July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Self-care & mental health awareness is a topic and a lifestyle that we cover very frequently on the podcast and we will continue to address it regularly. As healthcare professionals, we give of ourselves so much. It is essential to know when it’s time to unwind and take care of yourself.

Franchesca Fontus specializes in mental health and trauma and sees several different scenarios- whether it be individuals, couples, or families. She is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, serving as the owner and CEO of her private practice, Purpose Therapy.

We talk about navigating life while managing COVID-19 in addition to other issues that are at the forefront such as racial inequality. Staying connected in a day and age when social distancing has become a new norm. Remaining connected to your community. Creating normalcy within a time where everything seems far from normal.

What you will take away from this episode will remind you that self-care is an act of self love.

This episode is a bonus episode to our series where we delve into the topic of entrepreneurship. What better way to succeed in entrepreneurship than by learning how to address your whole person—your spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical needs.

The Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast is a space created with YOU in mind! You will find content discussed here that will include all things nursing- student nurses, new nurses, travel nurses-- this podcast is for you!

Stay tuned for bonus content and guest appearances.

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You can contact Franchesca through the following platforms:

IG: @purposetherapy

Facebook: Purpose Therapy

Twitter: Purpose Therapy

Website: purposetherapyandconsulting.com

Connect with me on my socials:

IG: @vintagetravelingnurse

Facebook: @vintagetravelingnurse

Twitter: @vintage_rn

LinkedIn: Mynoucka LaFalaise

Do you have a topic that you want us to discuss on the podcast? Please send all emails to [email protected].

Thank you for listening!

We are also sending out prayers and love to all of our essential front-line workers. This includes healthcare workers, grocery store workers, government employees, sanitation employees, along with everyone who has to leave their homes to work during this very challenging period. The Corona Virus Pandemic known as COVID-19 has absolutely changed our world, not only in the present, but in the days to come. We will continue to share resources on all of our social media platforms. We are continuing to pray for God's hedge of protection over you and your families each and every single day.

Traveling with your partner, family, or friends can be a trip for the books—but traveling solo? That experience is completely unmatched. Take it one step further and travel abroad, and it’s safe to say that you’ve taken your trip experience up a notch. But there are steps that you can take to ensure that you have both a positive and safe experience. 

Somina is a world traveler. Embarking on both local and international trips, she has not allowed the inability to coordinate schedules to stop her from taking advantage of the opportunity to explore. She’s bold, and fearlessly connects with other adventurers who have decided to allow the world to be their playground. 

We explore topics from practical tips to ensure solo traveling is an enjoyable one. Traveling as a single woman. What type of insurance you need to have when you’re traveling abroad. Living a full life as a single 30 something year old. We go deep ya’ll. 

What you will take away from this episode will inspire you to truly live your best life today. 

This episode is a bonus episode to the entrepreneurship series where we delve into the topic of entrepreneurship. I really began exploring this topic over the last year and a half while I was working as a travel nurse and I'm unpacking that here. 

The Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast is a space created with YOU in mind! You will find content discussed here that will include all things nursing- student nurses, new nurses, travel nurses-- this podcast is for you! 

Stay tuned for bonus content and guest appearances. 

Subscribe to the Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast- New uploads every week! 

You can now listen on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and anywhere you like to listen to your favorite podcast! 

Check out this blog post on the Vintage Traveling Nurse website: Secure the Bag 

You can contact Somina through the following platforms: 

IG: @justsomina

Venmo: JustSomina 

Connect with me on my socials: 

IG: @vintagetravelingnurse 

Facebook: Vintage Traveling Nurse 

Twitter: @vintage_rn 

LinkedIn: Mynoucka LaFalaise 

Do you have a topic that you want us to discuss on the podcast? Please send all emails to [email protected]. 

Thank you for listening! We are also sending out prayers and love to all of our essential front-line workers. This includes healthcare workers, grocery store workers, government employees, sanitation employees, along with everyone who has to leave their homes to work during this very challenging period. The Corona Virus Pandemic known as COVID-19 has absolutely changed our world, not only in the present, but in the days to come. We will continue to share resources on all of our social media platforms. We are continuing to pray for God's hedge of protection over you and your families each and every single day.

