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Who’s here today?
A) Student at UMD College Park
A) 16-25 year old not connected with
UMD College Park
A) Faculty or staff at UMD College Park
A) Other (share in the chat!)
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Brought to you by…
The Kristin Rita
Strouse Foundation
Individual Sponsors
• Sharon Nalley, Licensed Clinical
Professional Counselors of Maryland
• Janet Osherow, DC Metro Therapist
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Heads Up
• Mental health is personal – YOU are the expert on your
own experience
• We’re still online… what goes on the internet stays on the
internet
• It’s okay to feel!
• Films and conversations might be activating
• Please take care of yourself however you need, including
asking for help
• We are recording this session for internal training only
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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
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4 ways to engage
We welcome your participation!
CHAT BOX: Use the
Public Chat to connect
with the whole group
Set Your Status by
clicking on your name
and selecting from
the drop-down menu
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4 ways to engage
POLL: respond
to a Poll when
prompted
Join a breakout
room to discuss
films in-depth
#3 #4
We welcome your participation!
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For tech support, ask…
Look for the person whose name begins with
- Tech Support and Private Chat them with any issues.
(They’ll be right under the mental health pros)
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What does self-care look like
for you these days?
● naps
● Listening to music
● A lot of youtube and crocheting
● Scheduling
● Reading and heavy metal. Haha
● Getting enough sleep, staying
connected to others and taking it one
day at a time
● getting outside!
● getting out of bed/not letting myself
neglect hygiene and nutrition
● thinking optimistically about the
future!
● ^Naps
● staying active
● Doing the things that make me the most
happiest. For me that would be waking up
early and enjoying my cup of coffee.
● netflix
● facetiming friends
● spending time outdoors (my backyard)
● talking to friends
● Lifting
● Listening to music, taking naps!
● bike riding!
● dancing in my living room
● calisthenics at the park
● reading
● Dancing with myself.
● Living Room Disco
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Some movies and tv shows
that show mental illness…
● the joker
● Perks of Being a Wallflower
● The Sinner
● Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
● 13 reasons why
● Criminal Minds
● Psych(even though it's not
the best depiction)
● what woman want
● YOU
● Split
● Prodigal Son
● Jane the Virgin
● Beautiful Boy
● Grey's Anatomy
● Hannibal
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Characters with mental
illness are portrayed as…
● Usually negatively
● a beautiful mind
● as being out of control/no
self-control
● Weak
● broken or helpless
● different
● glorified
● cost to society
● Unable to change and heal
● as "evil"
● Extremes (Joker)
● exotisized
● Bad people
● dangerous
● not able to love
● Romanticized - like it is a cool
thing.
● the worst part of mental
illness is that people expect
you to behave as if you do not
have it - Joker quote
● have to stay away from
● problematic - "crazy"
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How does stigma feel?
● hurtful
● frustrating
● worthless if you hear it
again and again
● not good
● trapped
● Harmful
● lonely
● hopeless
● start to believe it
● It keeps you from reaching
out
● I don't let it affect me. I am
the eternal optimist. -
Mindfulness. :)
● distant
● put yourself in a box
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What makes it difficult
to reach out for help?
● scared
● Don't want to feel judged or
make you feel needy
● shame
● The ego.
● Judgement
● embarrassment, being brushed
off
● Fear of judgment
● lack of understanding
● not getting the response you
want to hear
● dont understand
● cultural stigmas’
● rejection
● i'm not sure exactly what to say
● people might say suck it up or
ignored
● People look at you differently
afterwards
● that you are weak minded
● Reach out to the professionals first.
Less judgement
● Less judgment. There is that
distance too.
● people judge you all the time
● You are less vulnerable if it is with a
stranger.
● Less dependence.
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What did you think? What did you feel?
● I liked how the camera lens was
incorporated into the video- it
helped to solidify the point
● we talked about how we felt that
it was frustrating and
uncomfortable to watch
● We said that we felt sad and
frustrated for both of the men in
the videos.
● We talked about the first film how
hard sometimes to get the
parents listen to us
● It spoke to how OCD is not a
matter of willpower and that
someone can't just "get over it"
● We talked a little about how
people use language. People
might describe themselves as
"OCD" jokingly, but that erases
the actual experience.
