Dr. Allender has pioneered a unique and innovative approach to trauma and abuse therapy over the past 30 years, which led to the creation of . He travels and speaks extensively to present his unique perspective on the impact of sexual abuse and trauma, the journey of recovery, and the art of knowing and telling our stories. Dan is the author of Healing the Wounded Heart and The Healing Path and has co-authored several books with Dr. Tremper Longman (Intimate Allies, The Cry of the Soul, Bold Love, and Bold Purpose).

Dr. Allender co-teaches an integrative class, Lost at Sea, with Dr. Chelle Stearns. He and his wife, Rebecca, live on Bainbridge Island. They have three adult children, Annie, Amanda, and Andrew, two son-in-laws Jeff and Driscoll, one daughter-in-law Elizabeth, and six beautiful grandchildren.

What are you currently reading?

Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross

What have you been listening to lately?

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (My son鈥檚 favorite band)

What research do you find yourself drawn to at the moment?

I am involved in several research studies on the methodology of the Allender Center鈥檚 Narrative Focused Trauma Care experience.听

Any exciting summer plans?

I am taking my 15-year-old grandson to camp in Montana and I get to fly fish with him for a week beforehand.听听

If you could have dinner with any person, dead or alive, who would they be?

My Mother: My mom and I had a difficult and contentious relationship. She is with Jesus and fully and completely mature. I鈥檇 love to meet her again.

If you weren鈥檛 in your current profession you鈥檇 be鈥�?

A trial attorney.

Who is your literary or living hero?

Soren Kierkegaard.

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What will my school week look like?

This is one of our most frequently asked questions, and understandably so. 天美视频 is designed to be a full-time graduate institution, meaning classes (for both low-residency and on-campus students) typically take place during the week between the hours of 9:00am and 7:00pm Pacific, so it鈥檚 rarely feasible to work a typical full-time, 9am-5pm schedule (30-40 hours) while being a student full-time (7-10 credit hours).听

With that said, we try (as much as possible) to provide consistency in the schedule. . Required classes take place Mondays-Wednesdays and electives are offered throughout the week. Some electives are offered in the typical weekly meeting format and others are offered as intensives.Due to intensives and lab-style courses, there will be听 some variance in the days you have classes, but the bulk of your required core-content area classes can be completed in two days per week..听

How many hours a week do students typically work?

Many students work a flexible part-time job between 15-20 hours a week while studying full-time. Some students also choose to work more hours per week and take fewer credits per term. What works best for you will depend on your study habits, class schedule, family commitments, and other factors.听

What else should you know when considering what job will work best for you?听

• Graduate studies in general require a significant investment of time and energy. Graduate studies at 天美视频 invite a level of academic and emotional engagement that increases this investment of time and energy. Be kind to yourself and wise as you explore your own capacity for this work.
• 天美视频 has a trimester system. Fall Term is September through mid-December, Winter Term is January through March, and Spring Term is late-April through mid-June.

A word about volunteering and other commitments听

Adjusting to the work-load of grad school is difficult and both of our degree programs require either an internship or field experience in their final year. For students who regularly volunteer, coach, engage in lay ministry, or manage one or more side-hustles, it鈥檚 important to seriously weigh what you may need to say 鈥渘o鈥� to while you are prioritizing juggling work and being a student. While it may be possible to keep doing all the things while you are in school, it is likely not possible to do them all well.听

What jobs most often work best for students at 天美视频?

There are a few types of jobs common to 天美视频 students. We recommend reflecting on the impact of the type of work you choose as it relates to your emotional, social, physical, and financial health. Some students feel energized working with kids as a nanny, while others prefer having more independent work online.