Monet Hambrick of the Traveling Child has completely changed the blogging space when she introduced the world to her family. As an avid traveler, she enjoyed seeing the world with her husband. Once her family grew with the birth of her two daughters, she decided to bring them along on the adventure. She shares these experiences, down to the exact itineraries that her family uses when they go on all of their trips.

Her blog has now evolved into a full-time business. She works with a series of brands, providing useful content for anyone who is interested in travel whether it be solo, with a partner, or with your entire family. She has been a contributor for other blogs such as Essence and The Points Guy. In addition to that, she is a children’s book author with the launch of The Traveling Child Goes To series which highlights her families’ trips from the perspective of her daughters Jordyn and Kennedy.

You are in for a surprise today. If you are thinking about converting your hobby into a side hustle or your side hustle into a full-time business, I guarantee you will glean so much from this episode.

This episode is the sixth segment of our entrepreneurship series where we will delve into the topic of entrepreneurship. I really began exploring this topic over the last year and a half while I was working as a travel nurse and I'm unpacking that here.

The Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast is a space created with YOU in mind! You will find content discussed here that will include all things nursing- student nurses, new nurses, travel nurses-- this podcast is for you!

Stay tuned for bonus content and guest appearances.

Subscribe to the Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast- New uploads every week!

You can now listen on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and anywhere you like to listen to your favorite podcast!

Check out this blog post on the Vintage Traveling Nurse website: Secure the Bag

You can contact Monet through the following platforms:

IG: @thetravelingchild

Facebook: The Traveling Child

Website: thetravelingchild.co

Get her new book The Traveling Child Goes To Rio de Janeiro! Get it here

Connect with me on my socials:

IG: @vintagetravelingnurse

Facebook: Vintage Traveling Nurse

Twitter: @vintage_rn

LinkedIn: Mynoucka LaFalaise

Do you have a topic that you want us to discuss on the podcast? Please send all emails to [email protected].

Thank you for listening!

We are also sending out prayers and love to all of our essential front-line workers. This includes healthcare workers, grocery store workers, government employees, sanitation employees, along with everyone who has to leave their homes to work during this very challenging period. The Corona Virus Pandemic known as COVID-19 has absolutely changed our world, not only in the present, but in the days to come. We will continue to share resources on all of our social media platforms. We are continuing to pray for God's hedge of protection over you and your families each and every single day.

Twenty-Four Doors is a resourceful online platform that encompasses a website, blog and YouTube channel. This brand is powered by Moni & her husband Devante-- a dynamic duo that has made it their mission to teach others how to build generational wealth through real estate.  As “millennials helping millennials everywhere” they have certainly done that by being completely transparent with their journey in building 24 doors. 

Moni is a realtor and her husband Devante is a professional basketball player. They spend part of the year in Japan in which they are still able to run their company while living abroad. We talk about all of that and more in today’s episode. 

This episode is the fifth segment of our series where we will delve into the topic of entrepreneurship. I really began exploring this topic over the last year and a half while I was working as a travel nurse and I'm unpacking that here. 

The Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast is a space created with YOU in mind! You will find content discussed here that will include all things nursing- student nurses, new nurses, travel nurses-- this podcast is for you! 

Stay tuned for bonus content and guest appearances. 

Subscribe to the Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast- New uploads every week! 

You can now listen on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and anywhere you like to listen to your favorite podcast! 

Check out this blog post on the Vintage Traveling Nurse website: Secure the Bag 

You can contact Moni through the following platforms: 

IG: @twentyfourdoors 

YouTube: Growing with the Gardners 

Website: twentyfourdoors.com 

Their Everything Guide to Home-Buying Course is now available! Get it here 

Connect with me on my socials: 

IG: @vintagetravelingnurse 

Facebook: @vintagetravelingnurse 

Twitter: @vintage_rn 

LinkedIn: Mynoucka LaFalaise 

Do you have a topic that you want us to discuss on the podcast? 

