The Office of the Provost and Faculty Senate Present:

Faculty Recharge: A Wellbeing Series

A webinar series for the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 Semesters. Join us!Faculty Recharge

FSU faculty, this series is for YOU!

The Faculty Senate and Provost’s Office have partnered with the FSU Institute for Trauma and Resilience Studies (ITRS) to host a webinar series just for faculty. Join us throughout the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 semesters for relaxed webinars on engaging strategies for everyday wellbeing.

Thank you to those who joined us at our launch reception!  View photos from the launch event

More than 60 faculty registered for the first webinar on Sept 30th. We'd love to see you at the next webinar on November 6th: Connection & Resilience presented by College of Social Work Dean David Springer, Ph.D., LCSW.

Register for Nov 6th and for all of the upcoming webinars below:

Webinar #4: Connection & Resilience

Webinar #4: Connection & Resilience

Nov 6, 2025| 12:00–1:00 PM | Zoom

  • Learn to refocus onto of the joys in your lives: the people that you love and the purpose that you live. 
  • Gain insight into how to nourish and maintain those crucial relationships that can sustain you during the most challenging times.
  • Presented by David Springer, PhD, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Dean of the College of Social Work, Guy & Delores Spearman Professor of Social Work.

Click here to RSVP for 11/06 Zoom Webinar

Webinar #5: Mindfulness to Manage Chaos

Webinar #5: Mindfulness to Manage Chaos

Nov 19, 2025 | 12:00–1:00 PM | Zoom

  • Learn the value of mindfulness to foster wellbeing.
  • Gain insight into strategies to incorporate mindfulness into your daily routine. Don't worry if you're a beginner — everyone can learn and benefit from this skill
  • Presented by Dr. Shengli Dong, Ph.D., Professor of Psychological and Counseling Services in the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, FSU Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences.

Click here to RSVP for 11/19 Zoom Webinar

Webinars at a Glance:

You’re welcome to join the full session or just drop in—whatever works best for you (camera optional). Research-based topics include:

  • Coping through change and uncertainty,

  • Brain science and chronic stress,

  • Mindfulness benefits and practices,

  • Grief and change,

  • Purpose, fulfillment, and what brings you joy,

  • …and more, plus handouts and resources. 

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Upcoming Webinars in this Series:

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Webinar #4: Connection & Resilience

  • Thursday, Nov 6th, 2025 - 12:00pm-1:00pm
  • David Springer, Dean & Licensed Clinical Social Worker, brings you reminders of the joy in your lives: the people you love and the purpose you live. Come listen and learn to focus on the "treasures" you already have. Then hear his reflections on how to nourish and maintain those crucial relationships that can sustain you during the most challenging times.
  • Presented by David Springer, Dean, Ph.D., LCSW.

  • Register Here

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Webinar #5: Mindfulness to Manage Chaos

  • Wednesday, November 19th, 2025 - 12:00pm-1:00pm
  • Dr. Dong has expertise in clinical and research interests in mindfulness. He is working on a grant from the National Institute of Health to foster well-being and prevent depression for immigrant youth using mobile health applications through mindfulness approaches. He has presented on mindfulness practices to counseling professionals and trainees. He will offer faculty an overview of the value of mindfulness as well as strategies to incorporate it into their daily routines. Don't worry if you're a beginner — everyone can learn and benefit from this skill
  • Presented by Dr. Shengli Dong, Ph.D., Professor of Psychological and Counseling Services in the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, FSU Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences.

  • Register Here

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Webinar #6: Grief and Loss Around the Holidays

  • Thursday, December 4th, 2025 - 12:00pm-1:00pm
  • Sally Karioth, a 55-year FSU professor, international expert, and private practitioner on grief, trauma, and loss, will help you examine personal responses to the holidays as well as provide insights into understanding others. The idiosyncratic and complex emotions many people feel during this time of year can be overwhelming, and this session will serve as a reminder that events already complicating your life can be exacerbated during the holidays. Most importantly, Dr. Karioth will remind us that there are ways to cope with strong emotions during this time. 
  • Presented by Sally Karioth, PhD, MSN, MS
  • Hybrid style -- Your choice of attending either virtually over Zoom or joining us in-person at the College of Social Work, University Center C, Conference Room 3401.  

