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11/25/2025
As the holidays approach, teens in Florida and beyond face unique emotional challenges, not just because of missing loved ones or high expectations, but because underlying mental-health risks remain high.
In a recent national survey, 39.7 % of high school students reported persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness over the past year; 20.4 % seriously considered su***de.
In Florida, the age-adjusted su***de rate was 14.1 per 100,000 people in 2022, representing thousands of lives lost.
The American Psychological Association reports that 89 % of U.S. adults feel stressed during the holiday season, with 41 % saying stress is higher than other times of year.
These numbers show us that the holiday “blues” can quickly shift into something more serious, especially for teens already navigating trauma, change, or disconnection.
At Broken Wings, we believe community and therapy make all the difference. When teens stay connected, open eyes, and don't carry it alone, they build resilience for months, not just holidays.
📞 Reach out at (321) 701-3064 or visit 🌐 www.brokenwings.org
to schedule a confidential teen check-in.
📍 Serving Lake Nona • Melbourne • Lakeland & More • Online throughout Florida
🗣️ Tag a teen, friend, parent or educator who needs to know you’re not on this path alone.
11/25/2025
Come hang out with Santa, with gifts and surprises! Jeremiah's Ice Cream and Lenny's Bakery will be selling goodies too, and donating!
Free Santa Meet & Greet
Come join us for a jolly good time at our Santa Meetup!
Bring your little ones to meet Santa Claus and get a gift while supplies last.
Jeremiah's Ice Cream and Lenny's Bakery will also be present for those who want to purchase and be donate 20% of proceeds to our nonprofit to help our community with access to mental health!
Because at Broken Wings, our goal is to have more people happy, and during the holidays, what better than making the little ones happier?
The event will be held in Broken Wings at 8257 Narcoossee Park Dr, building 1, unit 508c. Spread the holiday cheer and make a child's Christmas brighter!
Learn more about Broken Wings and their goals and work on mental health at www.brokenwings.org
WANT TO HELP OR SPONSOR?
Drop off unwrapped toys at our location during November or purchase a $300 sponsorship by contacting Marisol +1 (305) 490-5919
ABOUT BROKEN WINGS
Broken Wings is a non-profit in Orlando, FL, offering holistic counseling for addiction, mental health, trauma, family mental wellness, including couples therapy. Broken Wings offers services like individual, family, and EMDR therapy, often on a sliding scale and with a faith-based approach.
11/24/2025
LAST WEEK TO GIVE!
Wring your unwrapped toy to one of our locations from Lake Nona to Windermere.
Help us share the joy!
- Broken Wings Office in Lake Nona
- Fifth Third Bank on Semoran
- Bravo Supermarket in Lake Nona
- Apricot Lane Windermere
- Hearthstone at Nona Lakes
- Champions Athletic Lake Nona
Special thanks to our other partners for getting donations in their offices.
Soon, we will be posting about you too!
11/24/2025
11/22/2025
We’re giving away 150 family turkey dinners this Saturday, November 22, from 9AM–12PM at East Coast Believers Church! 🦃
If you or someone you know needs a Thanksgiving meal, just drive through - no registration needed. While supplies last; one dinner per car.
11/21/2025
🧠 Dopamine is your brain’s “motivation messenger”,not just your pleasure chemical.
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter (chemical messenger) that helps regulate motivation, focus, memory, and mood.
According to Harvard Health and the National Institutes of Health, balanced dopamine levels help you feel driven, creative, and emotionally stable, while low levels can lead to burnout, sadness, or difficulty concentrating.
💚 The good news? You can naturally support dopamine holistically, without over-relying on quick highs like caffeine, sugar, or scrolling.
✨ Holistic ways to balance dopamine:
🌞 Sunlight exposure — boosts dopamine receptors and improves energy.
🏃 Movement — exercise releases steady, healthy dopamine levels.
🙏 Prayer or mindfulness — calms the stress hormones that block dopamine.
🥦 Nutrition — foods rich in tyrosine (bananas, almonds, avocados, eggs) feed dopamine production.
🤝 Connection — kindness and community interactions increase long-term dopamine stability.
At Broken Wings , we combine science and soul, integrating evidence-based therapy, spiritual reflection, and counseling to help you restore balance inside and out.
✨ When your mind and spirit are aligned, your brain follows.
CTA: Save this post to remember small, daily actions that strengthen your emotional chemistry naturally.
📞 (321) 701-3064 🌐 www.brokenwings.org
📍 Lake Nona • Narcoossee • St. Cloud • Kissimmee • Virtual Throughout Florida
11/21/2025
If today was a hard day, we're here for you.
Call, text, or chat 988.
11/19/2025
💫 It’s called the “love hormone,” but it’s really the healing hormone.
Oxytocin is a naturally produced hormone in the brain that helps us connect, trust, and feel safe.
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Harvard Health Publishing, oxytocin is released through positive touch, acts of kindness, prayer, gratitude, and even deep breathing — helping lower blood pressure, reduce stress, and promote emotional bonding.
That’s why at Broken Wings Counseling & Therapy Center, we encourage connection, compassion, and mindfulness in every session. They’re not just emotional tools, they’re biological pathways to healing.
✨ When you show kindness to others or yourself, your body responds with healing chemistry.
Save this post to remember that love, kindness, and community are medicine for the mind.
📞 (321) 701-3064 🌐 www.brokenwings.org
📍 Lake Nona • Orlando • Lakeland • Melbourne • Virtual throughout Florida
11/18/2025
💡 Grounding your senses helps your body feel safe again.
Our therapists recommend the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique, a research-backed method endorsed by the APA to reduce anxiety and panic.
