Resources for everyone experiencing burnout or close to it

Think of yourself as a cup. When you feel energetic, happy & engaged with life, your cup is full right? You are doing things that make you feel good in life, things that keep your cup full. Going through nursing school puts that cup at half full then jumping into working, drains it even further. In order to fill your cup back up to where it needs to be so you feel energized, happy, joyful even, requires you to do activities that fills your cup back up.

Most nurses work with an almost empty cup and still manage to take care of everyone around them. Here are ways to fill your own cup, prioritize yourself.

Daily activities that calms your nervous system:

Herbal Body Oiling

It’s like giving yourself a massage. Using herbal body oils daily is a wonderful way to calm your nervous system and bring you back into your body. They can be used at night before sleep to relax your muscles, your nervous system and your mind to sleep easier at night. Using them after a shower in the morning is a perfect way to start your day so you are calm and ready for whatever the day holds for you.

I craft nourishing herbal oils & teas to calm your nervous system and bring you back into your body. Creating rituals around oiling your skin and drinking a calming herbal tea brings your shoulders down, reminds you to unclench your jaw and to feel into your body instead of living in your head. Working in chronic stressful environments, it’s important to create time and space to nourish yourself, to listen to what your body is telling you, to be present in this moment.

 

Box breathing

Meditation

Yoga, Tai Chi

Walking in nature, touch some plants and the Earth (grounding)

Journaling

Writing down your thoughts, feelings and gratitude weekly or twice a week can relieve the mental burden of keeping everything within your head. Use it as a brain dump and to process what’s going on in your life or to recognize what you feel gratitude towards amongst the chaos. It doesn’t have to be every day, picking a specific day each week also works and can help you feel not so overwhelmed.

-13 Moons Diary is a beautiful diary that follows the rhythm of nature

Tapping or Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)

EFT or Emotional Freedom Technique, also known as tapping, is a gentle and effective approach that combines elements of acupressure, psychology, and energy healing. It involves self-applied tapping on specific meridian points on the face and upper body, while focusing on the emotional or physical challenges you're experiencing. This process helps release negative emotions, reduce stress, and restore emotional harmony.

-The MuDojo

Routine activities to calm your nervous system:

Sound baths

Energy work

Water baths

Cold showers or Cold Plunge

Spa Days

-Olympus Spa (Lynnwood & Tacoma, WA)

Massage

Planned activities that calm your nervous system:

Day or multi-day retreats

-Zen Heart Center, Bothell WA

-Unwound Retreats, Seattle WA

Nurses in the Wild

A Space for Nurses to Support Nurse Entrepreneurs

Nurse Community Support

Nurse Content Writing

  • Alexandria Nyembwe, RN; Authored by AJP

    • I am driven to showcase the diverse avenues available to nurses. I believe it is essential for nurses to explore and embrace various professional paths, highlighting the breadth of possibilities beyond traditional bedside care. By engaging in content writing, nurses can leverage their expertise to protect and serve the public in new and impactful ways while expanding their horizons beyond the bedside.

Retreats

  • Nicole Johnson, BSN, RN, CCRN, CEP, Unwound Retreats, Seattle WA, ph: (206) 948-0458

End-Of-Life Doula

Finance

Caring for the Elderly

If you are a nurse and have your own business, whether it is a side hustle or your main squeeze, and would like your business listed in the nurse community resource list, email me at hello@moonshinewellnesspnw.com