  • Register Now to Attend Virtually

    Register Now to Attend In-Person

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Webinar #7: Integrating Critical Hope as an Aspect of Wellbeing

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Webinar #8: How to Think about Lasting Happiness (if Lasting Happiness isn't easy for you)

  • Tuesday, February 4, 2026 - 12:00pm-1:00pm
  • How to Think about Lasting Happiness (if Lasting Happiness isn’t Easy for You)
  • For some people, lasting happiness is easy. For the rest of us, it’s an achievement. To find lasting happiness (or anything, really), it helps to know what it is. Your views about lasting happiness might be making it harder for you (and people close to you) to achieve it. They might even be making you unhappy. Using a mix of theory, evidence, and common sense (aka philosophy), let’s discuss how to think wisely and practically about lasting happiness. Dr. Bishop's hope is that this makes it easier for you to find happiness and for you to help others find it as well.
  • Presented by Dr. Michael Bishop, Ph.D., Professor in the FSU Department of Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences.

  • Registration Link Coming Soon

 

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Discover the Joys of Tallahassee

Whether you're new to town or you've been here for decades, there are wonderful and exciting things to do all over the Tallahassee area. The keys to resilience include finding the joy, relaxation, and belonging that exist all around you. This guide is new for Fall 2025 and was created just for you!

Download the Guide to Discover Tallahassee

 

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FSU's "Comfort Critters" Affirmation Cards

Uplifting reminders of your strength and possibilities, these FSU-themed affirmation cards will be distributed to faculty at the Launch Event and distributed across campus in Fall 2025.

Learn more about FSU Comfort Critters Click here

 

Past Events: 

September 24, 2025 - Faculty Recharge Launch Event

  • Faculty chatting at the 2025 Faculty Recharge Launch Event

    Faculty Recharge Launch Event

    Thank you to those who joined us at our launch reception! If you missed the event, not to worry -- you do not have to have attended the launch party to participate in the webinars.

  • Presenter at the 2025 Faculty Recharge Launch Event

    Faculty Recharge Launch Event

    Thank you to those who joined us at our launch reception! If you missed the event, not to worry -- you do not have to have attended the launch party to participate in the webinars.

  • Faculty chatting at the 2025 Faculty Recharge Launch Event

    Faculty Recharge Launch Event

    Thank you to those who joined us at our launch reception! If you missed the event, not to worry -- you do not have to have attended the launch party to participate in the webinars.

  • Faculty around the table at the 2025 Faculty Recharge Launch Event

    Faculty Recharge Launch Event

    Thank you to those who joined us at our launch reception! If you missed the event, not to worry -- you do not have to have attended the launch party to participate in the webinars.

  • View of Beth Moor Lounge, location of the Launch Event

    Faculty Recharge Launch Event

    Thank you to those who joined us at our launch reception! If you missed the event, not to worry -- you do not have to have attended the launch party to participate in the webinars.

  • Faculty around the table at the 2025 Faculty Recharge Launch Event

    Faculty Recharge Launch Event

    Thank you to those who joined us at our launch reception! If you missed the event, not to worry -- you do not have to have attended the launch party to participate in the webinars.

  • Faculty around the table at the 2025 Faculty Recharge Launch Event

    Faculty Recharge Launch Event

    Thank you to those who joined us at our launch reception! If you missed the event, not to worry -- you do not have to have attended the launch party to participate in the webinars.

  • Faculty chatting at the 2025 Faculty Recharge Launch Event

    Faculty Recharge Launch Event

    Thank you to those who joined us at our launch reception! If you missed the event, not to worry -- you do not have to have attended the launch party to participate in the webinars.

  • Faculty chatting at the 2025 Faculty Recharge Launch Event

    Faculty Recharge Launch Event

    Thank you to those who joined us at our launch reception! If you missed the event, not to worry -- you do not have to have attended the launch party to participate in the webinars.

  • Table of resilience handouts at faculty recharge event

    Faculty Recharge Launch Event

    Thank you to those who joined us at our launch reception! If you missed the event, not to worry -- you do not have to have attended the launch party to participate in the webinars.

