Junk Journaling for Beginners: A Creative Self-Care Workshop

In collaboration with the Digital Sexual Violence Support Center, Heart Comonos invites you to a creative self-care workshop of “Junk Journaling.” While using recycled materials, fabrics and collage techniques, the participants will be invited to reflect on their boundaries, coping mechanisms, and emotional bandwidth.

Learning goals:

• Explore self-care practices that welcome participants’ to explore their relationship with themselves and others.
• Identify the coping mechanisms and habits that we may want to continue, adjust or stop
• Articulate and express our wants, needs and challenges around self-care
• Leave the workshop with a physical outline that they can use for future journaling sessions or conversations with dedicated service providers (e.g. therapist, social worker, etc.)

Group Guidelines

• Uplift and encourage your peers
• Sharing your pieces with the room is optional
• Use everyone’s preferred pronouns
• Please use a name tag
• No judgements, critiques or advice giving
• Tailor the prompts and responses to your needs
• Only share what feels comfortable

Disclaimer: This workshop is self-care oriented and will not entail any therapeutic or medical advice. We strongly encourage participants to consult their dedicated service provider (e.g. social worker, counsellor, therapist etc.) for professional support if needed.

About our Facilitator, Natasha Dixon

"My name’s Natasha Dixon and I’m the Founder and Executive Director of The Digital Sexual Violence Support Centre (DSVSC), which is a Canadian non-profit that provides nation-wide support to adults who’ve experienced online forms of sexual violence. Our primary activities include peer support, survivor-centered research, community outreach and workshops.

What we (The DSVSC) bring to the community is a survivor-led praxis that centers lived experiences of online sexual violence and an understanding on how to apply holistic wellness methods, to help process and heal from sexual trauma. More specifically, we are looking to welcome and invite the peers of individuals who’ve experienced online sexual violence to reflect on their approaches to holistic wellness, within a communal environment."

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