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Protecting Your Equanimity

In the recent past Western North Carolina was considered a North American rain forest. 3 weeks ago vast areas of forest were burning  due to having no rain for over 3 months. Smoke was everywhere as the Party Rock Fire moved closer to our home. Although I continued working and living in my usual routines, the underlying tension was huge. Initially I experienced shock and denial; “this happens to others, not us.”
My feelings shifted from shock to anger and then to forms of bargaining while planning what to pack in the event of evacuation. We kept friends and  family updated while breathing smoky air. Each night we went to bed wondering if the fire would devour the trees on the mountain across the way.

The night we saw the fire crest the mountain we saw dead hemlocks (wooly adelgid infestation killing the trees as a result of climate changes) burst into flames. We listened to them crash and crackle as the orange light moved towards our mountain. Firefighters from all over the country worked day and night to prevent the fire from crossing a double lane road and shrunken river as it raged with heat, gusty winds and dry leaves.

We were lucky.  The firefighters maintained the boundary.

Now, the fire is 54% contained and has moved on with no human homes lost. The air quality continues to be poor; a reminder of what others are now facing. The other day I was asked how I made it through that stressful time. I recalled the day we were told we were safe– noticing what safety felt like in my body. I was relaxed and expansive with a sense of ease and relief which I generally take for granted.

My daily sustaining Self care practices of gratitude, walking, journaling, meditation, working a 12 step program and mindfulness, protected the boundaries of my equanimity. Like a person given a dreadful diagnosis, the felt experience of being threatened brought Kubler Ross’s 5 stages of the dying process, which is a process of working through losses, into high relief.

sunrise-with-waterToday I have a deepened compassion for my brothers and sisters around the globe dealing with health, environmental, sociopolitical, and religious stressors that undermine the human right of safety.

My nursing practice is consequently richer as a result of not only the experience, but how I worked with Self care towards clarity and balance. I love empowering patients and colleagues-helping them to experience their strength, intuition, love and joy, as well as their individualized Self care practices relevant to meeting the stressors in their lives.
Please share with us the strategies that you use in maintaining your equanimity in stressful or hard times.
How does it  translate over into your nursing practice?

With Love,
Padma

Also…

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Self Care for Vitality
Free Virtual Connecting Weekly Call-in for Nurses
Phone 712-432-3066
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There is a short guided relaxation, followed by a short time for silence
in community and optional sharing.
We present tips and strategies for Self care on a variety of topics such as:
setting boundaries, balance, healing, self love, vulnerability, and other topics as they arise.
It’s free to all and you can join in with a share or just listen in.
Wednesdays 6:30-7:00pm EST

What is the Food of Self Love?

So often patients and families bring food as expressions of gratitude to the staff who cared for them. I remember circling back for “just one more”.  I would feel sad as the number of goodies in the box dwindled, and wondered if others noticed how much I was taking. I also remember celebrating the end of a rough shift by sharing stories with colleagues while mindlessly eating. The next day I’d feel tired and a little hung over without even a drop of alcohol.

Over the years I put on weight and took it off again and again. As I got older, it got harder to take it off.  For years nursing journals have been writing about nursing and obesity. The latest issue of The American Nurse notes that nurses, like the rest of the population, also experience being overweight and obese.

ins-self-love-blog-imageNurses are at increased risk for illnesses related to stress due to the highly complex nature of their work, the huge responsibilities they shoulder, challenging work schedules, lack of sleep and the difficulty of getting healthy food on worksites.  There is also increased risk of injury due to “the sheer physicality of the job which can make nurses inclined to eat more and exercise less.” To top it off: when nurses are overweight, our credibility drops in the eyes of our patients because we are obviously not walking our talk. You may prescribe a 12 step program for substance abusers, but did you realize food can be abused too?

“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
-Rumi

What you think influences how you perceive the world. Since Self love is the most important gift you can give yourself (and everyone else), what is Self love and what are your barriers to it? For years I ate compulsively as a solution to problems and difficult feelings. I used eating to celebrate, to mourn, to avoid, to manage resentments, and to pause. Eating foods that were fast and easy felt like Self love until I realized that style of eating actually created barriers to feeling. Connecting to others, clear thinking, being honest with myself and other people and even  effective action were all difficult when I used excess food for Self love.

