Lacey chats with fellow nurse and nurse mentor, Laura Wiley. Laura is a former PICU Night Shift Nurse with a passion for self care. But it wasn’t always that way. She was quickly headed for burnout until she was headed for vacation and finally had more than three days away from work to realize what she was doing to herself! She quickly developed a plan for herself to create a balanced work life and avoid the night shift hangover. 

Lacey & Laura discuss: 

• What a shift hangover is and what it feels like
• The if/then or when/then excuses we often create for ourselves that only add to our overall crummy feeling
• Why it’s SO important to prioritize drinking water, eating, and taking breaks throughout your shift
• Tips to avoid the post-shift hangover
• Being aware of the kind of culture/environment you work in and not falling trap to the negatives such as a unit that glorifies not eating, not sitting, etc.
• Taking time during your shift to step off the unit and breathe 
• Creating good habits in order to feel good and balanced

 

Laura is the founder of The Brightly Balanced Tracker and The Brightly Balanced Method: A 90-Day Mentorship for Burnt Out Nurses. She now helps unhappy nurses leave work at work, stop wasting their days off, and end exhaustion to create their perfect work-life balance. She loves donuts, coffee, running, and Delaware Beach.

Connect with Laura:

https://www.thebrightlybalancednurse.org/

https://www.instagram.com/laura.w.wiley/