Building Nurse Well-Being Blog

Driving With the Brakes On

April 7, 2010

As I listened to the lyrics of Del Amitri’s song last night, “When your’e driving with the brakes on, when your’e swimming with your boots on, it’s hard to say you love someone, and it’s hard to say you don’t” I got to thinking….That is exactly what I have been doing. I have been driving…

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It Takes a Village (The Power of the Second Opinion)

April 5, 2010

So often in life, we don’t know what we don’t know.  Hence, the African proverb of “It takes a village to raise a child”, shortened by Hillary Clinton in her presidential campaign to, “It takes a village”.    Each of us has our own perspectives, experiences and opinions, which are always different, at least in part from somebody…

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Getting Grounded: "Root to Rise" in a World of Change

March 26, 2010

Yesterday, I woke up at 6 a.m. to a snowstorm here in Denver, where we enjoyed 16 inches in the north metro area.  By noon the sun was out, and by 3:00 p.m. the streets were dry!  Our springtime in the Rockies is all about change, volatile change. Come to think of it, I have…

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Can You Hear Me Now?: Aging Gracefully with Healthcare Conference Testing

March 22, 2010

I just returned from Jonesboro, Arkansas for the Annual Girl Talk Women’s Health Conference and was once again reminded that knowledge is power.  They had free screenings in the morning including cholesterol, mammograms, ekgs, hearing and eye testing, osteoporosis, and dental.  After some cajoling by Emily, the organizer of the event, I decided to be…

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About Diane

As a speaker, author, life coach, nurse, and yoga teacher, Diane brings resilience skills to healthcare organizations in a variety of ways with The Resilience Academy, keynotes, half-day and full-day seminars, Resilience Challenges, national and international leadership and resilience retreats, virtual experiences, and coaching.