![#Movies4MentalHealth#Movies4MentalHealth
What did you think? What did you feel?
● i loved how he said his medication makes him
functional, by functional I mean I can make art
● In my min, but I admit at times the art felt like it was
distracting me at times that I felt like I should just
close my eyes to truely hear his thoughts
● it was very moving how he talked about his
medication
● such beautiful art
● uplifted that he found a way to feel some peace.
very creative life saving
● i agree about medication making him functional
rather than happy but it allows him to do the things
that make him happy
● i felt very concious of my breath
● thought of other people I know to whom art is also
very important
● he was managing depression, not curing it
● understanding how someone cant tell how you feel
or are suffering by looking at you
● I never thought about a three step approach
● How people cannot see what is mentally or
emotionally happening to someone...
● [19:14] she/hers : His honesty was really honorable
about the fact that he felt that the med. makes him
functional.
● Some of the art was hard to look at, despite being
well-made.
● art saves lives
● I can relate. It made me sad because of how powerful statement it
is for him. I have an ADHD son who has to medicate everyday as a
9 year old He does express how functional it makes him when he
takes his medicine.
● I love that he mentioned how easy it is to be skeptical but how ge
decided to listen and accept help
● Sad to know that while many of us take it for granted, some have it
difficult just to be functional.
● He talked about art being something he can control, I found that so
important!
● Telling people to reach out...A message to promote happiness.
● I felt like i thought more about this film than the others; I felt those
in my body much more. This film was narrative-driven, and the
images told the story differently
● The feeling of being scared about the whole world execept in the
one momment while at the same time it not being visible. It
actually kinda releated to my feelings about my own epilepsy in
some ways
● I felt proud of him for moving forward with his mission
● I thought it was true-to-life that treatment or medications haven't
"fixed" him (at least in full). This isn't a phase, it's a lifetime
experience - others often have a hard time accepting this
● felt his loneliness with his thoughts/feelings that others can't see
● there was one part where he was talking of placing pillows on the
ground nect to his bed due to suffering from seizures, he
mentioned this as his voice faded and the music took over. but this
stuck a chord wihtin me of the hardships faced as well as the
wrong paths people suffering take to treat themselves due to
depression or chemical imablances
● yeah that was a sad part :(](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/collegeofmarin-m4mhonline-4-200507134934/85/College-of-marin-m4-mh-online-4-28-20-presentation-w-responses-33-320.jpg)
College of marin m4 mh online - 4.28.20 - presentation w-responses
- 2. #Movies4MentalHealth About Your Facilitator Beth Killian, she/her • MSW Student at Smith College • Intern at Baystate Medical Center • Musician, Songwriter, Dancer, hopeful Music/Movement Therapist • Dog Mom IG: @bethanywhere5257
- 3. #Movies4MentalHealth #Movies4MentalHealth A Student at College of Marin Poll: Who’s here today? B Staff or faculty at College of Marin C Someone else (share in the chat!)
- 4. #Movies4MentalHealth #Movies4MentalHealth A California Poll: Where in the world are you? B Another US state C Another country
- 5. #Movies4MentalHealth Brought to you by… • Campus workshops • Monthly short film competition • Short film production grants • Global community • Maia Newman • Roberta Seifert, Ph.D. • Adam Cohen, LMFT • Megan Kaden, PsyD • Diane Brown • Chloe Martin Individual Sponsors
- 6. #Movies4MentalHealth #Movies4MentalHealth Here’s the Plan • Quick Introduction • Setting the scene together • Mental Health • Stigma • Watch and discuss films • Panel of students and resources
- 7. #Movies4MentalHealth 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 • It’s okay to feel! • Films and conversations might be activating • Please take care of yourself however you need, including asking for help
- 8. #Movies4MentalHealth 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
- 9. #Movies4MentalHealth 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
- 10. #Movies4MentalHealth 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
- 11. #Movies4MentalHealth If you need tech support, ask… Look for the person whose name begins with AWI Support and Private Chat them with any issues.
