Selfcare Catalyst

You aren’t alone

MORAL INJURY: Wait what’s that!?👇🏼⁣ ⁣ This week I am going to be doing a 3️⃣ part series on moral injury and burnout. ✨Please share as you learn to help raise awareness✨⁣ ⁣ 🩺Healthcare workers should know they aren’t alone and healing comes with putting a name to what they are feeling. ⁣ ⁣ 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐍𝐉𝐔𝐑𝐘 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐓. ⁣ ⁣ ⚡️𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 we talk about what do we FEEL when we are suffering from moral injury⁣ ⚡️𝗪𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 we talk TREATMENT/COPING with moral injury⁣ ⚡️𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 we talk what you can do for OTHERS suffering from moral injury ⁣ ⁣ 𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭!? ⁣ 🩺Moral injury may occur due to a traumatic event in which deeply held morals or values are violated. This resulting distress may lead to PTSD, depression, and other disorders in which feelings such as guilt, shame, betrayal and anger may be present⁣ ⁣ 🩺Think about the times where you have thought about who to treat first, struggled with insurance coverage, what resources to use/not use, choose between caring for infectious patients and worrying about keeping your families safe, patients dying without loved ones present. This list goes on.⁣ ⁣ 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧:⁣ 🔹You have to make decisions that affect the survival of others or where all options will lead to a negative outcome⁣ 🔹Doing something that goes against your beliefs ⁣ 🔹Failing to do something in line with your beliefs⁣ 🔹Witnessing or learning about such an act⁣ 🔹Experiencing betrayal by trusted others⁣ ⁣ Moral injury is the lasting psychological, spiritual, behavioral or social impact that may result from these experiences.⁣ ⁣ Please tune in, share and get engaged in conversation. This is an insanely important topic we don’t talk about nearly enough. ⁣ ⁣ I see you 💋⁣ ⁣ 🗣Please share and comment below if you have been a victim of moral injury. Let’s support each other and use our voices!

Treating burnout in 5 steps 👇🏼⁣⁣
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NOW… I could write a book on this and if you want the full overhaul get on the waitlist for mentorship (link in bio) ⁣⁣
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𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝟓 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞-𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫⁣⁣
𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐭: ⁣⁣
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🔥Accept/recognize you are burned AF or on your way there and admit something needs to give. Once you recognize that you can take action! ⁣⁣
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🔥Assess your work life. What are your burnout triggers? Knowing those makes it a million times easier to work through these things. Is it your schedule? Patient population? Toxic workplace issues? Inability to leave work at work? Do you need to set some boundaries or self advocated to tweak something?…the list goes on ⁣⁣
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🔥Assess your lifestyle: when are you feeling at your worst? are you active, eating regular meals, hydrating, mindful. If you can truly assess where your gaps Are it make it easier to treat⁣⁣
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🔥Are you taking time for you? PTO baby use it! And if you need mental health day, it’s ok. Mental health is just as important as physical health. ⁣⁣
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🔥Hire a mentor who can help you with all of this! Aka ME! If you are curious waitlist is in my bio. 🙌🏼⁣⁣

