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Beth Killian (she/her)
â Based in Nahaganset
(Rhode Island, USA)
â Background in social work
â Musician, dancer,
experimenter
â Dog mom and *tentative*
plant parent
3. #OurBodiesOurMinds
Adama Bundu (they/them)
â Based in amiskwacĂŽwâskahikan/
ááĽá˘áżááá˘á˛áŚáá˛áŁ
â Organizer passionate about
Decolonialism, Anti-Imperialism
& Disability Justice
â Multimedia artist and poet
â IG: @velvetorchid
6. #OurBodiesOurMinds
⢠Mental health is personal and YOU are the expert on
your own experience, identity and needs
⢠Shared public space â canât guarantee conďŹdentiality
⢠Itâs okay to feel, and itâs okay to be uncomfortable
⢠Uncomfortable vs. Unsafe
⢠Conversations and activities might be triggering
⢠Please take care of yourself however you need,
including asking for help (MH support)
⢠Photos taken for AWI sites, let us know if you donât want
that
7. #OurBodiesOurMinds
Community Agreements for Brave Space:
⢠Ask before you touch policy, itâs always ok to say ânoâ
⢠Everyone is gifted the grace to speak in draft, and the
responsibility to edit a harmful draft
⢠Be respectful of the weight of these topics (sexual violence
and mental health), speak knowing that survivors are present
⢠Be mindful around sharing personal details that could be
triggering to others
⢠Take excellent care of yourself and of each other
⢠What else?
⢠Take space make space
8. #OurBodiesOurMinds
⢠Personal deďŹnition
⢠Someone who has been through a sexual/intimate experience(s)
that was against their wishes and/or crossed a set boundary
and/or left them feeling violated, unsafe, harmed or coerced
⢠Expansive deďŹnition, thereâs a spectrum of SV,
and ok to have feelings about it
⢠Focus on: mental health impacts of sexual violence (not the event
itself) and how community can support survivors
9. #OurBodiesOurMinds
What are ways that sexual violence might
impact survivors?
⢠More sensitive to surroundings
⢠Watch your back more
⢠Being more aware of surroundings
⢠Less trusting
⢠Impacting what places you feel comfortable in
⢠Not feeling safe alone
⢠Impacting school - academics, sleep
⢠Affecting friends, community
⢠Self conďŹdence
⢠Shame
12. #OurBodiesOurMinds
How does Emilia
seem to feel?
â˘Ashamed
â˘Unsafe
â˘Frustrated
â˘Angry
â˘Guilt
â˘Sadness
â˘Dismissed
â˘Depressed
â˘Determined
What might Emilia
be thinking?
⢠Thinks she might be alone
⢠âwhy am I depressedâ
â˘I donât have any avenues for justice
â˘I can get through this
â˘âPeople think Iâm powerless, like Iâm a
childâ
â˘âBut I AM going to graduateâ - Iâm in
control of that
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JAE
SUMETH
EMILIA
Feelings:
â Regret
â Terrible, responsible
â Confused
â Shaken Up
Received & Perceived:
â âWhat happened
to you wasnât
seriousâ
Feelings:
â Angry
â Helpless
â Guilty
â Failure
â Self-Blame
Feelings:
â Attacked
â Disempowered
â Invalidated
â Unsafe
â Ashamed
Received & Perceived:
â âYouâre not
healing
appropriatelyâ
18. #OurBodiesOurMinds
Emilia and Sumeth
What are some ideas of how Sumeth can mindfully shift their
communication in a way that might feel more supportive for
Emilia?
âI donât know that Iâm being the perfect supportâ
âI want to get help with you.â
Changing Our Impact
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â˘Be understanding that what you say might not be
interpreted how you meant it
â˘Be open to being corrected by the survivor, be
understanding and humble
â˘Validating their experience
â˘Allow survivors to feel their emotions
â˘Take the experience seriously when someone
discloses to you
24. #OurBodiesOurMinds
Emily Livingston- Video
Education Facilitator, Sexual Violence Resource Centre -
University of Manitoba
Andrea Garcia (she/her) - Video
Health and Wellness Program Assistant , Student
Support, University of Manitoba
Dr. Natasha Ali (she/her)
Counselling Psychologist - Student Counseling Center -
University of Manitoba
Sharlaine Glowatsky (she/they)
Counsellor, Sexual Assault Crisis Program - Klinic
Community Health Centre - https://klinic.mb.ca/
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Upcoming October AWI Events:
All virtual, all free!
â Tuesday, Oct 11: IG Live âMy Mental Health Story: Halloween Culture
and Mental Wellnessâ
â Thursday, Oct 20: Sanctuary Space: âHorror Movies: Exploring Mental
Health, Monsters and Stigmaâ
â Wednesday, Oct 26: Sanctuary Space: âDiversity in Horror Moviesâ
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