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○ Campus workshops
○ Monthly short film competition
○ Short film production grants
○ Global community
BROUGHT TO YOU BY
○ Individual Sponsors:
○ Genny Heroux, MSW, RSW, Room to Breathe Counselling - https://roomtobreathe.ca/
○ Juanita Wilson, New Aniibiish Counselling - https://aniibiish.ca/
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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 gift!)
● Virtual Mingle / Q&A
#Movies4MentalHealth
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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
#Movies4MentalHealth
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NEED SUPPORT?
Access mental health support throughout this workshop.
Click Shared Notes
to link to online
resources
Private Chat mental health pros.
They are at the top and have * next
to their names
#1 #2
#Movies4MentalHealth
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3 WAYS TO ENGAGE
We welcome your participation!
CHAT BOX: Use the
Public Chat to connect
with the whole group
#1
#Movies4MentalHealth
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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!
#Movies4MentalHealth
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If you need tech
support, ask…
Look for the person whose name begins with
AWI Support and Private Chat them with any issues.
#Movies4MentalHealth
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IN JUST A FEW WORDS...
What has self-care been
looking like for you these days?
#Movies4MentalHealth
● Letting myself sleep properly
● Going to the gym!
● I've been listening to my body and taking rest
when I need to
● Going for walks
● meditation
● Walking my dog
● getting outside (and dressing warm!)
● reading with purring cat
● exercising/cooking/listening to music
15. #Movies4MentalHealth
Some movies and
TV shows that show
mental illness…
#Movies4MentalHealth
● euphoria
● Split
● Prozac Nation
● 13 Reasons Why
● Ted Lasso
● It’s Okay to not be okay
● Girl interrupted
● Perks of being a wallflower
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Characters with mental
illness are portrayed as…
#Movies4MentalHealth
● sad and isolated
● out of control
● Could portray them exaggerated negatively
● helpless
● strained relationships
● Self destructive
● Can’t be a part of regular society
● Criminals
● Antagonist
● mis-labeled as "crazy" or other wrongful words
17. #Movies4MentalHealth
MH ACROSS CULTURES
In just a few words, please share:
How have you experienced the concept of "mental health"
within your own cultural communities?
● integrational trauma
● Spiritual
● Taboo
● Weakness
● As the ‘other’
● Told to ‘suck it up’ and trudge along your way
● if it "doesn't make sense" to other people then its not real
● don't grieve "properly"
● The idea that your struggles are "small" compared to what
other people go through
18. Sal Tran
By Kim Huynh
AWI Winner, March 2018
CONTENT HEADS UP
mentions of: sexual violence, suicide attempts, systemic oppression,
depression, anxiety, substance use, and PTSD
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HOW ARE YOU FEELING AFTER
WATCHING THIS FILM?
A Hopeful
C
B
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D
E
Sad
Angry or
Frustrated
Overwhelmed
Worried or
Anxious
20. #Movies4MentalHealth
How does stigma feel?
#Movies4MentalHealth
● awkward, numbing
● I can't be my complete self and feel restrictive
● frustrating
● silenced
● hopeless
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What makes it difficult
to reach out for help?
#Movies4MentalHealth
● Feeling judged
● Finding accessible services that aren't expensive or can
fulfill specific needs i.e. language, culture, etc
● not good enough to having help
● Maybe my problem is not serious enough
● feeling like it has to get worse before reaching out
● feeling like you have to act your illness
● being told in subtle way, to get past it
● feeling like you should be able to handle this on your own
● scared of not finding someone who can validate my
experiences and feelings
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HOW WAS THIS BREATHING
EXERCISE FOR YOU?
#Movies4MentalHealth
A Relaxing
C
B
D
E
Invigorating
or refreshing
Meh
Stressful or
uncomfortable
New
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Tsi Teyoto:te
(Even in the Silence)
By Jonathan Elliott
Voices With Impact 2019
CONTENT HEADS UP
alcohol use disorder, DUI-caused car accident, grief and loss
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What did you think?
How did you feel?
#Movies4MentalHealth
● it was powerful
● heart sinking, but spiritual
● It was a lot to process
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What are some practices that
help support your wellness?
#Movies4MentalHealth
● smudging, beading, journaling
● Weekly journaling, self-care, de-compressing, For me
de-compressing is shutting down my work and creating
boundaries around that as I tend to be a workaholic
●
● making sure there are breaks in my schedule for me time
● prioritizing myself
● having lunch without scrolling Instagram
● putting my phone on silence
●
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HOW WAS THE BODY
SCAN FOR YOU?
#Movies4MentalHealth
A Relaxing
C
B
D
E
Invigorating
or refreshing
Meh
Stressful or
uncomfortable
New
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WHERE DID YOU EXPERIENCE
THIS IN YOUR BODY?
#Movies4MentalHealth
A Head
C
B
D
E
Shoulders
Somewhere
else
I didn’t feel it in
my body
Belly
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What did you think?
How did you feel?
#Movies4MentalHealth
● It felt powerful to hear those affirmations being said out loud
● bright future
● sad, because I have always underestimated the power of myself
● Powerful and inspiring
● Checking in on others even though they may say they're fine. It's always
nice when someone asks me how I've been genuinely
● opening conversation and validating experience
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How can we support
ourselves and others?
#Movies4MentalHealth
● connection with that voice, a peace with the acceptance of
strengths derived from healing
● Being gentle and kind with others when you want to approach
them about supporting them
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Art With Impact:
Continued Connections
Click the link in the chat to learn more!
Exclusive community events and spaces
Arts-based discussion trainings
Interview and discussion opportunities
Weekly art + wellness prompts
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MEET THE PANEL
bit.ly/m4mho-uofm
Alexis Chinwe Elewa-Ikpakwu (they/them)
Student, University of Manitoba
Camryn Anderson (she/her)
Student - University of Manitoba
ander201@myumanitoba.ca
Cassie Friesen (she/her)
Accessibility Coordinator, Student Accessibility Services - University
of Manitoba
Dana Lance (she/her)
Youth Program Coordinator, Mood Disorders Association of
Manitoba
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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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Virtual Mingle / Panel Q&A
Ask a question or share a thought!
You can raise your hand (see image below) to be given
instructions to audio in, use the public chat box, or
send a private message to AWI Support / a panelist.
#Movies4MentalHealth
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Stay in touch:
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Continued Connections!
...and don’t forget to copy/paste the
resources in the Shared Notes!
@artwithimpact
info@artwithimpact.org
#Movies4MentalHealth