The literature and studies send us to all sorts of websites that address the physical and emotional aspects of unhealthy eating. When I found the 12 step program of Overeaters Anonymous, the spiritual dimension to the mental and physical aspects of poor eating habits made my solution blossom.  Over the years I have developed the wisdom to use food as medicine, or as fuel to operate my body. Good nutrition enables me to strengthen qualities that support being a loving presence personally and professionally. Where I work, the food served is often not healthy for me. Choosing what I put into my mouth and knowing why has strengthened my connection to a deeper part of myself and has reduced barriers I had to love.

I experience Self love in being thoughtful about what I eat. I amins-self-love-blog-image-2 more tolerant and understanding of others and their choices. I have greater clarity and focus for practical and useful solutions that enable me to provide better patient care. I am a better teammate and colleague at work and a more loving mom.

This journey has benefited my patients, employers and family.
The 12 step program of recovery provides a healing community of anonymous peers, which adds to the effectiveness of all of the tools that can be used to create better eating habits.

Do you use food for comfort, for relief, for managing stress, or for pausing?

Do you have a healthy body weight? What do you do with your resentments and anger? Have you noticed that how you care for yourself influences the way you care for others?

Other Resources:

http://www.nyu.edu/classes/keefer/EvergreenEnergy/englee.html

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/study-finds-55-percent-nurses-overweight-obese/story?id=15472375

 https://www.quora.com/Why-are-so-many-nurses-who-certainly-know-better-overweight-some-to-the-point-of-obesity-or-even-morbidly-obese

http://minoritynurse.com/obesity-the-weight-of-the-matter/

Transitions- Reclaiming Your Well Being and Strength in Nanoseconds

Skillfully navigating transitions is an opportunity to reclaim your connection to your Self. Are you aware of how you transition from sleep to waking and from work to after work?

Sometimes I wake up and dive into my morning routine-mind empty and content. Other mornings the  outside to-do’s and other circumstances make it a struggle to approach the day with enthusiasm and ease.  Some days zoom by and only at the end do I realize I was focused on things  outside myself rather than what was inside; reacting rather than responding.

You influence your internal environment by your attitude and actions. The foods and other substances that you put in your body, what you choose to look at and listen to; your intentions and which thoughts you pursue all have an impact.

The external environment is different. You do not control the weather, what others are thinking, another person’s intentions, kids’ waking with sore throats in the night or the stops, starts and flow of traffic.

Transitions,  the moments in-between events, are useful times to notice, explore and appreciate because this is your chance to influence your inner state. You can find ease, greater enjoyment of your precious life and Self and increase your efficiency. These nano seconds are important.

 

When transitioning from sleep, take a moment to enjoy your breath. Remember or think of something for which you are grateful. This practice will impact your morning and potentially infuse your whole day with Self-care.

As a practice, this keeps you in control of your internal environment. Just setting the intention to notice your breath, or to become grateful can make a difference. During the day, washing your hands can be another transition time.  This practice of appreciating the breath or feeling gratitude, returns you back inside where you are truly nourished and you can feel your wellbeing and strength.

Transitioning from a crazy work day to after work or home can be challenging because you may have used up your stores of compassion. You might feel the urge to numb out or just push on to the next thing. Pausing in the transition moment can shift your focus. If nothing went well, at least you can appreciate that you are still breathing before you cross the threshold. Moving yourself into a place of Self-care, once again you are in control. You are always in charge of your inner state.

Transition times are pregnant with potential

I am taking the Vitality In Progress: Healing and Preventing Burnout for Nurses.  One of my Self-care tools is to do something other than eating upon returning home from work. This was not only a way of transitioning into the next activity but a numbing habit. When I was honest with myself, I realized it was an ineffective attempt to return to an internal locus of control. Since I have changed that habit, doing other things in that transition time, I am more energized, more productive and… now eat when I’m hungry. I appreciate my food more when I am not eating as a method of transitioning. A new sense of well-being and strength has emerged– wow!

Please share how to you keep your energy up and your frame of mind fresh from the beginning to the end of the day as you navigate many transition times. How do you shift from one activity to the next in your busy day.

Join me on my weekly phone call:
There is a guided relaxation, time for silence in community.
I will present tips and strategies for Self-care on topics ranging from setting boundaries, kindness, and balance to healing, Self-love, vulnerability and others topics that arise.
It’s free to all and you can join the discussion or just listen in.
Wednesdays at 6:30-7:00 pm EST.

Call in # is 712-432-3066   The PIN is 177444

Sending you blessings for awareness of your transition moments.

