In this episode, I dive into the topic of shame in nursing. As a nurse myself, I share my personal experience of feeling shame and discuss the importance of addressing basic foundations in nursing and critical analysis skills to prevent harm to patients. This episode is my personal experience of the current state of healthcare and I don't have the answers. But what I do know, is that we can and must do better. It's crucial for nurses to reflect on their experiences and feelings of shame and addr...
Mar 06, 2023•22 min•Ep. 95
Nursing from Your Future Self Today, we explore the topic of self-love and how it can be particularly challenging for nurses who may have negative thoughts about their current nursing career and life situation. I talked about the importance of acknowledging that there was a version of oneself in the past who was excited about where you are now. By focusing on this positive perspective, you can begin to love and appreciate yourself more in the present. Self-love and compassion is an essential com...
Feb 27, 2023•17 min•Ep. 94
My nursing story Today I wanted to share my journey as a nurse and how I got to where I am today. Everyone's career path is different, and it's important to explore what is possible for yourself. Nursing was not my first choice, but I found my passion for it. I talked about my experience as a young nurse and the emotional turmoil I faced. Throughout the episode, you will learn about cultural challenges and overcoming burnout. I also talked about my transition from one position to another. I hope...
Feb 20, 2023•55 min•Ep. 93
In this episode, we're discussing how to land a nursing promotion and how to set yourself up for success in the future. One of the main challenges people face when trying to get a promotion is not setting themselves up ahead of time for that role. To overcome this challenge, I recommend working from your future self or planning from your future self. The idea is to think about what your future nursing self would do differently to set up for success. Consider what actions your future self would t...
Feb 13, 2023•23 min•Ep. 92
Confidence vs. Self Confidence In this episode, I dig into confidence vs. self-confidence, a common issue among us nurses, is believing we are not confident enough to do something. I started by separating confidence and self-confidence into external and internal factors, where confidence is seen as an external validation and self-confidence comes from within. Three main factors contribute to self-confidence: trusting yourself at all times, being open to experiencing any emotion, and your thought...
Feb 06, 2023•22 min•Ep. 91
Re-humanizing Healthcare Dr Hannah Royster is a doctor on a mission to shine a light on the challenges faced by medical officers at all levels - after all, burnout is not only a nursing phenomenon. As a fellow high performer and staunch nursing advocate, Hannah's story is both inspiring and deeply worrying for the future of medicine. Burnout is not exclusive to nursing, and in this episode, we seek to share a perspective, often unheard. There are so many lessons from this episode that can be app...
Jan 30, 2023•40 min•Ep. 90
How’s your planning with that impossible goal that we discussed last week? Have you laid it all out, all the things that you’re going to do to achieve that impossible goal? In this episode, I discussed 3 essential keys to achieve your goals. First, is intentional thinking. Prep ourselves to be that person that you want to be. Fake it to make it, right? Second, I will share with you how to plan it out. From macro to microsteps or reverse and have the calendar as your best friend. And lastly, feel...
Jan 23, 2023•29 min•Ep. 89
Pathways, Plannings & Possibilities in your nursing career Are you stuck in self imposed career prison? Are you stuck in a pathway you cant escape? Are you worried that your plans are going awry in your career? Maybe your lacking clarity around whats possible for you? Today, we dive into explore the 3 P's of your career, getting curious about what it shows up like for you and how you might want to reset and reorientate! Regardless of whether you have a plan or not, this episode will invoke s...
Jan 16, 2023•25 min•Ep. 85
It is a new year! Time for new goals! Let’s take time to reflect on what we have done in 2022 and what we want to achieve this new year. In 2022, I embarked on a great journey. Although I faced setbacks and challenges as I started a new life in Paris, I was able to overcome them all and accomplish my impossible goals. That's what I want to share with you - how to achieve the seemingly impossible. It's important to understand that setbacks and challenges are a natural part of being human, and it'...
Jan 09, 2023•33 min•Ep. 87
We’re finally down to our final episode this year! What better way to cap this year than with a quick but meaningful discussion about being stuck, especially as we welcome the new year 2023? Nursing as a profession can be a quite a challenging experience for many of us, and sometimes, many of us would find ourselves getting stuck in this career. In this episode, I talk about ways to get unstuck in whatever situation you’re in. By mapping our ideas and thoughts and filtering what’s real and what’...
