Movies4MentalHealth Workshop Title

#Movies4MentalHealth
@artwithimpact
Glendale Community College
We’re glad you’re here!
HOSTED BY

About Your Facilitator
Natalie Patterson, she/her
Natalieispoetry.com
IG: @natalieispoetry
Poet
Teaching artist
Humanist

A Student at
Glendale
Poll: Who’s here today?
B Staff or faculty
at Glendale
C Someone else
(share in the
chat!)

A State of
California
Poll: Where in the world are you?
B Another state
C Another
country

Brought to you by…
• Campus workshops
• Monthly short film competition
• Short film production grants
• Global community Individual Sponsors
• Healthy Souls - Ida Karayan
• Meridian Counseling &
UNIFY LA - Sandra Kushnir
• Lauren Worley
• Madlen Foroughmand

Here’s the Plan
•Quick Introduction
•Setting the scene together
• Mental Health
• Stigma
•Watch and discuss films
•Panel of students and resources

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

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

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
#1 #2

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

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

#Movies4MentalHealth#Movies4MentalHealth
Taking daily walks
Shower in the afternoon! But wash hands
ALL DAY
Meditating
taking a drive to be ALONE
aim for a healthy diet, take my dogs for a
walk
taking lots of hikes
watching 90 day fiance
exercise at home
Nails and Hair
Baking and treats
facials, mani/pedis, reading, taking drives
SNACKS!
dancing
running every day and taking long baths
Sunset walks and stretching.
zoom game nights
Keeping to a schedule (e.g. waking up at
the same time.. or similar)
What does self-care look like for you
these days?
Taking a walk
Walking my dog and snacking
remembering to reach out to people i love
walks, hair treatments, movies =)
face masks and taking care of my skin
waking up and not lying around in bed all
day
Making natural ayurvedic hair products
listening to easy music, jacuzzi
dancing and lots of music
weekly sister zooms
Toosie slide
Calling my friends
lots of naps
trying to eat healthy and meditate daily

Mental Health

Mental Health
•Mental illness
•Mental wellness

Some movies and tv shows
that show mental illness…
SHAMELESS
The Sopranos
90 day fiance!
House
shameless
This Is US
greys Anatomy
Tiger king
Ozark
After Life (grief)
American horror story
ozark
Euphoria
Schitt's Creek
Nurse Jackie!
yesss euphorial
Community
jail birds

Characters with mental
illness are portrayed as…
often mental illnesses are portrayed as funny
Under a Los off stress
Unfortunately, they're portrayed as being crazy
when in reality they are not.
unstable
In a big, dramatic way
different
Haggard looking and messy
Ive seen in shows that characters who get
depressed become alcoholics
depress, unstable
vulnerable
silence of the lambs - the character very scary
yes
ashamed
they have to cope with their illness in a positive,
humorous way, they're not allowed to show genuine
frustration and sadness.
smart but have an illiness

What is Stigma?
•A judgment or stereotype that is:
•Always negative
•Always untrue
•Can be internalized

#Movies4MentalHealth #Movies4MentalHealth
The Conversation That Never
Happened (从未发生过的对话)
Content heads up: cultural stigma
By Gordon Yao
AWI Winner, April 2020

A
Hopeful
Poll: How are you feeling after
watching this film?
B
Sad
D
Angry / Frustrated
C
Worried / Anxious
E
Overwhelmed

How does stigma feel?
expectations!!!!
Isolating
not to be expected as perfect kid or making her
mom feel sad
Suffocating
not good enough
It feels suffocating because sometimes there's no
one to turn to
invalidating
alone
It feels emotionally painful.
frustrating
being locked in a dark room not knowing were the
path is
indifferent
overwhelmed and suffocating because i feel like Im
doing all i can
I feel like i need to push myself harder. But I don't.
And I feel caught.
Very overwhelming
being judged

judgement
scared to be rejected
Financial means and access
expensive
scared of what others may say
thinking your experience isn't bad enough to
deserve help
who can we trust?
denial of the reality of the situation
to be ashamed or to be labeled or bullied if some
people find out including family or friends
Not ready to face the reality of what you're going
through
many people feel embarrassed or they are scared to
open up***
scared of opening up with my feelings to others
In my culture men think they are seen as weak
Not knowing what help looks like
What makes it difficult
to reach out for help?