With love, Padma

Healing, Authenticity and the Paradox of Boundaries

Boundaries are elusive, energetic, practical, conceptual and permeable. Understanding your boundaries is essential to compassionate, healthy relationships with your Self, your family, your friends, and your employers. Living an authentic life means knowing your limits — your boundaries around what is okay/not okay — and making it clear to yourself and others.

Boundaries maintain your integrity. But setting boundaries isn’t just about saying “no” or carving out time for self care (although it is about those things). What about your actual, physical space? The fact is, each living being is an electromagnetic energy field (invisible to all but a few highly sensitive folks). That energy extends beyond our bodies, commingling with the energy fields of others. In other words — we are all connected.

Your boundaries will change depending on who you’re with, how you’re  feeling, what you eat, how much time you have, and what’s going on in your electromagnetic space.  Your fields — internal and external, personal and professional — swirl together with those of your peers like one of those colored moving sand art toys.

So essentially, boundaries aren’t just “yes or no,” or “set it and forget it.” They’re permeable, ever-changing, and largely conceptual. Legal and professional boundaries provide protection for health, well being and healing.

Nurse Practice Acts of each state basically agree:
“Patients can expect a nurse to act in their best interests and to respect their dignity. This means that a nurse abstains from attaining personal gain at the patient’s expense and refrains from jeopardizing the therapeutic-patient relationship. In order to maintain that trust and practice in a manner consistent with professional standards, nurses need to be knowledgeable regarding professional boundaries and work to establish and maintain those boundaries.” The nurse’s interior influences what happens in the care recipient, and vice versa —  so nurturing healthy boundaries is both  ethical and professional. Preventing burnout, is elemental to the process of protecting the sacred bond that exists between nurses and those they care for. It is also important for healthy employee/employer relationships.

How you practice Self care, and how you care for your mind and heart, has a direct influence on your consciousness.
It’s the first and most important piece in creating authentic connection — to your Self and to others. The trick is to simultaneously recognize and honor your boundaries and your interconnectedness. Celebrate your uniqueness as an individual and your connection with others. Imagine a big sound echoing off a mountain. Although we may no longer hear the sound, it rises up and continues to reverberate in time and space. Just because you can’t see something (like the electricity that turns on the light, or the electromagnetic fields connecting you to every other living thing) doesn’t mean it’s not there. Such is the illusive nature of boundaries, and the value of understanding our connectedness as humans, as caregivers and care recipients.

A recent participant in the VIP program spoke of signing off on letters with “Take care… Give care.” Good Self care makes it possible to both give and receive, recognizing the paradox and fluidity of boundaries, and the ethical imperative of preventing burnout by setting healthy personal and professional boundaries.

What are your experiences of your boundaries being crossed, maintained, and permeable? How do you experience your electromagnetic field?  What do you think about the idea that preventing burnout is an ethical issue?

Let me know.

Take care of yourself…

With love,

Padma

Reframing is So Empowering!

 

Reframing shifts the focus from the problem to the solution
an aspect of resilience

Reframing is a creative aspect of resilience. It can be integral to recognizing options and possibilities.  As a practice, it is useful in confronting challenging situations. You are the director and the videographer of your life. By changing the angle, changing the shutter speed, and giving yourself different images, you can empower yourself by choosing a different perspective. Reframing can shift the focus away from the problem and help to create a solution.

The sacred profession of nursing offers opportunities to serve others and honors the human right to health care

We feed our families and make a difference in the lives of others and the health care industry.  You can grow, deepen your understanding and connections by seizing reframing opportunities. You can also address balance, commitment,  and other personal habits and workplace issues.

dvp4964381_p21Example: Staffing is short and I am on this case to provide care for John, his family and the agency until a night nurse can be found. The family would prefer a night nurse instead of a day nurse.  John’s health issues are not in my specialty. His disabilities are profound and his devoted parents have very specific ways that they want nurses to provide care. I found myself grumbling and not very happy at work. I left their home and headed on to the next case. Something inside, an inner voice said, “Reframe the picture — you will see other options and you will find happiness.” I remembered the quote, “Happiness is an inside job”. In that moment I realized I wasn’t trapped. “There are always options.” The voice reminded me; “some you might not want, but there are always options.”

What’s the life lesson here? I realized that I could welcome this situation and find gifts that are not obvious. Wanting to be happier and to provide the best care possible in this challenging situation meant reframing the situation. I shifted the focus from outside to inside of me. I started talking to myself with kindness and openness. “I can request a change” (not practical at this time); “I can learn new skills”, perhaps, but most importantly, I once again felt empowered.

