discussion in the Frameworks & Intersections group in Populi or email me directly at rshirley@theseattleschool.edu.

For a bit of inspiration, we鈥檝e included a smattering of Who Am I? pages from past cohorts below.

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The role of Instructional Assistant at 天美视频 is somewhat different from what you may have encountered as Teaching Assistants in other academic contexts. All of our IAs hold Master鈥檚 degrees from 天美视频 or similar programs, and are practitioners at various stages within their chosen fields. Instructional Assistants work with faculty to ensure that you get the most out of your learning experience. They provide feedback on papers, are available to meet for office hours, and periodically teach and facilitate classroom interaction. Moreover, we ask IAs to bring their experience as former students and as practitioners in their current vocational contexts into all they do here at 天美视频. Instructional Assistants are dedicated to your growth and development as students and are eager to walk alongside you in this journey. Get used to seeking them out! They are here for you.

Today we’d love to spotlight two of the IAs who are working specifically in First-Year courses this fall (see below). And while we move quickly towards the start of the academic year, on behalf of all of the instructional staff here at 天美视频, we can鈥檛 wait to engage with you in the classroom soon.

Chris Curia (he/they)

Welcome, new students! I look forward to getting to know you more personally once the academic year begins. But first, I wanted to introduce myself here, extend my congratulations, and offer my best wishes for embarking on this next chapter in your professional journey. Having completed the MACP program in 2023 and the MATC-Community Development track in 2024, I am a recent 天美视频 graduate and know what it is like to begin such an undertaking. I commend you for leaping!

As an alumnus, I credit many aspects of my formation at this small, beautiful, complicated graduate school for how my life looks today. Apart from my role on the Instructional Staff team, I am a psychotherapist based in downtown Seattle and a commissioner on an advisory board with the City of Seattle. I am proud of my academic and personal work and the questions about belonging, equity, justice, identity, and liberation I wrestled with throughout my graduate years that have followed me into my career. As such, I returned to 天美视频 as an Instructional Assistant because of my belief that your graduate student years can be just as formative if you let them. So, it is my joy to come alongside you in whatever that journey will hold. I wish you all the best and plenty of rest in the weeks ahead, and I look forward to our work together this academic year!

Jessalyn Jackson (She/Her)

Welcome! My name is Jessalyn. I am looking forward to another academic year filled with the highs and lows of learning and self-discovery and supporting you along the way. I graduated with a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Northwest University across the pond in Kirkland in 2019. Since then, I鈥檝e worked in a community mental health setting for about three years before transitioning to private practice. The emphasis on reflection and depth work at 天美视频 has had a profound impact on my personal and professional life. Because personal growth is a journey that never ends, I encourage you to engage in the work authentically and with curiosity and see where it takes you. Practice embodied self-compassion as you are seemingly inundated with knowledge and information. You will find that once your time here is done, you鈥檝e retained more than you think. Finally, enjoy connecting with your colleagues! You each have a wealth of knowledge, perspectives, and unique understanding to contribute that is invaluable. When I鈥檓 not a therapist, I’m a wife and mom to an 8th month old boy (Graham). I enjoy design, sports, and used to like going to the movies. I look forward to meeting you!

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What do you need in order to be present?

While previously the idea of being relationally connected to people virtually was unimaginable, it is more and more a part of our lives. As you are entering into this learning community where significant parts of your studies will be done online (even if you are in the on campus modality!), consider what you need in order to be present both with yourself and others. Here are some points for your consideration:

• How will you prepare to be present?
  • Create rituals or a space that helps you 鈥済et in the zone鈥�.

E.g. Light a candle before you start class.

• Create a study space that fits your body in an ergonomic way to support your participation over long hours.

• How will you deal with zoom and screen fatigue?
  • Find a way to connect with nature.

E.g. Find a spot to sit that it near a window, so you can give your eyes and imagination breaks from the computer screen

• Take small, frequent breaks to take care of yourself.
• Consider if there are nourishing snacks or beverages you can have nearby that will help you stay energized and motivated.
• Develop grounding practices that help you feel present in your own body

E.g. pay attention to your breath; try closing your eyes for a moment and taking听

deep breaths when you need to recharge.

