Write about a terrible experience until you find value in having gone through it. Then you will appreciate every dark hour. -Jan Marquart
In the Philippines, October is the Mental Health Awareness Month and to help the community in a way I decided to search for a resource person to assist us in conducting a webinar relating to mental health.
I had been a member of multiple support groups that relates to Psychology, Depression, and other mental-related concerns and at times been conducting some small talks relating to coping with anxiety, our church had trained us in a way, and given my Psych background I think I am able to give a little support ( perhaps not 100% sure).
podcast episodekamustahan to check with other people as some are just not at ease of laying what they are going through unless asked by people.In a talk with @jude.villarta about our recording for the she mentioned that speaking up about her experience helped her in a way to release some emotions that were not tapped previously and she was looking forward to such events to happen in the future. Also @romeskie asked if we can have a virtual
My journey in searching for a resource speaker led to a Facebook page called The Wounded Healer - Mental Health Advocate-Speaker.
She is a registered Psychometrician which hits the first requirement but more than that, her advocacy is to make mental health support accessible, friendly, and safe.
Talking about mental health issues is still taboo here in the country and people who manifest signs are deemed as out of the norm. Often judged and isolated they tend to keep things for themselves and seeking help is one thing that most will avoid.
Aside from that requirement, she also maintains a personal blog that is under the same name on Wordpress.com, the majority of the members of Hiveph are bloggers so there's a certain connection that is already there as she can relate to the life of being a content creator such as us. Plus it would be a great opportunity if she will be added to the Hive blockchain community. I do plan to onboard her in the future and discuss Hive too but that can wait.
When I opened the idea to the Hiveph community about the webinar and asked for possible topics that they want to be covered in an hour and a half webinar they gave some suggestions such as the following:
- Coping up with stress and depression.
- Emptiness
- Healing inner emotions
- Recovering from trauma
- Anxiety Disorder.
- Mental burnout
Then after giving the ideas, I was presented with 3 titles that I can choose
- Facing Mental Health Blocks: Stress and How to Cope
- Stressing Out About Stress: A Guide to Better Coping
- The Power of Writing in Healing
It was a no-brainer for me to choose the last one as we are all bloggers here thus being empowered that writing stuff can be a way to help them heal on some of the bandages we have it will be a great initiative plus if the contents will be added on the blockchain it may create more engagement and probably gather some people who want to be part of the blockchain too!
Since the target audience first is the Hiveph community, I decided to have it on the HivePH discord server but this event is not exclusive only to the members of Hiveph as anyone that will join the server as long as they are Filipino can join the said webinar on October 1st.
An account with Hive is not needed but hopefully, if the attendee doesn't have one they will be encouraged to have one as Hive has been a great platform for everyone plus there's a chance to get monetized on their content!
- 1-hour talk about mental health
- Check-in activity
- Guided meditation
- 1 reflection/writing activity related to self-care
Should there will be questions about the webinar you can simply send me a message either in the comment box. Via discord or even you may reach me on my Facebook Page looking forward to your attendance and please share this event to your friends too or someone that you think will benefit from the said event!
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We often ignore the necessity of being mentally sound. We usually do not bother about the mental health even of our dear ones and interact the way our mood permits.
But as a person, and other health issues, mental health requires equal or even more attention as it's intangible from the outer layer, making it hard to trace the symptoms unless you really pay close attention to the person associated with or know the regular behavioral pattern of the affected person. Sometimes can be lethal, mental breakdown drains all the positive energy out of us and often provokes us to do stuff like suicide or seclusion from others.
One of my brothers used to say writing is therapeutic and it's true to its core. Whenever you are in distress or in mental shock, gather a piece of paper or sit before your laptop and start writing your emotions. Speak your mind, bleed your emotions out and it will get lighter.
Good luck with your noble initiate!
Thank you for this gem! R-nyn.
More often than not, we downplay the mental health and focus to other stuff such as physical health etc. It is intangible thus cannot be quantified too and we are afraid to accept that theres something wrong.
I love the ending part, bleed your emotions out. I remember those nights where I lashed out in a paper expressing those disappointments in life that I had.
