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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