Megan Filoramo
How to Prevent Burnout. Yes, it's a thing.
As Benjamin Franklin said, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
In healthcare, we know the little things matter.
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Megan Filoramo
- Jul 19
- 3 min
The obvious answer to compassion fatigue
Every nurse knows what compassion fatigue is. You spend a lot of time being compassionate.
You know the fatigue that can come from it.
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Megan Filoramo
- Jun 29
- 3 min
Trauma of nursing
You’re not broken. Something isn’t wrong with you. You haven’t lost your empathy or your compassion or your drive. It’s time we talk...
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Megan Filoramo
- May 31
- 3 min
When you have no idea what to do.
Because we lack control over many external circumstances, it seems reasonable to think that you don’t know what to do to feel better.
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Megan Filoramo
- May 10
- 5 min
What are you willing to do for some relief?
What are you willing to do for relief? Relief from the intensity of work, the emotions, cognitive load, or busyness?
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Megan Filoramo
- Feb 23
- 3 min
Worklife, Version 2.0
You want to feel better at work. You don't want to dread going in, or feel exhausted coming out. But it seems like nothing is going to chang
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Megan Filoramo
- Feb 2
- 5 min
Drowning at work
Do you ever feel like you are drowning at work? Like you are thrashing around and can't get your feet under you? Difficulty sleeping? Worry?
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Megan Filoramo
- Jan 26
- 4 min
Looking in the wrong place?
The majority of nurses leaving the profession are not doing so to follow another passion, they are leaving as a last ditch effort to help th
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Megan Filoramo
- Oct 20, 2023
- 2 min
Skipping the first step
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
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Megan Filoramo
- Oct 13, 2023
- 4 min
Honoring where you are...maybe
What does it mean to honor where we are now and why is it important? How is it the first step to healing, building resilience and thriving?
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Megan Filoramo
- Sep 1, 2023
- 4 min
Plans, plans, and more plans
What happens when you don't make a plan for the important things in life? Frustration with a side of chaos. How can we plan to feel better?
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Megan Filoramo
- Aug 25, 2023
- 4 min
The one thing
Nurses take care of A LOT of things at work and in life. The question: on a 0/10 scale, how much are you taking care of your physical body?
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Megan Filoramo
- Aug 18, 2023
- 4 min
What were you thinking?!?!?
Does ruminating about work keep you up at night? It used to keep me up too. This one strategy can help you reclaim your sleep.
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Megan Filoramo
- Aug 4, 2023
- 4 min
Shooting for neutral
If loving your job seems totally out of reach, shooting for feeling neutral may give you the forward momentum you are looking for.
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Megan Filoramo
- Jul 21, 2023
- 3 min
Do you worry about work?
Worrying is suffering twice. Do you worry about work and about having energy to do anything after? Looking forward to things at work helps.
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Megan Filoramo
- Jun 2, 2023
- 4 min
The cold turkey effect.
Your life can be changed in one minute, with one thought. How does this happen? How can someone change their mind and accomplish something
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Megan Filoramo
- Apr 28, 2023
- 3 min
Work is like a Christmas movie
We don’t believe things can get better.
We don’t believe that there is a way to progress, despite the odds. This is totally understandable.
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Megan Filoramo
- Apr 21, 2023
- 2 min
Control at work? HA!
Do you struggle with the lack of control you have at work? Is it making you feel chronically overwhelmed and burnt out? Time to feel better
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Megan Filoramo
- Feb 10, 2023
- 3 min
It can't get better
Do you believe that work can't get better? After all, nursing is hard and there doesn't seem to be any indication that this will change soon
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Megan Filoramo
- Feb 3, 2023
- 3 min
What to do about the thorn in your side
We don't have to hit rock bottom before trying to improve our situations at work. Compassion fatigue and burnout can creep up on us.
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