• What do you need in order to digest all the learning you will be doing?
  • Consider asking close friends, partners, or mentors to be conversation partners with you in your learning process.
  • Create space for creativity or contemplation that helps you metabolize both the information and feelings that will surface throughout your studies.
  • Create and negotiate boundaries (both professional and personal) that will help you both engage and find regular rhythms of rest from the deeply emotional work you will be diving into.听

What are you here to learn and how will you do it?

Starting the learning venture of graduate school is a big deal. Between the workload, normal life responsibilities, and the volume of information that is a normal part of graduate school, it can be quite overwhelming. Listening to what you need to learn and how you will go about doing that is an important skill. It will aid you in focusing and prioritizing your work here. Consider:听

• Prioritizing readings, research, and experiences that matter most to you – seek to find and be led by the sweet spot of your curiosity when engaging required course assignments and your own capacity.听
• Build collaboration.听
  • Your professors and future colleagues (fellow students) are full of knowledge听 which will enrich and enliven your learning experience!
  • Share resources, learnings, and information with others. The Matriculate populi group (for incoming students) and the Student Hub populi group (for all students) are designed to be places for this.
  • What can you do to help others? What do you need that others can help you with?
• What types of interactions feel connective to you?听
  • Group Chats? Video calls? Study groups? Consider connecting with other students in a way that promotes communication, collaboration and relationship.听

What technology and study needs do you have?

Depending on your particular personality, needs, and context, how you will study and what form that takes will change greatly! Processing, prioritizing and planning skills are influenced by so many things, including but not limited to emotions, energy levels, neuro-divergence, home living environment, and society. Think about what your particular needs are and how best you can create systems that will work for you and support you.听

• Develop a filing and note taking system that makes sense to your brain. You will be engaging and reading an enormous amount of information, and having a way to keep track of what you are studying will save you time and frustration when you need to refer to it. It may take some fine tuning to develop a system that works for you, but it鈥檚 worth it!听
• Use study management software: Evernote or Microsoft鈥檚 OneNote are great note taking options. Larger project management platforms like Notion or Asana can work for planning out school related tasks including meetings, research or writing projects, and class assignments.
• What do you want to do electronically vs physically? Most textbooks are available electronically and can be found to be a bit cheaper than print versions. However, some students prefer a physical copy to read.听
• If you are an auditory learner, utilize Text-to-Speech technology. Consider using a page reader like or your computer or phone鈥檚 built in text reading accessibility software.听
• Watch this video on 听

Learning Resources at 天美视频

• Writing Center – full of resources to help you improve and fine tune your writing. Get helpful guidance related to writing standards, and schedule a call with one of 天美视频s great Writing Center Consultants!听
• Writing Workshop – This optional seminar style class provides foundational understanding of the writing process and standards at 天美视频. This is a great low-stakes option to help you dive into writing, without adding a ton of additional work onto your plate. Register for this class in Populi!
• First Year Frameworks Course – All incoming students are automatically registered for this non-credit course before fall term! It鈥檚 a great starting place to orient you towards the systems, resources and learning methods utilized here at 天美视频. If entering back into a formal learning environment feels daunting for you, this course will be helpful in orienting you both to graduate learning and to the systems that are particular to our context..
• Accessibility and Student Needs – For students who need accommodations assistance for academic disabilities, contact Daniel Tidwell-Davis (dtidwell@theseattleschool.edu). Daniel can walk you through the steps of documenting your accessibility needs and linking you with helpful resources.听
• Contact a member of the Student & Academic Services (SAS) team – see this page for information about the kinds of support that are available, and to schedule office hours with members of the SAS team.听
• Research & Library Assistance听 – The library is full of resources and tools to help you in your research process. Consider scheduling an appointment with one of our amazing librarians to answer particular questions or help orient you to the research and academic work available to you!听
• Instructional Assistants (IA) – For a few select courses, you鈥檒l have access to Instructional Assistants, and they鈥檙e like Teaching Assistants for 天美视频. These are oftentimes alumni听 of the school who are now working in the field, and also seek to continue to have a pulse on the academic threads of both theology and psychology. They understand what鈥檚 being asked of students, and have the heart and energy to provide support, clarity, and guidance, be it through particular assignments, or through broader questions about being a graduate student at 天美视频. They will list their office hours on the course syllabi, and / or offer up their contact information / calendar links. This is all to say: they are making themselves available to you because they deeply love and understand this work. Take advantage of their wisdom! Don鈥檛 be shy!听

