Community Series – Mental Health Book Club: What Happened to You? by Bruce Perry & Oprah Winfrey

Join Our Online Book Club!

Join Ivania Delgado, Social Work Educator and Board Member and engage in meaning discussions about trauma and healing in a supportive community. Let’s read, learn, and step up for mental health together!

Presented by: Step Up For Mental Health

Book: What Happened to You? by Bruce Perry & Oprah Winfrey

Time: 5:00 p.m. CST / 6:30 p.m. EST

Discussion Schedule with Ivania Delgado:

Introduction & Chapters 1-2

What are the benefits of content warnings, and how to prepare for discussions on trauma? Do we conflate trauma with culture? What are your thoughts on “this work starts with the self” beliefs regarding a trauma-informed practice?

This group event is FREE  or a suggested Donation to support our mission in mental health peer support and services.

This is a new format, based on the turn out we will do more: The weeks ahead coming soon.

Chapters 3-4

How does reading about neuro bottom-up processing examples help us think about children’s behavior? Let’s talk ACES—don’t forget to review pages 106-107.

Chapters 5 & 6

Let’s describe and explain the sequence of engagement. Discuss the different coping methods presented in these chapters and the role that positive childhood experiences have in healing.

Chapters 7 & 8 

What does Dr. Perry mean when he says we marginalize traumatized children? Let’s discuss how colonization, slavery, and the U.S. reservation system impact people today. How can we implement the 6Rs (pg. 230) in our work?

Chapters 9 & 10 & Epilogue

What does Dr. Perry mean when he says the world is relationally impoverished? What are the core elements of awareness coupled with connectedness?

We use Google Meet and can hold 500 people, but most likely, meetings will be around 25 people—best experience using Google Chrome Browser. Check your computer audio before peer group times for the best results.

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