Nannying

For those of you who love children or might have baby-whisperer skills, nannying is a job with flexible hours and good pay. Here are some ways to find nannying gigs:

• There are websites where you can upload your resume and search for openings. Families can also search for you. Think LinkedIn for nannying.
• There are also respectable nanny agencies that hire you to represent their agency, pair you with a compatible family, and manage pay, time off, problems, etc. For Seattle residents,
• is also a great place to look for job openings. Alumni will often advertise there for their kids鈥� nannies.
• Word of mouth! Amidst this relational work, it seems like people who nanny almost always know of at least one family who has asked them for referrals.听

Work Study

天美视频 does have federal work study positions in multiple departments, including in admissions, the Allender Center, and the front desk (which requires on-campus presence). Open positions will be posted on our Current Openings page later this summer. Here is the important information to know:

• First, once your financial aid has been awarded,听 find out if your financial aid package qualifies you for work study funding. Our Student Financial Services Coordinator, Ligaya Avila, can tell you all about this.
• Second, read the newsletter, which you will begin receiving in your 天美视频 gmail inbox once you enroll. It鈥檚 good to get in the habit of doing that anyway, as the newsletter is the primary way work study jobs at the school get advertised鈥攁long with all the other important community information!
• Third, you can apply for openings just as you would any other job. Fill out the application form (sometimes you have to send an email to request it) and email your resume and cover letter.

Part-Time Jobs with Insurance

For students in Seattle, here are some local companies that offer insurance to part-time employees. Usually they require that you work a certain number of hours, such as an average of 21-25 per week. It depends on the company, so don鈥檛 be afraid to ask.

• Starbucks
• 尝辞飞别鈥檚
• REI
• Trader Joe鈥檚

Also, some companies consider you full-time and offer benefits if you work a minimum of 30-32 hours. Most students find that to be too much to accomplish on top of school, but there are some who do it.

The Restaurant Industry

Waiting tables can offer good paychecks in the city. In Seattle, for example, servers make minimum wage鈥�$21.30+ an hour or more, depending on the company鈥攑lus tips.听

Ministry and Counseling Jobs

If you鈥檙e looking to find employment in the industry you hope to work in upon graduation, you鈥檙e not alone. often has postings from social service agencies, mental health hospitals, and churches, even from around the country. Depending on your previous experience or education, some of these may be a great fit. Mental hospitals and agencies occasionally need on-call staff or overnight workers, and some students have found this to be a schedule that works for them.

With church jobs, depending on your financial situation, this may or may not be enough financial support during this season. Of course, that varies depending on placement.听

Administrative Jobs

Some people like to do temp work because they can say yes when they鈥檙e available and no when they鈥檙e not. Also, it鈥檚 possible to find administrative positions that are part-time at churches, businesses, and in the public sector.

Self-Employed

• In Seattle: For those of you daring enough to try and start a business while attending graduate school, by Jenny MacLeod is a great resource. It鈥檚 also worth a read if you already own your own business and want some advice on how to succeed setting up shop in the Emerald City. Buy it wherever books are sold, or check out our copy from 天美视频鈥檚 Library once you get your student account!
• Other resources for starting your own business:

Remote Work听

For those of you not planning a move to Seattle, or for any who prefer the convenience of working from home, check out:

• This features 65 different places to find and land remote work!听 听

Gyms / Fitness / Dance / Yoga Studio Front Desk听

A wonderful part-time opportunity might be working for fitness studios. Gyms, fitness, dance, or yoga studios are often busy outside of business hours such as early mornings, evenings, or weekends鈥搈aking it conducive for working while navigating daily class schedules. Students have sometimes received perks for these jobs, for example, free or discounted classes at the studios they work for, and the supportive, community-based ethos and empowerment of these communities could be just the space to unwind while not in the classroom.听

How do people find jobs?

Here are the most helpful job searching resources we鈥檝e found.

Internally

• : This is the 天美视频 online notice board. You can find housing, employment, and classified notices here (you can also post them!). All you need to access this page is your personal 鈥淍theseattleschool.edu鈥� email address.

Externally

• : (AWC) is a private, nonprofit, non-partisan corporation that represents Washington鈥檚 cities and towns. The AWC Jobnet board posts various types of positions with Washington cities and towns.
• : An online community for eco-minded jobseekers and employers.
• : Believe it or not, this is a great resource for job openings (Craigslist also has a map search feature that allows you to search for work within specific geographical locations).
• : Find opportunities at more than 25,000 nonprofit and community organizations in 153 countries.
• : It鈥檚 the most popular and most visited job site in the Northwest! Based in Portland, Oregon, Jobdango was built to serve the people of Oregon and Washington.
• : A service of The Seattle Times Company, representing the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
• : The official site for federal jobs and employment information. Search by agency, location, or job type functions.
• : A local job board from a joint venture of organizations dedicated to addressing Washington State鈥檚 employment needs.