Please send all emails to [email protected]. 

Thank you for listening! 

We are also sending out prayers and love to all of our essential front-line workers. This includes healthcare workers, grocery store workers, government employees, sanitation employees, along with everyone who has to leave their homes to work during this very challenging period. The Corona Virus Pandemic known as COVID-19 has absolutely changed our world, not only in the present, but in the days to come. We will continue to share resources on all of our social media platforms. We are continuing to pray for God's hedge of protection over you and your families each and every single day.

Welcome to episode #4 of season 3 of the Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast!

Alex “Nemo” Hanse is the CEO and founder of Foolies- a clothing company that strives to inspire men and women of color to live out their dreams no matter how foolish it may seem. Hence the term “Foolies.” For nearly a decade, Nemo has opened up his life which has become a road-map so others can pursue their dreams.  

He lives out this concept so much so that he released a book, Foolies Approved that serves as a blueprint for anyone seeking to begin their own journey. This is an episode you can’t afford to miss out on.

This episode is the fourth segment of a series where over the next 8 weeks we will delve into the topic of entrepreneurship. I really began exploring this topic over the last year and a half while I was working as a travel nurse and I'm unpacking that here.

The Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast is a space created with YOU in mind! You will find content discussed here that will include all things nursing- student nurses, new nurses, travel nurses-- this podcast is for you!

Stay tuned for bonus content and guest appearances.

Subscribe to the Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast- New uploads every week!

You can now listen on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and anywhere  you like to listen to your favorite podcast!

Check out this blog post on the Vintage Traveling Nurse website: Secure the Bag 

You can contact Alex “Nemo” Hanse through the following platforms:

IG: @foolies

Get his new book Foolies Approved here

Connect with me on my socials:

IG: @vintagetravelingnurse  

Facebook: @vintagetravelingnurse 

Twitter: @vintage_rn  

LinkedIn: Mynoucka LaFalaise  

Do you have a topic that you want us to discuss on the podcast? Please send all emails to [email protected].

Thank you for listening!

We are also sending out prayers and love to all of our essential front-line workers. This includes healthcare workers, grocery store workers, government employees, sanitation employees, along with everyone who has to leave their homes to work during this very challenging period. The Corona Virus Pandemic known as COVID-19 has absolutely changed our world, not only in the present, but in the days to come. We will continue to share resources on all of our social media platforms. We are continuing to pray for God's hedge of protection over you and your families each and every single day.

Welcome to episode #3 of season 3 of the Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast! 

Today we chat with student nurse Hailey and cover everything from her experience as a student completing her nursing program during this world pandemic infamously known as COVID-19. We also get into the “why” of how she settled on becoming a nurse as well as how she has been able to develop her social media platform while attending school. The benefit of doing this and now the possibility of her becoming a nursepreneur by leveraging her social media presence. 

The world of social media has absolutely changed the game, specifically in how people navigate their careers. If done right, one can monetize their social media platforms which can then serve as additional streams of income. Access to information has been made possible with the usage of mobile devices and now more than ever, there is an increase in the demand for information. 

Hailey shares useful content on her platform—and this has now opened the door for her to simultaneously work as a content creator, form brand partnerships, and continue to be an influencer in the space of nursing-- all while working as a nurse. We talked about the importance of creating additional streams of income in the first two episodes of our entrepreneurship series this season. Watching the way our world is changing and how a new normal is being established—if you weren’t experimenting with entrepreneurship or a home-based business before, it’s definitely a thought now. 

The Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast is a space created with YOU in mind! You will find content discussed here that will include all things nursing- student nurses, new nurses, travel nurses-- this podcast is for you! Stay tuned for bonus content and guest appearances. 

Subscribe to the Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast- New uploads every week! 

You can now listen on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and anywhere  you like to listen to your favorite podcast! 