Another example:

There was a decrease in staffing. We were being mandated to work extra shifts and we were losing many of our benefits. The situation changed when we were able to create a nurses union. By reframing the issues and recognizing the strength we had in our numbers, we were able to advocate for better nurse/staff ratios, better working conditions and increased benefits. We changed our inner landscapes and consequently changed the outer landscape.  The path was not easy, but it did become more fun and it certainly had a positive impact.

Today I am in a new and different situation:  I am a Nursepreneur; It is not easy, or comfortable.  I am keeping “my day job” while I’m learning the skills of social media, marketing and sales. In reframing, I am finding opportunity in the difficult. There are opportunities to help nurses prevent and heal from burnout. There are opportunities to impact the local hospital nurses as I present a new program that I’ve created. There are opportunities to meet people I would never have met before. I’ve been polishing the virtues of patience and compassion.  Happiness is happening as I practice talking to myself with kindness and I continue to find happiness in the happiness of others.

Life has fascinating ways of providing personal and professional challenges that are also opportunities
I grow, heal and serve
I mature emotionally, spiritually, and mentally

How do you visualize your challenges? How do you relate to your own thoughts? Do you believe everything you think? What are your experiences with reframing. Maybe you are already doing this but you call it something different…. Let us know.

Take care of yourself.

With love, Padma

Self-effort and Grace: A New Experience of the Serenity Prayer

One of my favorite prayers is the Serenity Prayer

I am recognizing that within each person The Life Source is present. All virtues are present, including serenity, purity, kindness, strength, wisdom, clarity, gratitude, steadfastness, courage, honesty and all others despite outer appearances and feelings.

dvp4964381_p21The other day I made a delightful and powerful discovery.
Sometimes these virtues are buried and hidden, but nonetheless, they are there and just need polishing and exposure to the light.
I then realized that this is true for me too~
I said the Serenity Prayer in a new way. I invite you to try it and see what your experience is!

[God, Source, Spirit, Consciousness, Eternal Friend, Grace, Allah, Dear One, etc]

Thank you

For the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change;

The Courage to change the things I can;

And the Wisdom to know the difference.

Integral Nursing Solutions September Newsletter 2016

Yeah!!!
Vitality in Progress:Healing and Preventing Burnout for Nurses
started on August 28th.

…“Take care; Give care”. This is a pithy contemplation for me when I remember that when I receive, I am allowing another the precious opportunity to give. I want to be a giver and a receiver.

Another nurse reflected that her commitment in the workplace can and will take the form of a spiritual commitment.  Working on another certification she is seeing her commitment to education as commitment to excellence in her nursing practice.

I decided to take the program myself this time. Walking my talk, I want to prevent burnout in myself and a deeper understanding of the course itself. It is one thing to design a program and another to be a participant. My Self-care tool #1 is to explore other ways of transitioning upon arriving home after a busy day besides sitting down to have something to eat. I had to write a list of other things I could do because the habit is so engrained. The good news is, the list is working. Sometimes I walked, other times, checked on my bees, and I wrote in my journal. The list is pretty long. I might make a new habit of a regular activity or stay flexible over time to see what works best. Self care tool #2 is to stop driving in order to eat my breakfast or lunch.

Other participants’ Self care tools are: Going someplace new on a weekly basis like a museum, restaurant or ruin. Making a commitment to movement, calling a 7-year-old niece regularly or participating in the governance of her spiritual group. I am delighting in the fact that each nurse is choosing Self care tools that foster a deeper connection to the Spirit and Self.

This brings me to the spelling of Self care. The computer auto-corrects for lower case and a hyphen. This program refers to the capital S self, indicating the spirit of an individual.

Caring for one’s deepest self, one’s spirit, is what Vitality in Progress offers to all who take it.

In the mentoring phone calls I’ve noticed the energy of the call shifting during the call. By the end the energy is more uplifted as the participants discover their own paths of healing and Self care based upon their insights into the assignments and their work with their Self care.

One nurse said, “It is easy, flexible, and I find I process the assignments during the week as things come up that are related to the assignments.” We will be having our first Virtual Circle at the end of the month. I will let you know how it went in the October newsletter.

Metta Institute’s alumni retreat

I’m looking forward to attending the Metta Institute’s alumni retreat at the Santa Sabina Retreat Center in San Rafael, CA.

