We all know how competitive the job market has been in the last eighteen months. As businesses have been struggling to stay afloat, many of us have faced being placed on extended furlough, forced to worry about whether our contracts will be extended, or being made redundant. Living through such uncertainty and worry is incredibly difficult, and it feels like everyone has been waiting for things to ...
A Season For Celebration and Comfort
The holiday season is nearly upon us. Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years’ Day … and a plethora of emotional rollercoasters. While many celebrate family, Christ’s birth, giving and receiving gifts, parties, and all the trimmings, others are approaching this season with anxiety, heartache, struggling with loss, and wishing the holidays would just get over with. Celebrations are beautiful ...
3 Steps to Change Your Career Path No Matter How Old You Are
For a number of reasons, there can come a time in your life when you decide that you want to change careers. This could even happen more than once in your life, as life can change and priorities can change. The reason for a career change can be for a number of reasons, but if you want to go down that path, then it is a good idea to be as strategic as possible about it. By changing your career to ...
Warriors In the Battle Against Breast Cancer
I sat across the table from the manager discussing what I would bring to the oncology clinic. As a new nurse I had options, but no clear direction as to where I wanted to spend my training. On this day, I felt the weight of loss as I recounted my mother’s battle with ovarian cancer, my sister-in-law who’d lost her battle with breast cancer, and my pastor who left this world after a battle with ...
Natural Remedies for Lowering Blood Sugar Levels
Last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the National Diabetes Statistics Report. According to the report, 34.2 million Americans have diabetes (both type-1 and type-2), while 1 in 3 American adults, or 88 million, have pre-diabetes. And while these numbers have slowly gone down in the past decade, the fact that they remain this high is still a cause for ...
Mental Health Crises … There is a Way Out
I couldn’t explain it, and I’m a nurse. To the casual observer, there was nothing out of the ordinary at work. But still, I had to run from our work area, hide in our medication room, and cry. Breaths came in rapid succession. My heart rate spiked from its usual 60 beats/minute to 110. Tears rolled down my face with no reasonable explanation, except that these episodes have been increasing in ...
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