Training “Support and resources amid chronic stress.” Lecture 4. Chernivtsi

13.04.2025 Chernivtsi Community events

Lecture 4. “Building a support system.”

? What is a support system? What is it made of?
? How do you find “your people” in a difficult environment?
? Why is “asking for help” not a weakness but a skill?
? How do you trust and widen your circle of safety?
? Practice: a “list of supports and resources” – creating your own map of safe self-support strategies

Trainer: Olha Tomchenko

? EXTRA PERKS OF THE LECTURE SERIES:

? Handouts (short instructions, techniques, supportive exercises)
? A support chat for participants
? Exercises to work on between sessions

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

? THE SUPPORT CHAT. How does it work?

? A private Telegram group is created for participants of the lecture series. You can join after attending at least one offline lecture in the series.
? Format: a space to share thoughts and experience and to support one another

? The trainer’s involvement:

She answers questions and supports participants between lectures.
She helps moderate discussions and keep the atmosphere safe.
She shares extra materials, articles, and videos.
? How long the chat runs: the whole course + 2 more weeks after the series ends, so that participants can talk through 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.