Nurses are experts at caring for others—but what happens when we ignore the signals our own bodies send? This post explores how stress shows up physically, why we often miss it, and how simple mindfulness practices can help us reset before burnout takes hold. Listen, breathe, and rediscover your balance—your body is the best barometer you have.

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?

Stress is an unavoidable part of every season of life, especially in healthcare where we carry responsibility for both patients’ physical and emotional wellbeing. This article outlines practical strategies to build resilience: recognizing when you need support, calming the nervous system, widening perspective, and reinforcing basic self-care. While stress will always exist, applying these fundamentals helps professionals stay balanced, effective, and prepared for future chall

Nursing blends compassion with toughness—pushing patients toward their best health while offering steadfast support. Yet caring for others can strain a nurse’s own well-being. This post shares why real care isn’t coddling and offers practical, everyday ways nurses can manage stress, build resilience, and protect their own health while guiding patients through recovery.

Feeling disconnected or burned out in nursing? Mentorship might be the unexpected remedy. Supporting others can restore your own energy, purpose, and job satisfaction. It’s not about adding more to your plate—it’s about adding meaning. Mentorship heals both mentor and mentee. The culture of “nurses eat their young” ends with us. Let’s build something better—together. 💛 #NurseMentorship #BurnoutRecovery

Happy Fourth of July! Do you have plans? When it comes to Independence Day, most of us have some kind of plans, even if those plans are...

At the AANP conference, surrounded by thousands of NPs, I was reminded of the deep strength and unity in our profession. If you're feeling alone or overwhelmed, read this—you are part of something powerful. You are never alone in nursing.

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

It’s a holiday weekend, are you feeling festive? OR Are you putting a lot of pressure on yourself to feel festive when perhaps you actually feel somewhat worn down or even apathetic?  It can be difficult to deal with the duality of life when we just want to take a break and enjoy ourselves. We want the good times to just be good; this would make everything much easier. We don’t want to be grouchy or reactive, stressed or detached. This isn’t what we would pick if given the

When was the last time someone you loved was suffering, when your heart was full of compassion but heavy in your chest? And yet, you...

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

Often, we know from experience that if we just can get ourselves started, if we just put on our sneakers, if we just take out the book to study, that we will then move forward. It’s the getting started that holds us up.  This is also true about feeling better at work.  Did you know that people experience resistance to the idea of feeling better at work? Can this be another iteration of that damning evolutionary response? 

Being a nurse isn't easy. The duties, coworkers, struggling patients, and personal exhaustion can be overwhelming.

It's easy to feel like self-care doesn't work. You take a break but when you get back to work it is just as bad as ever.

Nurses are tough. And yet so many nurses are suffering. We need to acknowledge the stress inherent to nursing if we want to feel better.

Discover how reinventing the 0-10 score can help counteract the effect of work fatigue on living your best life. It can be a tool for good

Do your days off restore you or do you come back to work more exhausted than before? If time off doesn't really help, then what does?

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

At this time of year, work may seem like the easiest part of your day and considering the work you do, that really says something about life

Helping and generosity are not exactly synonymous. Generosity is going beyond what is expected...and is a feel good way to build resilience.