The Nurse Sabbatical
The Nurse Sabbatical

Choosing Your NP Career Path: Why It’s Okay If You’re Still Unsure

Your First NP Job: What Nobody Tells You (But I Will)

From RN to NP: How NPs think differently than Nurses

Why I Took a Sabbatical: A Nurse Leader’s Story

Amy FelixFebruary 28, 202201.5K views

**Updated September 12th, 2025 with new insights** I quit my job. That’s how my story begins. But the truth is, I didn’t quit nursing. I didn’t quit my purpose. I…

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Choosing Your NP Career Path: Why It’s Okay If You’re Still Unsure

Amy FelixApril 1, 2026059 views

Not sure if NP school is the right move? Learn how to choose the right NP career path and why feeling unsure might be exactly where you’re supposed to be.

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Your First NP Job: What Nobody Tells You (But I Will)

Amy FelixMarch 25, 2026079 views

Let’s sit down for a minute — coffee or tea optional, honesty required. If you’re thinking about your first nurse practitioner job, or you’re in the thick of it right…

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From RN to NP: How NPs think differently than Nurses

Amy FelixMarch 24, 2026071 views

Let’s get into something that doesn’t show up in the brochure. When people think about becoming a nurse practitioner, they usually think about the degree, the title, the schedule change,…

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Why So Many Nurses Regret NP School — And How to Avoid That Mistake

Amy FelixMarch 11, 20262128 views

If you’ve been scrolling YouTube trying to decide whether to go back to school to become a nurse practitioner, you’ve probably seen the titles. “Becoming an NP wasn’t worth it.”…

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Before You Apply to NP School, Ask Yourself This

Amy FelixMarch 5, 20262140 views

One of the most common questions I get at work—from nurses I respect, nurses who are solid clinicians, nurses who are honestly just trying to figure out their next move—is…

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What This Holiday Season Is Teaching Me About Being Present

Amy FelixDecember 17, 20250367 views

“Mom, I’m supposed to be on this planning committee for the wellness committee and I just don’t feel like helping with decorations. It’s my one day off between shifts and…

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Is Disney Worth It During the Holidays? Our Family Trip Breakdown + What I’d Do Again

Amy FelixDecember 4, 20250346 views

Why We Traveled for the Holidays Growing up, Thanksgiving in my family meant a house full of people—twenty, sometimes twenty-five of our closest friends and relatives. There was food on…

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Happy Nurse Practitioner Week: How to Keep Going and Still Care

Amy FelixNovember 12, 20250200 views

The other morning, I was walking around the lake before work with the sun beaming, ducks gliding with their ducklings across the water, the air calm and warm. I take…

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What Lifestyle Design Really Means for Burned-Out Nurse Leaders

Amy FelixNovember 5, 20250290 views

Have you ever heard the term lifestyle design? If you haven’t, you’re not alone — and you’ll learn more here.If you have, kudos to you. Maybe this will give you…

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The Myth You Have to Blow Up Your Life to Take a Sabbatical

Amy FelixOctober 22, 20251447 views

We’ve been conditioned to believe sabbaticals are only for professors, executives, or the wealthy. That unless you quit your job, have six months of savings, or run off to Bali,…

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