Try this anytime you feel overwhelmed:
👀 5 things you see
👂 4 things you hear
✋ 3 things you can touch
👃 2 things you smell
👅 1 thing you can taste
It helps regulate your nervous system and return to the present.
Save this post for later or share it with a friend.
📞 (321) 701-3064 🌐 www.brokenwings.org
📍 Lake Nona • Orlando • And More with Virtual Therapy
11/17/2025
Today we celebrate the courage, resilience, and determination of students around the world who left home to study abroad since it is .
According to the American College Health Association, international students face higher rates of stress, anxiety, and homesickness due to culture shock and academic pressure.
At Broken Wings counseling & therapy center, we want you to know: you’re not alone. 🌿
Healing and balance are possible even far from home, through emotional support, self-care, and community connection.
✨ If you’re an international student, here are 5 small reminders:
🗣️ Talk about what you’re feeling — isolation shrinks when you speak it.
🕊️ Stay connected with your faith or meditation practice.
📚 Rest — your worth isn’t measured only by grades.
🤝 Reach out for help when you need it — counseling is strength, not weakness.
💬 You came here to learn — don’t forget to care for yourself along the way.
Share this post to remind a student abroad that they’re doing amazing.
📞 (321) 701-3064 🌐 www.brokenwings.org
📍 Lake Nona • Narcoossee • St. Cloud • Kissimmee • Virtual Counseling Statewide
11/15/2025
Studies from UC Davis Health and Harvard Medical School show that people who practice daily gratitude have higher dopamine levels and stronger immune systems.
At Broken Wings, we encourage our clients to build gratitude into their healing routine — because thankfulness shifts focus from pain to possibility.
✨ What are you grateful for this week?
Share one thing you’re thankful for in the comments.
📞 (321) 701-3064 🌐 www.brokenwings.org
📍 Lake Nona • Orlando • And More With Online Therapy Available
11/14/2025
🌱 When a community heals together, hope multiplies.
We’re grateful for the schools, churches, and organizations that invite Broken Wings to speak about emotional wellness and trauma awareness across Central Florida.
The World Health Organization emphasizes that community-based mental health education reduces stigma and increases access to care, a mission we share.
Want to host a mental health or EMDR workshop for your group? Call us to collaborate.
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This is my story. It all began in a community garden with my clients in the summer of 2014. God drew me to this picture above of the butterfly. The butterfly had a ripped wing and God spoke Broken Wings to my spirit, but that is all the Lord had given me at that time. I went home later that day and pondered what I had seen and heard and hid it in my heart.
Let me introduce myself, my name is Tammy Carvalho. I am a licensed mental health counselor with the State of Florida. During the summer of 2014, I was the Director of Operations/Mental Health Counselor for an outpatient clinic for adults who suffered from anxiety and or depression. My clients and I were out in a community garden. This particular day was like any other, but this was not a ordinary day. This day would now be my song.
Fast forward several months, I was home sick on Christmas Eve with the stomach flu. My husband was in South Africa burying his dad. Then, I got the life changing phone call from my father. Jimbo, my brother, died of a he**in overdose! I thought to myself, “God, can this all really be happening to me right now?” My husband immediately flew home from burying his dad in South Africa and we took the next flight up to NJ for my brother’s funeral. It was at this time my husband and I knew Broken Wings was about Jimbo and remembering him. At the funeral we dedicated Broken Wings Ministry, a 501c3 non profit organization, to help people like my brother.
I’m praising my savior all the day long! Growing up my brother had extreme anxiety and depression along with trauma he couldn’t escape from. He would use his drug of choice to numb his pain. We begged him to come out of his house to try and love on him. However, he wouldn’t budge. His home was a safe place. We wanted him to try and go to AA meetings. He did go one time, but couldn’t return due to his social anxiety. He also had another darkness, his he**in use that none of us knew about. We offered to pay for residential treatment centers and to exhaust all of our assets to try and save him but in the end, it was his choice and he didn’t want to go.
My saving grace and blessed assurance is knowing Jesus is mine! Jesus was also my brother’s savior! Jimbo accepted Jesus into his heart when he was a young child. I know when God takes me home to be with the Lord in heaven, I will also see my brother again! Therefore, I write this foretaste of glory divine as a humble servant to my Master and as a calling to fulfill a purpose for mine, my family, and so many other lives!
God has given me bits and pieces of His bigger plan for Broken Wings! We have an outpatient counseling center up and running. This center offers healing from trauma with EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), animal therapy, and garden therapy. Jimbo would have never gone into a traditional counseling office! But, he would go out in a garden or play with some animals! As a mental health counselor, these environments are extremely healing and beneficial to heal ones mental health! Not to mention, to also break a stigma in our society that says going to a therapist/counselor means your crazy or you can’t handle your problems! At our outpatient center, we offer services for people who can afford or have the means along with people who can’t afford our services.
We want to add more puzzle pieces to God’s bigger picture! He has given me 3 holistic, residential homes that we would like to get up and running. The first will be the Freedom Home! This will house 10 women. 7 will have means and 3 will not have means. This will be a home for women who have suffered from substance abuse and mental health issues. Where they can heal in a natural and holistic (looking at the whole person, body, mind, and spirit) way in a family/home like environment! We stress family/home environment in a professional manner due to the healing element and the need for restoration of ones soul! After discharge and graduation, we will offer our alumni services such as subsidized outpatient counseling for life and alumni services. We want to stick by our clients sides for life, knowing that recovery is a life long process! We believe the traditional residential centers lack this vital element.
After the Freedom Home is bought, established, and running in the community, a second home for children will be purchased. Lastly, a home for men as well. We need your help in building this Freedom Home! Please consider donating today. Thank you for listening and letting me tell my story! Many blessings to you and your life as we all live for such a needed time as this!
