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• Campus workshops
• Monthly short film competition
• Short film production grants
• Global community
Individual Sponsors
● Dana Kline,
Pilar Sumalpong Psychotherapy
● Lilla Khalasa
● Fred Harlan
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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
• We are recording this session for internal training and
evaluation purposes
• Please take care of yourself however you need, including
asking for help
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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
participate during this workshop
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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 does self-care look like
for you these days?
● naps!
● taking a shower
● binge watching netflix and
hulu lol
● Gardening and swimming
● Listening to music
● animal crossing
● getting some sun!
● Going for a walk thought the
neighborhood in the evening
● Taking walks outside
● yoga
● watering my plants
● I recently got into
painting/drawing :)
● gardening
● hiking
● biking
● Meditation, Music, Movies
● Got back into photography!
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Some movies and tv shows
that show mental illness…
● Honey Boy
● perks of being a wallflower
● The Joker
● 13 reasons why
● Joker
● Good Will Hunting
● Girl Interrupted (spelled ir wrong maybe)
● tiger king
● Ozark on Netflix too
● a beautiful mind
● Atypical
● Rain Man
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How does stigma feel?
● not good
● Isolating
● lonely
● suffocating
● put in a box
● resticting
● Being put down
● barriers
● Isolated
● cut off from everyone
● unfair, like we need live up to other people's definitions of
ourselves
● Have to try to hard to be someone
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What makes it difficult
to reach out for help?
● fear of judgment from others
● feel weak
● Afraid that it makes you weak
● being made fun of
● cannot afford health care!
● embarassed or not accept it yet from yourself
● Never having experienced being mirrored/emotional life valued
● not knowing where to go for support
● fear of failure
● other peoples bad experiences
● society tells us that it says something about ourselves that maybe we dont
align with or want to identify with
● feels like they are admitting that there is something "wrong" with them
● fear of the unknown. sharing personal things with a counselor when its
new to you
● feelings of depression cause social withdrawal
● fear of being judged
24. Tsi Teyoto:te
Even in the Silence
By Jonathan Elliott
AWI Winner, August 2019
Content heads up: cultural stigma, substance use, grief
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Suggested breakout group
questions:
1. What is one thing that really stood out when you watched this
film?
2. What did you think about the filmmaking techniques used? (For
example, lighting, camera angles, music, dialogue…)
3. Where did you experience this film more, in your mind or in your
body
4. How did you relate to the character(s)? (Did you like them or
not, empathize or not...)
5. What was one main emotion that you felt in watching this film?
What did you think prompted you to feel that emotion?
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What did you think?
What did you feel?
● It was a well made film for all the senses
● empty
● it was nice to connect with others who are also passionate about reducing stigma :)
● I related to this due to my best friend being hit by a drunk driver 6 years ago, so it made
me emotional.
● TO be honest I saw me as the girl which was very eye awakening
● How addiction and depression can be so isolating.
● Hello! I'm a student panelist and my camera is locked
● felt empathy for the characters; felt anxious and sad
● i found it so compelling. i especially connected with the cinematography
● ...how pain can travel down multiple generations
● Unfortunately the full video clip did not load for me and I was not able to finish watching,
from what I saw, I felt a lot of depth and profound sense of sadness and trauma
● Was very well made though even though it made me think of something so hurtful
● felt horrible for the consequences. how do you move on after a traumatic event?
especially with the guilt
● i really liked that it was in another language, too. something powerful about that. made it
feel universal
● I agree
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What are some practices that
help support your wellness?
● journaling, therapy, going for walks
● having a schedule, walking
● Separating personal reactions from objective perspectives to glean insight
● talking things out. discussions about feelings
● calling friends & family
● Walking alone, getting sun
● grounding activities i.e. values, mindful meditation
● Meditation and setting self goals
● being creative like painting
● taking a few minutes to lie down and think
● journaling, staying off social media
● Float on water to feel like nothing is around you
● yoga! and catching when I'm being critical of myself...ya gotta go easy on
yourself
● zoom with friends and family
● Zoom has been great.
● surrounding yourself with creativity and open minded uplifting people
● zoom burnout is real
31. Little Elizabeth
By Elizabeth Ayiku
AWI Winner, February 2018
Content heads up: discussion of trauma
and childhood sexual assault
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What did you think?
What did you feel?
● wowww
● I felt as if she was taking her power back.
● still feeling wowww lol
● this was so VALIDATING! it was very relateable
● selflove
● I thought it was hopeful
● innocence stolen at a young age, and shes coming back
to raise and nurture herself
● upsetting, felt it in the pit of my stomach. later felt
uplifted and amazed at the healing self love
● Acceptance at last
● It was impactful. Her voice stayed in my head. I felt very
sorrowful.
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How can we support
ourselves and others?
● Always listening. Not trying to tell them how they should feel.
● Listen without judgement.
● spread kindness
● taking care of ourselves so we can be present with others
● Making yourself available and be accepting
● be accepting. you dont know what others are struggling with. start the open dialog
● hrough self-compassion and self-healing activities i.e. self care, community involvement,
hobbies
● Just ask the famous question of "are you okay" with the sound of support and no shame to
just listen
● Talk to ourselves like we would a friend. We are much harder on ourselves than our friends!
● Reflect on our accomplishments, accept our mess ups and prepare for the future that we
want.
● leading by example. Showing vulnerability and talking about self care, so that others are able
to as well.
● Take breaks when you need it, wherever that may be.
● We can listen and be empathetic, but not necessarily offering a solution - just listening.
● absolutely! I am always harder on myself than others are.
● checking in with yourself and with others regularly
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Meet the Panel
bit.ly/m4mho-moorpark
Riley Shapiro, she/her
Student, Moorpark College
Dr. Clarissa Green-Anicich, she/her
Psychologist, Moorpark College
Jennifer Dougherty, she/her
Senior Behavioral Health Manager, Youth and Family Division
Ventura County Behavioral Health
Yasmin Irfani, she/her
Youth Programs Director, NAMI-San Fernando Valley
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Step #2: Click “Leave audio” and then
rejoin to enable your microphone.
Q&A!
Option #1: Audio in to ask a question or share a thought.
Option #2: Write your questions in the public chat or in a
private message to AWI Support or a panelist.
Step #1: Raise your hand and wait for a
private message to activate your mic.
