RN,
heal
thineself

December 2, 2019 -- I am disheartened by the number of nurses who, though competent, compassionate and even inspired on the job, suffer from maladies and miseries from obesity and addiction to depression and burnout. What is it about this job that takes so much out of us? And what can we do about it?

One solution is work/life coaching. I recently discovered (by chatting with her brother-in-law) Abby Sanchez, an Oregon RN. She offers a podcast (The Thriving Nurse -- I'm an enthusiastic subscriber), a web site (www.glowingnurse.com), and coaching -- you can make appointments for phone calls that, according to her testimonials, can be life-changing. I haven't yet tried those, but I have seen so many nurses whose lives do need change.

Nurses, heal thineselves!

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