Ucla m4 mh online - 4.8.21 - presentation (1)

#Poetry4MentalHealth
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About Your Facilitator
Carly D. Weckstein, she/her
• Theatre Director
• Intimacy Choreographer
• Sex Educator
• Mental Health Advocate
• Bookworm + Cat Mom
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A
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POLL: Where in the
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B
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○ Campus workshops
○ Monthly short ﬁlm competition
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○ Global community
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and Owner of Solstice Clinic
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and Beyond Psychological Center
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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
a $25 Amazon gift card!)
● Virtual Mingle / Q&A

Mental health is personal – YOU are the expert
on your own experience
We are online - this is a public, shared space
We are recording this session for internal
training and evaluation purposes
Please take care of yourself however you need,
including asking for help
HEADS UP

NEED SUPPORT?
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Private Chat mental health pros.
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3 WAYS TO ENGAGE
We welcome your participation!
CHAT BOX: Use the
Public Chat to connect
with the whole group
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POLL: respond
to a Poll when
prompted
#2
Set Your Status by
clicking on your name
and selecting from
the drop-down menu
#3
3 WAYS TO ENGAGE
We welcome your participation!

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support, ask…
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AWI Support and Private Chat them with any issues.

IN JUST A FEW WORDS...
What has self-care been
looking like for you these days?
● Prioritize sleep
● Mindfulness, long shower, yoga, energy work
● Journaling
● Nap, doodle, dance, ice cream
● Lay down on my bed and do nothing :)
● Paint by numbers
● Dancing in front of the mirror!
● Listening to music
● Baking
● Oracle/tarot cards
● Cat snuggles
● My dog!
● Stretching in the morning
● Meditation 2x /day, walks wiith the dog
● Little snacks
● Singing super loud in my car
● Staring at the sky

MENTAL HEALTH

Mental illness
Mental wellness
MENTAL HEALTH

Some movies and TV shows that
show mental illness…
● Homeland
● Crazy Ex Girlfriend
● Beautiful Mind
● Silver Linings Playbook
● Euphoria
● Atypical
● Shameless
● Parenthood
● BoJack Horseman
● Queen’s Gambit
● Requiem for a Dream
● As Good As It Gets
● The Breakfast Club
● This Is Us
● Ginny & Georgia
● Atypical
● Aviator
● Little Miss Sunshine

Characters with mental illness
are portrayed as…
● Weak
● Out of control
● “Intense”
● Problematic
● Crazy, unstable
● “Too much”
● Manic
● One dimensional
● Weird, shunned, not ﬁt in
● Angsty
● Complicated, hard to understand
● Scary
● Dangerous
● Often gloriﬁed, portrayed as
caricatures, one dimensional
● Some are portrayed accurately and
other other times they are over
dramatized

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?
● Lazy, your fault
● Shameful
● Taboo
● Outcast
● Weakness
● My Mexican culture often dismisses mental health, that it’s selﬁsh
● Embarrassing
● If we don’t talk about it, it’s not happening
● Attention-seeking
● Living in a Hispanic household being told you’re okay… playing it off
● That person’s fault
● Minimized
● Awkward to talk about
● Not real
● A curse
● Downplayed, ignored, characterized as over sensitivity
● You’re being too dramatic
● A choice
● It’s all in your head

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

The Conversation That Never Happened
By Gordon Yao
AWI Winner, April 2020
CONTENT HEADS UP
depression, stigma

HOW ARE YOU FEELING AFTER
WATCHING THIS FILM?
A Hopeful
C
B
D
E
Sad
Angry or
Frustrated
Overwhelmed
Worried or
Anxious

How does stigma feel?
● Shameful
● Isolating
● Lonely
● Not good enough
● Uncomfortable
● Self-hatred
● Keeps you closed up
● Scary
● Like someone stepping on you and forcing you to stay down
● Alone
● Silenced
● Powerless
● Suppressing
● Guilty
● Not being understood

