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What are the positive and negative impacts of the past year upon your daily life, sense of self, relationships, decisions? What is one thing you have learned during this time that has changed you in some way?

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What are the positive and negative impacts of the past year upon your daily life, sense of self, relationships, decisions? What is one thing you have learned during this time that has changed you in some way?

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Main thing I learned: DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT FEEL BAD FOR TAKING TIME TO RELAX AND RESET. YOU ARE NO GOOD TO AYONE ELSE IF YOU ARE NO GOOD TO YOURSELF.
The past year has had (for the most part) one positive and negative effect - it forced me to slow down. On one hand, the pause gave me a moment to become settled and explore myself as the person I am now instead of the person everyone still sees me as. It allowed room for new daily habits to form in order to take care of myself. On the other hand, that same pause led to some deep exploring of things that I thought I had moved past and opened up some holes that were only temporarily filled. Old wounds (and new ones) caused feelings of sadness, confusion, anxiety, depression, and missing my old routines/crashing when trying to re-engage in them. As a result, some relationships suffered while others thrived; but everything has led me to where/who I am today: wayyyyy stronger than before. :)

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What is important about you from a personal culture perspective?

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What is important about you from a personal culture perspective?

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I am unapologetically Black, unapologetically Native American, unapologetically a woman, and although there are both positives and negatives, I am not ashamed of my backgrounds. I know a significant amount about my culture but I will always be open to learn more, as well as learn more about other cultures. However, I do not and will not tolerate my culture being intentionally misunderstood and/or ignorantly disrespected. I believe the knowledge can be passed on, but must not be depended on; and as counselors, one of our jobs is to do the research ourselves for the betterment of us and our clients. The same standard I hold others to regarding the treatment of my overlapping communities, I expect others to uphold of me as well.

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What is your greatest fear/concern about this coming year?

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What is your greatest fear/concern about this coming year?

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My greatest concern would have to be not having a concrete vision of how this year will play out. Most of my life I was always taught to have multiple plans--which there is nothing wrong with. However, learning how to not have a plan and adjust to life is a big lesson for me, especially in this pandemic. The good news is, I'm growing along the way and it's forcing me to deal with my anxiety productively. :)

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I talk to animals the same way I talk to humans. Either way I tend to get the same responses from both. This is most likely why some of you have seen me on zoom having full blown conversations with my fur child Noah. #IYKYK

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THAT WE CAN ALL GRADUATE! In addition to that, my hope is that the world becomes a little more kind when it pertains to differences, mental health, wellness, self-care, SAFETY, etc (I have big hopes I know). Most importantly, I hope we can all make it through the second year with more positive energy to go forward than negative energy that holds us back.

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Why are you here (at GSE, in this field, at this time?)

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Why are you here (at GSE, in this field, at this time?)

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Because I people like me (like us) in this field are needed. Because I know I can be great at what I do with the support and knowledge of this program. I set out to find the best option for me to pursue my goals of being a counselor in my communities and this moment (as well as the past year-full of moments) is shaping me to do just that.

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a little look at my last padlet that we had to do during year one