{"id":695,"date":"2022-02-07T11:41:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T16:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/its-cuthemedev1.carleton.ca\/mental-health\/?post_type=cu_event&#038;p=695"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:06:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:06:28","slug":"lived-experience-luncheon-series-jessie-gunnell","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mental-health\/event\/lived-experience-luncheon-series-jessie-gunnell\/","title":{"rendered":"Lived Experience Luncheon Series &#8211; Jessie Gunnell"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        \n    <\/h1>\n    \n        <\/header>\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"cu-buttongroup cu-component-updated flex flex-wrap md:flex-1 gap-3 md:gap-5 justify-start\">\n                                                                        <\/div>\n    \n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mental-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/Jessie-G-240x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mental-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/Jessie-G-240x360.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mental-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/Jessie-G-160x240.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mental-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/Jessie-G-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mental-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/Jessie-G-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mental-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/Jessie-G-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mental-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/Jessie-G-360x540.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mental-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/Jessie-G-rotated.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jessie Gunnell \u2013 March 9, 12:00-1:00pm<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dyslexia: \u201cIf I asked someone to help me read, I would be asking all the time, so I just stopped reading\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The title is the answer, the question \u201chow do you cope with your problems in reading.\u201d I was 10 years old and I can still visualize sitting in class frustrated and hurt that I couldn\u2019t read and therefore couldn\u2019t do my work. I struggled to connect letters to their sounds, which became obvious in the first years of learning to read and spell. Eventually, at 16 years old I was formally diagnosed with a language-based learning disability (a form of dyslexia). It was one of those moments that you don\u2019t forget, and for me, it was positive. A few years later I would register at Carleton University and obtain my degree in Psychology, which ironically, was a word I couldn\u2019t spell. I will talk candidly about my struggles, the road to a diagnosis, the supports that I am grateful for, and the strengths that I have come to recognize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>An important note for this event:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that the event moderator will disable video and microphones for all participants. If you would like to ask a question during the talk, please place it in the chat, and the moderator will read it aloud. 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