● I mentioned in our group that it is
often harder for men to reach out.
Social conditioning to blame.
● Statistically speaking.
● who should be blamed for this?
● Not saying that it is easier for
women.
● Facts. :)
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What are some practices that
help support your wellness?
● work out, doing long walks
● talking to people
● walks
● taking breaks from work
throughout the day
● fresh air
● talking with family
● Mindfulness. Exercising.
Spirituality.
● checking in on friends and
family more
● getting enough sleep, eating well
● Zoom
● petting my cat/hanging out with
animals
● daily affirmations
● taking time away from my phone
● have a passion and devote your
time to it. it helps you forget
about awful experiences
● recognizing and accepting this
time to take care of ourselves
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How did the body
scan feel to you?
● a little uncomfortable to be honest
● elongating. I love to stretch wow
● wonderful
● Great. Relaxing.
● i loved it
● i felt the blood circulating my biceps. I felt i had
bigger arms and made feel good
● Good. Realized how much I need to stretch more
33. A Short Film About Anxiety
By Lily Rose Thomas and Stephen Isaac-Wilson
AWI Winner, July 2018
Content heads up: anxiety
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What did you think? What did you feel?
● The music was effective. Eeerie.
● I felt relieved by the way they ended on
a positive note
● I think the sound/music in the
background was anxiety producing
and also reflected kind of the feeling
you get when you are anxious
● And the close ups of the people. Their
facial gestures.
● it was a bit anxiety inducing at first,
especially because of the audio at the
start sounding doubled (maybe an
issue on my end), but the hope of the
people they talked to was nice
● The audio and music really captured
the feeling of anxiety
● it was eye-catching with very different
pictures and scenes
● i feel like you can't ever be anxiety -
free. You can only control it.
● Music was very representative of the
experience of anxiety. Ending was
helpful in giving hope.
● Relatable for many people.
● I think also seeing how each person
experiences anxiety differently and has
different symptoms of anxiety, as well
as how they manage it
● the tempo mimicked anxious thought.
Very effective
● ~listen~
● sharing our experiences to help
ourselves and others feel less alone
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How can we support
ourselves and others?
● listening and confiding in a few supportive
people
● be open to listening to others who need
help
● Acceptance of others
● Self care first. Once you help yourself you
can help others.
● talk to counselor
● move away from negative thoughts. Try
and encourage others to be positive
● I would like to offer this workshop on my
campus!
● listen to understand not to advise
● Really hear what people have to say - don't
be judgmental
● know yourself, have faith in yourself,
express yourself.
● If things start to feel too overwhelming, do
not hesitate to reach out and seek help
● don't give unsolicited advice
● A lot of people help others and then drain
themselves or take on other people's
anxieties. Empaths.
● have more this kind of workshop
● Caretakers are always at risk.
● understanding why people do the things
they do/are feeling how they're feeling and
not judging what they're doing or how
they're feeling
● usually people who give unsolicited advice
are the ones who cant take it .
● More compassion.
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Meet the Panel
bit.ly/m4mho-umd-collegepark
Jasmine Soni, she/her
Active Minds President and Student, UMD College Park
Tesia Shi, she/her
Active Minds Member and Student, UMD College Park
Dr. Chetan Joshi, he/him
Director, Counseling Center, UMD College Park
Nancy Forsythe, she/her
Disability Specialist, Career Center, UMD College Park
Taylor C. Cole, LCSW-C, she/her
Founder and CEO, Choice Clinical Services
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Please share with us
how this workshop
experience was for you
***Responses to the formal evaluations are available in a separate document***
● Thanks for this workshop. Gotta go. Take care, everyone.
● Thanks to everyone involved with this program.
● :) enjoy the rest of this workshop. Thanks to the host and the panelists. More
events like this in the future.
● Thank you so much offering this incredible workshop! I am inspired by your
work and would love to collaborate more with Art with Impact!
● Thank you for this wonderful workshop. Great work Active Minds UMD and Art
with Impact!
● thanks! it was really cool to have this
● I am so grateful for the invitation to participate! Thank you to UMD Active MInds
and Art with Impact. See you at the University Career Center!
● Thank you!
● This event was very eye-opening! Thank you all!
● Thank you, I really enjoyed this!
