 The Barely Balanced BlogÂ
Nervous system tools for burned-out nurses who are done pretending they’re fine.
Your Brain Takes Out the Trash While You Sleep
IT’S NATIONAL SLEEP WEEK
Your Brain Takes Out the Tras...
Two ways nurses burn out....no one talks about the second one
Two Ways to Burn Out
Nobody talks about the second one...
When Leadership Means Wear Sensible Shoes: A Blizzard Story
There's a particular kind of institutional communicatio...
5 AM under the stars in Sedona-As my mother was dying
How CARE built my capacity, and A.I.R. got me through t...
Polyvagal Co-Regulation in the Workplace: When Your People Are Also Your Stressors
I’ve been thinking a lot about co-regulation lately, no...
Stop Restricting, Start Regulating: A Nurse's Guide to Sustainable Wellness
Every January, the message is the same: New year, new y...
The Override Inventory: Why Nurses Don't Recognize Their Own Burnout
Where your nervous system actually is—not where you thi...
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Coming Up for Air
After 30+ years at the bedside, I’ve had my share of “I can’t do this anymore” moments. Including the one where my nervous system literally shut down. But I’m still here at the bedside. And I’ve fallen back in love with nursing.
No guru talk. No toxic positivity. Just honest nurse-to-nurse communication about what’s actually working.
