Columbia College Chicago - M4MH - 4_21_22 - Presentation.pdf

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@artwithimpact
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About Your Facilitator
Alex Reynolds, they/them
• Columbia College alum
• Workshop Manager at Art With
Impact
• Worked in non-profit theatre for
10 years
• Environmentalist, puppet and
cosplay fabricator
• Lives with a partner, two dogs, a
fish and a snail
• Animation and video game
enthusiast

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BROUGHT TO YOU BY
○ Campus workshops
○ Monthly short film competition
○ Short film production grants
○ Global community

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HERE’S THE PLAN
● Setting the scene together
● Watch and discuss films, connect our
minds and bodies
● Panel of students and resources
● Evaluation
(and a chance to enter to win $25!)
● Mingle / Q&A
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Mental health is personal – YOU are the expert
on your own experience
This is a public, shared space
Some photos will be taken during the panel -
please let us know if you are not comfortable
with that
Please take care of yourself however
you need, including asking for help
HEADS UP
#Movies4MentalHealth

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IN JUST A FEW WORDS...
What has self-care been
looking like for you these days?
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● Shopping
● Movies
● Finding quiet places in the city
● Matcha Tea break
● Spring Training
●

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MENTAL HEALTH

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Mental illness
Mental wellness
MENTAL HEALTH

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Some movies and TV shows
that show mental illness…
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●Blood Brother
Words on Bathroom Walls
Euphoria
13 Reasons Why
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
Perks of Being of a Wallflower

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Characters with mental
illness are portrayed as…
● Egocentric
Villainized
Impulsive
Young
Problem in the plot
Violence

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MH ACROSS CULTURES
Across different cultures and languages, people talk
about and explore mental health in multiple ways.
In just a few words, please share:
How have you experienced the concept of "mental
health" within your own cultural communities?
● Lack of faith is the reason for depression in Black
Christian household
● Mental health = lack of effort, “bad mindset,” just need to
“get over it”
● Generational gap, believing they didn’t need help, left to
younger generation to take care of ourselves
● Explained in extremes; lesser known symptoms not
taught

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WHAT IS STIGMA?
A judgment or stereotype that is:
○ Always negative
○ Always untrue
○ Can be internalized

13. Crooked Beauty
By Ken Paul Rosenthal
AWI Winner, June 2012
CONTENT HEADS UP
Discussion of stigma, medication management

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IN PAIRS...
WHAT DID YOU THINK?
HOW DID YOU FEEL?
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SHARE WITH US:
What did you think?
How did you feel?
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● Generalized view of mental health
● Lots has changed regarding stigma in last 10
years since the film; but taking meds to survive
office job has not
● Mental illness doesn’t have to be fought on
your own
● Nature / urban images balance

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How does stigma feel?
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● Hopeless
● Boxed in
● Isolating
● Criminalized
● Unprofessional
●

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What makes it difficult to
reach out for help?
#Movies4MentalHealth
● When representation isn’t there, hard to find
community
● Trying to appease parents
● Feeling guilty, feels wrong for feeling that way
● Misconceptions about mental health makes you
feel alone
● Should be able to manage on your own
● Feeling like a burden on others
● Help that you receive might not be enough

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BREATHING
EXERCISE

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SELF REFLECTION
HOW WAS THIS BREATHING
EXERCISE FOR YOU?
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20. Visualizing Lies
By Justin Jeffers and Devonnie Black
AWI Winner, April 2019
CONTENT HEADS UP
depiction of depression and anxiety

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IN PAIRS...
WHAT DID YOU THINK?
HOW DID YOU FEEL?
#Movies4MentalHealth

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SHARE WITH US:
What did you think?
How did you feel?
#Movies4MentalHealth
● Progression of frustration and tone of voice reflects
the difficulty of anxiety
● “False face,” “saying you’re fine” in spite of
challenges; making yourself fine for others
● Brought up extremes in society, not seeing
neutrality in the middle; “true self” is when in crisis
● As creatives, have constant work-drive; rest feels
selfish
● Important not to belittle emotions

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What are some practices
that support your wellness?
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● Writing
● Meeting with therapist
● Being social
● Using your PTO
● Rest as a “radical act” - rest as care
● Being active
● Setting authentic boundaries

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BODY
SCAN

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SELF REFLECTION
HOW WAS THIS
BODY SCAN FOR YOU?
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26. Staging Face
By Asterix Media
Voices With Impact 2020
Content heads up:
discussion of depression, anxiety, transphobia, misgendering

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SELF REFLECTION
WHERE DID YOU EXPERIENCE
THIS IN YOUR BODY?
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What are your impressions?
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● Hard to identify with different experiences
● The idea of choice in physical
representation inspiring to see
● Great example of validating support system
● Helps seeing different experience; helps to
feel compassion and understand
● “Family” as default language, power of
community – deep celebration and
validation/affirmation from folks who “get it”
● Always navigating safety in the “real world”
● Fear of being perceived; waking up
conscious of core of identities
● Navigating gender identities was a little too
connected with drag and performance; one
is not required for the other

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How can we support
ourselves and others?
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● Not pathologizing identity; recognizing joy and
trauma coexist
● Lead with compassion and open-mindedness
● Don’t invalidate emotions
● Make room for the spectrum of human
emotion
● Intentionally celebrate expression of needs
● Creating space within communities / leaving
space for conversation

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PANEL
Round of applause
for our panel!
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MEET THE PANEL
Ryhen Miller (she/her)
Student Facilitator for Student Leadership, Student Life,
Columbia College Chicago
Paige Johnson (she/they)
Undergrad Student, Creative Writing, Columbia College Chicago
Emily Battle (she/her)
Director of Counseling Services, Columbia College Chicago
Charee Mosby-Holloway (she/her)
Director, Student Diversity and Inclusion, Columbia College Chicago
Thomas “Lee” Cravens II (he/him)
Director of Student Relations, Student Relations,
Columbia College Chicago

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Please fill out the evaluation!
@artwithimpact
info@artwithimpact.org
#Movies4MentalHealth
You can enter for a chance to win a $25 gift!
If you are receiving credit for attending this workshop,
at the end of the evaluation, you’ll be prompted to add your
information to a sign-in sheet.
Evaluation responses will remain separate and anonymous.

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Please fill out the evaluation!
bit.ly/colum-eval

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Mingle / Panel Q&A
Ask a question or share a
thought!
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Stay in touch:
@artwithimpact
info@artwithimpact.org
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