  • Comfort Critter Resources table at event

    Faculty Recharge Launch Event

    Thank you to those who joined us at our launch reception! If you missed the event, not to worry -- you do not have to have attended the launch party to participate in the webinars.

Sept 30th Webinar - Practical Resilience: Tools you can use 

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Webinar #1: Practical Resilience: Tools you can use 

  • Tuesday, Sept 30, 2025 - 12:00pm-1:00pm
  • In this introductory webinar, you will learn that resilience is not a fixed trait; you can grow it at any age. Explore some of the components of resilience and learn to recognize the strengths you already have. You will also learn easy ways to boost your brain and mood, and hear briefly about FSU's EAP Resources available for faculty. 
  • Presented by Karen Oehme, Director of ITRS and Melissa Bolen, Clinical Coordinator at FSU EAP
  • Download Presentation Slides

October 9th Webinar - Healthy Boundaries Provide Space to Thrive

Webinar #2: Healthy Boundaries Provide Space to Thrive

Webinar #2: Healthy Boundaries Provide Space to Thrive

October 22nd Webinar - Your Music, Your Life

Webinar #2: Your Music, Your Life

Webinar #3: Your Music, Your Life

  • Wednesday, October 22, 2025 - 12:00pm-1:00pm
  • Did you know that music "lights up" the human brain? Learn about the many ways that music can improve your health and wellbeing, the science behind it, and practical ways to incorporate music into your everyday life. 
  • Presented by Dr. Lori Gooding, PhD, MT-BC, Associate Professor of Music Therapy and the Coordinator for Music Education/Music Therapy at the FSU College of Music.
  • View the webinar recording by clicking here (opens in new window) or by pressing play on the video below:

Additional Resources 

"FSU Employee Assistance Program (EAP)"

The EAP is a free, confidential program providing a professional support system for the faculty and staff of the university. Since its inception in 1995, the EAP has assisted thousands of employees through professional, personal, and family issues.

Learn more about EAP Services Available for Faculty Click here

Support Your Resilience: Curated Resilience Handouts for Faculty

Over the past decade, the Institute for Trauma & Resilience Studies (ITRS), along with our partners around campus, has developed stress, coping, and resilience tools for the FSU Community. 

The resources below have been curated specifically for faculty.  They comprise a “toolbox” of sorts that you can explore and use as best suited for you. They explore stress and coping approaches and share a deeper understanding of traumatic experiences and resilient responses that are available to us as human beings. Each handout includes research references as applicable.

  • Components of Resilience: How your Sense of Belonging, Sense of Control, Coping, Connection, Character, and Flexibility foster personal resilience.
  • Happy Chemicals: Your brain's happy chemicals to fight stress - Oxytocin, Dopamine, Serotonin, Endorphins.
  • Resilience Characteristics: The characteristics of a resilient person.
  • Self-care activities: Examples of Emotional, Physical, and Spiritual Self-Care activities. Available in English and Spanish.
  • When to Seek Professional Help for Your Own Trauma: Many people begin to feel better after a traumatic event wthin a few days or weeks. But for some, these reactions may last longer or feel overwhelming. This handout includes signs that an individual should consider seeking professional help for processing their trauma. 
  • "How I Stay Calm": For caregivers with children, how to show children that there are many ways to calm down when feeling angry, frustrated, or overwhelmed. Available in English and Spanish.

Support Your Students: Student Resilience Toolkit

Stressed students? Call the Institute for Trauma & Resilience Studies (ITRS), and we will provide free student resilience journals. These toolkits provide practical exercises and guidance to promote resilience and reduce stress. To obtain hard copy toolkits for your students, please contact ITRS at ITRS-admin@csw.fsu.edu to arrange pick-up. This resource is also available for download as a PDF below:

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Student Resilience Toolkit Journal

Student Resilience Toolkit Journal (PDF): ITRS offers an open-access PDF version of our FSU Resilience Toolkit. 

Download Student Resilience Toolkit PDF Click here

Questions? Contact Karen Oehme at koehme@fsu.edu.