USING THE THRIVER ZONE MATERIALS BY SUSAN M. OMILIAN JD

TEEN GROUPS• 10 GROUPS, MET WEEKLY, 1-HOUR SESSION

• ALL PARTICIPATES HAD AN AVERAGE ACE {ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES} SCORE OF “7-8”

• 6 MALE GROUPS AND 4 FEMALE GROUPS

• ALL PARTICIPATES ARE SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT

THE CDC-KAISER PERMANENTE ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACE)

• THIS STUDY IS ONE OF THE LARGEST INVESTIGATIONS OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND HOUSEHOLD CHALLENGES AND LATER-LIFE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.

• THE ORIGINAL ACE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED AT KAISER PERMANENTE BY VINCENT FELITTI FROM 1995 TO 1997.

• THERE WAS TWO WAVES OF DATA COLLECTION.

• THERE WAS OVER 17,000 KAISER PERMANENTE MEMBERS FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RECEIVING PHYSICAL EXAMS COMPLETED CONFIDENTIAL SURVEYS REGARDING THEIR CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND CURRENT HEALTH STATUS AND BEHAVIORS.

ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES QUESTION INCLUDE:

• 1. EMOTIONAL ABUSE

• 2. PHYSICAL ABUSE

• 3. SEXUAL ABUSE

• 4. EMOTIONAL NEGLECT

• 5. PHYSICAL NEGLECT

• 6. MOTHER/ FATHERS TREATED VIOLENTLY

• 7. HOUSEHOLD SUBSTANCE ABUSE

• 8. HOUSEHOLD MENTAL ILLNESS

• 9. PARENTAL SEPARATION OR DIVORCE

• 10. INCARCERATED HOUSEHOLD MEMBER

HELPING PEOPLE WITH THEIR JOURNEY

VICTIM SURVIVOR THRIVER

CONNECT WITH THE HAPPY PERSON INSIDE• STEP 1:

THEY GET TO CHOOSE THE COLOR OF CIRCLE THAT YOU MOST RELATE TO. THIS CIRCLE REPRESENT THEIR CORE."

• STEP 2:“THEY CAN THEN CHOOSE ANY WORDS, PHRASES, COLORS AND/OR SYMBOLS THAT REPRESENT WHO YOU ARE AT YOUR CORE AND ADD THEM TO THE CIRCLE IN ANY WAY THAT YOU CHOOSE."

• STEP 3"NEXT, THEY CAN CHOOSE A PERSON OUTLINE THAT THEY FEEL MOST RELATE TO AND ADD FEATURES ON THEM THAT BEST REPRESENT THEY. CAN USE ANY COLOR CONSTRUCTION PAPER AND CUT OUT AND GLUE ON CLOTHES, HAIR, GLASSES, AND/OR ANY OTHER ELEMENTS THEY WOULD LIKE."

• STEP 4:"FINALLY, THEY CAN GLUE THE CORE CIRCLE ONTO YOUR PERSON. THE CENTER MIGHT BE A GOOD SPOT FOR THIS, BUT THEY ARE WELCOME TO PLACE IT ANYWHERE THEY WOULD LIKE. THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG WAY TO CREATE. THEY HAVE COMPLETE FREEDOM TO DECORATE THEIR PERSON WHATEVER WAY YOU LIKE TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE ALL THEIR WONDERFUL QUALITIES."

I’M THE HAPPY PERSON INSIDEI WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING!

I’M STRONG I’M NICE I’M SMART

CREATING THE MONSTER• THEY CAN USE THE CRAYPAS (OR OIL

PASTELS) TO DRAW THE MONSTER.

• WHAT KIND OF NOSE SHOULD I PUT ON THIS MONSTER?

• WHAT KIND OF EYES?

• WHAT KIND OF EARS OR TEETH??

• ANYTHING ELSE I SHOULD I HAVE?

• HOW ABOUT A NECK FOR THE MONSTER...

• NOW WE GET TO ADD THE COLORS.

• WHAT COLORS SHOULD WE USE?

• WE CAN JUST DROP THE COLORS INTO EACH SPACE AND SEE THEM SPREAD

• WHAT COLOR SHOULD I MAKE THE EYES?

• HOW ABOUT THE MOUTH?

• HOW ABOUT THE SPACE AROUND THE MONSTER?

WHAT IS YOUR MONSTER SAYING TO YOU!• WHAT DOES YOUR MONSTER FEEL LIKE?

• WHAT IS IT THINKING?”

• WHAT DOSE YOUR MONSTER NEEDS IN

ORDER TO FEEL BETTER.

• DOES IT NEED TO BE LOVED?

• DOES IT NEED TO BE UNDERSTOOD?

• SOMETIMES MONSTERS HAVE IMPORTANT

THINGS TO SAY IF YOU LISTEN TO WHAT

THEY NEED IN ORDER TO FEEL BETTER."

TOUCHSTONE

WHAT DO YOU NEED• WRITING PENS OR COLOR PENCILS• 1-2 CLEAR ROUND GLASS STONES (WE USE 1 1/4"

OR 1/2") PARTICIPANT • CARDSTOCK IN VARIOUS COLORS, CUT INTO

CIRCLES IN THE SAME DIMENSION AS THE STONES (WE USE 1 1/4" OR 1/2" IF YOU DON'T WANT TO USE COLORED CARDSTOCK,

• CLEAR TACKY GLUE IN BOTTLES WITH A TIP

POSITIVE ENERGY THRIVER LIST

• BEAUTIFUL STRONG GLOWING

• WONDERFUL GRACEFUL HAPPY

• GOOD LOVING FREE

• RADIANT CREATIVE JOY

• SMART DESERVING POWERFUL

SAFE PLACE• THIS IS A PLACE OR THINGS THAT GIVES YOU JOY

• RIVER BIRDS MOUNTAINS

• FOREST SUNSETS ANIMAL

• OCEAN BEACH CLOUD/ SKY

• FLOWER HEARTS RAINBOW

Fear

Betrayal

Success

Failure

Rejection

Abandonment

Loneliness

Illness

Aging

Loss

Death

PUSHING THROUGH OUR FEARFEAR

FEAR OF FAILURE

FEAR OF SUCCESS

FEAR OF LONELINESS

FEAR OF REJECTION

LIMITING BELIEFS I WILL NEVER GET MY LIFE

TOGETHER

WHATEVER I MIGHT

ACCOMPLISH

I AM INCOMPLETE WITHOUT

SOMEONE ELSE.

I HAVE SUFFERED TOO MUCH.

MY RESPONSE MY LIFE IS UNFOLDING

PERFECTLY!

I CELEBRATE MY SUCCESSES

I LOVE WHO I AM! NO ONE ELSE

DEFINES ME.

I AM MOVING ON WITH MY LIFE.

OVERCOMING OUR FEARSAFFIRMATIONS OF OUR HEARTS

• STEP 1:"FIRST, YOU WILL GET A CHANCE TO GET RID OF ALL THE NEGATIVE MESSAGES THAT YOU'VE RECEIVED, BECAUSE THEY NO LONGER SERVE OR SUPPORT YOU. YOU'LL GET TO WRITE DOWN ALL OF THOSE WORDS AND PHRASES YOU'VE HEARD OR EVEN TOLD YOURSELF ONTO A PIECE OF PAPER. THEN, YOU'LL GET TO RIP THEM UP AND THROW THEM IN THE TRASH."

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