04/21/2025
It’s been a painful and traumatic past few days here in Tallahassee. I’m thinking about the students and staff returning to classes today and how triggering that could potentially be. Many of us are navigating survival mode, grief, fear, and uncertainty right now.
This post offers a few ways to regulate your nervous system, connect with others, and seek support. Whether your reaction has been fight, flight, freeze or fawn, your experience is valid. Trauma shows up in many ways, numbness, hypervigilance, exhaustion, irritability, difficulty sleeping, disconnection and more.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed:
• You are not broken
• You deserve safety and support
*Local resources*
FSU counseling center- Askew Student Life Center, 2nd floor. Walk-ins begin at 8am, phone support available after hours- 850-644-talk
211 Big Bend- Call 211 24/7 for crisis support and connection to local and national resources
The Apalachee Center- offers a free Mobile Response Team 24/7 for phone or in person support. Call 800-342-0774 (2 free follow up session provided)
*National resources*
Call 988 for the crisis and su***de lifeline 24/7 for support
I am offering free therapy sessions for FSU students and staff who are in need. Please reach out to me on my website, via email, phone call or text.
Please take what you need from this post and share it with someone who might need it too. Healing doesn’t happen in isolation. Community care is how we survive and move forward.