Dec 26, 2022•24 min•Ep. 86
I genuinely believe that each nurse has the potential to become a leader. It’s all about knowing what you want, building a path, finding support, and going for it a hundred percent! I wanted to repurpose this episode on HPN, as I felt there was alot of value for our amazing HPN audience! In this episode, I joined the Breakthrough Nurse Coach and Mentor Hannah Sawyer as a guest in her podcast BeQueen Yourself! We talked about some of my experiences as a nurse, particularly in my leadership role a...
Dec 19, 2022•43 min•Ep. 85
When we have industry senior leaders leaving healthcare and changing careers to coaching, we have to get curious about it! Eva Storey did just that! With an impressive span of international senior director positions and a wealth of knowledge and experience, Eva made the leap. In this episode, we meet the founder of Eva Storey Coaching and the host of the Real Nurse Story Podcast, Eva Storey! Eva has over 39 years of international nursing experience and has worked from being a clinician to becomi...
Dec 12, 2022•54 min•Ep. 84
We, nurses, are no strangers to burnout! It may even feel like it's an inevitable part of our jobs as clinicians and caregivers. However, over the years, I have discovered that you can manage burnout and, in time, even harness it to help you find what you truly what to do in your career and come out to the other end of burnout with a whole new perspective. Dex Randall, expert Burnout Coach, life coach, and certified master life coach, joins us in this episode to talk all about understanding the ...
Dec 05, 2022•35 min•Ep. 83
As a proud Nursepreneur myself, let me be the first to say that there's a whole wide world out there in the business world for nurses such as us! And who better to tell us all about it than the person who has inspired thousands of nurses to find their passions and build businesses around them, the founder of Nursepreneurs.com , Catie Harris! In this episode, Catie shares her story with us, from her early struggles to her making significant waves in the nursepreneurship scene and changing lives. ...
Nov 28, 2022•37 min•Ep. 82
You often hear me talking about how your nursing career is a license to create a career on your terms. Our guest for this episode, Jason Penberthy is an example of whats possible, he started working as an RN. Fast forward to today, he is a successful General Manager, CEO, and Director of Nursing within the New South Wales private healthcare sector. In this episode, we’ll learn about Jason’s journey from his experience as an RN, taking on various roles to build up his skills to prepare him to bec...
Nov 21, 2022•54 min•Ep. 81
Working as a nurse unit manager was a huge adventure for me! I think that it’s a unique leadership position that has a lot of capacity to positively influence change in our teams and our patients' lives. In this episode, I will share my thoughts and ideas about being a nurse unit manager based on my personal experience. For me, it has been quite a learning experience, and it has definitely shaped how I function as a nurse coach to this day. I’m going to tell you about the power of our team’s col...
Nov 14, 2022•30 min•Ep. 80
Today we are joined by the amazing Rory Tanner and Beth Montano on the podcast to talk all things, nursing career success, myths and everything in between. Find out about the reality behind popular myths in the nursing system. As you listen to our experiences, you’ll realize how much control you have in deciding what you want to do with your life and nursing career. With the right mindset, vision, and support, you’ll be setting yourself to run your own race! Key Takeaways : 01:13 Why did you cho...
Nov 07, 2022•44 min•Ep. 79
As nurses, we have been conditioned to focus on landing our dream graduate role, as if thats the only approach. Good news, there are so many opportunities out there and the bad news is that picking yourself up after a rejection is the hardest part! In this episode, I will show you why you have the power to control what happens to your nursing career. I share five tried and tested things you should do when you don’t land a graduate nursing role to optimise your success! We’ll talk about how to fo...
Oct 31, 2022•24 min•Ep. 78
Do you believe we should first heal our healers before they do any healing? That’s definitely what HeartPlace Hospital founder Nurse Jacqui O’Connor believes! She’s leading a movement of hospicing and feminizing our health and education system. There is a need for us to start caring for our carers. Nurse Jacqui is taking the massive opportunity to heal frontliners and work on providing them regular energy support. Her work continually challenges the norms and takes giant steps to improve how we ...
Oct 24, 2022•41 min•Ep. 77
When it comes to nursing education, nothing really beats having access to a nurse Educator like Rob Timmings with over 35 years of diverse nursing experience and a passion for all things science! Imagine sipping a Margherita on a cruise ship, whilst filling gaps in your clinical knowledge? Its possible with ECT4 Health! Nursing Educator Rob Timmings shares his wealth of experience with us this week as we explore what it means to be a good nurse educator, learn to stay in your lane of expertise, ...
