What motivates you to go out to dinner? Taking care of people all day and sometimes into the night can be exhausting. Not much energy left to take care of yourself. Even if you push yourself to do all the right things, like several minutes of mindfulness, exercise and eat right, there are probably times…
Self-Care, the Inside Job
Nurses and doctors often accompany people on sad journeys and see people when they are vulnerable. The constant exposure to those in need and vulnerable takes a toll, and when you ignore the impact, you may be cutting yourself off from not only difficult feelings, but pleasant ones as well. You get to have the full…
Self-Care, the Inside Job
Nurses and doctors often accompany people on sad journeys and see people when they are vulnerable. The constant exposure to those in need and vulnerable takes a toll, and when you ignore the impact, you may be cutting yourself off from not only difficult feelings, but pleasant ones as well. You get to have the full…
Self Care, Your Oxygen Mask First
“Put your oxygen mask on first” has become a metaphor for the importance of self-care. It implies that you can’t adequately help another until you’ve helped yourself. Even when there is no emergency, this is an important concept. The need to care for yourself is not just for emergencies. When you tend to your needs you’re more…
Self-Compassion
When you are faced with challenging situations and things don’t go as hoped for, it’s easy to feel discouraged. When it comes to patient care, documentation and time pressures in a busy medical setting, you may often feel like you haven’t accomplished much at the end of the day. The fatigue and feeling ineffective are…
What’s happening with Your Creativity?
Do you ever get bored with patient care? One patient after another coming in, each unique and also sharing many commonalities. It’s easy to feel like you’re in a bit of a rut with repetition day in and day out. Repetition with your conscious effort leads to mastery, and sometimes to boredom. It can be…
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