You are a masterpiece, imperfect, but a masterpiece.

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Expanding your perspective expands your purpose.

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When you speak truth to yourself, you are more truly yourself.

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Your significant burdens can significantly increase your strength.

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There is freedom when you focus on what you can control to keep stress from controlling you.

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With growing burnout, anxiety, and fatigue due to the nature of our circumstances around us, season three of the podcast is intended for all healthcare heroes. It will look a bit different than past podcast seasons where the focus was hearing stories from child life professionals. Instead of listening to other's voices, I want to give you an opportunity to listen to YOUR voice. These short episodes will guide you through a reflective process to encourage greater peace, motivation, and meaning.

This season finale episode goes behind the curtain of the Association of Child Life Professionals. CEO Jennifer Lipsey and COO Bailey Kasten dispel ACLP myths and get real about the future of the association.

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Relationships between nurses and child life specialists will forever be complicated. But, a few simple attitudes and actions can do a world of good!

Meet Bridget Wayman, a registered nurse who "gets" child life. Hear her perspective on how to build bridges with your nurses.

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Though it can be easy to dismiss hospitalized babies because they are so young, NICU specialists disagree. Meet Rania Robb, a Child Life Specialist who has spent years building a child life presence in the NICU. Hear her struggles, victories, and practical advice concerning these tiny patients.

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Many child life specialists support patients and families facing end of life on a regular basis, and many have questions about how to care for patients well during these unimaginable times.

This week Jeane' Liburd, a professor and CCLS with years of experience in hospitals and hospice centers, shares her wisdom about supporting dying patients.

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