Do you function better in the day or at night?

What size is your eye bra?

Have you ever been “slimed” by a colleague? 

In this episode, Bre and Maija discuss how they balance work with personal life. Nurse life can be a challenge with shift work and long hours but they also find perks to being off the 9-5 grind. Creating a dialogue about the factors influencing the profession’s reportedly high turnover rate, they assess their experiences with the physical and emotional aspects of nursing. In the first half of the episode, we hear about topics such as scheduling, sleep hygiene, diet, and fitness. The second half of the episode digs deeper into the effects nursing and care giving can have on an individual’s mental health. Compassion fatigue and the different types of trauma one can be exposed to are discussed as outlined by Françoise Mathieu author of The Compassion Fatigue Workbook. They finally touch on the power of meditation and mindfulness as a means of building resilience. 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Sleep Is Your Superpower Matt Walker TEDTalk

The Compassion Fatigue Workbook by Françoise Mathieu 

The Edge of Compassion | Françoise Mathieu | TEDxQueensU

Other Helpful Resources 

WeRPN - Self Care For Nurses -To support self-care for nurses, WeRPN has developed a series of self-care resources. These resources are focused on three domains: mental well-being, physical well-being and emotional well-being.

The Nurses’ Health Program (NHP) -a voluntary bilingual program for Ontario nurses. It is designed to encourage nurses to seek treatment for substance use and/or mental health disorders that may affect their ability to practice nursing safely. 

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