- 12. #Movies4MentalHealth#Movies4MentalHealth In just a few words: What does self-care look like for you these days? ● working out ● hiking + sleeping ● BREATHING ● getting outside ● running in the woods ● Running ● Yoga practice at home ● Going outside, going for a walk or just sitting in the sun ● Actually, doing homework, trying to get a new normal ● sleeping, eating, face masks ● making sure taking meds ● I have been giving myself time to write and not judge myself for what I feel. ● meditating ● pilates ● getting out and connecting with nature ● Skincare ● following schedule, letting go, take breaks ● Waiting and preparing for the new puppy! ● Reading my bible ● Feeding birds and gardening ● Going on walks, doing my makeup occasionally ● Sound bath/Sound Therapy ● nurturing self care. breathing, outside, getting little things done that i never had time to. ● hiking with my dogs ● sleeping and watching a lot of things ● I have been making sure I am encaged with classes so my mind doesnt disappear but also so i dont over stress. Also talking with friends on discord ● sleeping, breaking up the day effectively, trying not to burnout ● mindful listening ● Discord is an amazing! ● COOKING!:D ● Keep a schedule and exercise. Also taking up more hobbies ● Going for a walk on a sunny day ● taking the the time to eat mindfully not rushing to eat. ● giving a hug when I do well ● deep healing
- 14. #Movies4MentalHealth#Movies4MentalHealth Mental Health • Mental illness • Mental wellness
- 15. #Movies4MentalHealth#Movies4MentalHealth Some movies and tv shows that show mental illness… ● Crazy Ex Girlfriend ● 13 reasons why ● Bojack horseman ● brain on fire ● Bojack Horseman ● Lars and the real girl ● I Am Sam ● Girl interupted ● shameless ● The Fisher King ● madmen ● beautiful mind ● Split ● side effects ● The Sapranos ● beautiful mind ● Peanut butter falcon ● joker ● Awakenings ● The Shining ● My Mad Fat Diary ● "You" ● Nurse Jackie ● american horror story ● One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ● the shining ● Shameless ● Silence of the Lambs / Glass / Split ● Sharp Objects ● a beautiful mind ● Silent voice(both mental and physical health) ● to the bone ● Thank you for answering to others i needed ● Outlander ● 3 faces of eve ● Inside Out ● Benny and Joon ● Take Shelter
- 16. #Movies4MentalHealth#Movies4MentalHealth Characters with mental illness are portrayed as… ● Dependent ● broken/ outcast ● erratic ● controlling ● vulnerable ● crazy ● lost ● obsessive ● dangerous ● scary ● sneaky ● calculated ● lost ● Violent ● lonely ● Self inflicated outcast ● unpredictable ● crazy ● anxious ● weak ● judged ● uncontrollable ● traumatized ● The villain ● creepy/unsafe ● paranoia ● selfish ● stuck ● lazy ● its their fault ● In need of help from someone else ● Misunderstood ● damaged ● What I enjoyed about silent voice was how it showed that even if it was self-inflicated outcast, it was self- inflicated not in a controlled way though.