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🚩 Are you at risk for burnout!? RED FLAG ALERT! (You are gonna wanna save this one!)⁣
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Sometimes we don’t know what is just “I had a bad week and I’m tired” vs…I am exhausted and this trajectory of exhaustion is not sustainable. ⁣
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𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐈𝐒𝐍’𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐋⁣
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𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐀 𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐆𝐄 ⁣
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🚨Red flags⁣
🚨Physical symptoms ⁣
🚨Emotional symptoms ⁣
🚨Mood changes⁣
🚨Behavioral changes to be aware of⁣
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If you are having any of these and feel you need support or tools I am just a DM away! ⁣
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𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭? (Comment below with corresponding emoji) ⁣
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❤️ Treating burnout ⁣
🧡 Leaving work at work ⁣
💛 Boosting confidence ⁣
💚 Letting go of guilt when taking time off ⁣
💙 How to set healthy boundaries ⁣
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The only people that don’t feel imposter syndrome are…👇🏼⁣
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Imposters! 😳⁣
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We have ALL been there! Especially when we are new to a job, a role, a relationship etc. ⁣
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These thoughts creep in: ⁣
The I’m not good enough…⁣
Smart enough…⁣
Qualified enough…⁣
I don’t know what I’m doing⁣
Who am I to be doing xyz…⁣
I’ll probably fail at this…⁣
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🔥 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 6️⃣ 𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐛𝐲𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫! ⁣
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🚩𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬: when you hear the negative self talk ask yourself “is this true?” ⁣
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🚩𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭. Become aware of the conversation going on in your head when your inner imposter is triggered. Ex. Instead of thinking, “Wait till they find out I have no idea what I’m doing,” tell yourself “Everyone who starts something new feels off-base in the beginning. I may not know all the answers but I’m smart enough to find them out.” ⁣
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🚩𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: celebrating wins helps boost confidence and self worth no matter how small! ⁣
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🚩𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 your day 1 to someone else’s day 100! ⁣
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🚩 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟: The good news is being a perfectionist means you care deeply about the quality of your work. The key is to continue to strive for kicking a$$ but also to forgive yourself when the inevitable mistake happens. ⁣
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🚩𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞 and mistake making: failure is feedback babe!⁣
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Truth 💣 ⬇️⁣
𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠, 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟𝐟-𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩! ⁣
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Share with a friend who needs the reminder! ❤️⁣

Happy 4th 🇺🇸 Thanks to all the peeps working in healthcare, police, fire, EMS etc to keep us all safe and healthy! ❤️🤍💙 (ps swipe to see the most incredible 🦞 roll in the world *drool*)

Here are 3 things you can do right now to feel more confident!⚡️
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1️⃣ Strike a power pose! You heard me right! Either where you are or if you are worried what Karen will think do it next time you go to the bathroom! Firm stance, feet apart, hands on hips and head held high! Think superwoman! 🦸🏻‍♀️
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2️⃣ Think of 3 things you have done really well lately! Celebrate those wins! You are always doing better than you think! ⁣
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3️⃣ Say a positive affirmation/mantra to yourself! Examples:⁣
⚡️I choose positive thoughts⁣
⚡️I am in control of my actions.⁣
⚡️I can do hard things⁣
⚡️I have survived 100% of my bad days. I am Resilient.⁣
⚡️Small steps build my confidence. I’ll take a small step toward one of my goals today⁣
⚡️I don’t have to be perfect to be confident. I am enough.⁣
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Drop one of your recent wins in the comments!! ⤵️ Don’t overthink it! 🥳

This is the most liberating thing you’ll hear all week! ⤵️⁣
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“You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step”⁣
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-Martin Luther King Jr.⁣
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You can do hard things! ⁣
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Share with a friend that needs this reminder ❤️ I know I did. ⁣

