Kvcc m4 mho - 3.23.21 - presentation (2)

#Poetry4MentalHealth
#Movies4MentalHealth
@artwithimpact
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About Your Facilitator
Carly D. Weckstein, she/her
• Theatre Director
• Intimacy Choreographer
• Sex Educator
• Book Nerd + Cat Mom
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POLL: Who’s here today?
A
Student at
KVCC
C
B
Faculty/staff at
KVCC
Somebody else
(share in chat!)

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

○ Campus workshops
○ Monthly short ﬁlm competition
○ Short ﬁlm production grants
○ Global community
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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

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

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

3 WAYS TO ENGAGE
We welcome your participation!
CHAT BOX: Use the
Public Chat to connect
with the whole group
#1

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!

If you need tech
support, ask…
Look for the person whose name begins with
AWI Support and Private Chat them with any issues.

IN JUST A FEW WORDS...
What has self-care been
looking like for you these days?
● Unplug from screens/phones
● Making sure to be active and give myself some me time
● Being in nature and long walks!
● yoga, long baths, time outside
● allow myself to set work/school/adulting aside to do things I love
● deep breathibg
● Playing and writing music
● Spending time with my dog in nature
● Meditation , exercise
● occasional meditation- usually on self acceptance/ reading /
listening to spiritual teachers
● nature, yoga, no electronics, music
● Taking short breaks from work/screen to stretch.
● Working out and meditation!

MENTAL HEALTH

Mental illness
Mental wellness
MENTAL HEALTH

Some movies and TV shows that show
mental illness…
● beautiful mind
● Good Will Hunting
● the last episode of MASH
● Bojack Horseman
● Winnie the Pooh
● Forrest gump
● temple Grandin
● Shameless
● Girl Interrupted
● one ﬂew over the cuckoo's nest
● silver linings playbook
● As Good as it Gets
● Behind Her Eyes (very new)
● STEVEN UNIVERSE!
● Atypical
● Closetland
● Requiem for a dream
● Cape Fear, Seven, Kiss the Girls

Characters with mental illness are
portrayed as…
● erratic, violent, vulnerable
● Strong in Closetland
● troubled
● complex
● Evil, Deranged, Not Normal
● overwhelmed, fearful
● complicated
● rare (usually only one or two movie/show characters)
● Not always realistic portrayls

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?
● my culture/ upbringing: best if swept under the rug" unless extreme
● if we don't talk about it it doesn't exisit
● being mentally ill or struggling with mental wellness means you're not
enough, you can't do x, y, z
● Gifted
● deal with it yourself and avoid medication
● My classmates were ashamed of it
● It's all just in your head
● it's "for attention"
● Shame, guilt
● If male... dont show your weakness
● just get over it

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

Fighter
By Meagan Brown
AWI Winner, August 2020
CONTENT HEADS UP
discussion of culture of masculinity and trauma

HOW ARE YOU FEELING AFTER
WATCHING THIS FILM?
A Hopeful
C
B
D
E
Sad
Angry or
Frustrated
Overwhelmed
Worried or
Anxious

How does stigma feel?
● heavy
● isolating
● unfair
● that people are fearful of me
● helpless
● Unfair expectations
● That I cause frustration
● shame
● judgemental
● disappointing
● Being stuck in a box
● not ﬁtting in
● my brother is a retired lt in nyc ﬁredept. I feel like he
always has to be the take charge guy.

