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Tag: Nurse Mental Health

  • I Stop Chasing Validation to Prove Myself — And That Was Enough

    I Stop Chasing Validation to Prove Myself — And That Was Enough

    Kristel

    I used to measure my worth by praise, performance, and perfection. But the chase left me hollow. When I stopped seeking validation and started trusting my quiet strength, everything shifted. I didn’t need applause—I needed peace. And in that stillness, I found something deeper: enoughness, rooted in my own truth.

  • Nurse Coping Strategies: What Helped Me Survive the OR

    Nurse Coping Strategies: What Helped Me Survive the OR

    Kristel

    The OR can test every limit — physical, emotional, even spiritual. In this post, I share the coping strategies that helped me survive the chaos, the silence, and the pressure. These aren’t textbook tips; they’re lived moments, quiet rituals, and unexpected lifelines that kept me grounded when everything felt like…