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This is the first presentation fo CEFIMEX in Tennessee conducted by Marcos Villa.
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2. #OurBodiesOurMinds
About Your Facilitator
Maya Brown
MA Counseling Psychology: Drama Therapy
Actor, singer, director, playwright, dancer
Swedish / American, lives in Portland, OR
Queer, survivor, feminist, artist, activist
3. #OurBodiesOurMinds
Brought to you by…
● Campus workshops
● Monthly film competition
● Short film production grants
● Global community
5. #OurBodiesOurMinds
Heads Up
• Mental health is personal – YOU are the expert on
your own experience
• Public space – no confidentiality
• It’s okay to feel, and it’s okay to be uncomfortable
• Conversations and activities might be triggering
• Please take care of yourself however you need,
including asking for help
• If you don’t want your photo shared, please let us know
6. #OurBodiesOurMinds
Group Agreements - What do you
need to feel safe here?
• Gender-inclusive language (do not assume gender)
• They/them if unknown pronouns
• Respecting cell phone use
• Assume good intentions
• Ouch/oops vocalize and correct if needed
9. #OurBodiesOurMinds
Sexual Violence Survivor
• Personal definition
• Has been through a potentially traumatic sexual/intimate
experience, or set of experiences
• Experience was against their wishes
and/or crossed a boundary that they had set
and/or left them feeling violated, used, scared, unsafe or hurt
10. #OurBodiesOurMinds
Sexual Violence Survivor
• Personal definition
• Has been through a potentially traumatic sexual/intimate
experience, or set of experiences
• Experience was against their wishes
and/or crossed a boundary that they had set
and/or left them feeling violated, used, scared, unsafe or hurt
• Mental health and mental wellness - impacts of traumatic
event and ability to be full self
11. #OurBodiesOurMinds
What are ways that sexual violence might
impact survivors?
-difficulty with intimacy
-difficulty telling others about the experience
-hard time trusting others
-discomfort in settings (social outings)
-disengagement from routine
-experience feelings of shame or self blame
-unable to maintain personal hygiene
-mood changes
-trouble sleeping
-anxiety and depression, panic attacks
-flashbacks
-paranoia
-PTSD, trauma
13. #OurBodiesOurMinds
How does Monique
seem to feel?
• Detached, difficulty trusting herself
• Self-blame
• Doesn’t want to get close to
others, hard time opening up
• Confused (deciding how to feel)
• Insecure about own identity
What thoughts might
Monique have?
• “my friend can’t handle this”
feelings of being a burden
• She is being dismissive of her own
thoughts, maybe feels she is
overreacting
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Omar
Thoughts
• Feels like he didn’t give his
daughter the best life, protect her
• Wants to support his daughter in all
ways possible
Feelings
• Negative feelings coming back
about own experience
• Helpless
• guilty
Thoughts
• Under-resourced, unable to help
Feelings
• Anxious, uncertain how to support
friend
• Helpless
• guilty
Alison
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In small groups...
• Create a 2-person statue that represents
the current relationship dynamics
• Half of the room: relationship between
Monique and Omar
• Half of the room: relationship between
Monique and Alison
19. #OurBodiesOurMinds
How is Omar able to support Monique?
What does that support look like?
• Relating to a person, getting on their level
• Providing an environment where Monique knows she is not
alone
• He is the rock, stable
• He does this by checking in, being present (phone calls)
• Going to work on his own healing … be an example
21. #OurBodiesOurMinds
What is keeping Alison from being able to
support Monique in the way that she needs?
• Education – the knowledge to help her friend because she lacks
personal experience
• She is overthinking the needs of her friend and what role she
plays in helping her friend
• Afraid that she is to blame
• Lacking the experience – not wanting to be selfish
• Unsure about resources available
23. #OurBodiesOurMinds
What tools or approaches could Alison use to
better support Monique in this scene?
• Ask if she’s want to talk about it
• “Hey, I know it’s awkward but it’s because I don’t know how to
respond, but it might be important to you so I want to give you
space”
• Doesn’t have to be specific, but can talk – entry way
• How can I support you?
• Can do something fun together
• What do you need?
25. #OurBodiesOurMinds
What can we do?
• Thank them for sharing
• Don’t judge/assume
• Remain neutral … be mindful of your reaction
• Communicate boundaries clearly … “are you in the space to hear this?”
• Communicate what we want to receive / can give as clearly as possible
• Embrace the awkward … “name it”
• “what do you need?” telling them if you can do it or encourage them to
utilize resources
• Educate yourself about resources!
• Understand that being empathetic does not equal “I know” or “I
understand”
27. #OurBodiesOurMinds
Meet the Panel
bit.ly/OBOM-Connecticut
Alessia Guise
Connecticut College Student
Kaitlin Reagan
Connecticut College Student
Rachel Stewart
Director of Sexual Violence Prevention & Advocacy, Connecticut College
conncoll.edu/campus-life/sexual-violence-prevention-and-advocacy
Jacquelyn White
Crisis Counselor & College Advocate
Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Eastern Connecticut, saccec.org
Emmeline Franklin
Education Coordinator, Safe Futures, safefuturesct.org