- 17. #Movies4MentalHealth #Movies4MentalHealth What is Stigma? • A judgment or stereotype
- 18. #Movies4MentalHealth #Movies4MentalHealth What is Stigma? • A judgment or stereotype that is: • Always negative • Always untrue • Can be internalized
- 19. The Conversation That Never Happened Content heads up: cultural stigma By Gordon Yao AWI Winner, April 2020 #Movies4MentalHealth
- 20. #Movies4MentalHealth #Movies4MentalHealth A Hopeful Poll: How are you feeling after watching this film? B Sad D Angry / Frustrated C Worried / Anxious E Overwhelmed
- 21. #Movies4MentalHealth#Movies4MentalHealth How does stigma feel? ● Tear :'( ● So reletable about how even supportive and authortative parents can end up affecting our mental health ● sad ● so sad ● way too common ● Sad at first, hopeful at last! ● isolating ● I understand because I am a foreigner and I used to date an asian boyfriend. he always said: you are white, you have no idea what asian parents are like ● lonely ● isolating ● binding ● misunderstood ● frustrating ● uncomfortable ● Heavy load ● invisible ● hopeless ● misunderstood ● lone ● disenfranchised ● forced ● frustrating;suffocating ● weak ● controlled by someone else ● trapped ● stigma can affect anyone ● About to Explode ● buried ● hopeless ● judged ● feeling incompetent to others
- 22. #Movies4MentalHealth#Movies4MentalHealth What makes it difficult to reach out for help? ● Releating to both sides about how even good supportive and authortative parents can affect children in ways that they didnt attend to ● intend ● shame ● fear insecurity ● jugment ● not wanting to be a burden ● fear ● fear of being rejected/misunderstood ● not wanting to burden ● Feeling misunderstood; unheard ● not wanting to let a parent down ● udged ● rejection ● not having family support ● time a&access ● Feeling like you are just gonna get the same answer ● Someone telling the people in your life that you feel "different" ● emberrassed ● no family support ● Not to know what I need! ● not being validated ● he energy required to break someone else's stigma is more than I can muster sometimes ● good ones ● putting others feelings before yours ● confused ● we have a bad relationship with accepting mental illness ● Not knowing things can be different ● some foe me too
- 24. #Movies4MentalHealth #Movies4MentalHealth A Relaxing Poll: How was this breathing exercise for you? B Invigorating D MehC New E Stressful
- 25. Blue By Samuel León AWI Winner, September 2018 Content heads up: substance use #Movies4MentalHealth
- 26. #Movies4MentalHealth #Movies4MentalHealth Discuss in breakout groups… • What did you think? • What did you feel?
- 27. #Movies4MentalHealth#Movies4MentalHealth What did you think? What did you feel? ● everything was a trigger for her ● She took control over her addiction by putting the pills into the paint . ● feeling some optimism, but then a point was brought up where maybe we were being too optimistic ● her emotions were very strong ● illlustrating the fact that its a mental illness that is misunderstood as a self destructive choice by family, society etc ● strong emotions and at the end how she was able to recover from it and what she made of her adiction ● As someone who's struggled with addiction, the panicked sense she felt was very relatable ● Made me feel like she needed support and someone to talk too without judgment and willing to offer support ● we questioned if it could be read a very different way than the ending being instead not recovery way but instead maybe it symbolized the brief relaxation from the drugs that kept her addicted ● she recovered but she will need to watch herself ● i feel sad for the girl
- 28. #Movies4MentalHealth#Movies4MentalHealth What are some practices that help support your wellness? ● Praying ● meditation with groups ● Physical activity ● exercise ● therapy ● exercise ● sunshine ● hiking and going on the outside and praying, nature ● try to not appologize for how you feel ● opening to someone ● connecting through music ● writing your emotions (honest and raw) to yourself ● giving love ● medication ● herapy, exercise, online meeting with friends and family, sun ● water- drink it, swim in it ● cleaning my apartment ● Keeping friends who love you enough to call you out when needed ● accepting it yourself ● sleep, exercise, theraphy, conversations ● Ensuring that we get access to groups that are supporting us in a benefitial way not that may cause stress that makes us go back to the drugs. Sadly groups can be both directions ● honoring my feelings, and spending time with peoplr ● try to disconnect form unhealthy relationships ● love & acceptance no matter what ● not watching news all the time ● i always missing my mom loving my mom i am always have my mom is the mom i ever have
- 30. #Movies4MentalHealth#Movies4MentalHealth How was this body scan exercise for you? ● nice ● good to take a break ● Relaxing ● relaxing ● lovely ● Relaxing -- almost fell asleep ● soothing ● holistic ● very relaxing/made me feel loose ● A good break :) ● relaxing i needed that ● me too ● feel very keyed up, distracted (that kind of day) ● Very relaxing! ● numbing ● When I focused on different body parts, I held my breath haha whoops ● These have been quite good to help us clear our mind between the movies. I think these are helping us more experince the movies ● antsy ● Like a mouth clean between foods
