Coaching for Burned Out Women in Healthcare: Break the Cycle

"I’ve coached over 100 nurses in my life."
And if there's one thing I know for sure?
Women in healthcare are experts at pushing through.

We’re used to figuring things out on our own.
We take the extra shifts, ignore the exhaustion, and convince ourselves that if we just keep hustling a little longer, something will give.

Sometimes that hustle looks like switching jobs.
Sometimes it’s chasing another degree.
Sometimes it's just grinding harder, hoping something will finally click.

But the truth?
We’re not fixing the problem. We’re just running in circles.
More drained. More resentful. More stuck than ever.

Coaching Isn’t Advice. It’s a Game Plan for Real Change.

That’s where coaching comes in.
Not as another thing to “do,” but as a strategy to actually transform how you show up in your life.

Coaching isn’t therapy.
It isn’t advice.
It’s a mirror and a map—built to help you:

• Uncover the hidden patterns that keep

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Burnout Isn’t Part of the Job: A Wake-Up Call for Women in Healthcare

Dear women in healthcare—
Not taking a lunch break is not a badge of honor. It’s a red flag.

Coffee isn’t fuel. Burnout isn’t “just part of the job.”
And that bone-deep exhaustion? It doesn’t mean you’re doing it right—it means the system has trained you to ignore your own humanity.

You give care, compassion, and presence to your patients every single day. So here’s the question: When’s the last time you gave that same level of care to yourself?

The Truth You Already Know (But Keep Ignoring)

You would never tell your patient to push through dehydration, stress, and mental fatigue.
So why are you doing it to yourself?

That constant cycle of go-go-go, where your charting stacks up, your stomach growls, and your mental load spills into your off-hours—it’s not sustainable. It’s not noble. It’s burnout in disguise.

A Reminder for Every Badass Woman in Scrubs 🫶

• Your worth is not measured by how much you suffer.

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When Is It Finally Time to Prioritize Your Own Well-Being?

If you’re a woman working in healthcare, you’ve probably heard some version of this:
“Just push through.”
“Take care of the patients first.”
“Self-care? That’s for people who don’t have real responsibilities.”

And for a while, I bought into it. Hard.

Overworking? That was basically my whole personality. Burnout? Never heard of her (except I totally had—I was just too deep in survival mode to call it what it was).

But then I had a wake-up call.
I realized I was treating my job like a never-ending emergency... and my actual life outside of work? That was always being saved for later. For someday. For when things “calmed down.” Spoiler alert: they never do.

The Healthcare System Will Take Everything If You Let It

Here’s the cold, hard truth: the healthcare system will absolutely take as much as you’re willing to give. And if you don’t draw a line? You will eventually burn out, numb out, or both.

So I drew that line.
I stopp...

It Took Me 5 Years to Learn This—But I’ll Teach You in Under 60 Seconds

Let me guess: You’ve picked up extra shifts, floated to every unit, worked back-to-back weekends, and somehow... your bank account still looks like it needs CPR.

I’ve been there. In survival mode, watching the direct deposits roll in and roll right back out. Burnt out, overworked, and still underwhelmed by the numbers in my account. For a long time, I thought the answer was more hours. More hustle. More grinding.

But here’s what finally clicked after years of chasing financial security the hard way:

More shifts don’t equal more freedom if you don’t have a plan.

Let that sink in.

You can create more money while working less, and it’s not some scammy side hustle or get-rich-quick nonsense. It’s about strategy. Systems. And honestly, learning the financial basics that most of us were never taught.

Here’s the truth:
Your paycheck isn’t the problem.
Your plan (or lack of one) is.

So if you’re ready to stop feeli...

How I Knew I Was Burned Out—And What I Did to Completely Transform My Life

If you’re a woman in healthcare running on fumes, just trying to keep your head above water, this story is for you.

About 10 years ago, I found myself in a place so many nurses know all too well: completely exhausted, overworked, and questioning if I could keep living like this. I was in nurse practitioner (NP) school at the time, juggling intense clinical hours and academic pressure—on top of working.

On the outside, it probably looked like I was holding it together. Honestly, I was overdelivering like so many of us do. But on the inside? My body was waving every red flag it could find:

• Constant anxiety

• Insomnia

• Heart palpitations

• Zero energy

• Thyroid issues I kept brushing off

Burnout wasn’t just knocking at the door—it had moved in, unpacked its bags, and was running the whole damn show. I ignored the whispers, then the talking, until my body started screaming. And still, like ...

