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Beat Nurse Burnout |  Holistic Wellness, Stress, Burnout Recovery, Fatigue, Identity, Healing

Beat Nurse Burnout | Holistic Wellness, Stress, Burnout Recovery, Fatigue, Identity, Healing

Shan Wright | Nurse Life Coach, Stress Expert, Christian Mom Mentor, Holistic Nurse, Speaker 245 Episodes Oct 13, 2026

This podcast is for exhausted nurses who feel burnt out, irritable, and emotionally numb. Host Shan Wright, a registered nurse and holistic nurse coach, shares strategies for overcoming burnout, finding work-life balance, and reconnecting with faith and family. Episodes cover stress management, self-care, and recovery from the demands of nursing. The show aims to help nurses heal from burnout and rediscover their identity and purpose.

Episodes

People Pleasing Nurse? A 4-7-8 Breath Prayer for God's Approval (Galatians 1:10)
People Pleasing Nurse? A 4-7-8 Breath Prayer for God's Approval (Galatians 1:10) Oct 13, 2026 792 Nurse friend, You picked up the extra shift on your day off. You took the hardest assignment so nobody would complain. You said "I'm fine" when you weren't... again. If you're a nurse who can't say no, this episode is for you. People pleasing in nursing looks like dedication. It gets praised. It gets rewarded. And it quietly drains you until there's nothing left for your family, your health, or yo
For the Nurse Who Prays, A Special Invitation [BONUS]
For the Nurse Who Prays, A Special Invitation [BONUS] Oct 10, 2026 397 Nurse friend, when was the last time you prayed on shift that wasn't "Lord, just get me through this"? As a nurse, of 20 years, I prayed that very often! In this bonus episode, I invite you into a different prayer and into a special workshop called: One Life: A Guided Biblical Meditation for Nurses.  During this workshop, I will walk you through a breath prayer, explains how biblical meditation ca
Why Breathing Exercises Don't Work for Burned-Out Nurses (Yet)
Why Breathing Exercises Don't Work for Burned-Out Nurses (Yet) Oct 6, 2026 1914 You've tried the breathing app, the gratitude journal, the bath, the PTO. And the stress came right back. In this foundation episode, I explain why self-care and nervous system regulation tools don't work when you try them first, and what has to happen before they can. I share a personal lightbulb moment from my own kitchen: how an overfunctioning autopilot kicks in before you're even aware of it,
The To-Don't List: Permission to Stop Doing [ Part 2 with Elizabeth Andreyevskiy]
The To-Don't List: Permission to Stop Doing [ Part 2 with Elizabeth Andreyevskiy] Sep 29, 2026 1447 The To-Don't List: Permission to Stop Doing — with Elizabeth A. (Part 2 of 2) This is part two of my conversation with Elizabeth A. — if you haven't listened to part one yet, start there first. These two episodes are meant to be heard together: part one is the awakening, part two is what to actually do about it. Elizabeth introduces her "to-don't list" — and it's less about productivity than permi
From "10% Away from a Mental Breakdown" to Healing [ Part 1 with Elizabeth Andreyevskiy]
From "10% Away from a Mental Breakdown" to Healing [ Part 1 with Elizabeth Andreyevskiy] Sep 22, 2026 1857 In this episode, I sit down with Elizabeth A. — Anger Management Coach for Christian Moms and podcast host — for part one of a two-part conversation on burnout, breakdown, and what real healing actually looks like. This January, Elizabeth told her husband something a lot of us have felt but never said out loud: "I feel like I'm 10% away from a mental breakdown." In this episode, she walks us throu
Phantom Shifts: Why Your Brain Never Clocks Out (Even On Your Days Off)
Phantom Shifts: Why Your Brain Never Clocks Out (Even On Your Days Off) Sep 15, 2026 1413 In this follow-up to our conversation with Jolene, author of Still Standing: One Burnt-Out Nurse's Story, Shan breaks down the two hidden autopilot patterns driving nurse burnout that most self-care advice completely misses: an identity so fused to the caregiver role it can't be set down, and a nervous system so stuck in "shift mode" it never actually clocks out, even during time off. If you've ev
