Have you ever felt absolute dread the day before a shift…or walking into one? If so, this is for you. This is my story from those moments…or for me, several moments…of my body rebelling against something I thought I had to do to the point where I finally said, no more, and found a new way. I’m a nurse practitioner, currently working as a nurse life coach. I’ve been in healthcare for 21 years. During that time, I chose my job over my family, over myself, and over what my body was trying to tell me. My Body’s Protests Grew Louder In the last few years, my body got louder…
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Take Charge and Ensure Your Birthday is the Best
One thing we all have in common is birthdays. We each were birthed from a mother and we each have that special day every year to celebrate us. The details and circumstances are unique to each of us, but we all have birthdays. And we all have the power to make them great birthdays. We deserve it! Take charge and ensure your birthday is the best. How we celebrate, why we celebrate and If we celebrate are also details unique to each of us. I just finished a thought provoking book, How to Have a Happy Birthday Create Meaning, Fulfillment and Joy on Your Special Day by Tamar Hurwitz-Fleming. I…
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There is a Mental Health Crisis in Nursing
According to Catherine A. Stubin, PhD, RN, assistant professor at Rutgers University – Camden (Camden, NJ), there is a “mental health crisis in nursing.” In 2024, research from Degreechoices, a higher education research group found that 38% of nursing students experienced depression. That is an increase of 9.3% since 2019. Stubin went on to say “nursing is a very rigorous, difficult, psychologically and physically demanding profession. If students don’t have the tools and resources to adequately deal with these stressors in nursing school, it’s going to carry over into their professional practice.” This is not a new problem, but nursing schools are finally sitting up and taking note. Nursing school…