Every nurse knows what compassion fatigue is. You spend a lot of time being compassionate. You know the fatigue that can come from it.

When your sense of self is poorly defined and your life conflicts with your core values and identity, moral injury can occur.

Self-care is not just about recovery, it is about building our strengths, bolstering ourselves up.

You’re not broken. Something isn’t wrong with you. You haven’t lost your empathy or your compassion or your drive. It’s time we talk...

At times, having faith in yourself and your capacity to bring about significant changes may seem unattainable. In the absence of this belief

We can learn from the past but we can also let it distract us. I don’t want to be distracted, not when it comes to building a better future

What happens when your job has great benefits, and you are good at it, but the culture sucks? How do actually cause meaningful change?

Because we lack control over many external circumstances, it seems reasonable to think that you don’t know what to do to feel better. 

Self-improvement sounds like a great idea. But oftentimes, work gets in the way. Work is exhausting and plans get thrown out the window

Whether or not things are fair at work, spinning out about it sets everything on fire, your relationships AND the quality of your work. 

What are you willing to do for relief? Relief from the intensity of work, the emotions, cognitive load, or busyness?

If we have an undertone of lack of self-support, our day is that much harder. Self-compassion can be learned and used as a strategy.

It's not always just work that is overwhelming. What strategy can you use when EVERYTHING seems like too much?

Discounting yourself, downplaying your achievements, is an unexpected way we promote self sabotage. We don't have to accept self-sabotage

Not making progress in your life can be very frustrating and that frustration can seep from one area to the next, leaving discouragement in

When everything seems to be piling up and overwhelm is becoming routine, this approach may be the fun way to get yourself out of a funk.

Disappointment feels terrible. When we direct it at ourselves and top it with shame it can feel unbearable. The impact of this in our life c

Are you so busy? Are you so tired? We feel like we can't slow down or life will just fall apart. But if this is true, how can we feel better

Innovating your own path to wellness may be the approach you haven't tried. What if it's the one that works.

No matter how you stack the odds in your favor, life comes in seasons and those seasons come with challenges. The basics can help us cope.