This document outlines the agenda and activities for a virtual workshop on poetry, movies, and mental health hosted by Fordham University. The workshop includes polls, films depicting mental illness, group discussions, breathing exercises, and a panel discussion with Fordham students. Participants are encouraged to engage through the chat, polls, and setting their status. Mental health professionals are available for private support. The goal is to use arts-based media to explore mental health experiences and reduce stigma through connection and understanding.

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Panelists
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Welcome, everyone!
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Mental Health Support
Make sure you are logged in with
an asterisk in front of your
name: *Alex Reynolds (they/them)

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HOSTED BY:
Fordham
University

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About Your Facilitator
Beth Killian, she/her
• Recent MSW grad
• Musician, Songwriter, Dancer
• Hopeful Music/Movement
Therapist
IG: @bethanywheremusic

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POLL: Who’s here today?
A
Student at
Fordham
University
C
B
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Faculty/staff at
Fordham
University
Somebody else
(share in chat!)

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POLL: Where in the
world are you?
New York
A
C
B
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Another state
Another country

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○ Campus workshops
○ Monthly short film competition
○ Short film production grants
○ Global community
BROUGHT TO YOU BY
Individual Sponsors
○ Nneka Symister, LCSW -
http://mylocaltherapist.org
○ Cathy Olivares, LMHC, LPC
https://www.colivarestherapy.com
○ Andrew Erdman, LCSW
https://www.andrewerdman.com
○ Dr. Judy Strauss, PhD, LCSW
https://meetjudystrauss.com/home
○
○ Dr. Keba M. Rogers, NYS Licensed
Psychologist and CEO/Founder
Grace, Growth and Greatness Psychological Services
https://www.doctorkebag3.com
○ Brooke English, LCSW, RYT
https://www.bwellwithbrooke.com
○ Luz Marina Bueno, LMHC/ Founder of
Girasol Mental Health Services
https://www.girasolmentalhealthcounseling.com

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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 Amazon gift card!)
● Virtual Mingle / Q&A
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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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.
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IN JUST A FEW WORDS...
What has self-care been
looking like for you these days?
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● journaling!
● Getting 6.5-8 hours of sleep and meditating for 10-15 minutes each day
● laughing, needle point,
● Hard deadline for going to bed at 12:30
● taking a break from school, face masks, journaling, coloring
● Walking!
● Quality time with loved ones
● painting my nails :)
● Walking my dog
● oo yes walking when weather is nice !!
● Sitting outside whenever possible
● same journaling!
● or reading a book for fun
● Taking care of everyone else. No self care:(
● Working on making time to do so

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MENTAL HEALTH

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Mental illness
Mental wellness
MENTAL HEALTH

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Some movies and TV shows that show
mental illness…
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● girl interupted
● 13 reasons why
● One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
● Perks of being a wallflower
● The Queen's Gambit
● Couples therapy
● A Beautiful Mind

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Characters with mental illness are
portrayed as…
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● Unstable, unreliable, unbelievable
● Othered
● self-isolating

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MH ACROSS CULTURES
Across different cultures and languages, people talk about and explore mental
health in multiple ways.
In just a few words, please share:
How have you experienced the concept of "mental health" within your own
cultural communities?
● Gotten better with time
● never
● Minimizing- "you're just sad"

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WHAT IS STIGMA?
A judgment or stereotype that is:
○ Always negative
○ Always untrue
○ Can be internalized

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Visualizing Lies
By Justin Jeffers and Devonnie Black
AWI Winner, April 2019
CONTENT HEADS UP
depiction of depression and anxiety

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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

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How does stigma feel?
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● Shame
● Trying to hide what you're going through is another
burden on top of the mental illness itself
● unfair
● Isolating
● The idea of "there must be something wrong with me"
● shame and isolation
● Hopeless

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What makes it difficult to reach out
for help?
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● feeling like a burden to others
● fear and shame
● Not knowing how to describe it so that others would
understand
● Lack of confidence, feeling judge

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BREATHING
EXERCISE

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HOW WAS THIS BREATHING
EXERCISE FOR YOU?
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A Relaxing
C
B
D
E
Invigorating
or refreshing
Meh
Stressful or
uncomfortable
New

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XIETY
Carlos & Karen Torres
AWI Winner, January 2021
CONTENT HEADS UP
depictions and interpretations of anxiety and panic attack

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What did you think?
How did you feel?
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● the scene at the table at the restaurant was very relatable for me
● anxious
● definitely relatable
● stressed, overwhelmed
● the muted voices did a really great job at representing what it
sounds like
● also very relatable, the voice in her head that began at a whisper
and then got louder and louder
● agreed with both olivia and lindsey! i've felt that before.
● So relatable
● good editing

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What are some practices that help support
your wellness?
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● Self talk that feels kind
● Spending time experiencing something that brings
me joy. For instance, comedy
● visualizing a safe space
● talking to someone!
● Yoga, going for a walk , music
● meditation
● Pilates
● I go boxing! stress relief

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BODY
SCAN

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HOW WAS THE BODY
SCAN FOR YOU?
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A Relaxing
C
B
D
E
Invigorating
or refreshing
Meh
Stressful or
uncomfortable
New

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Three
by Karen Hua
AWI Winner, June 2015
Content heads up:
obsessive compulsive disorder, social anxiety, bulimia

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WHERE DID YOU EXPERIENCE
THIS IN YOUR BODY?
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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?
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● Burning in my chest
● tense
● Very compelling
● Very relateable

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How can we support ourselves and others?
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● I often feel that im responsible for my symptoms and
problems because my thinking and interpetations of
events can be faulty. Being self critical, having self
blame and a lack of compassion i find is not
constructive and helpful. I can be so mean and harsh
with myself and desire to be more kind patient and
accepting of myself
● Language and thinking about how it lands on the
other persons ears

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PANEL
Digital round of applause
for our panel!
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Continued Connections
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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-fordham
Emma Claire Marvin (she/her/hers)
Art History and French double major, Fordham College Rose Hill Class of 2021
Olivia Quartell (she/her/hers)
Class of 2021, USG President, Fordham College Rose Hill (Political Science and
Communications & Culture)
Charlotte Utschig (she/her/hers)
Outreach Intern, Counseling and Psychological Services, Fordham University
Lindsey Sullivan (she/her/hers)
United Student Government VP of Health and Security, Fordham University

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Please fill out the evaluation!
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info@artwithimpact.org
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You can enter for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card!
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.
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resources in the Shared Notes!
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