Megan Filoramo
the plan that never works...ever
As we come to the end of the year, it's a good time to review where we’ve been and where we are going. Do you know? What's your plan?
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Megan Filoramo
- Dec 2, 2022
- 3 min
It's December. Don't anyone panic!
December is one of the few months that people seem acutely aware of how many days are left. How do we protect ourselves from the panic?
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Megan Filoramo
- Nov 24, 2022
- 3 min
The one strategy you need to survive work...and the holidays
While we often look forward to the holidays, the positive emotions can sometimes have a sneaky undertone of nervous overwhelm.
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Megan Filoramo
- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
Do you suck your thumb at work?
We all know how important self-soothing is for infants and toddlers but somehow, we don’t think about it for ourselves…
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Megan Filoramo
- Nov 11, 2022
- 3 min
Movies, metaphors and moving forward
We want to be inspired before making a change, hoping that tomorrow will come with motivation and drive, waiting to take action because none
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Megan Filoramo
- Nov 4, 2022
- 3 min
The one lie that is holding you back
It is easy to feel stuck by your work situation and the effect it has on the rest of your life. To get relief, you have to debunk one lie.
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Megan Filoramo
- Oct 28, 2022
- 4 min
You can't take a break
I see a lot of nurses struggling with the idea of doing it all, of getting everything done, of not taking a break. Sound familiar?
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Megan Filoramo
- Oct 21, 2022
- 4 min
Creating vs. consuming: crafting our way to happiness
Let's face it, we all just want to feel better. The question is, are we using the most efficient way to get there? Or are we defaulting to
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Megan Filoramo
- Oct 14, 2022
- 3 min
When you don't know what to do to make things better
"Things aren't going to change, nothing is going to work.' This is the voice of overwhelm at work, and it can be paralyzing.
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Megan Filoramo
- Oct 7, 2022
- 4 min
There's no relief in sight...right?
Have you ever felt that there’s no relief in sight? It’s a truly terrible feeling, a somewhat oppressive, desperate feeling. Not recommended
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Megan Filoramo
- Sep 30, 2022
- 4 min
Why we don't say no (and what to do about it)
Do you ever find yourself saying yes to something while your brain is screaming “NOOOOO”? We say yes and then we are resentful…or disengaged
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Megan Filoramo
- Sep 23, 2022
- 3 min
The sweetness of success
Survival week (noun): definition: a week filled with so many unrelated stressors that the main goal is to get through without a breakdown
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Megan Filoramo
- Sep 17, 2022
- 3 min
Just accept the status quo already!
I don’t want to be told what to accept, and I certainly don’t want to be limited. I truly believe there is endless possibility to up-level
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Megan Filoramo
- Sep 9, 2022
- 4 min
Are you a good nurse? Are you sure?
Sometimes work is like playing Mario kart, we pull out onto the course only to get smashed, blown up or derailed before the first turn.
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Megan Filoramo
- Sep 2, 2022
- 5 min
Take time to be safe
How do you keep your heart and soul safe at work? Are you taking universal precautions for your wellbeing?
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Megan Filoramo
- Aug 26, 2022
- 4 min
I believe all the things you are saying
What if I believe everything you say about your job AND I still think you can be happy at work? Even despite the unreasonable expectations
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Megan Filoramo
- Aug 19, 2022
- 3 min
I don't know how to fix it
Some days at work can be really challenging. You find yourself looking around overwhelmed and saying, “I don’t know how to fix this…”
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Megan Filoramo
- Aug 12, 2022
- 3 min
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
- Aug 5, 2022
- 4 min
What to do when your empathy abandons you.
One of the most common concerns of overwhelmed and exhausted nurses is that they’ve lost their empathy, having a job to do without the soul
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Megan Filoramo
- Jul 29, 2022
- 3 min
Regressing? Me? No WAY!
This week I had a setback. There I was, living my best life at work when someone did something that really aggravated me, like REALLY aggrav
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