Training “Support and resources amid chronic stress”. Lecture 3. Ternopil

Lecture 3. “Emotional boundaries and how to protect them. Staying safe.”

? How can you tell that your boundaries are being violated?
? Working with guilt, manipulation and toxic relationships
? How do you say “no” without feeling ashamed?
? Mutual support within the LGBTQI+ community: how do you help without burning out?
? Practice: the “emotional shield” technique – building your own protection algorithm

Trainer: Olha Tomchenko

? EXTRA FEATURES OF THE LECTURE SERIES:

? Handouts (short instructions, techniques, supportive exercises)
? A support chat among participants
? Exercises for independent work between meetings

This series will help the LGBTQI+ community in different regions understand their stress, find ways to recover and build their own support system.

? SUPPORT CHAT. How does it work?

? A closed group is created on Telegram for the participants of the lecture series. You will be able to join after attending at least one offline lecture of the series.
? Format: a space for sharing thoughts and experience and for supporting one another

? The trainer’s involvement:

• Answers questions and supports participants between lectures.
• Helps to moderate discussions and to keep the atmosphere safe.
• Shares extra materials, articles and videos.
  ? How long the chat runs: the whole time of the course + 2 more weeks after the series ends, so that participants can discuss bringing their new skills into their lives.

The event is held with the support of HIAS as part of a partnership with the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA). The content of this publication does not always reflect the views of HIAS and JFNA.