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Treating Burnout, Trauma, and Grief with Dance

Minority Nurse

It felt like I had both my joy and my grief coupled together in all that I did.” Most along the lines of ‘ Thank you for giving us a language to understand the unrelenting grief and trauma we have been carrying with us,’” says Rynders. The post Treating Burnout, Trauma, and Grief with Dance first appeared on Minority Nurse.

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My Beloved Sons

Elaine Mansfield

Like many women, I feel a secret shame in growing old and not looking like the women on the cover of the AARP magazine. For other posts about life with my sons see Grief Rituals Keep Our Family Love Alive. I’m not in charge. I wake up in the morning with a little groan.

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Summer Reading List For Nurses

Diversity Nursing

He provides a wealth of action-oriented "spiritual stretches" that help us more fully integrate the gifts of Nursing- joy, wonder, gratitude, insight and grief - into our daily lives. In May 1971, Look magazine featured an article entitled "Chicago's Cook County Hospital: A Terrible Place." Cooked: An Inner City Nursing Memoir.

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Is Your Nursing Career on Autopilot?

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

In terms of grief, the pain may never go away, but once the initial shock has worn off and the acute grief evolves into embers rather than a blazing hot fire of sadness, you may begin to look at your life and career with new eyes. He has contributed chapters to a number of books related to the nursing profession.

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Laugh Your Stethoscopes Off with Nurse Comedian Kelli Dunham’s Latest Comedy Show

Minority Nurse

A hilarious queer tragicomedy about death, grief, nuns behaving badly, exploding knee replacements, and the limitations of bootstraps. ” Second Helping is drop-dead funny” – Go Magazine. “Second Helping is…a love letter to the power of community. Get Your Tickets Caveat is at 21A Clinton Street, New York, NY.

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First Valentine’s Day After a Death: 10 Memorial Ideas

Solace

Unfortunately, grief doesn’t take a holiday. In fact, many people experience worsened feelings of grief on special days of the year. You can also express the difficulty of coping with grief and other deeply personal emotions. Bury the past Holidays like Valentine’s Day can make you feel stuck in your grief.

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Mindset is Everything in Your Nursing Career and Beyond

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

I've engaged in coaching with clients who struggle with mental illness; those overcoming grief and tragic loss; individuals with disabled spouses or children; and still others who shoulder personal or familial burdens that might break the spirit of others less determined and spiritually hearty.

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