5 questions to ask yourself before you decide “do I stay at or leave my toxic job?”…⁣⁣
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1️⃣ 𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮?⁣⁣
⚡️Naming the emotions you feel and understanding where they are coming from is critical in problem solving. ⁣⁣
⚡️ Are the triggers fixable? Deal breakers? ⁣⁣
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2️⃣ 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞?⁣⁣
⚡️Safety is a must! How are the working conditions? ⁣⁣
⚡️Have you been victim to workplace violence, harassment or assault? ⁣⁣
⚡️Are you adequately trained for the work expectations? Never put your license on the line.⁣⁣
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3️⃣ 𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲?⁣⁣
⚡️If so talk to them! They could offer you perspective, help with solutions, offer support and help with clarity for action taking ⁣⁣
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4️⃣ 𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐲?⁣⁣
⚡️On your best days do you enjoy your role? Like the core things, your type of unit, care you provide, schedule, patient population/ specialty etc?⁣⁣
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5️⃣ 𝐈𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤? ⁣⁣
⚡️ No job is worth your mental health!⁣⁣
⚡️ Sometimes PTO can help us reset and get clear on what our needs are. Use it! ⁣⁣
⚡️ You don’t need to suffer in silence, you aren’t alone and burnout/overwhelm is not permanent⁣⁣
⚡️ Put you and your health first! ⁣⁣
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🔥𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 ! 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧!🔥⁣⁣
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🌟𝐃𝐌 𝐦𝐞 “𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐓” 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨!!🌟⁣
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If you are tired of feeling lost, burned out and not confident as an RN or NP I have your roadmap to get you back on track so that you stop dreading your shifts. ⁣You don’t have to “figure it out”, I’ve got you!⁣
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You don’t have to do anything you don’t wanna do! If you are feeling stuck or unhappy YOU 👏🏼HAVE 👏🏼OPTIONS👏🏼! ⁣
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🔥𝐌𝐲𝐭𝐡 𝟏: You have to work at the bedside for X amount of time⁣
𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇: if you like the bedside COOL. If you don’t, that’s cool too. DO what you like not what you THINK you should be doing. We have SO many options and you are an incredible nurse making a difference even if you work in a “non traditional” role!⁣
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🔥𝐌𝐲𝐭𝐡 𝟐: You have to stay in a toxic job that is causing you significant mental distress for X years⁣
𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇: no job is worth sacrificing your mental health. You do not need to set yourself on fire to keep other people warm. Its ok to think about the life you want and choose a job based on that rather than squeezing in life around your job. ⁣
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🔥𝐌𝐲𝐭𝐡 𝟑: Non bedside roles make you less of a nurse⁣
𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇: Nope! You are making a difference each and every day. Everyone has a difference place, role, speciality, level of expertise and we are all essential. Even if your job is less technically difficult or less complex than another job it doesn’t make it any less important! ⁣
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🔥𝐌𝐲𝐭𝐡 𝟒: They won’t hire me I don’t have experience in…⁣
𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇: They won’t hire you if you don’t apply. You never know until you put yourself out there. Don’t be paralyzed by the hypotheticals or by fear of failure. Failure is just feedback⁣
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Please share 🙏🏻 and comment if you are in a “non traditional” RN role to give others ideas! 💜⁣
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🤔 Ok for real…what does this even mean? Maybe it’s….⤵️

💜Leaving work at work so that you can truly REST?
💜Having clarity on what makes you happy? What brings you joy? Who you are as a HUMAN outside of nursing?
💜Having energy after your shift is over to do those things and Netflix isn’t the default?
💜Having more confidence both in and out of work? And rewriting all the false stories you are telling yourself that hold you back?
💜Having clear routines and habits that support your health physically and mentally? That you stick to?
💜Knowing how to set boundaries with work, your social group and maybe even yourself?
💜Knowing how to self advocate? Stand up for yourself?
💜Navigating toxicity at work and knowing when enough is enough?
💜Knowing your values and how to act in alignment with them?
💜Knowing what burnout looks like and feels like so that you can act before it consumes you?

Yup and I’VE GOT YOU 🙌🏼

In the Resilient Nurse Roadmap Mentorship you will be given the tools you need to take your life back from nursing, you will get the accountability you need to support you along the way and you will be part of an amazing community of other nurses/NPs who are going through the same exact things you are. YOU ARE NOT ALONE! And you don’t need to “figure it out” anymore

If you are ready to discover true nurse life balance…I have your back every step of the way.

DM me RESILIENT if you’re intrigued!! 🚀 or LINK in bio to set up an enrollment call!

UNPLUGGED (starting after this post 😆). Excited to see what comes up as I reflect today and take time to look within ⁣
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What we think we can create⁣
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We can do whatever we put our minds to⁣
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The possibilities are infinite ♾⁣
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Are you gonna unplug this weekend at all? ⁣
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