Breathing Exercise

A Relaxing
Poll: How was this breathing
exercise for you?
B Invigorating
D MehC New
E Stressful

Still Here
By Britney Dennison
AWI Winner, October 2017
Content heads up: self-harm, razor blades, depression,
suicidal ideation, bullying

Let’s discuss a bit in breakout
groups…
Step #2: Select “Microphone”Step #1: Click “Join room”

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?

What did you think? What did you feel?
● I had a friend who was a cutter, so I was able to relate similarly so I would do my best
to provide emotional support and a positive energy
● Profound video! Often viewed as white girl problem in media. Many people
overlooked
● the lighting of the movie was dark
● I thought that the artist in the film was very courageous. To share that with the world
is hard to do.
● for the film Balance between old pain ( part of the self) and new positive experiences
● Heartbreaking but full of courage for him to put his story out there
● It's very inspiring that he was able to overcome self-harm after 20 years
● Even though he did it for so long, im so happy he was able to stop.
● Sometimes it feels like its too late even though we're young
● ive never been in that situation but i feel like anyone who has been would appreciate
the piece with the razor blades
● I was shivering
● Very sad to hear that he was in so much pain. I'm glad that he found ways to manage
his pain through art and share it with others
● i am happy for him to get the support that he got through Art Work as in the country
where where I am coming from they hang gay people or force them to sex change
and I feel that even though he went through a lot and what he experienced but had
place to turn in to and get help and be a successful person in the end..
● Mental stressors can take a physical manifestation
● e mentioned that he never wanted to die, but the display was about suicide prevention
● It was heartbreaking

Exercise
Yoga & meditation, support groups
balance
journaling, writing down those feelings on
paper
being with those you love
Planning schedule
Video games
Hoga
Hobby
Expressing yourself and talking about
your problems.
Yoga
Regularly going to therapy or counseling
if that's something that helps for you
be mindful
reaching out to people who care
What are some practices that
help support your wellness?
Identify your triggers.
being kind to oneself
SLEEP
trying to get fresh air and deep breathing
and eating healthy
check in with yourself
i believe talking to yourself even though
others will think you weird or crazy
daily routine
finding balance to meet all needs:
physical, practical, emotional, social :)
Sleep is luxury nowadays
Develop spiritual health
address thoughts and emotions and why
you feel a certain way
staying away from constant news

Body Scan

A Relaxing
Poll: How was this body scan
exercise for you?
B Invigorating or
Refreshing
D MehC New
E Stressful or
Uncomfortable

Supporting Our Community’s
Mental Health
Content heads up: anxiety
By Varundeep Singh Chawla
AWI Winner, January 2020

A In my mind
Poll: Where did you experience
this film the most?
B In my body

What did you think? What did you feel?
I had to take a deep breath
^Me too
very emotional
Me too. I felt a little overwhelmed
very intuitive
i felt a rush of blood in my head
Made me think of how my kids see me
pretty relatable
Kids understand a lot more than we think they do
and our feelings can transfer to them and others
sad
anxiety
Sad
I felt that ice cream shop scene so much. I audibly
gasped.
I felt pressure on my forehead
A close expression of the reality??

How can we support
ourselves and others?
I feel that my kids don't see my struggles. I feel they
only have expectations :(
Thank you, Natalie. :-) I'm learning to listen to my
body signals for the past few months as I'm in the
process of overcoming depression.
Listening openly
Talk to them. show empathy
reaching out to friends
Attending a NAMI Family to Family meeting
listening better and acknowledge my emotions
Be honest with yourself
Be kind to others. Be a positive force of love and
empathy.
Being present
genuinely asking others how their days are because
when we ask others they’re doing they respond
"okay" or "good"
practice compassion
Learning there is no perfect way to be there for
someone
yes also learn to forgive ourselves and others

Panel

Meet the Panel
bit.ly/gcc-m4mho
Dezzy Alvarado Vargas (they/them)
Glendale Student
Jennifer Parkford (she/her)
MFT Intern, Glendale Health Center
Jason Romero (he/him)
Director of Development and Outreach, NAMI Glendale
namiglendale.org
Dave Cortright (he/him)
Crisis Counselor, Crisis Text Line
crisistextline.org

Please share with us
how this workshop
experience was for you
through the online
evaluation provided in
the Public Chat.

Stay in touch!
@artwithimpact
info@artwithimpact.org

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rejoin to enable your microphone.
Meet and Greet!
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.

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