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

Have you ever known someone who was a long-time smoker, tried everything to quit without success, and then received a diagnosis of lung...

September is more than changing leaves—it’s a built-in reset. Unlike January, it’s free of pressure and “shoulds.” What if this season, you chose one small habit just for you? A way to support yourself with the same care you give others. Progress doesn’t need to be perfect to matter. This September, start building the version of yourself you don’t dismiss, one step at a time.

When things are really bad, it’s hard to imagine a positive outcome, hard to see beyond the reality of the present moment. Our patients...

Nursing is demanding—physically, emotionally, and mentally. Just like patients with chronic pain can live fulfilling lives, nurses can thrive even when work feels overwhelming. By building stress tolerance through meaning-making, connection, humor, and creativity, you can turn daily struggles into background noise and rediscover joy in your career without needing the job itself to change.

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 undervalued is a major contributor to nurse burnout—but what if we could shift that from within? This article explores how small mindset shifts and intentional actions can help nurses reclaim a sense of value, build stronger teams, and create a healthier work culture—starting with us.

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

Most nurses come home from work pretty exhausted.   The question is, do you come home exhausted or EXHAUSTED EXHAUSTED? You may know the...

Staying motivated is like the quest for the holy grail. It sounds noble. It rings with purpose. It feels fantastical and out of reach....

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...

Like it or not, our coworkers are key in shaping our work experiences.That’s a lot of input to deal with, a lot of personalities. It is normal that our brains sort through these inputs and make judgments. If it was possible to just change the people around us, or even just the one or two who really wear us down, work would be so much better.

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...

As I was putting together this post, I was trying to capture the essence of the frustration of finding yourself back in a position that...

Let’s face it, a lot of nurses feel like they could use a little encouragement, encouragement at work, encouragement at home, maybe 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

If I told you to achieve something you really wanted, something that you feel would totally change your life, all you had to do is lie...

WHY DO I KEEP DOING THIS?!? Do you ever feel this way, wondering how and why you are in the job you are in?  Ironically, it’s often...

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...