Episode #98 My Job Needs Me, So They Should Treat Me Better
Release Date: 08/16/2024
What To Do When Grief Sneaks Up On You
The Grieving Nurse
Grief is a tricky thing. Just when you think you have a handle on it, it does something else to throw you off guard. This episode I talk about how there are grief triggers that feel unexpected but have a pattern, therefore, we can have a plan to expect them. Learn 3 tips to help you figure out and plan for the grief pattern. Join a Catholic community that focuses on grief. Our next group starts June 6th. Go to to find out more.
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This Grief Thing Is Harder Than I Thought
The Grieving Nurse
So often I hear people say "I am struggling with grief." You think you are being specific when you say this. The fact is that this is a very broad statement. When things are broad it tends to make us feel overwhelmed. When we are overwhelmed we tend to struggle more, which makes us feel miserable and stuck. This episode I teach you how to break this broad statement into something very specific. Something that you can work on. Something that will help you feel better. Stop struggling in your grief and start feeling better. Join my Catholic grief group at
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Why The Weather Affects Your Grief
The Grieving Nurse
The weather really does affect our grief. A lot of times I forget this in the middle of winter. When the sun starts coming out and I can be outside more, I remember to give myself grace. Of course I was more sad. Of course I was more irritated. I felt like I was trapped in a pit of gloom and doom. This episode I talk about how the seasons can affect us in big and little ways. I give you simple tips to give yourself grace and to get through this. Tired of no one understanding you in your grief. Join my Catholic grief group at
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How Do I Know If I Have Processed Their Death?
The Grieving Nurse
People will ask, 'have you processed their death?' Most of the time the response is "yes." We think that if we have gotten through the first days, weeks, and months, that we processed the death. We have moved on. We are fine. Until we aren't. How do you know if you have really processed this? This episode I talk about how you know if you have done this. If you realize that you probably haven't done this, I walk you through some simple steps to do this. Feel isolated in your grief? Go to to join a group that will truly help you and support you in your grief.
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They Don't Want Me To Be Happy
The Grieving Nurse
It is easy in our grief to feel like someone or something is standing in the way of our happiness. If they would check in on me, then I would feel better. No one understands what I am going through, therefore I have to struggle alone. This episode I talk about these sneaky beliefs that we have. We think if others changed then we would be happy. We want to take down anything that we feel is standing in our way of happiness. Want to feel better in your grief. Go to to join my grief group or for 1:1 coaching. Catholic. Compassionate. Convenient.
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I Have To Do All The Hard Things
The Grieving Nurse
After our loved one dies everything is hard. You can start to feel like you are the one who is doing all the hard things. Your mind can get stuck there which adds to the pain and hurt you are feeling. This episode I talk about why this is so natural for us to do. I walk you through how to get out of this pain spiral. I help you with coping skills so you can get through a day with out breaking down and crying. Feel heard, seen, loved, and held. Go to
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What Should I Do With My Loved Ones Social Media
The Grieving Nurse
After your loved one dies there are still things that remain. Especially now with social media, what do you do with that? Do you take it down? Do you leave it up to post occasionally? What is the right answer? This episode I talk about social media. This is something that will only be growing more in the upcoming years. How do you navigate this when there really is no playbook to look at? Want to get help with your grief?
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Grief Is Not A One and Done Thing
The Grieving Nurse
The past couple weeks have not been very good weeks. There has been a lot of things with grief that have made me feel despair, hopelessness, lonely, and abandoned. It's hard to remember that grief is not a one and done type of thing. After reflecting back on this, there are a few things I would have done differently. There are a few things I now can do differently going forward. One of the hardest things about grief is that it feels so lonely. I can help.
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The Horrible Week
The Grieving Nurse
This week has not been a good week. It has been a very hard week. There was something that triggered me from my mom's death. Then it was my dad's birthday. My marriage was also not in a great spot. Walk through this with me as I talk about the emotions an what I did to get out of that awful week. You are not alone.
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The First Two Weeks To Month After Your Loved One Dies
The Grieving Nurse
The first couple weeks to month after someone dies is a blur. It's so many emotions. You don't know if this is 'normal'. You feel like you are looking through a fog. You are exhausted. This episode I talk about the first weeks to month after the death of a loved one. Gain a few simple tips on how to care for yourself during this time. Talking about all of this is one of the best medicines for grief. Talk with me at
info_outlineWe have all thought this at one time or another. When the nursing profession is so short staffed, we start to think that our employer needs us, more than we need them. That may be statistically true. However, the way we show up when we start to think this way, is usually not very kind or nice.
This episode I talk through a bridge thought. How to get from the thought you are currently having to one that makes you feel better. A thought can be the difference between dreading going to work every day and loving your job. A thought can be the difference between biting your tongue, or lashing out at someone.
Changing a thought can be so easy, and yet so difficult at the same time. A coach is the person who helps walk you through this process. You are able to more clearly discern if you are to stay in this job or follow a calling to another one.