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In just a few words: What does self-
care look like for you these days?
● yoga and meditation!
● watching youtube videos
● working out
● going for a run and setting limits and
boundarie
● Painting and Netflix
● dancing and singing in the mirror
● music
● Working out
● exercising for once
● Taking breaks from social media
● Let yourself feel, if I have a sad day its ok!
● Working out and meditation
● Music, cats, and walking
● Poetry
● working out!
● Gratitude
● watching movies
● walking
● Reading
● Starbucks drive thru!
● reading
● Reconnecting with friends and family
● running
● Listening to music and dancing!!
● hiking
● Running and Cycling
● music, running
● home repair
● meditate and going outside for runs!
● taking breaks from news!
● sleep
● yoga and running!
● meditation
● Yoga, taking walks, cooking
● Yoga and cooking
● shower dance parties
● working out, cooking, talking to friends,
watching movies and best of all CRYING!!!
Gotta have the ups and downs!
● Turning the news off
● Virtually working out with friends
● Baths, walks (with masks)
● listening to music on a walk!
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MH Across Languages and Cultures
If English is not your first language, does your language have
words for mental health, mental illness and mental wellness?
Do these concepts exist in your home culture?
● Not my first language but I am bilingual and majoring in Spanish
and in my experience it has been harder to find vocabulary to
describe these types of things.
● Mandarin Chinese, yes very hard to know the right words and the
culture is also very unkind towards mental health
● My first language is English but there isnt a term for mental health
in my second lang Hindi
● I agree, the vocabulary terms are difficult-But as a culture coming
from a latinx culture , mental health overall is not really talked
about often.
● In Vietnamese as well, mental health is not talked about
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Some movies and tv shows
that show mental illness…
● Euphoria
● 13 Reasons Why but it's so
horrible
● euphoria
● thirteen reasons why,
cyberbully
● Silver Linings Playbook
● homeland
● Spinning Out
● redband society
● inside out
● Bojack Horseman is the best
depiction of depression I
have seen!
● 90210
● to the bone
● bones
● One Day at a Time
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Characters with mental
illness are portrayed as…
● unstable
● Lash out violently
● quiet
● "crazy"
● Somewhat toxic.
● weak
● not fit for employment
● uncontrollable
● dramatic
● lonely, isolated
● The Perks of Being a
Wallflower
● negatively portrayed
● Chaotic
● Unstable
● A burden
● vulnerable
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What makes it difficult
to reach out for help?
● afraid of being judged
● Fear of other's perceptions of you
● judgement
● Concerns that people will see you differently
● embarrassment
● clouded by "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" mentality
● acceptance
● fear of letting others down
● fear of being a burden
● Fear of confronting the hard stuff
● we are told over and over again and begin to believe that getting help is a
sign of weakness rather than a strength
● not sure where to go
● society also values independence and that feeling of dependence and
needing support can be scary
25. When the Fat Girl Gets Skinny
By Abby Thompson
AWI Winner, June 2017
Content heads up: eating disorders, anorexia
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What did you think? What did you feel?
● that was actually so sad
● the last part was especially sad
● i have been obsessed with blythe's poetry for years and this made me sob.
● It was a bit intense but in an eye-opening way
● showing realities. Something being highlighted on twitter right now
● this was hard to stomach because it felt all too familiar
● Prompted me to think about how our perception of what is "healthy" can be very distorted
● very scary how relevant it was
● It was very moving
● The openness was beautiful, hard but apprecaited the vulnerability
● This sentence was really sad: "I was not obsessed with feeling empty but afraid of feeling full"
● it was upsetting, intense and powerful
● tough to watch because I feel like most girls at some point have looked at their bodies as not
good enough. i know I have
● reminds me of how we idolize influencers and models, many of who primarily place focus on
eating and exercise routines - sometimes feels like as women, these two things are all we
should be concerned about...
● I know many people who have experienced this, some very close to me, and it is really
depressing to see their perspectives put into a video.
● yea this hits home and its challenging -important to put peoples feelings in a tangible way
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What are some practices that
help support your wellness?
● meditate
● Living a balanced life
● Taking a tech free walk outside
● try to get enough sleep
● watch shows and movies that
bring me up instead of watching
too much stuff that brings me
down like the news.
● staying around positive people!
● making time for myself
● affirmations
● rather than fighting to stop
yourself from feeling a certain
cloud just letting them pass by
like clouds in the sky
● praying
● Making time for the things that matter
● gratitude journaling and tech breaks
● only following positive influences on
social media
● spending time with positive people,
being in the outdoors, play sports
● spending time with people who make
you feel good about yourself
● Grounding, trying to reconnect with
myself, sit outside in nature ,
surrounding myself with the beauty in
the world when its hard to see in
myself, a good reminder that there is
still beauty and love in the world and
ourselves!
● ^ love all of those!
● can relate
● LOVE IT
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What did you think?
What did you feel?
● Heart hurts a little, reminds me of a lot of friends who have been
affected by stuff like this and how much those words "man up"
affect them in a negative way
● so many thoughts and feelings as I watch this. Mainly anger and
sadness that this is a reality for so many. Such a dangerous
saying "Be a man" when we are all humans with feelings,
emotions and needs.
● Gender roles are really hurtful and incorrect
● Mom's message reminds me of general cultural messages
regarding mental health
● very relatable, probably the most relatable film for me LOL
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How can we support ourselves and others?
● ask a friend how they are doing - really doing
● checking in on people
● Lift each other up
● memes? and letting people know we are thinking
about them.
● when asked we should give genuine answers
● Follow up with asking if you are ok. as seen in the
film at first time his friend asked he was reluctant
to share cause didnt want to seem like a burden.
The second round showed that the friend really
was concerned
● instead of suggesting your own solutions use "I
can I support you right now" and always thanking
them for sharing
● dont judge your friends and what they need help
on!!!
● Love and care for people but also let other people
love and care for you as well, we dont have to do
this on our own!
● letting people know we are there for them
● being a good listener ^^
● being honest with yourself and your friends
● hold space with others and be ok with silence and
just being with others. people will open up in time
● show empathy
● Being open and willing to talk with others about
your own experiences. Being a good listener is
extremely important during these times because
society has created a dialogue in which talking
about "hard" things are almost impossible. Let
them talk about themselves, don't put the
spotlight on yourself when trying to help another
person.
● letting people know their words have an impact.
calling someone a b*** may not seem that big a
deal but serves to perpetuate a really harmful
culture. many other examples as well
● The small things are super important as well,
checking in on people as Nina had said. Even a
smile!
● affirm what others feel, recognizing that what they
feel is valid
● snaps not easy but agreed one of the best gifts to
just sit with someone
● depending on ur relation with the person, hugs
and pats are so beautiful... hugs give me energy
● great advice on how to listen effectively and
follow appreciative inquiry
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Meet the Panel
bit.ly/m4mho-scu
Madison Steel, she/her
Peer Health Educator / Student, Santa Clara University
Sydney Thompson, she/her
Assistant, Office for Multicultural Learning
Student, Santa Clara University
Jessica Johns, she/her
Case Manager, Counseling and Psychological Services
Santa Clara University
Sara Swanson, she/her
NAMI Santa Clara County
