On this episode of The Functional Nurse Podcast, host Brigitte Sager, DNP interviews Brooke Forsythe, a nurse with 18 years of experience who shares her journey through mental health challenges and the importance of mindset in healthcare. Brooke discusses her transition from wanting to be an accountant to becoming a nurse, her struggles with anxiety and depression, and how she found healing through mindset work and coaching. She emphasizes the need for a shift in the healthcare system towards more holistic approaches and the value of nurse coaching.

Brooke also shares insights from her memoir, 'Dispensing Pills, Popping Pills,' highlighting the importance of vulnerability and connection in overcoming personal struggles. In this conversation, Brigitte Sager DNP and Brooke Forsythe discuss the transformative journey of nurse coaching, emphasizing the importance of empowering clients, the challenges of building a coaching business, and the profound impact of nursing on mental health. They explore the dynamics of coaching, the necessity of self-discovery, and the significance of personal growth in both nursing and coaching practices.

💞 Connect with Brooke through her website: https://www.forsythewellnesscoaching.com/

📖 Buy her book: https://a.co/d/dZUOOfD

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Hosted by Brigitte Sager, NP, a functional medicine nurse practitioner, nurse coach, and an RN and NP FM educator.

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Be well!