Faculty – Somewhere the idea arose that faculty are 鈥渢oo busy鈥� or 鈥渦navailable鈥� for students, and this couldn鈥檛 be farther from the truth. Faculty are teachers because they love this work. Like IA鈥檚, they will provide their office hours and contact information on their course syllabi. If we can offer just ONE nugget of advice: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FACULTY OFFICE HOURS. They are knowledgeable, experienced, and passionate. They are just waiting to get to know you, we promise.

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These books are not required for any particular course, but instead are a peek into our hearts and minds as we enter this new season.

As you discern what books you鈥檇 like to add to your summer list, we invite you to consult and consider buying a book from a Black-owned independent bookstore.

Community Recommendations
	by Padriag O鈥橳uama听 Recommended by Millicent Haase, MDiv ’21, Admissions Counselor听 From master storyteller and host of On Being’s Poetry Unbound, P谩draig 脫 Tuama, comes an unforgettable memoir of peace and reconciliation, Celtic spirituality, belonging, and sexual identity. 鈥�It is in the shelter of each other that the people live.鈥澨�
	by Cole Arthur Riley听 Recommended by McKenna Hight, MDiv ’24 This quote from the introduction sets the frame: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: In her stunning debut, the creator of Black Liturgies weaves stories from three generations of her family alongside contemplative reflections to discover the 鈥渘ecessary rituals鈥� that connect us with our belonging, dignity, and liberation.听听 鈥淭o be human in an aching world is to know our dignity and become people who safeguard the dignity of everything around us.鈥澨�
	by Dr. Angela Parker听 Recommended by McKenna Hight, MDiv ’24 A challenge to the doctrine of biblical inerrancy that calls into question how Christians are taught more about the way of Whiteness than the way of Jesus.听 鈥淚n essence, If God Still Breathes, Why Can鈥檛 I allows me to hold the idea of Scripture as authoritative while interrogating the doctrines of inerrancy and infallibility as tools of White supremacist thought that promote the erasure of communal memory.鈥澨�

More Community Recommendations:

Cheryl Goodwin, Director of Institutional Assessment and Library Services 听

• by Brian McClaren听

Daniel Tidwell-Davis, Director of Student & Academic Services听

• 听 by Ash Van Oterloo听
• by James Alison听

Jana Peterson, MDiv ’21 & current theology doctoral student at 听

• by Randy Woodley听
• by Steven Heinrichs听
• by Robin Wall Kimmerer听
• by Osheta Moore
• by Jennifer Grace Bird Dr. Ron Ruthruff, Associate Professor of Theology and Culture

Dr. Joel Kiekintveld, Adjunct Faculty, Listening Lab Leader听

• by Randy Woodley听
• by Hartmut Rosa听
• by Andrew Root and Blair D. Bertrand听
• by James K. A. Smith听

Katrina Fitzpatrick, Assistant Instructor听

• by Richard Twiss听
• by Kristin Kobes Du Mez听听
• by Randy Woodley and Bo Sanders听
• by Isabel Wilkerson听

Krista Law, MACP ’12 & MATC ’13, Enrollment Manager听

• by Wil Gafney听

Lauren Peiser, Director of Partnerships听

• by Matthias Roberts听

Mackenzie Martin, Academic Advisor听

• by Rebecca Roanhorse听

Dr. Maria Fee, Adjunct Faculty听

• by Willie James Jennings听
• by Courtney Bryant听
• by Patrick Bringley
• by Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt
• by Lucretia B. Yaghjian
• by Madeleine L’Engle

Dr. O鈥橠onnell Day, Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology

• by Patrick Casement
• by M Fakhry Davids
• by Narendra Keval
• by Frank Lowe
• by Thomas Ogden听

