SEE IT THIS WAY - St. George

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4pm – 6pm Youth films and Create Perspective Workshop with Josh Samson. – Pick an object from everyday life and begin to create it’s story from an outsider looking in and from the object looking out. Introducing elements within creative interpretation through visual arts. Mindfulness, emotional awareness and positive psychology will also be infused to enhance student’s engagement of creativity and their surroundings. Participants will learn to use images and symbols to tell their stories discovering new pathways to communication, wellness and transformation while creating a story piece using elements introduced during the workshop.
7:00pm – 7:30pm Crying with Laughter & Brian Higgins. – Weaving true stories of struggle, mixed with imagery and soundscapes, this storytelling presentation-with-a-twist is sure to change how people see mental health. Focusing on the power of laughter and the benefits comedy can bring to your mental wellness. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry and you’ll walk away with positive tips to implement in your own journey. Pull back the curtain and step inside the mental health universe with this interactive trans-media storytelling experience. Part Keynote, Part Presentation, All Inspiring. Laughter is the best medicine?
7:30pm – 8:pm See It This Way Films. – A series of curated films designed to inspire and motivate through lived experience.

HYPER ACTIVE Cory knew he was different. he embarks on a quest to learn how several friends with disabilities continue to cope and how their journeys might impact his own.

SARAH’S HOUSE. Like any 19-year old young adult Sarah is ready to move out on her own. Her only challenge is that she has autism. So Sarah can be independent but still close to home her family has decided to build a Tiny House.
Fraser Syndrome & me Kyle Anne Grendys, is only the 75th person to be born with this rare, recessive gene disorder. Having always felt alone in the world, she sets out to find her community and finally meet others like her.

THE ESCAPE Left alone lying on the bed overwhelmed with her hallucinations and memories. another girl unexpectedly appears trying to bring the first one to consciousness.

DOING THIS HELPS THAT 12 inspiring stories of recovery and how you can get there too.

ONCE A BROKEN COWBOY At 17 years old Matt Clark’s life was forever altered when a truck ran him over, leaving him paralyzed. But through welding and art, he proves that nothing is impossible.