402 | When Disaster Hits Home: Navigating Uncertainty & Regulating Your Nervous System in The Midst of Crisis | The 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires

Affirmations for Black Girls

Tyra The Creative

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Tyra reflects on the emotional and psychological toll that natural disasters can have, even if we’re not directly affected. Drawing from her own experience during Hurricane Katrina and the current wildfires in Los Angeles, where she lives, she discusses how we can navigate uncertainty, care for our mental health, and show up for ourselves and others in times of crisis.

Tyra shares practical tips for managing fear, anxiety, and grief while also offering actionable ways to support communities facing disaster. Whether you're experiencing the impact of a disaster or just looking for ways to help, this episode is all about grounding yourself and being a source of light for others.

This week’s Affirmation is “ I am grounded in the midst of crisis”

📝 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

How to manage your mental health during times of uncertainty and crisis.
Practical steps to prepare yourself and your loved ones for an emergency, even if you’ve never experienced a disaster.
Ways to show compassion for those impacted by disaster, including how to donate, volunteer, and spread awareness.
The importance of self-compassion and community support in the face of adversity.

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LA County Fire - Community Resources

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0:00.0	So, of course, this isn't the topic that I originally had planned to talk about on the podcast,
0:05.7	but I felt like talking about anything other than what's happening in my own backyard would have been insensitive.
0:14.9	So let's jump in.
0:15.8	Powerful. What is powerful?
0:34.9	What is going on, beautiful people?
0:56.5	Welcome back to the Affirmations for Black Girls podcast, where we focus on personal growth and cultivating a healthy relationship with ourselves. I am your host, Tyra the Creative, actress, content creator, and mental health enthusiast. And I know a lot of you guys already know about what's going on here in Los Angeles. I did post a story on the affirmations for Black Girls Instagram, but if you do not know, Los Angeles has been hit by some pretty bad
1:04.4	wildfires over the last week or so. And I live in L.A. and I have been here the entire time. And even though I had plans for other
1:15.5	things to talk about on the podcast, nothing would have felt right to post instead of this,
1:23.5	what's going on right now. So if you don't want to hear about natural disasters at all,
1:30.3	then this isn't episode for you. Um, you can go ahead and click out, but I will say I'm not
1:36.8	really going into detail on the actual disasters themselves. I am more so talking about the effects of them, how to regulate our nervous
1:46.5	system during crisis, and giving tips and tricks on, you know, what to do after these things
1:53.6	happen and how to stay prepared in case something like this happens in your area, because I do
1:58.1	think it's something that is not discussed enough and it's not
2:01.0	taken seriously enough. So if you think you have it in YouTube, listen to the episode, please,
2:06.8	please listen. Now, before we jump all the way in, I do want to say that this is a video episode.
2:14.1	If you are listening to the podcast, you can go and watch the video on our
2:19.4	YouTube page it is linked down below always but it is called the Affirmations for
2:24.1	Black girls YouTube channel and if you're already listening hey y'all hey I'm safe
2:31.7	I am so glad to be here.
2:34.6	I'm so grateful that I am safe.
2:36.4	I am staying vigilant and I am packed and ready to go besides all of this stuff that I just took out of my car to make sure that I filmed an episode for you guys.
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