Dr. Paul Hoard, Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology

• by Stephen Mitchell and Margaret Black
• by John Caputo听
• by Resmaa Menakem
• by Richard Mitchell
• by Neil Postman听听
• by Daniel Jose Gaztambide听
• by Emily Nagoski听
• by Slavoj Zizek听
• by Bessel van der Kolk听
• by Julia Serano听

Dr. Ron Ruthruff, Associate Professor of Theology and Culture

• by Philip S Gorski and Samuel Perry
• by Andrew Whitehead听
• by Pamela Cooper White听
• by Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin JR听听

Dr. Pat Loughery, Affiliate Faculty听听

• by Rob Walker 听
• by Becky Chambers
• by Oliver Burkeman

Jeanette Scott, MACP ’08, Practicum Leader

• by Colin Woodard

We look forward to being in conversation with you about the places your own readings and curiosities take you this summer when we enter into learning together this fall. Until then, we hope each of us can find some good time in the sun.

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Being human is complex鈥攅specially being human in a body. There are moments in life when the tensions we hold are simply overwhelming, disorienting, and beyond language, like losing someone we love. But there are also moments when this tension, while still powerful and tangible, is somewhat elusive鈥攍ike the uncertain times in our lives when we stand in the threshold between the familiar and the unknown, or the thinly known. Many of you find yourselves in a threshold moment, a liminal space, as you anticipate studying at 天美视频 in the next month.

Some of you will be relocating to a new city, leaving home, families, friends, and jobs. You will all be reorienting your life around new rhythms, adjusting to changes in relationships, jobs, and friendships as graduate school takes up space and time. We imagine that, for most of you, this liminal space is occupied by anticipation, excitement, anxiety, fear, and grief鈥攏ot to mention the needs and concerns of other people (spouses and children) and the major decisions that still loom ahead. That is a lot to hold in a body and to comprehend in a mind.

It is often not until after we have crossed a threshold and are looking back that we are able to put words to all that we are feeling, holding, experiencing鈥攖o put words to what we need. That鈥檚 why it is so important in the midst of liminal spaces to find playful and practical rituals that help you locate yourself in relationship with God, yourself, and others.

Here are a few we would suggest:

Curiosity

Ask questions without agendas. Write about it. Talk about it. Definitely laugh about it. Connect with a 天美视频 mentor. Give us a call. Pray.

Sensuality

Find ways to slow down and engage all your senses: Eat good food. Listen to good music. Play outside. Read books. Light candles. Take baths. Have fun with essential oils. Build something. Do yard work. Be good to your body. Sing hymns. Take communion.

Reflection

Remember past times where you鈥檝e found yourself in the in-between and what you learned about yourself and God. Write down moments of experiencing God鈥檚 provision and guidance. Say thank you to the people in your life who love you well (thank yourself). Read old journals. Meditate on texts that have brought comfort and encouragement.

Grace

Give yourself permission to feel all that you feel with no judgement. Embrace your human-sizeness. It鈥檚 okay to feel awkward, out of sorts, and disoriented. Ask for help. Be patient with yourself and others. Remind yourself that you are enough.

As you enter this season of transition and realignment, know that we are thinking of you and holding you close to our hearts. Know, too, that your future classmates are journeying through this season alongside you. Feel free to reach out on to connect with one another; you鈥檒l be in class together before you know it!

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Here at 天美视频, as we tend to the learning and formation that our students and alumni experience, we talk about the Student and Alumni Lifecycle. While there are some shared rhythms and formational pathways that all students follow through our degree programs, every practitioner who trains at 天美视频 has their own unique stories and journey through our programs. Over time, we have collected data from students and alumni to help us understand the seasons of formation that students experience.

The Office of Students & Alumni (OSA) provides Lifecycle programming to support students throughout each season of their lifecycle as students at 天美视频. These opportunities are designed to help you navigate your own pathway through your time in this community of learning practitioners.

We understand each student journey as happening in 3 phases: beginning, middle, and (s)ending. While your student journey will look different depending on your degree and pace, each student begins by applying and matriculating to 天美视频 and going through Orientation as a first year student.