What makes it difficult to reach out for help?
● difficult to know where to begin
● pride
● they are embarrassed
● Fear of what others might think
● Fear of rejection or judgement
● Judgement, vulnerability
● fear
● stigma
● feeling like a burden or that you're not 'bad enough' to need help
● Shame
● toxic independence
● Not wanting to worry others
● time limitations/ resources/ too busy/ worry about oversharing the
wrong place etc
● thinking you should be able to "get over it" on your own
● Not knowing you might need it
● Embarassed
● denial

BREATHING
EXERCISE

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

A FILM ABOUT LOVE
By Dale John Allen
AWI Winner, May 2016
CONTENT HEADS UP
bipolar disorder, medication management

What did you think? How did you feel?
● felt sorry for him
● My experiences with my own medications and the pros/cons of
being on meds vs not came up
● I felt his struggle and empathy for the struggle
● relatable
● Felt sad for him
● It was a difficult one to watch, I get how letting go of some
obsessive interest/ passion (like if it gets toxic) can feel like loss of
identity
● The analogy was very powerful!
● Great description of living with that illness
● very powerful ﬁlm
● I understand the yearning to be manic again
● I never thought about it that way
● I remember learning in psych classes that bipolar meds can limit
creativity / for arsy folks /musicians

What are some practices that help support
your wellness?
● Cycling
● workout
● journaling
● Running
● writing
● exercise, activity, dance, nature is big
● remembering to eat
● coping skills around grounding/mindfulness
● stay connected
● working out, proper diet, comedy
● Thinking about how far I've come and remembering the reasons I'm working
to get healthier
● laughing
● Nature and water activities
● Meditation, exercise, being around positive people,
● staying connected with friends
● Keeping everything neat, cleaned, and organized
● Talking with those you trust
● Keeping it touch with friends and family by zoom or facetime
● Volunteering

BODY
SCAN

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

Sal Tran
By Kim Huynh
AWI Winner, March 2018
CONTENT HEADS UP
mentions of: sexual violence, suicide attempts, systemic oppression,
depression, anxiety, and PTSD

WHERE DID YOU EXPERIENCE
THIS IN YOUR BODY?
A Head
C
B
D
E
Shoulders
Somewhere
else
I didn’t feel it in
my body
Belly

What did you think?
How did you feel?
● sad but uplifting at the same time
● Sometimes words are not enough
● hopefulness and how authentic she expressed her experience ,
brave
● I understood how she said her mental health is more of a day
to day thing not a happy ending thing-
● made me think more about what I could do to help someone
going through something like this
● remembering recovery isn't linear and to build up coping skills
and ways to handle the bad when it happens
● liked: remembering recovery isn't linear and to build up coping
skills and ways to handle the bad when it happens
● Hopeful and happiness that the person found community in
recovery

How can we support ourselves and others?
● I have lupus which has flares and I think of mental illness as a chronic illness that can
also have flares
● Don't be close-minded, allow people to be themselves
● Understand that people feel different things and will want help in different ways
● Going off of Ron, I was about to say having an open mind
● t shirts with meditative exercises... is that weird? or something like that metaphorically
● Be willing to sit and listen. You can't always "fix"
● choosing mindful and inclusive language
● Don't always push problem solving on people some people just want to be heard
● be mindful of intersectionality and the value of having representation in your
struggles, such as how being a queer Vietnamese person in the protagonist's case.
That can look like being aware of your privilege and various forms of oppression with
different communities.
● accept that all people walk a different path
● being inclusive and tolerant
● realize there are different cultures and not everybody was raised with the same
beliefs, so try to educate when you can
● Know where to find resources and support
● Taking personal responsibility and ownership for self
● Remember we're all in different places in our recovery
● telling ourselves and others, 'your best is different on different days'
● Be the “best” active listener to others and to yourself

PANEL
Digital round of applause
for our panel!

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MEET THE PANEL
bit.ly/m4mho-kvcc
Kadence Foster (they/he)
Student, Mental Health Program, KVCC
Karen Normandin (she/her)
Dean of Students at KVCC
Kristel Thyrring (she/her)
Youth Mental Health Programs Director, NAMI Maine
Melissa Clement, LCSW (she/her)
Counseling and Disability Service Coordinator, KVCC

Please ﬁll out the evaluation!
@artwithimpact
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Virtual Mingle / Panel Q&A
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