University of Connecticut - M4MHO - 3-23-21 - Presentation

#Poetry4MentalHealth
#Movies4MentalHealth
@artwithimpact
HOSTED BY:

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

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

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

○ Campus workshops
○ Monthly short ﬁlm competition
○ Short ﬁlm production grants
○ Global community
BROUGHT TO YOU BY
Individual Sponsors
○ Dominica Hernandez, Psychologist, New England Holistic
Well-being Center
○ Mary Ann Francis, LMFT, Mending Hearts, LLC
○ Andrea Quick, LCSW
○ Power of Choices LLC

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.

What has self-care been
looking like for you these days?
a lot of walking, even in the cold. taking
walks with my dog and appreciating the
fresh air
Forgiving myself
Making sure to get out of the apartment
to enjoy the nice weather
I watch my comfort shows!
getting outside for at least an hour a
day
Reading books, getting outdoors even
just to sit outside with a cup of tea
Sitting in the sun and listening to music

MENTAL HEALTH

Mental illness
Mental wellness
MENTAL HEALTH

Some movies and TV shows that
show mental illness…
Silver Linings Play Book
The Wilds
Cyberbully
breaking bad
As Good as It Gets
Euphoria
A star was born

Characters with mental illness are
portrayed as…
outsiders or on the fringe
Broken, needy,
Clear cut
kind of like genius or
standing out as if they are
different
scary
extremes on a continuum

mental health is not addressed in my culture!
in black community we dont talk about it. told you are weak or
just to get over "it"
I have felt supported in my family as my mom was a
LCSW...whereas my husband's family is a whisper
I'm ﬁrst generation Bangladeshi American, my parents
immigrated from Bangladesh. While mental health is a huge
part of my career and my passions, my father stands by his
position "The mind is a powerful thing" Which comes from his
judgment that anyone can snap out of it
You are weak if you just can't handle it or get over it.
How have you experienced mental
health within your culture?

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

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

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?
Alone
suffocating
less than
like there was no solution

What makes it difficult to reach out
for help?
sometimes you do reach out but they
respond in a negative way
Bad past experiences with therapy
family stigma
being afraid that you be validated
society ideas that therapy is only for
"crazy people".
feeling like doing so is admitting
something is wrong

BREATHING
EXERCISE

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

The Beautiful Black Man
By Calvin Walker
AWI Winner, August 2020
CONTENT HEADS UP
intergenerational trauma, cultural and
structural racism, self-harm, images of slavery

What did you think?
How did you feel?
Intensity
Intergenerational trauma interests me because
many of us have that without realizing it. I do family
history/genealogy and you can see the trauma
through the research.
brought out shame for me
I feel angry
Sad and anger
Trauma, tension, fatigue that its still a battle

What are some practices that help
support your wellness?
yoga, talking with friends, sleep
naps can help reset and give me a fresh
start
working out
Getting fresh air
rip the band-aid (if you're ready) and
have the hard conversation
therapy baking and cooking.
Talking through with like minded people

BODY
SCAN

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

Staging Face
By Asterix Media
Voices With Impact 2020
Content heads up:
discussion of depression, anxiety, transphobia, misgendering

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?
that was so beautiful
my heart
my heart as well
thank goodness family isn't
always blood relative
i still have chills
very emotional. Happy they
found a community.

How can we support ourselves
and others?
listen more
yes listen to yourself and
others I agree
speak up when there is
injustice or mistreatment.

PANEL
Digital round of applause
for our panel!

Art With Impact:
Continued Connections
Click the link in the chat to learn more!
Exclusive community events and spaces
Arts-based discussion trainings
Interview and discussion opportunities
Weekly art + wellness prompts

MEET THE PANEL
bit.ly/m4mho-uconn-2
Beatriz de Almeida (she/her)
UConn student
Mary Painter (she/her)
Associate Director of Mental Health - UConn
Lisa Winjum (she/her)
Executive Director - NAMI Connecticut

Please ﬁll out the evaluation!
@artwithimpact
info@artwithimpact.org
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.

Join us again on April 5!
bit.ly/m4mh-online-uconn

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.

Stay in touch:
Sign up for
Continued Connections!
...and don’t forget to copy/paste the
resources in the Shared Notes!
@artwithimpact
info@artwithimpact.org

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