Megan Filoramo
How much discomfort is reasonable?
Our tolerance of discomfort is often largely based on expectations. We are much more willing to tolerate discomfort if we know it’s coming
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Megan Filoramo
- Jul 22
- 5 min
Happily Unreasonable
Systemic change is needed in healthcare, but we don't have to wait for this to happen before we can be happy at work. We can be happy now.
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Megan Filoramo
- Jun 3
- 3 min
Stress isn't the problem
It feels like a problem.
And then there’s that whole physiologic response to stress with the cortisol effects and their sequelae…
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Megan Filoramo
- May 6
- 3 min
Coffee is the answer
What if I told you that coffee was the answer to higher self esteem and life satisfaction?Ok, SAVORING coffee might be the answer.
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Megan Filoramo
- Apr 8
- 4 min
10 reasons why it's not a problem
Something goes wrong and we immediately get a pit in our stomachs. Our bodies react reflexively and the crazy story telling begins.
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Megan Filoramo
- Mar 25
- 2 min
Is something better even possible?
When people discuss change, focus is always put on having a WHY, But there is a 2nd part to meaningful change, belief that it is possible.
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Megan Filoramo
- Mar 18
- 5 min
The solution to letting people down
The despair of nurses breaks my heart. To make it worse, I hear over and over that they feel alone, unheard, unsupported. What's the solutio
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Megan Filoramo
- Mar 4
- 3 min
What overpacking and dread of work have in common
Over and over again I hear from nurses that they love the idea of caring for people but work is killing them. It's a terrible way to feel
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Megan Filoramo
- Jan 14
- 5 min
Creating new beliefs: brilliance or heresy?
If you could believe whatever you want about work, what would you pick? Is your current situation making you miserable? Create new beliefs.
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Megan Filoramo
- Jan 7
- 3 min
Martin Scorsese lives in my head
Paralyzed by what if?" Is the storyline in your head always ending in bizarre tragedy? What if the worst case scenario wasn't a problem?
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Megan Filoramo
- Dec 17, 2021
- 2 min
How the wisdom of Walt Disney can fix your head
The last 2 weeks of the year are fun for kids but as adults they can be filled with craziness and obligation. What if we can have fun too?
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Megan Filoramo
- Dec 10, 2021
- 4 min
How to be relaxed without stopping
This time of year can be crazy. It's frustrating to miss the enjoyment because of the stress. What if we can be relaxed AND do everything?
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Megan Filoramo
- Nov 26, 2021
- 3 min
Uncertainty, the problem that's not
Uncertainty is what can keep us not only from trying new things but even from imagining them possible.
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Megan Filoramo
- Aug 13, 2021
- 4 min
How sterile technique taught me about cognitive distortion, 27 years later.
Cognitive distortion is a fancy way of saying we think things in extremes and suffer because of it. Much like the near death of a mannequin.
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Megan Filoramo
- Jul 23, 2021
- 3 min
Today is magical...or it could be.
How much of the day is spent focusing on trying to “get through it”, to get out of work on time?How magical would it be to not be in a rush
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Megan Filoramo
- Jun 18, 2021
- 2 min
Digging out your crazy standards.
I realized the other day that I have equally crazy standards that I haven’t even questioned. Maybe I made them up myself, maybe they are my
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Megan Filoramo
- May 14, 2021
- 3 min
Deflating Futility
Do you ever feel like what you’re doing is futile? You try to give amazing care at work but the odds are stacked against you with too...
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Megan Filoramo
- Apr 30, 2021
- 2 min
Shoot for a B minus
Growing up my parents always told me to do B minus work. Ok that’s actually a huge lie. My parents never told me any such thing. We grew...
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Megan Filoramo
- Apr 9, 2021
- 3 min
I don't like olives.
we forget in that moment that there are plenty of people that we don’t really like. People who are just kalamata olives.
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Megan Filoramo
- Mar 26, 2021
- 4 min
How to increase your personal value in 3 minutes or less
We tell ourselves we will be happy when we lose weight, or get the raise, or establish a new habit. We say this because we attach our value
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