- 31. SECRET HORROR By David Granneman AWI Winner, July 2019 Content heads up: depression, substance use disorder, medication management #Movies4MentalHealth
- 32. #Movies4MentalHealth #Movies4MentalHealth A In my mind Poll: Where did you experience this film the most? B In my body
- 33. #Movies4MentalHealth#Movies4MentalHealth What did you think? What did you feel? ● i loved how he said his medication makes him functional, by functional I mean I can make art ● In my min, but I admit at times the art felt like it was distracting me at times that I felt like I should just close my eyes to truely hear his thoughts ● it was very moving how he talked about his medication ● such beautiful art ● uplifted that he found a way to feel some peace. very creative life saving ● i agree about medication making him functional rather than happy but it allows him to do the things that make him happy ● i felt very concious of my breath ● thought of other people I know to whom art is also very important ● he was managing depression, not curing it ● understanding how someone cant tell how you feel or are suffering by looking at you ● I never thought about a three step approach ● How people cannot see what is mentally or emotionally happening to someone... ● [19:14] she/hers : His honesty was really honorable about the fact that he felt that the med. makes him functional. ● Some of the art was hard to look at, despite being well-made. ● art saves lives ● I can relate. It made me sad because of how powerful statement it is for him. I have an ADHD son who has to medicate everyday as a 9 year old He does express how functional it makes him when he takes his medicine. ● I love that he mentioned how easy it is to be skeptical but how ge decided to listen and accept help ● Sad to know that while many of us take it for granted, some have it difficult just to be functional. ● He talked about art being something he can control, I found that so important! ● Telling people to reach out...A message to promote happiness. ● I felt like i thought more about this film than the others; I felt those in my body much more. This film was narrative-driven, and the images told the story differently ● The feeling of being scared about the whole world execept in the one momment while at the same time it not being visible. It actually kinda releated to my feelings about my own epilepsy in some ways ● I felt proud of him for moving forward with his mission ● I thought it was true-to-life that treatment or medications haven't "fixed" him (at least in full). This isn't a phase, it's a lifetime experience - others often have a hard time accepting this ● felt his loneliness with his thoughts/feelings that others can't see ● there was one part where he was talking of placing pillows on the ground nect to his bed due to suffering from seizures, he mentioned this as his voice faded and the music took over. but this stuck a chord wihtin me of the hardships faced as well as the wrong paths people suffering take to treat themselves due to depression or chemical imablances ● yeah that was a sad part :(
- 34. #Movies4MentalHealth#Movies4MentalHealth How can we support ourselves and others? ● listen empathically ● check in ● Building a safe place. ● be more understanding, not judging others, lending a hand to someone who struggles ● Ask fiends "How are you doing?" ● To Write Love On Our Arms :) ● friends ● talk about our own experiences so others can know they aren't alone ● To REALLY listen ● Express our own feelings to ecnourage others ● sometimes it an be as easy as check in - allow the person to talk openly. ● Call those who need help, call those who can help you,both are needed ● be open towards one another ● let people feel without trying to make them feel better ● do not label them ● ask people pointed questions ● Remember, when listening, that each person's conditions are unique to them ● Make the effort to show your loved ones that you REMEMBER what they've shared with you. (ADHDer here! Harder than it sounds sometimes!) ● understanding that nobody is just a "diagnosis" ● Also from my own experince being on both sides with stuff like depression. Being aware that sometimes people may react a way that isnt the best but that doesnt mean you shouldnt help or didnt help
- 36. #Movies4MentalHealth #Movies4MentalHealth Meet the Panel bit.ly/m4mho-marin Dr. Danila Musante, she/her Mental Health Counselor/Psychologist, College of Marin Meghan Kehoe, she/her Children, Youth and Community Prevention Division Manager Center for Domestic Peace Kelli Finley, she/her Executive Director, NAMI Marin
- 37. #Movies4MentalHealth#Movies4MentalHealth Please share with us how this workshop experience was for you through the online evaluation provided in the Public Chat.
- 39. #Movies4MentalHealth#Movies4MentalHealth Step #2: Click “Leave audio” and then 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.