Bringing in Your Personal Story (Even If You’re Not a Psychiatric Survivor)
Anti Oppression Series: Event 2, 2019
PLEASE COMPLETE A SEPARATE REGISTRATION FORM FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL ATTENDEE.
In an effort to make events as accessible as possible, we request that you avoid wearing scents to this gathering. The space is on the first floor and wheelchair accessible. Unfortunately, bathrooms are gendered at this location.
Tuesday, October 22, 2019, 1pm to 4pm @ Holyoke Library, 250 Chestnut St, Holyke, MA
In this training we will explore and experiment with how, when and why to bring your own psychiatric survivor or trauma survivor story to share with others. We will explore which parts of your story feel most relevant to share, which parts may be most inspiring to others, and how to share these stories in the most poignant ways, You will have the opportunity to consider different platforms for sharing your story, practice telling part of it to the group if you choose, and consider whether you are ready to tell your story publicly with or without anonymity. Interactive exercises will create opportunities to explore and try out telling your story in writing, speech and other art forms. All activities in the training will be optional.
About Chaya Grossberg: Chaya has been sharing her psychiatric survivor and trauma story publicly for over 15 years and is an advocate and consultant to those coming off psychiatric drugs and/or seeking alternative approaches to distress. She has written a book about her work called "Freedom From Psychiatric Drugs" and has worked professionally with people seeking alternatives to the mainstream psychiatric narrative as a teacher, facilitator, program coordinator, and consultant to individuals and families. She has coordinated open mic speak out style events for psychiatric survivors to share their stories in poetry, speech and performance. She has led many writing groups and support groups as well as taught yoga and meditation for psychiatric and trauma survivors