Hi everyone! Hope everything is going well with you guys! I just returned from a family vacation and it was really the break i needed! How has your June been so far?

What’s your biggest gripe about Nursing?

Posted this on IG recently and it blew up — 103K views. https://www.instagram.com/p/DYOrUWPiUZ4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Which honestly tells you everything about how much this topic stresses nurses out. Have you ever gone to work sick because you were too guilty to take MC? What stopped you from just staying home?

Nursing is one of the most demanding professions in the world, not just physically, but emotionally. And for a long time, the culture has rewarded people who absorb and continue without complaint. This category exists to push back on that. Here you can talk about: — Burnout,what it feels like, how you recognised it, how you dealt with it. — The emotional weight of the job that nobody prepares you for. — Setting boundaries at work without feeling guilty. — Mental health resources and what has actually helped. — The hard days, because they deserve to be acknowledged. This is a judgment free space. You don’t need to have it figured out to post here. One ground rule for this category specifically: be kind. Everyone here is carrying something. If you’re going through a hard time right now, you don’t have to share details. Even just saying “I needed somewhere to put this” is enough.