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twiichii · 5 days

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April Showers of Love

This month was packed with productivity! I’ve been spending time with family and friends, volunteering with Tree People, Keep Nature Wild, and Theodore Payne Foundation Nursery & Native Gardens, and hosting weekly therapeutic/teaching art programs at local shelters, clinics, etc. I also got support for my new career goals from a free Leadership Coaching Program with University of San Diego and…

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twiichii · 26 days

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March Motivation

Mnemosyne: A Reservoir is now available to order on Amazon and has been published by BookLeaf Publishing with the ISBN: 9789358737004. You can order a physical copy here: https://a.co/d/9WnmEjSYou can order a digital copy here: https://www.store.bookleafpub.com/product-page/mnemosyne-a-reservoir If you have been connected with me, you already know about my struggles and triumphs of becoming an…

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twiichii · 2 months

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Grieving a Mental Health Career and Shifting Gears to Enjoy Nature

February is ‘a month of love’ … … And I am ‘in love’ with life … … But it didn’t come without sacrifice! As an update to last month, grieving a career: Though I have done ‘everything I’m supposed to’ in order to pursue this career, investing 14 years of my life on this therapy/counseling career since high school, working multiple jobs, publishing work, etc. I STILL haven’t broken free from…

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twiichii · 3 months

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Happy 2024 New Year

Hello, all! I wish you a wonderful new year~ I’m still focused on time with loved ones and self-care. So much so that I haven’t set any ‘new’ projects or intentions per se. If you want to share any or have suggestions, please send them my way? Having a part-time job / Working 20 hours a week instead of 60+ still feels strange to me. However, I am empowered by and comfortable with my current…

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twiichii · 4 months

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End of the Year Blessings

Happy December everyone. Hope 2023 is wrapping well enough for you to feel ready for 2024! 🙂 This month allowed for much reflection. I’ve been thinking a lot about the kind of person I want to be, the people and places I want to fill my time with, and the new goals I want to reach in 2024. I spent much of my time outdoors walking, hiking, and camping, helping out with indigenous and native…

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twiichii · 5 months

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It's That (Happy Holidays) Time of Year!

SUPPORTIVE ANNOUNCEMENT: If you or anyone you know in California requires therapy, I became a Counselor/Art Therapist for Anise Health and the collective is currently offering FREE therapy through the Restor-Asian Scholarship! Changing Tides also offers 10 FREE therapy sessions to youth and young adults. Holidays are often associated with family time, and many people need help during this time of…

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#Art #art therapy #California #camping #counseling #hiking #Los Angeles #national parks #nature #photography #pinball #star gazing #state parks #Travel #work

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twiichii · 6 months

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The Spooky Season is Not So Spooky (Work-Life Balance and Starting New Jobs)

During the first week, I went back and forth between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. I caught up with pinball friends who moved there (placed 9/25 in their bi-weekly and 7/11 in their women’s tourney), participated in my friend’s tournament (placed 16/19), and went to my On Tilt league meet up (currently in C division). In Las Vegas, we explored The Strip and Downtown casino areas, Chinatown and Area…

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twiichii · 7 months

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Infused with Blessings: A Trip to Japan

September has been an incredible month! Enjoyed family parties over the holidays, shared quality time with loved ones, went to a pinball tournament at Revenge Of, saw my friend’s band Sound Guardian play at Universal Bar & Grill, and most excitingly – I visited Japan for a week and a half! If you’re interested in how I planned a successful trip, let me begin with a few resources: Advice, tips,…

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twiichii · 8 months

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Liminal Space (Getting Jobs Post-Graduation)

Liminal space – found in a transient emotional period, temporary physical spaces, the uncertainty between decisions, or some combination – can lead to exciting or disconcerting phases after your life has evolved. This could contextualize any moment(s) that one experiences between major life changes. If you’re here, you may have jumped through the hoops like I have and noticed that being in…

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#Art #art therapy #associate #graduate #graduation #licensure #mental health #post grad school #post graduation #professional #professional development

