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A hospital recently brought me in—an NP and burnout coach—to lead a Mindfulness in Healthcare workshop for Nurses Week.

It was scheduled during work hours.

You can probably guess what happened…

ZERO nurses showed up.

Not because they didn’t care.
Not because they weren’t interested.
But because they couldn’t leave the floor.
Because patient loads were full.
Because no one had coverage.
Because that’s the system.

And honestly? I wouldn’t have gone either.

You can’t heal in the same environment that’s burning you out.
You can’t regulate your nervous system in a place that doesn’t let you rest.
And you can’t access mindfulness when you haven’t even had lunch.

Burnout recovery isn’t just about breathing deeper. It’s about changing the way we live.

In my $47 Whole Life Health + Happiness course, I walk women in healthcare...

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This is a picture of my face after three back-to-back 12-hour ICU shifts.

No filter. No glam. Just raw exhaustion.

I used to think boundaries were for people with less on their plate.

That saying no was a luxury I hadn’t earned yet.

At one point, I was working full-time in ICU, finishing NP school, juggling clinicals, and holding everything together with caffeine and cortisol.

People would say, “You’re killing it.”

But I was barely surviving.

My body had been warning me for a long time—anxiety, racing heart, sleepless nights. Until I finally realized:
If I didn’t create healthy boundaries and understand my true bandwidth, the healthcare system would take everything from me until there was nothing left.

So I made a radical choice:

• I cut back to part-time

• I brought yoga back into my life

• And for the first

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The Real Reasons Women in Healthcare Are Burned Out

If you’re a woman working in healthcare and constantly asking yourself “Why am I so tired all the time?”—you’re not alone. Burnout isn’t a personal failure. It’s the natural outcome of a system that conditions women to ignore their needs and push through exhaustion.

We normalize skipping breaks, surviving off caffeine and granola bars, and saying “yes” to every extra shift—even when we’re running on empty. But none of that is sustainable.

Let’s break it down.

Here’s What Contributes to Nurse Burnout (That No One Talks About):

• You keep saying yes to extra shifts—even when you’re exhausted

• You don’t schedule consistent self-care or rest into your week

• Your body is undernourished with quick snacks instead of real meals

• You sleep less than 7 hours most nights, then wonder why you can’t focus

• You rely on coffee more than water or hydration

• You skip movement or workouts because you’re already so depleted

...

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...