So the zombies are coming.
Not the shuffling, moaning kind—though, honestly, have you seen people at 7 a.m. without coffee? No, we’re talking about the idea of the zombie apocalypse: a tongue-in-cheek, pop culture-packed way to talk about something very real—how prepared we are (or aren’t) for things going sideways.
Dr. Jess has a fun little hobby: she teaches her patients how to survive the zombie apocalypse. Not because she’s expecting the dead to rise (though honestly, give it another six months), but because there’s something oddly therapeutic about channeling your doomsday anxiety into a practical survival plan. It’s the psychological equivalent of wearing a tinfoil hat—but instead of blocking out government mind control, it gives people a sense of agency in a world that feels like it’s one inconvenient power outage away from total collapse. And in 2025, with economic freefall, mass deportations, and the general unraveling of society, the council figured, hey, why keep the apocalypse prep just for therapy sessions? If we’re already living in a dystopian fever dream, why not lean into it? After all, when life feels like a horror movie, zombie drills might be the most grounded, sensible response.
That’s the heart of our upcoming panel discussion:
“So You Think You Can Survive: Prepping for the Zombie Apocalypse.”
We’re not just here to rank bunker snacks or argue whether you’d save your grandma or your dog (tough choice, though). We’re here to ask real questions like:
- What happens when systems fail?
- Who gets left out when survival becomes selective?
- Can we actually survive alone with a can opener and a YouTube tutorial?
The “zombie apocalypse” is a stand-in for societal collapse: pandemics, climate chaos, grid failures, misinformation, or just the next time your town loses power for three days and suddenly everyone’s feral.
Our panelists—ranging from serious preppers to ethics nerds to the occasional conspiracy enthusiast, just kidding, it is our board members—debate:
- How to build a go-bag that doesn’t scream “overkill”
- Why the real survival skill is not making fire, but not being a jerk
- Whether community, not canned food, is the key to lasting more than one episode
In short, it’s part satire, part survival seminar, and all fun. We laugh, we learn, and we maybe (definitely) steal our emergency plans from The Last of Us.
Want to prep without panic?
Join us. Bring your flashlight, your moral compass, and a sense of humor. And maybe a granola bar. Zombies hate granola.
📦 Resources for Actual Preparedness (No Chainsaw Required):
- Ready.gov Emergency Plans
- CDC’s Zombie Preparedness Guide (Yes, it’s real)
- [Local Mutual Aid Networks (Search your area)]
- CommunityPreparedness.org
