We can’t underestimate the power of being with our patients. Listening to them or squeezing their hand. This story shares how listening to one patient’s struggles helped them through one of their most vulnerable experiences.

Most of my clients come to me with some version of: “I’ve been so busy taking care of other people, my kids at home, my parents, my patients at work…that I forgot to take care of myself!” It can feel very uncomfortable to start doing things for yourself after years of caring for others, but it can be done.

The hospital environment often triggers our fight or flight nervous system, adding stress to our bodies. It’s imperative to balance the time spent in stressed states with time spent in calming states.

I wasn’t actually doing much with all the knowledge about health I’d gained. There were many days where I felt overwhelmed with the amount of information available. Information overload led to paralysis in actually taking action toward getting healthy. That’s where a Coaching program came in to help me get started.

You can’t think your way out of chronic stress if your body still feels unsafe. Nurses and moms spend years moving from one stressful moment to the next without ever completing the stress cycle. Here’s why your nervous system stays stuck in survival mode - and how to finally release the stress to begin feeling better.