Have you ever wondered how to balance teamwork with individual boundaries? I spent the last two plus weeks working as a nurse at an overnight camp that my children used to attend. I’ve been doing this for close to 10 years. This year I was more aware of the balancing act that sometimes needs to…
Ways to use Self-Compassionate Mindfulness
Are you so busy that sometimes you feel like an automaton or perhaps even a zombie? Constantly doing can interfere with being aware of what it is you are doing and what is going on. The third component of self-compassion engages your awareness so you can take a balanced approach as you experience and observe…
Self-Compassion to Tap into Common Humanity
Are you feeling overwhelmed and a bit isolated? Historically healthcare practitioners have functioned independently even though we speak about teams. Each provider visiting a patient alone, charting alone and then developing a plan based on information from others, but once again alone. For nurses, at least with change of shift, there is usually some in-person…
Self-Compassion to Heal from Burnout
Constantly taking care of others can be draining. It is a big enough job to take care of yourself, let alone your family and patients. All this taking care of others can lead to exhaustion and burnout. Cultivating positivity is part of the solution to stave off burnout. Sometimes, positivity seems out of reach. You…
Emotions are Cues, What are Yours Signaling?
We know intuitively that we often respond in life based on emotions, information from our limbic system. Those uncomfortable emotions you’re feeling about work and your situation are providing you with information. Get curious and look more deeply at the emotion. Emotions are cues, what are they signaling? What you find out about yourself can…
More on Resolution and Achievement of Success
Week 4 of the New Year. You made a resolution based on what is important to you and what has not been urgent enough to deal with in the past. Stephen Covey in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People breaks time management into 4 quadrants. Time used for Important and non-urgent matters is time…