Check out this blog post on the Vintage Traveling Nurse website: Secure the Bag 

You can connect with Hailey through the following social media platform: 

IG: nurse_hailey_ 

Connect with me on my socials: 

IG: @vintagetravelingnurse 

Facebook: @vintagetravelingnurse  

Twitter: @vintage_rn  

LinkedIn: Mynoucka LaFalaise 

Do you have a topic that you want us to discuss on the podcast? 

Please send all emails to [email protected]. 

Thank you for listening! 

We are also sending out prayers and love to all of our essential front-line workers. This includes healthcare workers, grocery store workers, government employees, sanitation employees, along with everyone who has to leave their homes to work during this very challenging period. The Corona Virus Pandemic known as COVID-19 has absolutely changed our world, not only in the present, but in the days to come. We will continue to share resources on all of our social media platforms. We are continuing to pray for God's hedge of protection over you and your families each and every single day.

Welcome to episode #2 of season 3 of the Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast!  

This is Part II of this week’s episode-- Building a Legacy featuring Jermaine Ervin of J. Ervin Collection & Bada Ding PDR dropped earlier this week. In that episode, we covered how God was leading him to shift and by listening to the voice of God, it led him to become self-employed. This has essentially allowed him to have the freedom to be fully immersed in his ministry within his church. 

He is a husband and a father in addition to his outside obligations and the flexibility that he has with his time has been a direct result to taking that leap of faith in becoming an entrepreneur.  

The Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast is a space created with YOU in mind! You will find content discussed here that will include all things nursing- student nurses, new nurses, travel nurses-- this podcast is for you! 

Stay tuned for bonus content and guest appearances.  

Subscribe to the Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast- New uploads every week!  

You can now listen on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and anywhere  you like to listen to your favorite podcast!  

Check out this blog post on the Vintage Traveling Nurse website: Secure the Bag  

You can contact Jermaine Ervin through the following platforms: 

 IG: @jervincollection  

IG: @badading_  

Website: J. Ervin Collection  

Connect with me on my socials:  

IG: @vintagetravelingnurse  

Facebook: @vintagetravelingnurse   

Twitter: @vintage_rn   

LinkedIn: Mynoucka LaFalaise  

Do you have a topic that you want us to discuss on the podcast? Please send all emails to [email protected].  

Thank you for listening! 

We are also sending out prayers and love to all of our essential front-line workers. This includes healthcare workers, grocery store workers, government employees, sanitation employees, along with everyone who has to leave their homes to work during this very challenging period. The Corona Virus Pandemic known as COVID-19 has absolutely changed our world, not only in the present, but in the days to come. We will continue to share resources on all of our social media platforms. We are continuing to pray for God's hedge of protection over you and your families each and every single day.

Welcome to episode #1 of season 3 of the Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast! 

Today marks the kick off of a series where over the next 8 weeks we will delve into the topic of entrepreneurship. I really began exploring this topic over the last year and a half while I was working as a travel nurse so I really want to unpack that here.  

Jermaine Ervin of J. Ervin Collection & Bada-ding PDR dropped so many gems in this episode… it was so good!  This episode is part 1 of our 2-part interview.   Watching the way our world is changing and how a new normal is being established—if you weren’t experimenting with entrepreneurship or a home-based business before, it’s definitely a thought now. 

The Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast is a space created with YOU in mind! You will find content discussed here that will include all things nursing- student nurses, new nurses, travel nurses-- this podcast is for you! Stay tuned for bonus content and guest appearances. 

Subscribe to the Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast- New uploads every week! 

You can now listen on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and anywhere  you like to listen to your favorite podcast! 

Check out this blog post on the Vintage Traveling Nurse website: Secure the Bag 

You can contact Jermaine Ervin through the following platforms: 

IG: @jervincollection 

IG: @badading_ 

Website: J. Ervin Collection 

Connect with me on my socials: 

IG: @vintagetravelingnurse 

Facebook: @vintagetravelingnurse  

Twitter: @vintage_rn  

LinkedIn: Mynoucka LaFalaise 

Do you have a topic that you want us to discuss on the podcast? Please send all emails to [email protected].   

