The College Survival Guide
ONE SMALL LIGHT :: ONE NEXT STEP :: YOU ARE NOT ALONE
UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES OF COLLEGE LIFE
I remember the nights when my chest felt like a locked room, and the key was on the other side. This book is the key I wanted then: kind, specific, and ready for tonight. We will choose clarity over fear, abundance over scarcity, forgiveness over blame, and courage over perfection.
I built this because I wanted the thing I could not find when I needed it most: a steady hand at one thirty in the morning, a kind voice that says, “you are not broken,” and steps that work tonight. I remember the loneliness of a long hallway. I remember watching the little spinning wheel on my bank app and hoping. I remember reading the same sentence six times and feeling nothing stick.
I will not pretend to be a therapist or a miracle worker. I am a recent graduate who has walked this hallway in the dark and found the light switch. I will hold the door while you step through.
If you stumble, I will not scold you. If you pause, I will wait with you. If you fall, I will offer my hand and say, “Let us try a smaller step.” If you are here, I am proud of you already. Take my hand. I will sit with you in the dark until the light returns.
— Vee the Firefly
What We Are
Vee The Firefly is a gentle space for students who feel lost, stressed, behind, or quietly hurting.
Here, you’re not judged. You’re not rushed. You’re not told to “fix everything.”
You’re simply supported with calm tools, emotional clarity, and a community that understands struggle without shame.
Why This Exists
Because too many young people are drowning in silence — juggling pressure, expectations, loneliness, money worries, academic struggle, and the weight of pretending everything is fine.
Vee The Firefly was created to say: “You’re not broken - You’re not behind. You’re just human — and you deserve support.”
What You’ll Find Here
✨ Free emotional support tools
✨ Grounding worksheets & guides
✨ A safe, judgment-free community
✨ Quiet guidance for hard nights
✨ Hope, clarity, and small steps forward
✨ A gentle place to land when you feel alone
The Community
When you’re overwhelmed at 2 a.m.
when you feel you can’t keep going,
when life gets messy,
There’s a place where you can talk, ask, breathe, and be understood.
The Firefly Community (Free to join).
Because healing doesn’t happen alone.
Free Resources
The Semester Survival Guide (FREE)
A soft, honest guide to surviving the heaviest months of college.
The Worksheet Library (FREE)
Tools you can use tonight — to breathe easier, think clearer, and reset gently.
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR SUCCESS
2
Years of Experience
100+
Students Supported
10+
Campus Partnerships
98%
Student Satisfaction Rate
50+
Workshops Organized