We can’t underestimate the power of just being with our patients. Listening to them or squeezing their hand. This story shares what just listening to one patient’s struggle can do to improve their experience of a hard time.

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.

As a nurse, caregiver, or mom, you encounter many stressful events each day. Over the years this stress can build up in your body leading to painful health symptoms if left there to fester. Learn how to release this old, harmful stress.