Peer Support and Openness To Emotions (Relationships, Loneliness, Self-Esteem)

This an interactive peer support session that is guided by moderators, and everyone is encouraged to voice their thoughts! We enter this subject: Openness to Emotions by examining societal trends, demands, then gradually swim towards the inner emotions as an entry point to understand our sense of safety, trust, shame, stress, self-worth and loneliness, as well as our behaviours.

It's not easy to find people who can support us emotionally, nor do we always know how to support others effectively when they are in emotional distress and feeling lonely. We will use philosophical and psychological knowledge as guides, use case studies and personal stories to relate to, and discuss topics like:

• Where do these feelings come from?
• How old are these feelings?
• How do they develop?
• How do I get in touch with my own emotions and befriend them?
• How can I feel connected with others?
• How can I improve social skills to better operate in the workplace, school, and at home?
• How to not take things personally?
• How to motivate self and others?

Our goal is to share and improve techniques that are Simple, Relatable, and Immediate Applicable to help each other channel negative emotions, in order to feel safer, and improve the quality of life.

Curriculum

• Context: Examine present state of mind, living conditions
• Peer story (To relate, co-regulate, witness, feedback, reference)
• Uncommon Sense (bias, misjudgment, misunderstanding)

Theory

• Philosophy(Western: Existentialism; Eastern: Confucius, Taoism)
• Psychology(Emotion via RULER; Defence mechanisms, Trauma)
• Neuroscience(Prefrontal cortex; Limbic system: Amygdala, Hippocampus)
• Others: History, Religion, Business, Politics

When?

Every Friday 3:30 to 5 p.m. in November, 2024

Who we are?

We are psychology, social science and computer science graduates from McGill and Concordia University. We are interested in building solutions that support public social health. Visit our work at https://th3rdplace.com/