A Nurse To Champion Nurses

Better late than never! Thank you, GarageBand for making this a lovely challenge. Kudos. In this episode I address further lies singles believe. I also discuss the cult that led us to believe these lies. Marrieds! I have something in here for you as well. If you have single friends in your life, please give this a listen. There is some practical advice for ways you can encourage us, while also taking a new view - a different view - of your own marriage.

Being single is hard. Being single in healthcare? Perhaps even harder. In this episode I want to discuss and dismantle the lies we believe about our identity as single men and women. In doing so, I hope to ignite avenues of freedom that lead to joy. This episode goes out to my single AND married friends. While the focus is on those of us who are single, the content applies to all parties!

Is there a difference between being happy and being joyful? What kinds of things add to our joy and what diminishes it? Can elements of happiness diminish long-term joy?

Taking on a new feel, I talk about what season 2 of A Nurse To Champion Nurses will look like. In this episode, I discuss the difference between being owed something vs. being deserving of something. In this culture of entitlement, how do we differentiate entitlement from what you deserve or are worthy of?

I never thought I had PTSD from my career, but it turns out, I do. And truthfully, we all probably do, at least to some degree and especially for those of us who worked during the pandemic. I've had to grapple with the fact that I have unresolved issues regarding 2020 and even events prior to 2020. Recently, I've begun to realize that these events have affected me in more ways than one. Being truthful with ourselves about the traumatic events we have encountered as healthcare professionals is a crucial part in overcoming and bettering ourselves. It isn't easy reliving, understanding, and eventually (hopefully) resolving the trauma, but I am certain we will all be better for it, because it is my suspicion that PTSD plays a huge role in our feeling burned out and disdainful of our jobs at times. Now, I don't use PTSD lightly. I feel like it has been overused in our culture. I've heard people say they have PTSD from someone breaking up with them. No, you have some heart wounds, and those shouldn't be minimized, but that isn't PTSD. Now, if that breakup was the result of abuse, then, yes, by all means. But, I use PTSD in the most clinical sense of the word. While nurses and doctors haven't necessarily witnessed the brutality as our soldiers have, we have privy to some gruesome things and those things DO affect us deeply.I don't have an exact science to overcome our trauma, but I can share with you what I have been doing lately to help me in my journey. I hope it's helpful for you. 

This weeks episode is all about sleep. Sleep is crucial. And for those of us who struggle with anxiety around sleep and insomnia, sleep is as precious as gold. I want to share my story of how I've struggled with sleep throughout my life and how I've learned to cope with a true lack of rest, and how I've learned to maximize it. While I'm not a specialist, I've been around the block enough to know a little bit about how challenging this can be for some.Maybe you don't struggle to get a good night's rest. That's amazing! I would still encourage you to listen anyway. There is some info on dealing with anxiety and how to create a good night time routine for yourself. I hope this episode speaks to you in some way and blesses your day. - A Nurse to Champion Nurses

While this is exceptionally late, and I do apologize, this week's episode is on the importance of saying no: Why it feels so wrong to say no, how to say no, and the impact it can have on our mental and physical health. 

Only two numbers left for the Enneagram content and this week is the Enneagram 8s. I talk about the strengths and weaknesses of the 8s and how they view the world. I discuss how we can better communicate with them and how we can provide a safe work environment for them. 

In this episode, I talk in depth about the Enneagram 7s: how they view the world and how we can better communicate with them. 

So this episode is a week late, I know. But, this isn't one of those episodes you post lightly. It's one that you record and listen to for a week (which is what happened) to make sure that it's what you want to say, to make sure you're communicating in the most effective way. It's one that is more sensitive and raw. In this episode I talk about the struggles I've experienced this year and the revelations I've had through these hard times. I talk about why I'm deconstructing my faith, my political views, and pretty much everything else I have been taught and how I'm finding new narratives for my life. I won't pretend to know it all or to have all the right answers, but I will share my heart with you in hopes that it gives you a little bit of light in your life. From one exhausted healthcare professional to another, I hope this episode does your soul some good. 

In this episode, I'll discuss the Enneagram 6s: how they view the world, their strengths and weaknesses, and how we can better communicate with them.

This episode is all about the Enneagram 5s: who they are, how they see the world, their strengths and weaknesses, and how we can better love on and communicate with them in the workplace. 

In this episode, I'll discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the Enneagram 4s and how we can best communicate with them in the workplace. I may or may not have kept in a soapbox moment regarding creativity... It was an unexpected rant... You're welcome. 

In this episode, I discuss the Enneagram 3s, their strengths, weaknesses, and how we can best communicate with them in the workplace. For more info on the Enneagram you can listen to my Enneagram intro back in episode 2 of this season. You can also visit http://www.enneagraminstitute.com 

This week's episode is all about the Enneagram 2s: how they view the world, their strengths, weaknesses, and how we can better communicate with them. Enneagram Test via The Enneagram Institute: https://tests.enneagraminstitute.comEnneagram Test via Truity:https://www.truity.com/test/enneagram-personality-test?ppcga=fixed&gclid=Cj0KCQjwmdGYBhDRARIsABmSEeMCcxG7vO2x8Jj3TQv5ml_x4cAiipacprgNGgNPEC5LZyf2vHCr7sMaAoKtEALw_wcB 

What happens when we don't get the encouragement that we need as healthcare professionals? If you work in the medical field, chances are, you are not encouraged like you need to be. While we can't force people to give us words of affirmation, we can take some steps to help us cope with the lack of encouragement, and even inspire a shift in the atmosphere that we work in. I hope the suggestions I make in this episode are encouraging. I hope they inspire you to shift your perspective and make some small changes that will influence our medical culture. 

This week's episode is all about the Enneagram 1s: who they are and how they view the world. I'll share their strengths, weaknesses, leadership skills, and how we can best communicate with and encourage them. 

If you are a nurse, or any healthcare professional, and you are dealing with burnout, then this podcast is for you. You've come to the right place if you're looking to renew your passion for your calling and if you want to restore your mind, body, and spirt. In this introduction I will share with you my heart behind this podcast. I'll tell you why I want to partner with you on your journey through burnout, and I'll briefly discuss the topics I want to bring to the table to help you (and me) along the way. 

Everyone experiences disappointment in life regardless of the career they are in, but are our disappointments different as healthcare professionals? In this week's episode, I'll talk about what disappointments we face and how we can cope with them in a healthier way so that we can minimize the role disappointment plays in burnout. 

In this week's episode, I'll talk about a personality development tool called the Enneagram. I will give an overview of what the Enneagram is and why I think it's a useful tool that can help improve our work environments and decrease burnout overtime. Here is where you can find a picture of the Enneagram. Plus you'll find a lot of other resources on this website, including a link to the Enneagram test. https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/rheti?gclid=Cj0KCQjwxb2XBhDBARIsAOjDZ34oN3jdGEbhEFbB9bqVviB5yWWDyruLN-8W9giIQ8AycFvzpMU0tREaAsT6EALw_wcB