Temp Agencies

• : Serves Pacific Northwest companies who are seeking qualified employees in the customer service, office administration, accounting, human resources, and sales fields.
• : Express Employment Professionals makes it easy鈥攚hether you鈥檙e looking for work tomorrow, a job next week, or a career move for the rest of your life. Once they get to know you, they match your skills to client opportunities. The rest is up to you.

We hope these will be some helpful resources as you discern and explore your options for working as a student!

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Dr. Friesen is passionate about reimagining how people imagine and practice following in the way of Jesus the Christ, personally and collectively. His scholarly work centers on how people convene together in local communities which fosters greater imagination, practices, postures, and narratives for experiencing G-d鈥檚 Shalom; the centering of G-d鈥檚 Shalom within real places with real neighbors subverts the values, practices, and narratives of classism, sexism, racism, naturism, and all systems that seek to oppress. Dwight describes his professional calling as: 鈥渟earching for, learning with, and training leaders for the 鈥榗hurch鈥� emerging after Western whiteness Christianity.鈥�

Known for beginning his classes by sounding a singing bowl and lighting a peace candle, Dwight brings many years of contextual pastoral leadership experience to 天美视频. Recently, he served as the part-time Pastor of Bellevue’s St Luke’s Lutheran Church. He was the community-curate of an Eastside emerging simple church for more than 11 years; he was ordained by the Christian & Missionary Alliance until surrendering those credentials in solidarity with women seeking ordination. He is a liturgical Anabaptist with progressive and emergent sensibilities, actively seeking to root his faith practice within place while linking globally with others who are seeking to live into their contexts. Dwight aims to free the apophatic and cataphatic theologies to dance together.

Dr. Friesen earned his Doctor of Ministry degree at George Fox University, where his dissertation research focused on the development of a relational hermeneutic toward connective leadership and ecclesial structures. He earned his master鈥檚 degree from Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois where his thesis explored biblical images and metaphors of community, and his undergraduate degree from Ambrose University College in Calgary, Alberta.

In addition to his leadership development work at our seminary, Dwight is a consultant for local faith communities and missional organizations seeking an even more faithful presence within their contexts, and has a focus on helping neighborhood churches 鈥� from a wide array of traditions 鈥� flip the script on funding ministry through reimagining asset management. He is a co-founder of the Inhabit Conference, a founding board member of Parish Collective, and engages internationally with the Urban Shalom Society in service of United Nations-Habitat. His personal calling & realms of professional expertise make meaningful contact in the UN鈥檚 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) eleven & sixteen…Cities & Peace. Dwight will be participating in UN-Habitat鈥檚 World Urban Forum 12 (WUF12) later this year in Egypt. He has served on the National Council of Churches鈥� 鈥淔aith & Order Commission,鈥� and has served as an adjunct professor at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels at seminaries and Bible colleges in both Canada and the USA, and regularly speaks at conferences both nationally and internationally.

Dwight and his partner Lynette live in the Lake Hills neighborhood of Bellevue, Washington where they are adjusting to life as empty nesters. His personal blog is: .

What are you currently reading?

Rest is Resistance, by Tricia Hersey
The Amen Effect, by Sharon Brous
Who Do We Choose to Be, by Meg Wheatley
Slow Productivity, Cal Newport

What have you been listening to lately?

An audio journal on faith and culture (audio journal)
Insight Timer (app)
The Witness (podcast)
Queerology (podcast)
Tara Brach (podcast)
Thelonious Monk (Jazz pianist)
Middle Kids (Band)

What research do you find yourself drawn to at the moment?

Two realms currently:

• Learning from church expressions who are finding new life by listening to, joining with, and reimagining their assets for the flourishing of their neighbors and their neighborhoods.
• How to better prepare leaders to convene local communities of faith to foster expansive imaginations for G-d鈥檚 Shalom.

If you could have dinner with any person, dead or alive, who would they be?

Dietrich Bonhoeffer; Rosa Parks; Michael Polanyi; Dirk Willems … Jesus would be great, but I think we already have a dinner on the books.