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twiichii · 9 months

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Neurographical Art: Coagulated Ink Lines

This summer, I learned about Neurographica and the Psychology of Creativity Institute. It is a theoretical model that uses a variety of (rounded) lines for cognitive restructuring and solution-based healing. Their process claims to “link our conscience with the subconscious by activating connections between our brain cells – neurons – thus offering the key to infinite sources of energy available…

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#abstract art #Art #art therapy #cognitive behavioral therapy #counseling #creativity #Doodling #graduate school #mental health #process art #psychology #Self Care #selfhelp #stress #therapy

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twiichii · 9 months

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A Lull in the Sun and the Third Month of Summer

When I returned to America in July, it took the whole month to recover and reacculturate. Despite being in familiar territory, I hadn’t truly ‘lived’ here in nearly 6 years (before Peace Corps service). Jet lag alone accosted me nearly 12-16 hours of sleep every day for three weeks, give or take a few days when I forced myself to stay up for events with loved ones! As you might imagine, getting…

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twiichii · 9 months

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Quintessence of Silence in the Second Month of Summer

“Never too old, never too bad, never too late, never too sick to start from scratch once again.” – Bikram Choudhury After living in the Philippines, I devoted a month to Thailand. Spending time with my partner and Peace Corps host families in Chumphon was my priority! Amazing how much has changed in three years… so grateful to call this place home! 🤗💖💖💖 #hostfamily #garden…

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#Art #Goenka #Health #meditation #mental health #painting #Personalizing Sociology #psychology #reflection #retreat #Self Care #spirituality #thailand #Travel #vipassana

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twiichii · 9 months

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Applying for the CA Associate Counseling License Post-Graduation with an Art Therapy MA

Hello friends, And Happy Summer! I hope you are able to find moments of rest, joy, and reasonable contentment with the world-wide, wild weather we’re experiencing..! This post shares information that may be helpful to graduates of a mental health program (CONGRATS!!!) and/or students interested in ‘what comes next’. It provides personal experiences with the APCC licensing process in California as…

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twiichii · 10 months

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I went to the Fall Out Boy So Much For Tour Dust concert and all I got was this VIP merch package

P.S. I even collected confetti from the finale to put in it for the winner.

#Fall out boy #Fob #Vip #so much for stardust #so much for (tour) dust #4th of july #vip lounge #magic 8 ball

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twiichii · 1 year

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Burning Art into Ash to spark a Resurreccion (Final Culminating/Graduation Project)

You are invited to my culminating project artwork and presentation! :D

Hello friends, It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Is 2023 going well for you? Feels like time is going by way too fast for me lately: I am finishing up my MA art therapy program, which includes presenting my Graduation final! This is our equivalent of a Dissertation / Culminating Project, Below is the information for viewing my Culminating Project for Graduation on Zoom: Topic: Witnessing Cycles: An…

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twiichii · 1 year

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Burning Art into Ash to spark a Resurreccion (Ritual Art Therapy)

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you had a restorative holiday season… I was privileged to return home to California and enjoy local and cultural festivities for three weeks! I was also graced with meeting founders/coordinators for several organizations such as CT Waves and SolarPunk Park to discuss professional collaborations before I returned to Pennsylvania, where I am now one semester away…

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#acceptance commitment therapy #advocacy #Art #art therapy #decolonization #ecofriendly #existential #grad school #graduate school #liberation #mixed media #ritual #social justice #spirituality #therapy

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twiichii · 1 year

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Internship 1 Experience: The Treasure Chest (El Duende Artmaking)

It’s December, aka winter/holiday season in the United States, and I’m halfway through my final grad school year! I’ve had the honor of traveling to Minnesota and Washington DC for conferences and cultural events. Now that the semester is over, I’m excited to share how I have processed 300+ ‘internship’ hours: Generally, creating an ‘el duende’ project means that art therapists will make, change,…

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#3d artwork #Art #art therapy #el duende #grad school #internship #mental health #mixed media #process art #school counselor #sculpture #therapist

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