Many of us secretly believe we can’t be successful and take care of ourselves at the same time. This quiet myth drives exhaustion and burnout, especially for nurses who equate success with constant doing. But what if real success includes peace, balance, and fulfillment? By challenging the belief that self-care comes at a cost, we open the door to a version of success that sustains us—at work, at home, and within ourselves.

Nurses are experts at caring for others—but often forget themselves. In my latest article, I share a powerful patient story that reminds us to pause and ask: “What am I doing to take care of myself?” A simple question, but one we all need. What’s one thing you can do for yourself today?

Sometimes work is just hard, life is just hard...everything just seems hard. Things are coming at you from every direction and even...

This one simple strategy can help you recover from an overwhelming week so that you can truly enjoy your life.

Every nurse is a candle for their patients, a moment, an experience in someone else’s life. We need to remember this and apply the light to

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Tough weeks at work are unavoidable you may be crashing and burning. What if it wasn't a problem when you feel yourself getting burned out?

Picking how you feel can change your life. It almost sounds magical but choosing our emotions is 100% within our reach.

Sometimes being at work can feel like being with toddlers, everywhere you turn it seems like someone is pushing your buttons. We get trigger

Burnout is an experience, not a personal weakness. It manifests in many ways but the incapacity to experience positive emotion is hallmark.

What happens when your job has great benefits, and you are good at it, but the culture sucks? How do actually cause meaningful change?

What are you willing to do for relief? Relief from the intensity of work, the emotions, cognitive load, or busyness?

Sometimes so much is going on at work that the idea of trying to change anything is too overwhelming. What if the answer lay outside of work

While there are times that making decisions ahead of time can be very useful, there are times that it results in worry and overwhelm

We know the inherent dangers of not down-regulating the nervous system. We know if we don’t do it, our overall health and wellness suffer

It would be great if there were a quick fix for anxiety. Unfortunately there's not but cohabitating with it may be something you could try.

Worrying is suffering twice. Do you worry about work and about having energy to do anything after? Looking forward to things at work helps.

Do you ever feel like there is nothing you can do to feel better, that the situation is just too tough and you don't know where to start?

Have you ever felt that there’s no relief in sight? It’s a truly terrible feeling, a somewhat oppressive, desperate feeling. Not recommended

Survival week (noun): definition: a week filled with so many unrelated stressors that the main goal is to get through without a breakdown