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Start With The Self: Modelling Constructive Self-Statements And Growing With Others, Benedicto B. Llave
Start With The Self: Modelling Constructive Self-Statements And Growing With Others, Benedicto B. Llave
The Vermont Connection
I explore in this paper the importance of starting with the self
to model constructive self-statements and create both individual
and collective healing. My intended audience within this paper
is student affairs professionals of color who exist in predominantly
white institutions (PWIs) of higher education. I ground this paper
in my lived experiences as a queer and 1st generation student
affairs graduate student of color at a PWI. Within my writing, I
detail practices that help me manifest constructive self-statements,
to share with other student affairs professionals of color to practice
healing self-statements for themselves. Lastly, I conclude with
the …
Both/And: Self-Authoring A Feminist Christian Identity, Molly M. Williams
Both/And: Self-Authoring A Feminist Christian Identity, Molly M. Williams
The Vermont Connection
This article is my attempt to make sense of the conflicting, confusing, tumultuous journey of making peace with my religion and my commitment to social justice, particularly feminism. I frame my journey using Baxter Magolda’s (2001) model of self-authorship, connecting the development of my religious and gender identities to the learning, questioning, and eventual personalization of external messages. I weave Baxter Magolda’s model, my narrative, and existing scholarship together to present a framework by which self-authorship can be applied to understand the needs of a young woman experiencing spiritual struggle within Christianity. I then consider the limitations of such a …