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 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

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...

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.

We avoid being wrong to escape rejection and embarrassment, but accepting it opens doors to growth, motivation, and positive change.

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

In the absence of data, our brains create stories (Brene Brown). How we use this skill can make or break our experience at work.

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

Are you the person that people go to when there is a crisis? Are you really good at dropping everything and jumping into action? Read this

Do you come home from work really really tired? Have you been tired all week, tired when you wake up, dragging when you get to work?

We talk about work-life balance.  We talk about self-care and burnout. There’s lots of talking going on and yet relief doesn’t get closer.

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

Trauma is anything that is too much, too fast. It's overwhelm for our nervous system. So what happens when our work causes us trauma?