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Retreat to Return
Summer is a season most of us look forward to all year with more outside time for gardening, barbecues, picnics, baseball games and concerts. And, this increased activity can feel overwhelming in our already very full lives. Instead of trying to squeeze it all in, we need to take a step back and slow down…
Keep Reading...What are You Resisting?
The AONL Conference in Boston last month was great for connecting with like-minded colleagues and gaining inspiration from thought leaders like Adam Grant, author of Think Again, The Power of Knowing what You Don’t Know. He says our biggest bias is thinking we don’t have bias! Bias creates resistance to change our mindset, which is…
Keep Reading...The Choice of Well-Being
Well-Being is how you feel about yourself and what you do every day and Self-Leadership supports you to make the best choices to positively affect it. Self-Leadership, the foundation of the Well-Being Coaching Initiative empowers you to make better choices, by giving you the skills, structure and support to prioritize yourself. Read a couple of…
Keep Reading...Self-Leadership is Self-Love
What’s love got to do with Self-Leadership? As it turns out, everything. The nurses I coach in the Well-Being Coaching Initiative are high performers in their healthcare organizations. They hold themselves to very high standards and when they don’t meet their often unrealistic expectations, they can be harsh and critical of themselves. Common statements I…
Keep Reading...Home for the Holidays? 3 Questions to Ask
Whether you love or dread this time of year, planning and prioritizing for the Holidays are important to help you stay Home, even if you travel. By Home, I mean feeling connected and grounded in yourself. This allows you to experience what is most meaningful with an authentic joy instead of powering through and getting…
Keep Reading...Can You Hear Me Now?
When my husband told me I needed my hearing tested because he was tired of repeating himself, I really thought the problem was his mumbling. But just in case, I decided to do it anyway. As the audiologist reviewed my results, she shared one critical piece of information with me. My significant hearing loss was…
Keep Reading...Finding Your Happy Place
How is your Summer going? When I ask this question, the answer I get alot is, ‘hot’, ‘busy’, or ‘too fast!’. While we can’t change the weather, we can choose how busy we feel, which affects how we feel about everything-including our summer. I could easily respond to this question the same, but I say what…
Keep Reading...The Power of Retreating
I was reminded of the power of Retreating earlier this month when I spent the day with the Atrium Health Well-Being Coaches at the
Keep Reading...What’s Your More in 24?
Being a type A personality and recovering perfectionist, I am always eager to start the New Year with what comes easily for me: a list of ambitious projects and BHAGs (big, hairy, audacious goals). Unfortunately, this list is also full of unrealistic expectations that can overwhelm, disappoint, and paralyze me. I want more for 2024,…
Keep Reading...Your Well-Being Determines Your Wellness
When I ask nurses and nurse leaders, “How do you support Nurse Well-Being?” they often talk about their Wellness Programs, like LiveWell, Code Lavender, Peer Support, and Zen Rooms. These are all great approaches to support Nurse Wellness, but not necessarily Nurse Well-Being. Wellness and Well-Being are often used synonymously, and while they influence each…
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