Thriving, Not Just Surviving
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Thriving, Not Just Surviving is a free seven-week workshop series that pairs specialist-led workshops with impactful and reflective self-care activities to create an outlet and supportive community for survivors of interpersonal violence (sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, and stalking). This series is open to survivors of all identities from the UC Santa Barbara undergraduate and graduate communities!
Express Interest for UCSB Fall Quarter 2024 by October 6th!
Exact dates and times will be shared later to ensure your privacy.
Space is limited.
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After filling out this interest form, you will receive an email from a co-facilitator within a few days regarding the next steps.
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More Program Details
The workshop series includes activities such as yoga and reiki, creative outlets, and boundaries work to foster a tight-knit community and give survivors an essential toolkit of interactive coping and self-reflection skills that will help guide them in their healing journeys. This is not a space where participants share or discuss their past trauma, but rather a space where participants are united by their healing journeys. The undergraduate workshop series will be led by The Thriving Initiative's undergraduate student co-facilitators, bringing in community specialists each week who will lead the group through a variety of intriguing and interactive workshops. The graduate student group held separately and is led by UCSB alumni co-facilitators or fellow graduate students.
All participants will be asked to agree to standards of group confidentiality to create a safe and welcoming space for healing, growth, and compassion for all. The workshops will be taking place on a weeknight evening in person (walking distance from campus), and all necessary materials will be provided free of charge. The exact time and location of the series will be shared with participants after registration.
Please email our program manager Emma Wolters at ewolters@thethrivinginitiative.org for more information about Thriving, Not Just Surviving for undergraduate and graduate student groups or The Thriving Initiative at large.
Past participants reported an increase in sense of belonging (+47.5%) and safety (+42.5%) after the series.
Participants reported a 27.5% increase in ability to use coping strategies when triggers arise after just eight weeks.
Participants reported knowledge of their own boundaries at a 30% higher rate than just two months prior.
Participants reported significantly decreased rates of flashbacks (-20.5%),
decreased trouble breathing (-35%), and fewer feelings of anxiety (-32.5%).