If you weren鈥檛 in your current profession you鈥檇 be鈥�?

A designer, interior or landscape; maybe a poet.

Who is your literary or living hero?

Currently, Greta Thunburg.

Learn More about Dr. Dwight Friesen:

Through his work with 天美视频, Parish Collective, the Urban Shalom Society, and UN-Habitat, Dwight has had opportunity to visit hundreds of parish expressions around the world and is especially attentive to groups who are seeking to form communities of whole-life disciples of Jesus by operationalizing the love of God as the love of neighbor through faithful presence.

Dwight listens for challenges facing institutional systems, local church economic realities, quests for liberation and equity, pandemic challenges, etc., curious to discover how emerging challenges might be a kind of invitation from the Spirit to discover new ways to love God by loving our neighbors and ourselves. Dwight鈥檚 personal and mystical encounter and ongoing relationship with the Triune G-d as seen in Jesus of Nazareth compels his service of Christ鈥檚 church in all its forms.

Dwight has authored, co-authored, or contributed to numerous books including:

• .

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鈥淭he last time I wrote a paper, the year started with a 19 not a 20鈥︹��

鈥淔riends often ask me to proofread their papers; I love helping people鈥檚 ideas come through the written word鈥︹��

鈥淎m I supposed to already know what Chicago Style means?鈥�

Are any of these thoughts familiar? Entering a graduate program involves a lot of transition and for many students, academic writing can feel like a daunting hill to ascend or a muscle that hasn鈥檛 been worked in a long time. Maybe you鈥檙e a confident writer but would like some help navigating the integrative type of assignments you鈥檒l be asked to write at 天美视频. However you鈥檙e feeling as the fall term approaches, I invite you to consider being a part of the first-year Writing Workshop.

My name is Kelsey Wallace – I am the Registrar and I work closely with Mac Martin, who handles academic advising for all of our students, as well as our Writing Center Consultants. As a student you will receive emails from me often! I love journeying with students throughout their time at 天美视频. I have more than 10 years of teaching experience, and love working with students as a writing and academic skills coach.

The Writing Workshop is recommended for all, regardless of your confidence level as an academic writer. While all the writing you will do at 天美视频 requires technical competence, much of it asks for a high level of personal engagement and research synthesis as well. The workshop is designed to familiarize you with the rhythms of research, writing, and editing that you鈥檒l do in your time as a student here. And more than that, the workshop provides space to experiment with and explore study methods and sustainable work habits to help you re-calibrate your previous academic experience towards the often unexpected dynamics that come with graduate-level study. The purpose of the workshop is as much about adjusting to graduate school as it is about refreshing your memory on thesis statements.

Details

We offer two sections of Writing Workshops: Section 1 before classes begin, and Section 2 during the fall term, both offered synchronously online. While both workshops cover the same material, the Fall Weekly Workshop provides space to discuss and peer review assignments for your classes while they are happening; the Pre-Fall Workshop often appeals to folks who want a reorientation towards academic work before classes begin.听

Whichever section you join, you will be challenged, have fun, and leave with tools, techniques, and the confidence to overcome the glorious mountain of writing ahead! You can also learn more about the Writing Center here.

Section 1: Pre-Fall Workshop

Sample Schedule: 9am-12 pm, 4 days over 2 weeks in August

Section 2: Weekly Fall-Term Workshop

Sample Schedule: Fridays, 12-1 pm

What to Expect

• Brainstorming exercises to generate paper topics or help you see what you鈥檙e saying between the lines.
• Self-guided modules on citation styles, essay structure, etc., that you can return to and reference throughout your Fall term, in addition to workshop time together.
• Discussion around your methods of writing and how what you鈥檙e doing now may help or hinder your process at 天美视频 (i.e. Do you make outlines? How much time do you give yourself to write? How do you give yourself breaks from writing?). A word to the wise: taking breaks for restorative, creative activity is the best way to avoid the dreaded 鈥渨riter鈥檚 block.鈥�
• Approaches and opportunities for Peer Review. Hopefully the work you do sharing your words and hearing the words of others will go with you as part of your process here. It is vulnerable to let others into your writing, and a layered beauty often comes if you will take the risk.听

