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

you want to feel less exhausted from the work you do, from managing all of the competing demands at work, but you can't do one more thing.

Many of us in healthcare feel that our culture at work could use some “upleveling”. We read about self-care and mindfulness but can feel...

Working with patients day in and day out, we are well acquainted with the signs and symptoms of stress. We are tuned into the physiologic...

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.

Being interested in feeling better is isn't enough to get you there; being invested means taking action. Small steps work.

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

It's easy to think about a life we love as a "someday" project. But what if we could have it starting today?