Thank you for listening! 

We are also sending out prayers and love to all of our essential front-line workers. This includes healthcare workers, grocery store workers, government employees, sanitation employees, along with everyone who has to leave their homes to work during this very challenging period. The Corona Virus Pandemic known as COVID-19 has absolutely changed our world, not only in the present, but in the days to come. We will continue to share resources on all of our social media platforms. We are continuing to pray for God's hedge of protection over you and your families each and every single day.

Welcome to episode #8 of season 2 of the Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast!

This episode, I am talking about how travel nursing has opened me up to a world of entrepreneurship.  I think as nurses, many of us have the unique opportunity to dive into entrepreneurship whether it be because of our schedule working 3-12 hour shifts if that’s the schedule you currently have, or if you’re working other flexible jobs like tele-medicine where you have the option of working remotely.

Watching the way our world is changing and how a new normal is being established—if you weren’t experimenting with entrepreneurship or a home-based business before, it’s definitely a thought now.

The Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast is a space created with YOU in mind! You will find content discussed here that will include all things nursing- student nurses, new nurses, travel nurses-- this podcast is for you! Stay tuned for bonus content and guest appearances.

Subscribe to the Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast- New uploads every week!

You can now listen on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and anywhere  you like to listen to your favorite podcast!

Check out this blog post on the Vintage Traveling Nurse website: Secure the Bag

Episodes mentioned in this episode:

Season 2 Episode 5: Coping With Grief While Working as a Travel Nurse

Season 2 Episode 6: Life As a Travel Nurse When You're No Longer Traveling

Connect with me on my socials:

IG: @vintagetravelingnurse

Facebook: @vintagetravelingnurse 

Twitter: @vintage_rn 

LinkedIn: Mynoucka LaFalaise

Do you have a topic that you want us to discuss on the podcast? Please send all emails to [email protected].

Thank you for listening!

We are also sending out prayers and love to all of our essential front-line workers. This includes healthcare workers, grocery store workers, government employees, sanitation employees, along with everyone who has to leave their homes to work during this very challenging period. The Corona Virus Pandemic known as COVID-19 has absolutely changed our world, not only in the present, but in the days to come. We will continue to share resources on all of our social media platforms. We are continuing to pray for God's hedge of protection over you and your families each and every single day.

Sponsorships: off for this episode

Welcome to episode #7 of season 2 of the Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast!  

We are excited to bring another segment of Vintage Talks with my girl Wunedel. Wunedel co-wrote the last blog post which I will link below, and today she is here to share some of her insight that she has as a nurse. Wunedel is a masters prepared nurse who works as a nurse manager for a home health agency. She has been a registered nurse for 10 years with experience spanning across several different areas including neurology, med-surg, PACU, academia, and hospice. 

The Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast is a space created with YOU in mind! You will find content discussed here that will include all things nursing- student nurses, new nurses, travel nurses. If it’s about nursing- you’ll find it here! Stay tuned for bonus content and guest appearances.

Subscribe to the Vintage Traveling Nurse Podcast- New uploads every week!

You can now listen on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and anywhere  you like to listen to your favorite podcast!

Check out this blog post that Wunedel and I co-wrote together on the Vintage Traveling Nurse website: Travel Nurse Packing Hacks

Connect with me on my socials:

IG: @vintagetravelingnurse

Facebook: @vintagetravelingnurse 

Twitter: @vintage_rn 

LinkedIn: Mynoucka LaFalaise

Do you have a topic that you want us to discuss on the podcast? Please send all emails to [email protected].

Thank you for listening!

We are also sending out prayers and love to all of our essential front-line workers. This includes healthcare workers, grocery store workers, government employees, sanitation employees, along with everyone who has to leave their homes to work during this very challenging period. The Corona Virus Pandemic known as COVID-19 has absolutely changed our world, not only in the present, but in the days to come. We will continue to share resources on all of our social media platforms. We are continuing to pray for God's hedge of protection over you and your families each and every single day.