Oct 17, 2022•45 min•Ep. 76
Considering the overwhelming nature of our career as nurses, it’s normal to have a mind full of competing stories and thoughts, sometimes, its really hard to see what is story and what is fact! If you are feeling like your brain has you running round in circles, good news your human! It just so happens that our primitive brains are wired to entertain these thoughts without them being factual truth! I believe we need to learn how to assess our thoughts and differentiate which ones are facts and w...
Oct 10, 2022•16 min•Ep. 75
Burnout and overwhelm have almost always been a certainty in the nursing industry. Despite our training to care for our patients, we aren’t necessarily equipped to deal with and manage burnout as a nurse. We are joined in this week’s episode by the wonderful nurse Michelle Gordon, founder of the Health and Happiness Formula and the Healthy Happy Nurse! We talked about her fantastic experience exploring oneself, developing self-awareness, and navigating through burnout and overwhelm. Finding the ...
Oct 03, 2022•43 min•Ep. 74
THE TIME HAS COME, for us to introduce you to the HPN Membership. A digital community for nurses to receive life and career coaching, community and all the personal growth and development! It’s time to nurse on your terms! I would like to personally invite you to join our groundbreaking HPN Membership. The membership is simple, get all the support, coaching, guidance you need to thrive in your life as a human and in your career as a nurse. Imagine what could be possible for you within your life ...
Sep 29, 2022•32 min
Who said there’s no room for creativity in a nurse’s career? Many people don’t realize that nursing can be an excellent springboard to unleash your potential to be a creator! In this week’s episode of High-Performance Nursing, we are joined by the fascinating Harriet Mary as we discuss her journey in being a creator and how nurses can leverage today’s technology to be creators themselves if they’re willing to exit their comfort zone and start doing things you never thought were possible for you!...
Sep 26, 2022•51 min•Ep. 73
Contrary to popular belief, your career as a nurse is not as predictable as you may think. In this episode with Career Success Coach Anj Di Falco, we draw inspiration from her path from being an EN, transitioning to RN, and now working as a coach within our GCLP and ASP programs! Anj joined our CCAP program in Jan 2022 feeling stuck and misaligned in her nursing career, unsure where to go next. With over 16 years’ experience, she worked with me to find her career why, learn how to self-coach and...
Sep 19, 2022•31 min•Ep. 72
It’s astonishing how many nurses feel anxious about the very thought of not working bedside. Some have assumed nursing as a singular defining identity that limits them from seeing all other opportunities in this industry. In this episode, I join the inspiring Beth Montano in The Autonomic Mind podcast to discuss our experiences in nursing outside the tradition clinical career paths! We explore the importance of raising self-awareness and discovering your identity as more than just being a nurse....
Sep 12, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Working as a nurse and midwife in the modern healthcare system is certainly a challenge, typically because as clinicians, we are ill-equipped to thrive within the complex system that is healthcare! This week in High Performance Nursing, we’ll discuss with Clinical Psychologist and Founder of the Nurse Wellbeing Mission , Nathan Illman, the value of self-care, well-being, and our shared vision for organizational support for nurses and midwives. Caring for our mental health, having an encouraging ...
Sep 05, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 70
In the healthcare industry, coaching is becoming an increasingly popular way to improve employee productivity and morale. One-on-one or small group coaching is increasingly being used to help identify and achieve personal and professional goals. In this week's episode of High Performance Nursing, I have a fascinating conversation with Gail Carmody, who is a nurse and a coach for healthcare professionals. Gail shares her insights on what coaching is, how it can benefit nurses and healthcare profe...
Aug 29, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Have you ever felt like you're not good enough, that you're a fraud and that someone will find out sooner or later? If so, then you may be experiencing imposter syndrome. While it's normal to have doubts at times, if you're struggling with imposter syndrome chronically, it can be really damaging to your self-esteem and career. In this week’s episode of High Performance Nursing, I dive into what imposter syndrome is and how you can manage it. I’ll give you some tips on how to deal with it when it...
Aug 22, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Nurses are some of the busiest people on the planet. Between managing patient care and dealing with paperwork, there’s precious little time for self-care. However, if you want to be your best both at work and at home, it’s important to take some time for yourself. In this week’s episode of High Performance Nursing, I am sharing with you the importance of self-coaching for nurses and how it can improve the industry. While self-coaching may seem like a daunting task, it’s actually quite simple. Pe...
Aug 15, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 67
