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Every story, every journey in caregiving is different. The same goes for how someone finds themself becoming a caregiver. Heather shares her long journey in finding herself and her path in caregiving. 



 Heather Hope Thorne, RN, BSN, NC-BC

I love being outdoors,  cooking, and spending time with my man and our boys and dog. I am passionate about health and wellness and offer 1:1 and group coaching for any area of health that is important to you.  I'm pursuing additional certification in energy healing, kundalini yoga, and functional nutrition in the next year or so.

Aquarius sun, Pisces moon, and Leo rising. 

You can find her on IG at https://instagram.com/Hopeandhealing20

Email: Bellahope1976@gmail.com

What do you do when you start your new Nurse Practitioner career and in the first year and a half, there is a worldwide pandemic, an active shooter at work, and you're in a major car accident? Bianca shares her story of finding herself through all of the change and chaos. 

Bianca Pierre-Louis is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Entrepreneur, International Travel Retreat Host, Founder & Creator of Spooky Melanin Magic a year round Spooky Blog, and in the process of building her own empowerment brand, Elevate Your Essence. Bianca is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, and a member of Luminous Energy Collective, a group of healers for caregivers, and enjoys world traveling the world, creating new experiences and memories. 

You can find Bianca on Instagram at 

https://instagram.com/Hey_Nursebee 

https://instagram.com/spookymelaninmagic 

www.spookymelaninmagic.com

In this episode, we hear an excerpt from David Metzger's book, Nurse Papa, and talk about being a parent and being a pediatric hematology oncology nurse. 

David is a nurse, a podcaster, and an author. The Nurse Papa podcast can be found on Apple, Spotify, or anywhere else you go to seek an illuminating and immersive audio experience. You can find more about the book at www.nursepapathebook.com

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Nurse Papa: 16 Meditations On Parenthood From A Pediatric Oncology Nurse

In 16 thoughtful meditations, David Metzger, a father, and a pediatric oncology nurse, describes the difficult, beautiful, and profound experience of caring for both his patients and his own young children.

Metzger brings in the voices of seasoned nurses, young patients, and his patients' parents, each adding a perspective that helps guide him throughout his career. Equally powerful, he invites readers deep into his days, both the joyful and the painful. These experiences plus the familiar struggles and comic blunders of early parenthood result in a moving, sometimes hysterical, often sad, but always honest look at what it truly means to be a caregiver.

A unique perspective on the ins-and-outs of working in the medical field, Nurse Papa is not just a book for parents but for anyone who ponders life's big questions.

Sometimes you need to make big changes externally in order to make big changes internally. In this episode, we hear from Logan who struggled with burnout and eczema and made a big change in order to heal.







Logan was a Trauma ICU RN turned burnout reduction specialist and entrepreneur after experiencing burnout himself and hearing about the suicide of his coworker Brian. He is the founder of Healthcare Stress Relief, a company built on the premise of providing support and resources to healthcare professionals currently experiencing compassion fatigue and burnout with the aim of preventing and healing from it.

You can learn more about burnout prevention by following him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/healthcarestressrelief/

youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCti05BMZBjSAhhX0Oy3n1SQ

 and you can view his site here: https://mailchi.mp/7c679e7f06d8/bye-bye-burnout-program

Today's story comes from a nurse friend of mine who wished to remain anonymous. She wanted to share her experience of dealing with PTSD after military deployment as a nurse. In this episode, we learn how healing from trauma is a long process.

Have you ever experienced a turning point? A no going back, gonna make a big change moment? Most of us have at some point in our lives, and with a whole pandemic, many of us are experiencing it right now. In this episode, Sarah Gaines shares a turning point in her life. A moment where she was done with her current situation and made a big change.







Sarah Gaines, MSN, RNC-OB (also known as the Six Figure Travel Nurse®) is a labor and delivery nurse, mentor, educator, and entrepreneur. Passionate about travel nursing (20 contracts and counting!), she created the Six Figure Travel Nurse Course® to educate and empower nurses ready to take control of their career so that they can gain the freedom and pay they deserve. Follow Sarah on Instagram @sarah_gaines for daily travel nurse tips and visit www.sarahgaines.com for more information about the Six Figure Travel Nurse Course®