Why Self-Care Is Essential for Nurses (And How to Actually Do It)
Compassion Fatigue: The Wake-Up Call That Started My Self-Care Journey In my first few years as a PICU nurse, I was full of passion and drive. I took pride in…
Compassion Fatigue: The Wake-Up Call That Started My Self-Care Journey In my first few years as a PICU nurse, I was full of passion and drive. I took pride in…
Explore self-care strategies to combat burnout and sustain joy in nursing. Discover why rest feels so hard and how to overcome it.
Why I Didn’t Take the Next Leadership Job When I left my role in nursing leadership, I assumed my sabbatical would be a temporary pause. I thought I’d take a…
When people hear the word sabbatical, one of the first questions that comes up is: But what would I even do with all that time? It’s a fair question. We…
Why I Needed This Trip In early August, it hit me: I never took a real summer vacation. How was that possible? I had traveled for family, hosted visitors, worked…
Conquering the Biggest Obstacle to a Career Break Taking a sabbatical or career break can be an incredibly rewarding and rejuvenating experience, but for many people, the biggest obstacle is…
Happy 2023 everyone! It’s been a while since I posted a blog but between the holidays and preparing for the New Year, life got hectic! I am sure you can share…
Will was the first book that I read for the year. Nonfiction is one of my favorite genres as I love to read about people’s life stories, and this did…
If you have been following me for a while now, you know that I think sabbaticals are amazing. Even though I just completed a 9 month sabbatical, I know there are…
Happy Nurse Practitioner Week to all of my fellow nurse practitioners. November is always an interesting month for me to reflect on my career as a Nurse Practitioner. I became…