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Nurse Talk 107: Burnt on the Edges
Why Self-Care Isn’t About Doing More
Upcoming Events ✧───✧
✧ April 2: Topic: Caring Without Burnout — Pipe-Dream or Possibility?
Dr. Will Pettit will be hosting our Mastermind call with all of our current and past students invited to join for free. We look forward to seeing everyone there, invitations are in your inbox.
✧ May 22-23: Advancing the Conversation on Consciousness in Health
We’re honored to be invited to the Health as Expanding Consciousness (HEC) Theory Dialogue at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Nursing.
Following our recent presentation at Nursology, we’re thrilled to join this intimate, think tank–style conference, where visionary nurses and scholars explore the deeper dimensions of health, healing, and consciousness. It’s a powerful space to elevate the role of insight and inner wisdom in nursing practice, and we’re excited to be part of it!
✧ June 5-7: Advancing Our Profession Together
We’ll be presenting a poster this year at the TNA Annual Conference, The Power of Us: Advancing Our Profession Together, emphasizes the importance of collaboration, innovation, and shared knowledge in transforming the nursing profession.
Blog ✧───✧
Bake a Better Cake: Rewriting Self-Care from the Inside-Out – Part 1

Let’s face it—most nurses are running on fumes. You give all day. You care deeply. You keep going even when your own body and mind are begging for rest. And when someone says, “Take care of yourself!” you might think, “With what time? With what energy?”
We’ve been sold a version of self-care that’s all about doing more:
Take a break.
Book a massage.
Get better sleep.
Start meditating.
Drink more water.
Eat better.
Exercise.
Journal.
Stretch.
Breathe.
It’s a long list of very good suggestions—but let’s be honest: most days, they feel like just more things to fail at. More pressure. More guilt. More evidence that somehow, we’re not doing self-care “right.”
But what if the problem isn’t you—or the list?
What if we’ve been baking the cake with the wrong instructions?
Imagine this: you’re baking a cake. You keep adding more sugar to make it taste better. But no matter what you do, it keeps coming out burnt on the edges.
Nurse News ✧───✧
✧ We had a great time at Nursology. We look forward to continuing connecting with the amazing people we met. "Honoring Our Past and Moving Forward: Decolonizing Nursing Knowledge." We’re so glad we were able to share "The Three Principles: A Foundation for Nursing Knowledge" with t, exploring the magic of Mind, Thought, and Consciousness.
✧ Lyn & Teresa attended the Spotlight Speaker Event by Suzanne Evans! We enjoyed soaking up the incredible content, connecting with amazing people, and making unforgettable memories. We’re ready to been SEEN EVERYWHERE!

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Create a life where stress and anxiety are handled gracefully, and self-care becomes joyful and fulfilling. We look forward to meeting you. Contact Us.