This Nurse Wrote the Book on Burnout -- While Still In It
This Nurse Wrote the Book on Burnout -- While Still In It Sep 8, 2026 2440 What does burnout actually look like from the inside... when you're still showing up, still performing, still getting it done? Today's guest, Jolene Smith, knows exactly what that feels like. Jolene is an LPN with nearly two decades of experience across long-term care, corrections, and occupational health. She is still working bedside. And she wrote STILL STANDING: One Burnt-out Nurse's Story — no
Breath Prayer for Nurses Who Feel Like a Failure: You Are Not What You DO [ Breathe & Be Still series ]
Breath Prayer for Nurses Who Feel Like a Failure: You Are Not What You DO [ Breathe & Be Still series ] Sep 1, 2026 661 You clocked in exhausted. You made a mistake, or felt like you did. And somewhere in there, you started measuring your worth by your shift instead of remembering who made you. Psalm 139:14 says it plain: "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made." Not because of what you got done today. Because you exist. That's it. That's the whole qualification. In this episode we sit with that t
Aligned Leadership for Nurses and Working Moms: How to Lead Yourself Before You Lead Anyone Else [ with Susan Ro]
Aligned Leadership for Nurses and Working Moms: How to Lead Yourself Before You Lead Anyone Else [ with Susan Ro] Aug 25, 2026 2297 In this episode of Beat Nurse Burnout, Shan sits down with Susan Ro — creator of the Aligned Leadership Method, host of the Leadership for Busy Working Moms podcast, and a woman who knows firsthand what it looks like to rebuild your life around what actually matters. Susan went from the high-energy world of New York City fashion to teaching, marriage, motherhood of four boys, and eventually to coa
ICU Nurse, PTSD, Fractured Spine... The Warning Signs You Cannot Afford to Miss [with Ashley Chancellor] / 245
ICU Nurse, PTSD, Fractured Spine... The Warning Signs You Cannot Afford to Miss [with Ashley Chancellor] / 245 Aug 18, 2026 2225 What happens when a nurse gives 14 years to the ICU, survives COVID on the front lines, fractures her spine, and battles PTSD... and still finds her way back to hope? That's Ashley Chancellor's story. And she is telling all of it. In this episode of the Beat Nurse Burnout Podcast, we sit down with Ashley Chancellor, RN, bestselling author of Just a Nurse: Memoir on the Heartbeat of Healing, Writin
5 Nurse Burnout Signs You’ve Mistaken For Being A 'Good Nurse' That Are Actually Destroying Your Health / 240
5 Nurse Burnout Signs You’ve Mistaken For Being A 'Good Nurse' That Are Actually Destroying Your Health / 240 Aug 11, 2026 1700 You can assess a whole unit in thirty seconds... but when's the last time you assessed yourself? In this episode, I'm breaking down the five signs of nurse burnout that don't look like burnout at all. They look like being reliable. Being the strong one. Being a good nurse. And that's exactly why so many of us miss them, or catch them years too late. If you've ever wondered whether you're actually
Why The Hidden Cost Of Compassion Fatigue Is Draining Your Faith & Stealing Your Identity [with Lisa Carriere] / 243
Why The Hidden Cost Of Compassion Fatigue Is Draining Your Faith & Stealing Your Identity [with Lisa Carriere] / 243 Aug 4, 2026 3216 In this episode, Lisa Ackland Carriere — founder of The Writing Well and writer at The Daily Calling on Substack — joins us to talk about the side of caregiving no one signs up for. When caregiving is forced on you by circumstance rather than chosen as a profession, compassion fatigue can quietly take root, leaving you emotionally shut down and disconnected from your own identity. Lisa shares her

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