What makes it difficult
to reach out for help?
● Admitting you need help
● No know who to go to
● Being hurt
● Fear of appearing weak
● Feel like no one else could understand
● Culture
● Trapped, fear, insurance
● People you go to blow off your concerns
● Fear of people’s perceptions
● Afraid we’ll get kicked off a team or a role
● Feeling overwhelmed about the process that will heal you
● The process of ﬁnding a therapist that you connect with is also so exhausting
● “Suck it up, be tough!”
● “It’s your fault - what did you do to bring this upon you?”
● It’s a stage you’re going through
● Never felt safe to verbalize feelings
● “It’s all in your head, just get over it, think positive!”
● Others worrying about you
● It takes a lot to navigate the mental health syystem

BREATHING
EXERCISE

HOW WAS THIS BREATHING
EXERCISE FOR YOU?
A Relaxing
C
B
D
E
Invigorating
or refreshing
Meh
Stressful or
uncomfortable
New

Parallel
By Naomi B. Smith
AWI Winner, December 2019
CONTENT HEADS UP
depictions of depression

What did you think? How did you feel?
● I think it depicted the hopelessness, questioning, confusion,
struggle really well
● Overwhelming
● I wanted to hug them both, tell them they are loved
● Heavy, sad
● Reminds me to be kind always because you don’t know what
others go through
● Overwhelming
● It felt very informative, bringing direct perspective
● Feels good to see a visual of someone else going through
something I go through often
● I wanted to help them a lot
● Ugh that is the worst feeling, lots of empathy toward them
● I think about my daughter, would never want her to be by
herself
● Empathetic and understood
● There are so many people that are going through this
● Just made me think of how much people are experiencing this
even more so during a pandemic
● Seeing them side by side was very powerful
● It felt dark and cold

What are some practices that help
support your wellness?
● Journaling, working out
● Talking about what you’re going through
● Therapy
● Think about what I am very thankful for
● Breathing exercises, gratitude journals, sharing with loved ones
● Spending time with family
● Support system
● Spending time with God through journaling and doodling
● Walking, having sun time
● Talking with a family or friend
● Helping others
● Driving blasting music
● Taking care of basic hygiene
● Church
● Essential oils
● Leaning into what I’m feeling instead of trying to compartmentalize
● Affirmations!!!
● Attending support groups
● Eating a healthy meal

BODY
SCAN

HOW WAS THE BODY
SCAN FOR YOU?
A Relaxing
C
B
D
E
Invigorating
or refreshing
Meh
Stressful or
uncomfortable
New

LETTERS: transformations
By Nich Perez
AWI Winner, March 2021
CONTENT HEADS UP
Mention of substance abuse, pill use, depression and anxiety

WHERE DID YOU EXPERIENCE
THIS IN YOUR BODY?
A Head
C
B
D
E
Shoulders
Somewhere
else
I didn’t feel it in
my body
Belly

What did you think?
How did you feel?
● I didn’t understand it, I’m going to have to rewatch this one
● Music can really be a lifesaver
● Depression can be present during big moments in our life
● This one seemed very upbeat/positive, after he made it through the
valley of darkness, he’s on the brighter side
● Used to self medicate for other issues… music can also be a coping
skill to deal with other issues
● Always surprised how someone who seems successful on the
outside can struggle on the inside
● Are these ﬁlms available to watch again

How can we support
ourselves and others?
● Be Present!
● Actively listening
● Being patient
● Validation
● Create music/art, not just consume it
● Starting the convo
● Talk about how you are feeling
● Normalize the experience
● When you ask how someone is doing, mean it
● Share how you are really feeling when people ask
● Letting people know the way they are feeling is common,
they are not the only one
● Just be there
● Be open to others and give support
● Peer support groups
● Validate other’s experience
● Join or start a support group
● Remember you are not alone

PANEL
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MEET THE PANEL
http://bit.ly/m4mho-ucla
Rebecca Meshkani (she/her)
UCLA Student
Eddie Padilla (he/him)
UCLA Student
Marieka Turner (she/her)
Health & Well-Being Coordinator, UCLA Residential Life, UCLA RISE Center Staff Member
Gabriel Loredo (he/him)
Community Relations and Outreach Coordinator, UCLA CAPS, and Program Manager, UCLA RISE
Elizabeth Stephens (she/her)
Operations/Outreach Coordinator, NAMI Westside Los Angeles

Please ﬁll out the evaluation!
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