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EVERYONE STRUGGLES: A Special Evening with That Which I Love Destroys Me (TWILDM)
Presented by Midwest Anxiety, LLC and The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare
Friday, March 27, 2015, 7:00pm-9:00pm
University of Kansas Edwards Campus
Regnier Hall Auditorium
12610 Quivira Road, Overland Park, KS 66213
FREE
Feel alone and think "no one understands?" Are you too afraid to talk to your friends and family about your emotional
struggles because you are afraid of what they might think? Mental health diagnoses are more prevalent than heart
diseases, diabetes, and asthma, yet the stigma of mental illness has left many silent. The harmful effects of stigma lead to
a reluctance to seek help, failure in school, relationships, employment and even death.
Midwest Anxiety, LLC in partnership with The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare invites you to an evening
dedicated to decreasing the stigma associated with mental illness. As part of the EVERYONE STRUGGLES campaign,
Midwest Anxiety, LLC will be showing the documentary That Which I Love Destroys Me (TWILDM). That Which I Love
Destroys Me documents two Special Operations soldiers’ struggles to recognize and get help for PTSD after returning from
combat. In a culture that doesn’t necessarily support mental illness, these elite soldiers discuss how “normalizing the
process” helped them ask for help.
TWILDM has been well received and shown in the United States Capitol, the Austin Film Festival, and is currently on a ten
city Return the Service campaign. TWILDM highlights that life is going to knock you down. How much strength regardless
of depression, PTSD, anxiety, work conflict, parenting stress do you have to get back up? At times, we all struggle with
negative emotions. We also have friends and family that emotionally struggle. Some might struggle more than others, but
everyone struggles with something.
Following the TWILDM showing, there will be a panel discussion about how our community can join together in breaking the
stigma of asking for emotional help. The panel will include Ric Cagan of NAMI Kansas, Dr. Erin Dugan of Olathe School
District, Dr. Sydney Spears of KU Social Welfare and other professionals from the community.
Please help tear down stigma and participate in this special evening. If you have questions about this evening, please
contact Randy Floyd at randyfloyd@midwestanxiety.com. For more information on That Which I Love Destroys Me, please
visit http://www.takepart.com/return-the-service/twildm and follow on twitter at https://twitter.com/twildm
Continuing Education- This event is intended for all audiences including the general public. Professionals will receive 2
continuing education clock hours. The University of Kansas School Social Welfare’s Professional & Community Education
(PCE) program is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Kansas Behavioral Sciences
Regulatory Board (AP-02-011). The KUSSW Professional & Community Education program maintains responsibility for the
program. CE requirements vary from one jurisdiction to another; therefore, compliance with CE requirements is the
responsibility of the individual mental health professional. Ultimately, it is the responsibility of the individual mental health
professional to understand the continuing education requirements for licensure. To gain more understanding of these
requirements, please contact your professional licensing board.
To register for this evening, please visit http://www.midwestanxiety.com
Disclaimer: Due the nature of the documentary content, this event is not suitable for children.
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