Writing RN

Tag: mental health

  • Old Worries

    Old Worries

    “Don’t be a worry wart” I used to hear this when I was little. As a child, I guess I was a worrier! I think I just stopped sharing about my concerns at a certain point. But that didn’t mean I didn’t worry. Worrying is a way for us to feel like we’re in control.…

  • Overcome

    Overcome

    Showing up. Putting one foot in front of the other. And letting go of the results. There have been so many times in my life where I could have let fear talk me out of doing something. Climbing. Camping. Nursing school. Art projects. Writing projects! Homeschooling my kids. The way that I overcome my fears…

  • Strategic Sundays or… How I Use Baking and Heavy Metal to Cope With Negative Feelings (Like the Sunday Scaries)

    Strategic Sundays or… How I Use Baking and Heavy Metal to Cope With Negative Feelings (Like the Sunday Scaries)

    I’m a big metal fan. Wait, not that kind of fan. 😛 The other kind. The kind that loves spending a Saturday night in a small venue with the drums and guitar so loud I can feel it in my soul. (Yes, I wear earplugs). Recently I got to see Rivers of Nihil– and WOW.…

  • Night Owls Vs. Early Birds (Part II)

    Night Owls Vs. Early Birds (Part II)

    What happens when we’re up all night? Or half of it? When I was working third shift as an RN, I’d get home around 8 or 830 in the morning and then try and sleep for at least 6 hours or so. It worked sometimes, but sometimes it didn’t. Even when I got sleep, I…