for colleges & universities
One session for colleges
The talk: Slaying the Panic Dragon · approx. 45 minutes · Q&A
The same session, adapted for college and university audiences: students living away from home for the first time, under pressure, and often unwilling to say that anything is wrong.
the session
One talk.
- 01
Fits orientation, wellbeing weeks, residence life programming, and student-led events.
- 02
A personal account rather than a service referral or a clinical talk.
- 03
Q&A is open, and students tend to use it.
what the room leaves with
- A plain-language description of what a panic attack actually is, and what it is not.
- Language for something most people in the room have never said out loud.
- The distinction between managing fear and refusing to organize a life around it.
- One person's account of what changed, told without exaggeration.
practical details
- One session, roughly 45 minutes, followed by open Q&A.
- In person or remote.
- No slides required; a microphone and a room that can be quiet is enough.
- Content and language adjusted to the audience before the date.
- Works for a lecture theatre, a residence hall common room, or a student society evening.
- Institutional support services can be signposted by staff at the close of the session.
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Availability is limited and every date is arranged directly with Andrew. Send the details below and he will reply himself.