Bishop's University - M4MH - 1.31.23 - Presentation.pdf

1. @artwithimpact
#Movies4MentalHealth
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2. Amanda Lederle, (they/them)
★ Recovering perfectionist
★ Active Listener, Visual Artist
(drawing,painting/ public art)
★ Love discussions around
creativing & mental health
★ I love films & TV shows!

3. ● Campus workshops
● Monthly short film competition
● Short film production grants
● Global community
● Student Representative Council
● Athletics
● Residence Life
● Student Services

4. ● Setting the scene together
● Watch and discuss films, connect our minds
and bodies
● Panel of students and resources
● Mingle / Q&A
● Evaluation (and a chance to enter to
win $25!)
#Movies4MentalHealth

5. ● Mental health is personal – YOU are the expert on
your own experience
● This is a public, shared space + shared group
responses
● Some photos will be taken during the panel - please
let us know if you are not comfortable with that
● Please take care of yourself and others
however you need, including asking for help
#Movies4MentalHealth

6. In Just a Few Words...
What has self-care been
looking like for you these days?
#Movies4MentalHealth
● Sleep
● Singing
● Being outside
● Bubble bath
● Not over scheduling
● Journaling
● Long walks with dog
● Spending time with people who have a
positive impact

7. MENTAL HEALTH

8. Mental illness
Mental wellness
MENTAL HEALTH

9. Some movies and TV shows that
show mental illness…
#Movies4MentalHealth
● Girl Interrupted
● Fight Club
● 13 Reasons Why
● Inside Out
● It’s kind of a funny story
● Split

10. #Movies4MentalHealth
Characters with mental illness are
portrayed as…
● Monster
● Unpredictable
● Erratic
● Extremes
● Unlovable
● Problematic
● Chronic
● progressive/degenerative - worse
over time
● Uncomfortable

11. 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?
● Resources available
● Taboo
● Seeking help seen as weakness
● talk vs. actions
● excuse

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

13. Mind Matters
By Josef Adamu
AWI Winner, November 2019
CONTENT HEADS UP
depression, stigma, alcohol use

14. IN PAIRS...
What did you think?
How did you feel?
#Movies4MentalHealth

15. SHARE WITH US:
What did you think?
How did you feel?
#Movies4MentalHealth
● Visual of water, what he was going through
- water metaphor
● Seeing the day to day experience
● Call from mom - relatable
● expectations , depression, guilt and
inadequacy
● friend notice struggling and there to
support

16. How does stigma feel?
#Movies4MentalHealth
● Terrible
● Hurtful
● No matter how hard you
try cant change the
narrative/stigma
● isolating

17. What makes it difficult to reach out
for help?
#Movies4MentalHealth
● Feeling like a burden
● Shame
● Worthless
● Time commitment
● Trust
● “Bad” past experience
● Admitting you need help/pride
● $$
● Not relatable (racially, culturally)
● Access-anglo resources and even
more limiting with other needs like
being LGBT etc.

18. Breathing
Exercise

19. Self Reflection
How was this breathing
exercise for you?
#Movies4MentalHealth

20. Desiderium
By Maeve O’Haire
AWI Winner, September 2019
CONTENT HEADS UP
suicide loss, alcohol use, depiction of pills, grief

21. #Movies4MentalHealth
IN PAIRS...
What did you think?
How did you feel?

22. #Movies4MentalHealth
SHARE WITH US:
What did you think?
How did you feel?
● Heavy,
● Fear of not having a heads up
● Generational pov
● CPR, instinct to try to help
● Gendered experiences

23. Let’s go deeper…
#Movies4MentalHealth
● Feel the transition from ‘ok’ to change in
situation
● Music to portray decent
● The single pov of character retelling of story,
similar to first film with single pov character

24. What are some practices that support
your wellness?
#Movies4MentalHealth
● Talking to ppl (friends, counsellor etc.)
you trust and someone to check in with
● Boundaries
● exercise/movement
● Deliberately do something for
pleasure/care. Doesn’t have to be
“productive”
● Scheduling time for rest or knowing to
set time in the day to do regenerative
activity.

25. Body Scan

26. Self Reflection
How was this
body scan for you?
#Movies4MentalHealth

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

28. #Movies4MentalHealth
Self Reflection
Where did you experience this
in your body?

29. #Movies4MentalHealth
What are your impressions?
● Relatable
● See the good the explanation
● Power of lived experience sharing with
others
● Giving folks courage from shared
experience

30. #Movies4MentalHealth
How can we support ourselves
and others?
● Self check in (to help self/help
others)
● Listen to self and others to be
heard
● Providing happy distraction
● Validating self and others

31. Round of applause for our panel!
#Movies4MentalHealth

32. “Sanctuary Space” virtual discussions
exploring mental health through art and film
Live Interviews
with mental health advocates
Opportunities to share your mental health story
on our IG live and other platforms
bit.ly/awi-cc
Scan the QR code to learn more!

33. Sophia Stacey (she/her)
B.A. Psychology Student and SRC Health & Wellness Representative
Cloe Zamora(she/they)
BSc Student and Peer Supporter
Dr Daniel Miller (he/him)
Chair, Department of Religion, Society and Culture
Dr. Stine Linden Andersen
PhD in Clinical Psychology and Vice Principal Student Affairs

34. #Movies4MentalHealth
Ask a question or share a thought!

35. #Movies4MentalHealth
Please fill out the evaluation!
You can enter for a chance to win a $25 gift!
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.
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36. #Movies4MentalHealth
Upcoming AWI Events:
● Thursday, February 9th, 2023 Wellness and Movement Moment
Check out these and future events by following the us
on social media!
@artwithimpact

37. #Movies4MentalHealth
Stay in touch!
Get it touch with us to:
● Sign up for Continued Connections
● Submit a film about mental health to our monthly competition
● Volunteer to share at a “My Mental Health Story” event
@artwithimpact
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