Hurricane Awareness Webinar

Free Hurricane Awareness Webinar

A one hour round table discussion with Q&A

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Hurricane season is just around the corner!

Watch our informative webinar on hurricane preparedness. You’ll hear from a mother and daughter about their experience during Hurricane Helene and what happens when you’re not prepared.

They’ll share how the storm impacted their mental health and learn the steps they’re taking to be ready for the unexpected in the future. 

Speakers:

  • Jen Heller, Bay Area mom of two and creator of Here Comes the Apocalypse
  • Amy Connor, former caseworker for FEMA and nationally-certified mental health therapist
  • Jennifer Gardner, North Carolina mother of two and public relations expert
  • Audrey Ashdown, Appalachian State junior studying psychology

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NOAA’s research on disasters causing $1b+ in damage from 1980 to 2025 finds hurricanes (tropical cyclones) at the top of the list for both property damage and deaths.

Hurricanes are the only disaster in their research that have caused over a trillion dollars in damage since 1980.

No other disaster comes close. 

The strength and severity of hurricanes continues to increase, and their inland ranges may continue to change as they become slower and more intense. More populations than ever before should be prepared for hurricanes that could cause significant damage to their homes and communities. 

Please join us for a conversation that will make hurricane preparedness more approachable, and offer your own questions and comments during our Q&A session at the end of the hour. We are looking forward to hearing your thoughts and sharing our expertise.

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Your host, Jen Heller
Founder of Here Comes the Apocalypse

Hi, I’m Jen.

I’m the batshit insane person who decided to devote her life to disaster prep and created Here Comes the Apocalypse. Thanks for being here.

I’m on a mission to make disaster prep fun and to break it down step-by-step for today’s modern family.

I set out to prepare my family for disasters in 2017 after my husband’s uncle lost their home in California’s Tubbs Fire. His aunt and uncle barely escaped with only their dogs. It blew my mind that communities in a city like Santa Rosa could be wiped out in a blink of an eye.

I found the existing disaster prep resources so goddamn boring and hard to understand.

What do I do first? What even is a disaster plan?

I embarked on a three-year journey. I read a mountain of books, devoured the internet prepperspace, and I discovered: 

Most disaster prep resources are machismo and quick to assume you’re ready to live off the land.

They’re not created for the modern family. Our resources are.

Thanks for being here. Unfortunately, extreme weather is our new reality. It’s essential that we’re all as prepared as we can be.

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