Restoring Nurses Podcast: Recent Episodes
Matt Norman
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There is a common belief in nursing and other healthcare fields that work health is not possible. I respectfully disagree and share some of the things you need to build healthy work in this episode.
Resources mentioned:
- The Restored Nurse
- Healthy Start for New Nurses
- My website: https://restoringnurses.com/social/
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There is a lot of talk about what needs to be done to fix healthcare and nursing. I agree wholeheartedly that we need to fix healthcare, but doing so will NOT fix your life. You've go to do the work.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Episode 12: Is It Time For YOU to Leave Nursing?
- Dr. John Deloney Podcast (Or YouTube if that's more your thing)
- My new book: The Restored Nurse
- Get Chapter 1 of my book for FREE
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In this episode, I read an excerpt from my upcoming book, The Restored Nurse.
You can learn more about the book at restoringnurse.com/book
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In today's episode, I talk with Paige Matthison. Paige is an RN turned mental health counselor. We talk about that transition and her passion for helping healthcare workers with their mental health.
We also talk about ways that nurses can protect, maintain, and improve their mental health.
Resources from this episode:
- Podcast: It is time for you to leave nursing?
- Podcast: Important mental health habits for nurses.
- Podcast: More mental health habits for nurses.
- Podcast: 12 tips for leaving work at work
- Blog: 5 Ways to Leave Work at Work
- Blog: 7 More Ways to Leave Work at Work
Be sure to check out my online RESTORE groups. This is a safe place for you to be with other healthcare workers and talk about the things you struggle with.
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Not sure where to start with building your healthy, happy life? Download my Healthy, Happy Life Assessment for Nurses today.
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In this episode, I chat with Dani King about her book The Last Nurse. The book covers a lot of the struggles that we face in nursing.
If you are a nurse or have someone you care about that is a nurse you NEED to read this book.
Resources discussed in this episode:
- Dani's book: The Last Nurse
- My online RESTORE groups
Let's connect
- TikTok
- Website
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In this episode, I'm starting a new series called, "Roles in Nursing". Throughout this series, I'm going to talk to nurses doing a variety of different roles so that we can learn about the many options available to nurses.
In last week's episode, I asked the question, "is it time for you to leave nursing?" With the Roles in Nursing series, I hope to show that there are jobs, within nursing, that can help you stay in nursing, and even find joy.
For this episode, I interview Janessa. She is a 15-year nurse who has been working as a school nurse for the past 5 years. You can find her on TikTok @thenursesoffice.
You can learn more about becoming and being a school nurse by visiting the National Association of School Nurses.
In this episode, I address the question of whether or not it's time for you to leave nursing as well as give you some things to think about that might help you love nursing again.
Resources from this episode:
- My NEW coaching program
- My Healthy, Happy Life Assessment
In this episode, I continue my conversation with my own, personal counselor where we talk about mental health, especially for nurses and other healthcare workers. If you missed part 1, you can check it out HERE.
Resources mentioned in this episode.
- 5-minute Debrief
- Dr. John Deloney's podcast
- Chris Foy - my personal trainer
- heartpeacecounseling.com
In this episode, I interview my own, personal counselor. We talk about a variety of topics related to mental health, specifically identifying some self-care habits that nurses can implement to improve their mental health.
Resources discussed in this episode:
- Rediscovering You Course
- RAMP
- Relax
- Action
- Meditate
- Prepare
- 5 Ways to Leave Work at Work
- 7 More Ways to Leave Work at Work
If you're ready to start building your healthy, happy life but not sure where to start, download the Healthy, Happy Life Assessment to get started today.
Recently a well-known and well popular dancer, Stephen "Twitch" Boss, took his own life. While I don't know much about his specific circumstance, I know that we can learn from it. In fact, we MUST learn from it.
In this episode, I give five assignments that all of us nurses, and other healthcare workers need to consider making part of our routine.
5 Assignments
- Find someone to talk to
- Check on people
- Find a group
- Get professional help
- Call 988, before you do something you can't take back
Resources mentioned in the show
- RESTORE Groups
After circumstances led to taking some time off from the podcast, I am BACK!
Some things I discuss in this episode
- A little bit about myself
- The mission of Restoring Nurses
- The Healthy, Happy Life Blueprint
- The 5-Minute Debrief
- Healthy, Happy Life Assessment
- Farkle (if you're not familiar, check it out, it's lots of fun.)
It's so easy to lose yourself in your job, title, or the endless list of tasks that YOU must complete. In this episode, I share my own experience with this and talk about what you can do to find yourself again.
In addition to the tips I mention in this episode I'm doing a workshop to help you rediscover who you are, determine who you want to be, set priorities based on these, and set real next steps for putting them into action.
You can get details and reserve your seat for this workshop at https://restoringnurses.com/rediscoveringyou/
In this episode, I interview my new Australian friend, Chris Foy.
We discuss a variety of topics related to physical health including:
- Exercise
- Nutrition
- Mindset
We also discuss Chris' program Strong Nurse Academy.
Link to all resources discussed in this episode can be found in the full show notes:
https://restoringnurses.com/2022/07/30/podcast-episode-5-chris-foy-interview/
One thing I've noticed throughout my 26 years in healthcare is that nurses really struggle to leave work at work. In this episode, I cover 12 methods you can use to help separate work from home.
Blog Posts mentioned in this episode
- 5 Ways to Leave Work at Work
- 7 More Ways to Leave Work at Work
Resources Mentioned in this episode
- 5 Minute Debrief
Other things mentioned in this episode
- Dr. John Delony Show
You can also watch this episode on YouTube
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I'm a nurse on a journey to learn what it means to take better care of myself and on a mission to bring as many nurses with me as possible.
In this episode, I talk about my journey, where I'm at right now, some of my past struggles, and where I'm heading.
Recently I asked nurses about their biggest barriers to taking better care of themselves. Here are the top 10 answers I received.
Recently I've been seeing some people talking about how self-care can't fix the problems in healthcare. They are correct. Still, it is important and I cover why in this episode.
A quick episode to introduce myself and to tell you what Restoring Nurses is all about.