鈥淭he Writing Workshop was an immensely helpful space to refresh on academic writing and meet peers from my cohort before the term started. I still reference my notes from the workshop every time I am forming thesis statements for papers. Also, I met a great writing partner and we have been peer reviewing/editing each other鈥檚 work all throughout our first year.鈥�听

鈥擟arson Taylor, MATC 2024

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Dr. Paul Hoard is a licensed counselor, clinical supervisor, and psychoanalytic psychotherapist who holds a doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University. A 鈥渢hird culture kid,鈥� he was raised in Ankara, Turkey and has provided mental health counseling and clinical supervision in the United States, Ukraine, and Turkey. His research and scholarly work primarily focuses on the intersection of perpetration trauma, Lacanian psychoanalytic theory, eucontamination, white-body supremacy, and board games. Links to his work can be found on his substack at

Dr. Hoard teaches courses focused on Lacanian psychoanalytic theory, play, helping relationships, and social and cultural diversities.

What are you currently reading?

Conversations with Lacan by Sergio Benvenuto
Christian Atheism by Slavoj Zizek
Who鈥檚 Afraid of Gender by Judith Bulter
Disorganisation and Sex by Jamieson Webster

What have you been listening to lately?

Not much. I have a few random playlists that I cycle through depending on my mood. Most recently I鈥檝e been enjoying Frank Turner鈥檚 latest album.

What research do you find yourself drawn to at the moment?

I am currently writing a book with my sister, Willa (Billie) on our concept of eucontamination (contamination for good) for Cascade Books. We are looking at Jesus as the Way, the Truth, and the Life through a eucontamination lens wherein each of those (way, truth, and life) are seen as contaminating vectors for good. I am also working on projects around the nature of play and board games in particular through the lens of Lacanian psychoanalytic theory as well as a project on the nature of discourse and identification in the Academy today.

Any exciting summer plans?

I will be presenting at Wild Goose with my sister this summer on eucontamination.

If you could have dinner with any person, dead or alive, who would they be?

Nasreddin Hoca

If you weren鈥檛 in your current profession, you鈥檇 be鈥�?

Classic rock radio morning show host or board game designer.

Who is your literary or living hero?

Gandalf

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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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Dr. Neill began her work in the Practicum program at 天美视频 in 2001. In addition to her teaching, she runs a private practice in Woodinville.

Dr. Neill鈥檚 primary classes include Professional Ethics, History, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Case Conference and Learning Labs.

What are you currently reading?

• • John Brookes, The Book of Garden Design
  • Monty Don, Down to Earth
  • Judith Herman, Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice
  • Justine Afra Huxley, Generation Y, Spirituality and Social Change
  • John Muir, In Nature’s Heart
  • Daniel Siegel, IntraConnected
  • Numerous poetry books by Billy Collins, Joy Harjo, G. M. Hopkins, W.S. Mersyn, Pablo Neruda, Mary Oliver, Roger Robinson, David Whyte

What have you been listening to lately?

Nature! I listen to nature and never walk with earbuds in. It is grounding to start each day with the birds and bugs, and the movement of leaves and water. If I am inside and need a podcast, it is most often The Hidden Brain, Being Well, This American Life, or On Being.

What research do you find yourself drawn to at the moment?

Issues of identity within communal spaces (the 鈥渨e鈥� and 鈥渕e”); changes in the counseling profession with telehealth; climate issues and healing aspects of nature; impact of climate change on local farming communities.

What is something you’re celebrating?

My 33rd wedding anniversary! Also, the arrival of summer with its season of fresh produce and berries, and a more gentle rhythm.

Anything you’re looking forward to this summer?

Seeing my aging parents, being in the mountains and smelling pine and fir forests, paddling in Puget Sound, eating fresh-caught Dungeness crab.

What鈥檚 a favorite recipe or favorite food you enjoy?

Best summer meal for me is crab cakes and salad, followed by blackberry pie.

Why do you enjoy teaching at 天美视频?

I love seeing students making connections. For example, as they leave ethics class and begin to see how their work from the core curriculum (epistemology, anthropology, human flourishing) impacts their professional ethic and how they will live this out at their internships and beyond.

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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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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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