What is happening?

Ever since I was a child, for whatever reason people felt comfortable coming to me with their problems. Having stable mental health was a part of this, persisting through several - what some would consider - traumatic experiences as well as through the onerous training of medical school and residency.

It was not until practicing that I truly understood the blessing and curse of being a rural health care practitioner; the responsibility of taking care of thousands of patient’s and families’ mental and physical needs 24/7, 7 days a week. Whether it be through an acute unexpected end of life, to the grounding nature of successful palliative care with peaceful end of life… through cough and colds to life altering ischemic events… or through successful treatments and patient gratitude to lack of resources, endless paperwork and demanding personalities. We preach health and wellness, and yet work shift work, snack at the nursing station, or gym memberships collect dust.

When demands get too high and the work-life balance we preach everyday spontaneously combusts in our own life, burnout can become a real thing, effecting our work, relationships, and health.

What Can We Do About It?

Make sure you’re doing what we tell our patients!

Only those who have experienced first hand what you have experienced can show true empathy. Click the link to see events we’ve planned specifically for HCPs, sign up or contact me if you want to join/create an event!