About Amy
I still love being a nurse. I just didn’t want to work that way anymore.
I’m Amy Anne Felix, a nurse practitioner with 20+ years in nursing. I write and make videos about nursing careers, navigating mid-career life, rest, and still having time to actually live.
Chapter one
The office with no windows
It was another afternoon in my office with no windows. Zoom call after Zoom call, and my headache had already kicked in before a busy summer ED shift. I grabbed my green tea, headed to the nurses’ station, and asked myself: is this the life I worked so hard for?
I had been a nurse for 17 years, an NP for 13, and a manager of advanced practice providers. A different leadership role, a doctorate, going back to only clinical work: every option felt more exhausting, not more exciting.
What I really wanted was a break.
This is not about quitting everything. It’s about redesigning intentionally.
Chapter two
The sabbatical
At the end of 2021, I left a successful clinical and leadership role to take three months off. It turned into six. I slept, traveled the Caribbean, and spent unhurried time with family. I also kept working on TrackCE, a mobile app for nurses I had been building for a while, and took it into pitch competitions. In the middle of all of it, I started blogging about my sabbatical and what I was doing with it.
Mostly, I got honest about what I wanted life to feel like when my sabbatical was over.
Chapter three
Betting on myself
After my sabbatical, I thought I would just go into another leadership role, but that did not feel right for my spirit. TrackCE was gaining traction, so I decided to dive deep into entrepreneurship.
I also finally made the move to South Florida. Palm trees and beaches felt so much better to my spirit than winters where the sun clocks out at 4 p.m.
Chapter four
Another turning point
I arrived with a plan A, B, and C. Plot twist: plans A and B went right out the window. So I eased back into part-time ED work, made Beach Wednesdays a thing, and found an ebb and flow that fit, for a season.
But somewhere between ED shifts, the reality of entrepreneurship, and riding the waves on Wednesdays, I started craving more stability and something new to learn. That curiosity led me to AI, and straight into clinical informatics.
Where I am now
Still in the in-between
My path has never been linear, and every pivot taught me something. So where am I now? Still in the in-between, redesigning my life around what feels right in my spirit and my soul. Unapologetically.
Because we all deserve rest, a full life, and work we actually enjoy. Being able to say “I get to do this”? That is the North Star.
Then & now
What I believe
Rewriting the rules
Nursing is not a cage.
Tired should not be the norm.
You can choose to do different things without blowing up your life.
Seasons are valid.
Rest is strategic.
There’s more than one way to live your life.
Background
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, BSN & MSN · Pediatric Nurse Practitioner · AONL Young Voices, Class of 2022 · Caribbean Boss Lady 2025, featured by the Caribbean Business Network
Random fact
Travel used to be my biggest thing. I have taken 10 solo international trips, and I am still on a mission to visit every Caribbean island, with 10 more to go. But these days, one of my favorite things to do is learning to play the steel pan.