Rewriting the Rules: Boundaries for Women in Healthcare

The secret is out: I am completely rewriting the rules for women in healthcare who want more.

More freedom.
More energy.
More say in how their career supports their life—not steals from it.

My Burnout Origin Story (AKA, What I Thought I Had to Be)

I used to believe I had to be the “easygoing one.”

You know the type:

• The one who picks up all the extra shifts

• The one who stays quiet when things feel unfair

• The one who puts everyone else’s needs before her own

I said yes when I wanted to say no.
Avoided hard conversations.
Let resentment simmer under the surface while I smiled through it all.

The result?

I was burned out. Drained. And quietly miserable.

The Wake-Up Call

One day it hit me—no one was coming to rescue me from this cycle.

I had to stop waiting for someone else to notice how exhausted I was.

I had to start advocating for myself, not just my patients.

The Shift That Changed Everything

From Burnout to Balance: A New Way for Women in Healthcare

I don’t think you should have to choose between working in healthcare and having a healthy, thriving personal life… so I’ve been taking matters into my own hands.

For years, I thought exhaustion, anxiety, and missing out on life’s biggest moments were just part of the job.

I worked hard. I picked up extra shifts. I told myself I’d rest “later.”

But then my body gave me no choice.
The burnout hit me hard.
And my physical health had already deteriorated without me even noticing.

That’s when it hit me:
If I didn’t make a change, this job would break me.

What I Did Instead

I stopped waiting for the system to get better.
Instead, I:

• Set strong boundaries around work

• Took control of my finances so I didn’t rely on overtime

• Explored career options that aligned with my values and life

And guess what?
I wasn’t alone.
So many of the women I worked with were also silently struggling—burnt out, stuck, and un...

Real Self-Care for Burned Out Women in Healthcare

Want to know the biggest life hack?
(Leaning in like I’m about to tell you a secret…)

Real self-care isn’t face masks or bubble baths.
It’s healing your nervous system.
It’s learning to prioritize your own health—before your job, your patients, your charts, your to-do list.

Don’t get me wrong. Bubble baths and lavender candles? Lovely. But they’re surface-level if your nervous system is stuck in fight-or-flight. If your body is running on survival mode, no amount of scented anything will fix the core issue.

What actually helps?

• Breathwork

• Meditation

• Boundaries (real ones!)

• Intentionally slowing down

The Game-Changer I Wish I’d Known Sooner

I used to think exhaustion was just part of the job.
But here’s the truth:
Chronic exhaustion is your nervous system screaming for help.

It’s not a badge of honor. It’s a red flag.

When I started learning about nervous system regulation, my whole world shifted. I stoppe...

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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