Courage, Compassion & Community is a 5-day training/retreat the last week in September. It  includes mindfulness meditation, collaborative learning, advanced teachings, interactive exercises and opportunities for resource sharing and networking with other Alumni.
Sending you blessings of clarity, fun, beauty and ease in the next month.

With love, Padma

Health Care Justice, Awareness and Privilege

I am a “Damn Yankee” – a white woman northerner who has moved to North Carolina (A Yankee, is a northerner who visits the south and leaves.) There has been recent legislation to prevent minorities from voting and to decrease women’s reproductive rights. The infamous HB2- Bathroom Bill, legislates that people  use the bathroom that corresponds to the gender on their birth certificate.  These issues, along with Confederate flags flown openly in this time of a growing Black Lives Matter movement is challenging me to find my voice and place in this disturbed environment.

As a child I had a social conscience, and felt a guilt for my good and lucky fortune.The other day I attended Transforming Healthcare Equality into Equity 2016 Diversity Summit. This was presented by Mission Hospital and Mountain Area Health Education Center ( MAHEC) to address health care disparities locally and nationally.

The speakers were both black and white. Using research and clinical data, presentations on the realities that Infant Mortality Rates and cancer treatments are different for blacks and whites were disturbing, illuminating and powerful. We were taken through processes of discovering our own unconsciously held habits and beliefs about care for African Americans and whites. There were suggestions of avenues to pursue in addressing the disparities that would lead to solutions. I Equality is not always Justicelearned about the physical and emotional effects of micro aggressions, unconscious small statements, inferences or put-downs that hurt.

I was reminded of my place of privilege when speakers shared their experiences navigating the educational and health systems as people of color or of a gender difference. I experienced deep empathy and the power of the word justice. I came home feeling huge love for the whole human family and my heart was open. I was enriched by the deep personal work that we shared and will be continued. As a nurse, I have taken care of all kinds of people. I am now more aware of my judging mind and how it influences my presence and the care I give.

Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.”  Cornell West

My biggest take away was that I no longer have guilt! I am committed to use my privilege to work for justice both in the work place and for health care recipients. I am not sure what this will look like. Right now speaking up when I notice an injustice or inequity and writing on this topic is my beginning. I will keep you posted.

Is there injustice in the health care system where you work? If so, is it being addressed?
Please share with us your experiences in this realm as we open the conversation to deepening our understanding and expanding our hearts.

Recognizing privilege is as important as recognizing its lack and the effects of exclusion

With love,
Padma

With Intention, There is Movement Towards Your Goal

Some habits are foundational to a vibrant, joy filled life, like eating healthy foods regularly and  routinely brushing teeth. It is nice to know the way to work every day, so that you can be available for other activities such as talking to a friend, whistling a tune, listening to the radio, or just people watching.

Some habits were developed early in our lives to help manage difficult feelings and situations but now, they no longer serve us; In fact, they may be harmful. The neuropathways of these unskillful habits are deep and are hard to let go of.  Unhealthy habits like overeating, smoking, interrupting, substance abuse or arrogance, once may have protected or provided us with comfort. So how do we work with these deeply engrained neural pathways? The good news is that we don’t have to act out our habits or addictions because we always have a choice to move towards or away from happiness and health.

* The first step in working with habits is to recognize them

Becoming aware of them mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. Saying, “Woops, there it is again.” There is no need for judgement, just, “Oh, there it is again”. Once we are aware often enough, we can then ask ourselves if we want to keep that habit or addiction. We are not stuck with them forever because when there is intention, there is movement in the direction of the goal.

5 Stages to Changing Behaviors


1. Pre-contemplation: There is no intention of changing in the next 6 months
2. Contemplation: The person is considering changing in the next 6 months
3. Preparation: The person is making some changes, but not at goal
4. Action: The person has 6 months of active behavior change
5. Maintenance: the person has changed the behavior and is in a place of acceptance of obstacles that occur to undermine the new behavior- and able to apply cognitive restructuring, psychosocial and spiritual strategies to maintain the changed behavior. Current Nursing Theory

I noticed that I was constantly interrupting others and sometimes trying to anticipate what they were going to say, even speaking as they spoke, ending their sentences with them. I was uncomfortable with this habit, but had practiced it for a long time, in the effort to provide me with a certain feeling of closeness. Now in the last stage of changing the behavior,  I am maintaining the practice of not interrupting and trying to finish sentences for others. I have greater comfort with my own separateness and occasional discomfort.

As you reflect upon your life, is there a habit that no longer serves you?

Where in the 5 Stages of Changing Behavior are you regarding that habit?

