Tag: trauma
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Presenting My Film at TCC URSA Retreat
I was absolutely honored to serve as the Plenary Speaker at Tulsa Community College’s (TCC) annual UR retreat this past Friday! A showing of my documentary, Paper Birds, was followed by an interview conducted by Mona Easterling, an assistant professor at TCC and co-cordinatior of undergrad research. There, I talked about my own journey as an undergraduate…
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“I’ve Never Been To Iceland”: A Piece of Prose About Living with PTSD In Your 20s
Hey guys! Bit of a depressing prose I wrote last night but I wanted to share (trigger warning for mention of sexual assault). For a really long time I’ve wondered how to capture what life with PTSD is like, more specifically, how it feels to navigate in your 20s. Spoiler alert: it’s kind of rough!…
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Past the Patch: Back In the Driver’s Seat
Back In The Driver’s Seat SPOTLIGHTING JEREMY Off to the right of a short tree lined street tucked between two neighborhoods in Lititz, PA sits a small park: a place of the Earth carved out for people looking for peace and quiet. But the serene sounds of a humble stream and the soft sway of…
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Men: The Silent Survivors
“Paper Birds”: Caleb’s Story “The thing about men is, they’re silent survivors.” Five of us sat in a dimly lit basement. A space that had been empty just a few hours earlier was now crammed with wires and camera equipment. By default, it seems wherever a group of college kids gather, there’s bound to be a frothiness…
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New Excerpt From the Film: Introducing Dr. Sizer
A quick clip from the film introducing Dr. Sizer. Really love this segment, along with the soundtrack which I’ll list below. Audio still needs some fine tuning, bear with me. Next week, I’ll be flying out to Wisconsin to present the first 15 minutes of Paper Birds. Thanks for all of your support thus far.…
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7 Grounding Techniques You Can Do Right Now to Feel More Present
Dissociation can be highly distressing. You should know that while feeling numb and disconnected may be unpleasant, dissociation is extremely common and treatable. Here are 7 grounding techniques you can do yourself to feel more present.
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New Paper Birds Playlist: Mental Health Shorts
Dissociation: A Brief Look 🧠 For whatever reason, I just didn’t really feel like editing Paper Birds yesterday so I decided to work on the project in another way. I threw together this short video late last night in Canva, and I think I’ll probably do a few more on various facets of mental health/trauma.…
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Production Day: New PB Film Stills!
We had a production day dedicated exclusively to b-roll this past weekend for Paper Birds. This was the first time seeing myself on screen for this piece where I actually felt like me. Huge shoutout to Reed Donnelly, Spencer Seikel and Amber Stuart for making that possible. Excited for future shoots and to present our…
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