NAU student strives to bring counseling services back home to Navajo Nation
Melina Walling, Arizona RepublicA portrait of Sheena Greenstone, a doctoral student at Northern Arizona University. Greenstone hopes her academic studies will help her to bring counseling services back to her home on the Navajo Nation.Sheena Greenstone grew up on the Navajo Nation. That’s where she learned to listen and be listened to, simple things that would later shape her life and her goals.
Her aunt, her stepdad’s sister, made her feel comfortable, even if they were just doing chores around the house. She didn’t layer on the advice or even say much — she just gave Greenstone the presence of an adult who could understand what she was going through. That, Greenstone says, was powerful. “We didn't have, you know, relationship issues or anything like that. It really was about trying to find peace,” she said. “The strength that I got was from her.”
“I never been more proud of my cultural identity and heritage until that point,” she said. She had never before realized just how much her background shaped her worldview and decision-making. That experience also reignited her passion for becoming a fully fledged school counselor, she said, so when she saw NAU’s doctorate program, she applied. When she was accepted to the competitive program, she realized just how far she’d come.
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