5 Hard Truths Every Burned Out Woman in Healthcare Needs to Hear (That Took Me 6 Years to Learn)

It took me 6 years as a nurse to learn these 5 lessons—but once I did, my life and career were never the same.

If you're a woman working in healthcare and feeling like you're constantly on edge, stuck on the hamster wheel of long shifts, zero time for yourself, and no end in sight... you're not broken. You're burned out. And you’re not alone.

I’m here to tell you what I wish someone had told me years ago.

Let’s talk about the 5 things that finally snapped me out of the burnout spiral—and might just change your life too.

1. You’re Not “Letting the Team Down” If You Don’t Pick Up That Extra Shift

I know how strong the guilt can be. You see that hole on the schedule, and you think, “I should help out.”

But here's the truth: it’s not your job to compensate for a broken system. Low staffing is not your fault. Your hospital would replace you in a week if you burned out or broke do...

Yikes.

I've been deep in the research prepping for a brand new project I'm working on 🤫 ... some of you have had a chance to peep it early!!

Here are a few mildly disturbing things I've uncovered about the state of nurses and their financial situations...

Warning ⚠️ it's a bit grim!

Aside from the studies below I've also talked to 30+ nurses from our community about this topic in the DMs! VERY EYE OPENING! I'm curious if you see yourself in any of this... DM me to add to my research!

Ok first of all, let's look at nurse income vs. nurse debt:

The median annual salary for nurses in the US is $86k/year. This is actually significantly higher than the average annual salary in general (I know y'all hate hearing that but it's true...).

Despite this... many nurses struggle to manage their debt, which is affecting their ability to save, invest, and plan for retirement. 😔

According to THIS SURVEY by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 69% of nurses h...

🎙Listen to Episode #1 here!

Hello and welcome! I'm thrilled to have you here. I'm Brit Stoeckel, your host for this brand-new podcast, "Life, Health, and Career (In That Order)".

Just like you, I'm a multi-faceted individual – a wife, a mom, a business owner, a critical care nurse practitioner, a yoga teacher, a lifestyle and career coach, and more. I love the beach, a good dirty chai, and have a major sweet tooth. If you're new to my world, welcome aboard! If you've been with us in my private Facebook group, some of this will be familiar, while to others, it'll be brand new.

What to Expect

This podcast is all about real-life transformations among high-achieving female healthcare professionals who refuse to sacrifice their well-being for their careers. Throughout my 10-year journey, I've experienced the highs and lows of healthcare, from adrenaline addiction to burnout and recovery. Now, I'm dedicated to helping others find balance and fulfillment in their lives.

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Keep reading to eavesdrop a bit on what my clients and I do during our coaching calls! And then immediately put what you learned into practice!

Recently, one of my clients had a major breakthrough around the way she talked to herself in her head! 

She was DOING all the right self-care tasks thinking that should help her feel better but all along the voice in her head was CONSTANTLY criticizing her, judging her, and bringing her down. 

SIDE NOTE: NO AMOUNT OF SELF-CARE TASKS CAN MAKE UP FOR A CONSTANT BARRAGE OF NEGATIVE SELF-TALK!

So we got to work on rewriting her inner dialogue.

Here’s how we worked on this: 

1. Start with MINDFULNESS (of course 😉). Pay attention to all of the inner messages you get throughout the day.
   • Do you hear an actual voice?
   • Is it your voice?
   • Is it a parent’s voice (this is common)?
   • Any themes you pick up on?
2. Name your inner critic (ex: sassy Louise, bratty Patty, judge Judy 😝).
   • This will create a bit of separation to highli
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Do you ever find yourself second (or third or fourth) guessing a decision?

"Should I go back to school? Or go part time? Or sell everything and move to Australia?"

🤦‍♀️

ahhh. I remember those days...the days before I learned how to trust myself, how to take a baby step, how to check in with my intuition, how to trust the universe!

Listen in on my chat with Diana Page (the Self Care Catalyst) below!

We drop our top tips for making powerful decisions without COMPLETELY overthinking every last thing!

Action builds confidence and sometimes we just gotta make a move and TRUST OURSELVES!

The ability to trust yourSELF and your decision-making skillz will help you create a calm, peaceful life that balances caregiving, freedom, rest, action, bliss, contribution, and adventure!

If we can create that kind of life, so can you!

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