First Year Student Lifecycle

The first year in graduate school can be quite a challenge. Whether you鈥檝e just finished an undergraduate degree or are returning to school after quite some time, becoming a student at 天美视频 means learning a new language, developing new skills, and examining your own beliefs and stories for the purpose of deep formation. This work takes courage, community, and practice.
What鈥檚 more, those of you joining us in our low-residency cohorts are entering this journey from different locations and with different needs for community and formation. Throughout the first year, your Lifecycle Gatherings will focus on helping you enter community and engage in dialogue together across differences of geography, social location, belief, and experiences.

By choosing again and again to opt-in to your own journey of formation and to listen with curiosity to one another鈥檚 stories, you have the opportunity to co-create a culture and posture of learning that will empower you for vocations filled with transforming relationships with individuals and systems. Lifecycle Gatherings will be a place where we collectively press pause, breathe, and re-engage that commitment together.

First Year Student Lifecycle Programming begins before the start of weekly classes with Frameworks & Intersections, a self-paced online course where you鈥檒l be introduced to the basics of our learning platforms, and begin your orientation into the culture and resources that will support your 天美视频 journey. Frameworks & Intersections continues as a series of synchronous online roundtable gatherings for all first year students for 9 weeks across the fall term.

These roundtables orient you to academic, relational, and spiritual resources that are essential to your work as a student practitioner. We鈥檒l connect you with student leaders, faculty, alumni, and staff for engaging conversation around how we co-create a supportive, challenging, and purposeful learning community that supports the needs of students from all backgrounds in their own particular lifecycle as practitioners in formation together at 天美视频.

We look forward to beginning this journey with you in just a few weeks!

Stay tuned to your student email inbox for information about Frameworks & Intersections and other Lifecycle Programming that will be launching towards the end of August.

For more information, you can contact , Supervisor of Accessibility & Vocational Programs at dtidwell@theseattleschool.edu.

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Many of you have been drawn to this learning community at 天美视频 of Theology & Psychology by the conviction that the fullness of your being should be heard, met, and taken seriously. Along with this conviction comes a core belief that you yourself are one of the most valuable and important assets of any work that you step into. 天美视频 community honors the personal labor of formation and becoming just as much as the academic development of critical engagement and practical skill (which are both a part of formation as well). Who you are matters. As we like to say it, you can only accompany people as far as you have been willing to go yourself.

Formation is at the very heart of 天美视频 curriculum and experience, and we believe that you also need to be pursuing growth outside of our learning community鈥損erhaps through participation in a faith community or perhaps through interactions with friends and family. In whatever ways you choose to lean into formation, may it be grounded in strong rhythms of self-care.

MACP Students

A significant part of your training and development as a therapist will happen outside 天美视频, as a client in a therapeutic relationship. 天美视频 requires that you, as an MACP student, complete 40 sessions of psychotherapy with a licensed therapist to deepen your own self-understanding and spend time pursuing the work you will be asking of others. You鈥檒l learn more about this in the weeks ahead, but know that this rhythm of self-care is intentionally woven into the MACP curriculum because we deeply value your journey.

MATC Students

In our degree programs at 天美视频, we are forming leaders and practitioners who are relationally mature, growing in awareness, and courageously compassionate. So we highly encourage MATC students to find a therapist or spiritual director to journey with you through this formative time. During graduate school, you will be asked to reflect deeply on your story and how this has impacted your relational style. A gifted sojourner can come alongside you and help you do this work well.

Beyond Therapy and Spiritual Direction

We hope the rhythms mentioned above will be a meaningful part of your self-care as a student. We also know that holistically caring for ourselves is about much more than a task list or how we fill our calendars. In this, we鈥檝e been inspired by the training and resources coming out of 天美视频鈥檚 . identifies three streams of resilience鈥攑eople, practices, and purpose鈥攖hat are crucial to meaningful self-care. We pray that, in addition to the practice of therapy, spiritual direction, and self-care routines, you will also experience care through the people in this community, and through stepping closer to your future purpose as you equip yourself for it through learning and formation.

Seek out the ways you can care for yourself well, and know that they are likely as nuanced as your own story! Some of you may already have a good sense of this, while others may spend three to four years learning what self-care even is, and what the particularities of good self-care are for your personhood. We invite you to be always practicing. After all, learning at 天美视频 takes your whole body.

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