The Office of the Provost and Faculty Senate Present:
Faculty Recharge: A Wellbeing Series
A webinar series for Fall Semester 2025, with an in-person launch party on Sept. 24th. 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 Fall webinar series just for faculty. Join us throughout the Fall semester for relaxed webinars on engaging strategies for everyday wellbeing.
We’ll kick things off with an in-person launch reception on Wednesday, Sept 24 at the Beth Moor lounge, with hors d’oeuvres and fun give-aways. The first webinar is on Sept 30. Register for both below (please note: you do not have to attend the launch party to participate in the webinars).
Step One: Register for the Faculty Reception
Launch Party: Faculty Reception
September 24, 2025 | 3:00–4:30 PM | Beth Moor Lounge (Longmire Building)
- Reconnect with FSU colleagues
- Hors d’oeuvres & beverages
- Casual atmosphere
- Brief remarks by Dr. Craig Stanley, Associate Vice President, Office of Faculty Development & Advancement, and Dr. Roxanne Hughes, Faculty Senate President.
- Resilience-themed prizes & giveaways
Space is Limited, RSVP Today!
Step Two: Register for the First Webinar
Webinar #1 Practical Resilience: Tools You Can Use
September 30, 2025 | 12:00–1:00 PM | Zoom
- Gain skills to grow your resilience every day.
- Learn easy ways to boost your brain and mood
- Printable handouts to use and share
- Presented by Karen Oehme, Director of ITRS and Melissa Bolen, Clinical Coordinator at FSU EAP
Upcoming 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:
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Coping through change and uncertainty,
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Brain science and chronic stress,
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Mindfulness benefits and practices,
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Grief and change,
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Purpose, fulfillment, and what brings you joy,
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…and more, plus handouts and resources.
Webinars in this Series:
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
Webinar #2: Healthy Boundaries Provide Space to Thrive
- Thursday October 9th, 2025 - 12:00pm-1:00pm
- Work life and external stressors can "spill over" into our personal lives. Dr. Nari Jeter will invite webinar participants to learn how healthy boundaries can help us maintain strong relationships. Reflect on how you can improve communication and nurturing at home. We will emphasize healthy communication in expressing needs and setting boundaries, and how to balance self-care and family time.
- Presented by Dr. Nari Jeter, Ph.D., Associate Teaching Professor, Dept of Human Development & Family Science, FSU Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences.
Webinar #3: Your Music, Your Health
- 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, is an Associate Professor of Music Therapy and the Coordinator for Music Education/Music Therapy at the FSU College of Music.
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.
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.
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 -- In-Person and Zoom. Both options will be available soon.
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
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
Additional Resources
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.
- "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:
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