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...

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? 

By noon, there is no more willpower. You wanted to have a good day, you planned to have a good day, you took steps to try and make it a good day. And yet, you’re exhausted and only half-way through the day. So, what happened?  You’ve realized what anyone who’s ever been on a diet can tell you, willpower is a finite resource and there is only so much that willpower can accomplish.  So how do you keep doing all the hard things that are required of nurses?

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

As nurses, it's often not the patient care that we feel overwhelmed by, it's all the negativity at work, and sometimes it's our coworkers.

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.

Overcoming self-doubt is one of the least discussed aspects of self-care. What if being happy at work, resilient at home is possible for you