Please share with us over time your process of making a change.

6 months from now you might be just a little bit happier and we are here to provide support.


“What one thing could you do in your personal and professional life that, if you did on a regular basis, would make a tremendous positive difference in your life? … Our effectiveness takes quantum leaps when we do them.”

-Stephen Covey

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

 

A note from Padma August 2016

Conceptual peace and cultural diversity symbol of multiracial hands making a circle together on blue sky and green grass background.

Reflections

As some of you know, when I chose the sacred and glorious profession of nursing I was clueless about how deeply it would grow me as I showed up being a nurse in various settings. Since graduating UNC Chapel Hill in 1974, with a Bachelors in Nursing the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, plan of care, interventions, and evaluation are in the marrow of my bones.  It colors the way I experience and operate in the world as parent, daughter, friend, colleague, teacher, caregiver and fellow on the spiritual path of love. Nursing has touched every aspect of my life. Being a nurse reminds me “that we are all in this together.”

If one person is suffering, we all are. And, that deeper than interdependent, we inter-are. understanding Inter-being

Wow have there been changes in nursing, health care and in me in the last 42 years.

Being a nurse gave me the opportunity to work with my colleagues at Lenox Hill in order to unionize in the 1980’s.

Nursing has given me the research to back up my experience of distance healing.

Martha Rogers was my professor at NYU on the Science of Unitary Human Beings in 1976 Nursing Theory – Unitary Human Beings . Her grand theory and the training in Therapeutic Touch that I received at Pumpkin Hollow Farm with Delores Krieger and Dora Kunz began the expansion of  my understanding with regard to human health and the interplay of fields and systems; the complementary approaches in health care. Research now shows that what was once labeled “alternative” is now one of many models, in addition to the medical models used in addressing health care issues.

Nursing has offered me many ways of supporting my family

Doing my best to balance family and work life, I healed from burnout several times and stayed in the profession.  This profession has always been here for me as a source of income and just as importantly a deepening of my spiritual and emotional intelligence. For example, after working med/surg at NY Hospital and Lenox Hill, I realized that developing a private psychotherapy practice in Manhattan gave me the opportunity to help people experience and heal on emotional, mental and physical levels that we could not address in the hospital. Knowing that birth is a natural event, finding out what is important to parents and helping them to achieve it was another way of being a nurse. While home educating my 2 daughters, I happily became a certified Bradley childbirth educator in my area. bradleybirth.com

At the other end of the life spectrum, dying is again a natural event and working as a hospice case manager for 14+ years, my work reflected “the science of caring is the art of nursing.” Current Nursing Theory

Assisting dying people, caregivers and colleagues in approaching the process from an integral perspective, I recognized that the transformation of one impacts everyone, including the nurse. I also co-created with the Director of Volunteers,  an 11th hour certificate training program for the volunteers based on my training at the Metta Institute. Metta Institute

Nursing is now giving me the opportunity to continue to serve in a new way.

Above Image for NL#1(This picture is one I took- the idea of sharing what I have to offer, and of sowing seeds…)I have learned so much from patients, colleagues, friends and family going through the ups and downs of being human on this planet. I also continue to learn from you as I navigate the unfamiliar territory of social media and entrepreneurship. I’ve continued to work with nurses, patients and organizations and or the last 2 years I have been creating a business,
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As health care continues to evolve, so have nursing roles. Self-care and resilience are buzz words in the lexicon of nursing programs, departments, research and education. A lot is being said about self-care and INS is designed to support the implementation of self-care practices by providing both in person and online programs and workshops with CNE credits to nurses and the organizations that employ nurses. Humans grow and heal in the loving, supportive company of others. Integral Nursing Solutions provides the personal and loving support that is needed to develop internal strengths to manifest the courage to be vulnerable enough to grow in new ways that heal us. Helping nurses to develop personal keystone habits that support them as they provide the dedicated and beautiful service they offer in the world of nursing, healthcare and beyond.

This newsletter will be posted periodically with articles that I write and that you or others write. So, if you are a nurse and/or a writer, and would like to post here, please feel free to send me your posts. The world is busy and if you get to a point where receiving the email no longer meets your needs, you can always unsubscribe.

In the meantime… Welcome and I look forward to our conversations and collaborations.

The next newsletter will include: Why the name Integral Nursing Solutions and the logo of a honeycomb?

Sending you blessings for clarity, joy and delight till we visit again.


With love, PadmaINS-logo-cells-only-summer

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