Stop Overriding. 
 Start Regulating. 

Why HRV tells you more about burnout than any fitness tracker. Studies show burned-out nurses have measurably reduced vagal tone—your parasympathetic brake pedal isn’t working. What low HRV actually means (spoiler: you can’t VO2 max your way out of nervous system dysregulation). How to support HRV without fancy devices, biohacking protocols, or extra time you don’t have.

Live burnout assessment—interactive, real-time nervous system check that shows you exactly which override pattern you’re running. The four burnout patterns: Caregiver → Achiever → Responsibility → Exhaustion. Brain imaging studies show these aren’t personality types—they’re measurable patterns of nervous system dysregulation.

How to recognize which pattern is running your life right now. (Want to get a head start? Take the assessment now before the workshop.)

Acknowledge - Name where you are without judgment

Interrupt - Break the pattern with something physical

Regulate- Give your nervous system a new signal 

60-90 second practices you can use between patients, in your car, after a code. Research shows brief interventions work—5-minute restorative practices significantly reduced stress in night-shift nurses. You don’t need an hour. You need tools that fit your actual life.

Compassion - for yourself first (studies show self-compassion reduces burnout more than changing your work schedule)  

Awareness - of your actual needs (mindfulness training in critical care nurses shows significant reductions in emotional exhaustion)  

Restore - your nervous system (yoga for healthcare workers shows measurable improvements in stress, burnout, and sleep quality)  

Embody - sustainable practice (body-based practices show lasting improvements even at 3-month follow-up)

This isn’t wellness culture. This is what actually works according to studies conducted specifically in nursing populations. I’m just translating the research into practices you can use on Tuesday.

A short, guided movement practice that brings the CARE Framework into your body. This isn’t performance yoga—it’s nervous system regulation that happens to use gentle movement. No mat required. No flexibility needed. No touching your toes. Just restoration your body can actually feel.

Research shows restorative practices help complete interrupted stress cycles. Your body has a natural discharge process—we’re just creating space for it to happen.

Why “building capacity” and “pushing harder” aren’t the same thing physiologically. Studies show mindfulness significantly reduces emotional exhaustion—we’re talking substantial, measurable changes. How to tell what your nervous system can actually handle (versus what override tells you you “should” be able to do). The sequence that matters: HRV before VO2 max. Regulation before transformation.

Brain scans show burnout involves weakened connections between your thinking brain and emotional regulation centers. You can’t think your way through dysregulation. You have to regulate first.

No problem. Replay access is included. Register now, watch when you can. Shift workers, I see you.

There’s a difference, and it matters. Tired gets better with rest. Burnout involves nervous system dysregulation that doesn’t resolve with a day off. Take the Override Inventory to see where you actually are. It takes 5 minutes and will show you if you’re dealing with regular exhaustion or something deeper.

The good news? Whether you’re approaching burnout or already there, the practices in this workshop work for both. You don’t need an official diagnosis to learn regulation.

Perfect. This isn’t yoga class. The restorative practice is based on research showing body-based interventions work through your nervous system—you’re not trying to think your way out, you’re working with your actual physiology. You can do it in scrubs. You can do it in a chair. Studies show this stuff works in healthcare workers even when practices are brief and simple. No toe-touching required.

Fair. You’ve probably tried things that didn’t work. This isn’t a bubble bath and a gratitude journal. This is nervous system science applied to the specific reality of healthcare work.

Studies show half of nurses are experiencing measurable nervous system dysfunction—not just “feeling stressed,” but actual autonomic dysregulation. And research in nursing populations shows self-compassion, mindfulness, and brief body-based practices produce significant, measurable reductions in burnout. Translation: this isn’t theory. It’s replicable.

Here’s what I know: I ignored every signal my body sent until I seized and peed myself in front of colleagues. My body was SCREAMING and I kept overriding. If one nurse can learn these practices before hitting that wall—before the public humiliation, before the breakdown, before whatever your body’s going to do to get your attention—then this workshop matters.

The research backs it up. My bladder control (or lack thereof) confirms it.

You’re exactly who this is for. Research shows burnout involves reduced brain activity in your emotional regulation centers and compromised vagal tone. You don’t need to be “ready”—your body is already sending you signals. The workshop is 90 minutes. You’ve worked longer shifts in worse condition. Show up as you are.

Also: studies confirm brief interventions work. You don’t need to overhaul your life or add more to your plate. You need 60-90 second practices that work with your actual physiology.

It’s not. Wellness culture tells you to meditate for an hour and meal prep on Sundays. Research shows even 5-minute practices reduce stress in night-shift nurses. I’m not here to add to your to-do list. I’m here to teach you what the research says actually reduces burnout—delivered by someone who’s been where you are.

This is the first of monthly workshops. If you want ongoing support, there will be options. But this workshop stands alone—you’ll leave with evidence-based practices you can use immediately. Studies show sustained benefits even months after learning these practices. These aren’t temporary fixes.

Hell no. I read the research so you don’t have to. You’ll get just enough science to understand *why* this works (so when someone tells you it’s woo-woo, you know the evidence exists). Then we’re diving into practice. This is a working workshop—you’ll leave with tools in your body, not just concepts in your head.

I'm a registered nurse with 30+ years bedside experience across critical care, peds ER, PACU, VIR, and pre-op. RYT-200 yoga certified, CISM certified in Critical Incident Stress Management, completed burnout resiliency training through Yoga Medicine. I have graduate education in integrated health from the University of Minnesota's DNP program, and I've served as a peer support coordinator, started a wellness council during COVID, and worked as a program manager for integrated therapy programs.

Here's the ironic part: I was doing ALL of that—teaching burnout prevention, running wellness programs, supporting other nurses through crisis—while leaving myself exactly zero bandwidth to actually implement any of it.

I ignored every burnout signal until my body made the decision for me. I had a seizure while donating blood at my own hospital. In front of colleagues. And yes, I peed myself.

That's what severe nervous system dysregulation looks like when you have all the training but keep overriding anyway.

That forced me to figure out what was actually wrong and how to fix it. I developed the AIR Method and CARE Framework from my own experience—what actually worked when I was coming back from complete dysregulation.

Then I went looking for the research to see if science backed up what my body already knew. Turns out? It does. Peer-reviewed studies in nursing populations confirm what I learned the hard way.

So now I teach both—the lived experience AND the evidence that supports it. I'm not a researcher. I'm a bedside nurse who had all the credentials, ran all the programs, knew all the things... and still crashed hard because knowing isn't the same as doing.

I learned this the humiliating way so you hopefully don't have to.

Not currently. This is practical education, not formal continuing ed. If you need CEUs, this isn’t it. If you need tools that actually work and the research to back them up, you’re in the right place.

You don’t have to—we’ll do an interactive assessment together during the workshop. But if you want to know where you stand beforehand, [take the Override Inventory here]. It takes 5 minutes and will show you your specific burnout pattern. Some people find it helpful to see their results before the workshop so they can come with specific questions.

Either way works. Come as you are.