Writing has been my way to cope with depression since a few years ago....living abroad away from my family and friends is tough as I have no one to talk to personally so I just hold all my emotions and feelings inside... But when I discovered writing, it was a relief and become my way of releasing all those emotions and feelings..
True to that Janey, writing has been a great medium for expressing and lashing out emotions. I am more vocal to my writeups and it is indeed my way to escape from all the pressures in life.
Same.. Although sometimes I'm being judged by being so vocal 🤣...
I wish I can attend with this seminar🤞. I wish to myself that before my birthday (which is saktong Saturday), mawala na lahat ng mga anxieties ko sa buhay. May times kasi na bine-blame ko yung mga pinaggagawa ko sa past kaya na-receive ko yung mga rejections. Writing has been my way to cope up with rejections and failures, but I feel like it is not enough. Sana talaga maka-attend haha.
Uii iregalo mo na sa sarili mo ito boring! Pa bertday ba. Baka makatulong ito in your journey on releasing some burden that you are experiencing.
That's a relevant initiative. Thanks for spearheading that. I know a lot of people who are still clueless on how to let out their emotions.
Thanks for dropping by too! Hopefully you will be able to join as well. See you murakaamiiii
Looking forward to the webinar! It’s really such a great topic.
Ako din! Sobrang anticipated ko tong webinar na ituuu
Although I know to myself I am okay, baka maiba kapag nakinig na ako dito. So I'll try to attend to. For sure a lot of student will attend to this kasi mejo sila ang marami talagang stress gawa sa mga pangyayari in the past years.
<3 glad na you are okay and aattend ka din Parrot, kung hindi man sa iyo mag apply malay mo diba pag nakinig ka, you can give an advice to a friend who is going through a tough time sooo wht not coconut attend na.
The power of writing, this is the best of all the best as I witness it with own. I liked what you said last time 'everyone has a battle' one of which is mentals. Count me in, I am eager to listen and who knows what emotion I could exploit afterwards. Hmmmm.. walang iiyak hahaha charrr..
Hahahha walang iiyak na naka mic on! Lol
I thought that the webinar about this theme was already conducted. Happy to see this and I am looking forward to attend this. I just pray that my schedule will cooperate. 🙏😌
Haha nako nauna kasi ang pa anunsyo namin para makapag prep ang iba. Wow pinaghandaan yarn.
Yes hopefully maka join ka din Dee.
Last time tinanong ko po yan kay denden if tapos na kasi gusto ko tlga ma attendan. Panay breakdown ko nitong mga nakaraang week dahil sa tambak na mga case studies. Yung mga ina advice ko sa iba hnd ko magawa sa sarili ko kaiyak. 😔😹
Pero I'll try po talaga. Dami ko na din na miss sa discord. 😫
I would always love to listens seminar. I hope I could attend on this. Thank you so much @tpkidkai for the concern you always gave to the community. More power.
It is Saturday, hopefully you can join kahit kinig lang sa background and probably write some notes from the learnings diba.
Yes, sana maaga kaming makauwi nyan. Last time na may webinar ka, pagpasok ko tapos na pala, how sad. Peru sana makajoin talaga ako nito.
As a teenage mom and had cruel relatives before I never thought that I could express myself in writing, I feel like the burden is getting lighter it's also a chance to see what we have and what we can
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Very need ko nitoo. Can't wait this Saturday ❤️
I anticipated this webinar because I know it will definitely help me to cope in mental health issues. Thus, it is also related in writing. Gosh! I cannot truly wait for this. How I wish it could be tomorrow or sooner than the actual date. Just kidding. Everyone's hype.
Writing has been my escape route since I was in school. Whenever I'm feeling down, angry, or sad, I pour everything that's on my mind by writing a diary, poetry, or fiction story - especially horror. Negative emotions are channeled into more positive things, like healing therapy.
Such a great idea to conduct a webinar like this. Hopefully more people will be helped. Good luck!
Expressing oneself and finding a supportive community is the best therapy ever.
So much grief being dished out by those in power, the repercussion on communities is legendary.
Pushing back against the tyranny is beyond all medicine 💊
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I have been dealing alone with my mental issues for quite some time. I managed to handle all of it until now, but it's not bad to listen to experts, too. Looking forward to the webinar, Teepee. I hope I'm not busy with school works in that day.