Megan Filoramo
Happily Unreasonable
Systemic change is needed in healthcare, but we don't have to wait for this to happen before we can be happy at work. We can be happy now.
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Megan Filoramo
- Jul 15, 2022
- 7 min
8 reasons why happiness at work is like a failed attempt at exercise.
Being happy at work is much like being in shape. The tools that I have learned and used to accomplish a sense of peace and satisfaction at w
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Megan Filoramo
- Jul 8, 2022
- 2 min
The space between
Sometimes it is frustrating to look at where you are versus where you want to be. It's a sneaky way for all or nothing thinking to come in.
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Megan Filoramo
- Jul 1, 2022
- 6 min
10 ways to increase gratitude without obligation
Let’s face it, gratitude is trendy. As something trendy, it can prompt the “yeah yeah yeah, turn the page” reaction. Then there's the eviden
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Megan Filoramo
- Jun 24, 2022
- 3 min
Do you identify as a broken toe?
I hate the word burnout. It sounds so final, like a terminal illness. It’s so all or nothing, you’re “fine” or you’re burnt out.
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Megan Filoramo
- Jun 17, 2022
- 3 min
Are you a nice person?
How great is it to be on the receiving end of someone’s unprecedented kindness? What if every day, someone did something just for us?
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Megan Filoramo
- Jun 10, 2022
- 4 min
Is it a full moon?
I never believed in the full moon effect until I worked in healthcare. My husband works in a school, and it definitely happens there too.
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Megan Filoramo
- Jun 3, 2022
- 3 min
Stress isn't the problem
It feels like a problem.
And then there’s that whole physiologic response to stress with the cortisol effects and their sequelae…
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Megan Filoramo
- May 27, 2022
- 3 min
Are we there yet?
How many things in your life do you plan? We are superstars and planning all our tasks but what about planning our happiness?
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Megan Filoramo
- May 20, 2022
- 3 min
Why are there NO GOOD OPTIONS?
Do you ever feel like you have no good options available to you? That you’re stuck without any power to make things better?
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Megan Filoramo
- May 13, 2022
- 4 min
It's party time!!!
Wouldn’t it be fun if today was a day you could anticipate a celebration? Good news, we CAN create a celebration. We can celebrate ourselves
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Megan Filoramo
- May 6, 2022
- 3 min
Coffee is the answer
What if I told you that coffee was the answer to higher self esteem and life satisfaction?Ok, SAVORING coffee might be the answer.
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Megan Filoramo
- Apr 29, 2022
- 4 min
Hard vs. Stressful-Hard
Doing something difficult can bring up lots of emotions: sometimes dread or overwhelm, and sometimes anticipation and determination.
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Megan Filoramo
- Apr 22, 2022
- 4 min
This one's for you
I’m not going to lie, when people talk about self-care I have a reflexive reaction to roll my eyes. One more thing to put on the to do list
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Megan Filoramo
- Apr 15, 2022
- 4 min
Leaving things to chance
This one thought, this one core value, can help negate the disappointment, distraction, or discomfort of trying to achieve something new.
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Megan Filoramo
- Apr 8, 2022
- 4 min
10 reasons why it's not a problem
Something goes wrong and we immediately get a pit in our stomachs. Our bodies react reflexively and the crazy story telling begins.
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Megan Filoramo
- Apr 1, 2022
- 4 min
Why you can't keep hating your job
What happens when we get to the point that the best we can do at work is go through the motions? So overwhelmed, disengaged and tired
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Megan Filoramo
- Mar 25, 2022
- 2 min
Is something better even possible?
When people discuss change, focus is always put on having a WHY, But there is a 2nd part to meaningful change, belief that it is possible.
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Megan Filoramo
- Mar 18, 2022
- 5 min
The solution to letting people down
The despair of nurses breaks my heart. To make it worse, I hear over and over that they feel alone, unheard, unsupported. What's the solutio
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Megan Filoramo
- Mar 11, 2022
- 2 min
Giving up on your patients
Would you ever give up on your patients? When they are struggling and vulnerable? Holding belief FOR them is one of nurses' greatest skills
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