Hi Kristi
As a matter of fact, having a safe tantrum with a supportive person
would be a good idea. According to a diverse number of psychological
counselling theories and most importantly from my own experience, the
release of emotions/distress patterns occurs through tears, laughter,
yawns, sweats/heat, tantrums and trembling/shivering.
If we have safe relationships where these processes can be released then
clearer thinking follows. Of course it takes the establishment of
trusting support relationships and ideally where the support goes both
ways.
Of course there are lots of wasy to get support but I find that the best
practices include these aspects either directly or indirectly.
I highly recommend "getting sessions" when the insanity of the world
seems so glaringly apparent.
Most oppressions work to separate people from this kind of support. Ie.
The kind of targetting/recruitng of young people in some countries for
inclusion in military/violent groups: Scare the crap out them and
Messages like "don't think for yourself". Believe there are good guys
and bad guys... That king of thing.
Working on our own "internalized oppression" is a good thing in order to
avoid burnout.
Keep that enthusiasm and passion and go for the tantrum!
All the best,
Shannon Lavell RN BSN MA
Counsellor, PFCS
BCCA - Centre for the Southern Interoir
399 Royal Ave.
Kelowna, BC
Canada V1Y5L3
Ph: 1-888-563-7773 or 250-712-3971
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From: Social Determinants of Health [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Kristi Kemp
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 9:47 AM
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Subject: Re: [SDOH] More on cutting-edge population health promotion in
Ontario
Hi again,
Thanks for your responses, Catherine and Dennis - I enjoyed the list of
things to do, and am pleased that against this list, I am somewhat on
the right track...I should follow my heart (and sarcastic nature) more
often and pursue #3 in isolation. What I mean by that is that in the
past, I have made #3-like submissions to newspapers or newsletters, but
interestingly enough, they never see the light of day...
As I lived until quite recently in Waterloo, am a graduate of the
communty psych program at Laurier and have friends in the Health
department, I am both knowledgeable and encouraged by what is going on
locally in this region. I am also privileged to work within a mental
health organization that acknowledges the SDOH and attempts to work them
into programming and services...so that's good too. But wow, do these
things ever seem to go slowly, especially when we read releases from the
M of H like we just did...sometimes it seems hard not to be reduced to
screaming like tantrumming toddlers...hey, wait a minute, have we tried
THAT?!
kdk
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From: Dennis Raphael [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 12:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [SDOH] More on cutting-edge population health promotion in
Ontario
Thank you Kristi for this. I frequently feel like screaming! I suggest
the following:
1. Responding quickly and supporting columnists and health reporters who
go
against the grain.
2. Attempting to communicate with opposition politicians. However, when
the conservatives were in power in Ontario, I found willing listeners in
the opposition Liberals. Now that the Liberals are in power, they are
doing the same thing!
3. Providing parodies and ridiculing the "health authorities" who know
what
they are doing is crass self-advancement. This is an excellent stress
reliever!
4. Supporting those health units doing good things and letting the
world
know about it!: Waterloo, Sudbury, Chinook, Peterborough, Ottawa,
Interior
Region, Montreal.
5. Sending letters to newspaper editors.
6. Reading the European health policy literatures to remind ourselves
that
we are the rational ones and that the lifestyle advocates are not.
7. SUPPORTING PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION: the single factor likely to
lead
to positive change.
others...?
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