Podcast for Burnt Out Healthcare Professionals | Shift Happens

In 2013 they told me there were no jobs in radiology. I still applied to the program. Ten years later I'm breaking down exactly how I went from $17 an hour to making six figures as a traveler, then negotiated my way to $96,000 a year back home in rural Indiana. This episode is the full play by play. The market research analysis that got me a sign on bonus HR said didn't exist anymore. The PRN job...

This week I'm walking through the very real, very dangerous reality of working short-staffed as rad techs. I share a mock patient scenario that will make your stomach drop because it should. This is happening in departments everywhere, every single shift. We're talking about what's actually on the line when you're the only rad tech, you're playing transport, you're covering a stroke protocol, and...

Controversial opinion incoming.. healthcare is not your calling. Your calling is to live a really good life. Healthcare is just one part of that. This episode is for every new grad stepping into their first big role, and honestly for anyone already in the trenches who needed a reminder. Because if we want to change the trajectory of healthcare, we have to start at prevention, not just recovery. I'...

You worked too damn hard to get that degree just to live inside the hospital. In this episode I'm walking through everything.. and I mean everything.. that became possible in my life because I became a rad tech. The vacations. The wedding of my dreams. Honeymooning in Rome. Visiting five countries and twenty-five states before I turned thirty. Replacing my hospital income with a business built aro...

Day 3. The treatment plan. We're talking neuroplasticity - how your brain can literally build new pathways to replace the old burned out ones. And we break it down into three things: your mental rewire, your physical rewire, and your environmental rewire. Because it's not just mindset. It's not just movement. It's the whole picture. Your brain never stopped developing. Which means you're not stuck...

Day two. Your burnout didn't start at work. The seeds were planted long before that. Generational trauma, limiting beliefs, the stories you were handed before you even knew what a rad tech was. All of it shows up eventually. And for most of us, it shows up in the hospital. In this episode we cover: Why your conscious and subconscious are fighting each other — and why your subconscious wins every t...

In this episode I'm pulling straight from Day 1 of the Burnout Intervention and walking you through the shift that changes everything: moving from living in effect to living at cause. We also get into why willpower was never your problem (your subconscious is running 95% of the show), and I walk you through my burnout quiz so you can figure out exactly what stage you're in — Over Giver, Checked Ou...

I got a comment on Instagram that I couldn't stop thinking about. Someone said, "I didn't work my ass off to get here just to give up. I guess I'll stay here." And I get it — I really do. But that mindset? It's keeping more healthcare workers stuck than the job ever could. In this episode I'm getting into why using your healthcare background outside the box society put it in is not giving up — it'...

Burnout doesn't always look like crying in the break room. Sometimes it looks like inhaling a bag of pretzels at 3am, staring at the ceiling after 8 hours of sleep, or not being able to finish a single thought. Sound familiar? In this episode I'm breaking down 3 things you probably don't realize are burnout — plus what you can actually do about them (that isn't just "take a bath and journal"). In...

I got the opportunity to speak to a group of senior nursing students last week and I walked out of that room honestly a little fired up… and a little heartbroken. Because these girls haven't even graduated yet… and they're already experiencing the toxic culture. And yeah, we can sit here and blame staffing, management, the system… all of that plays a role. But there's something else we're not talk...

I'm bringing on my friend Josie Kausal;  registered nurse, former travel nurse of 10 years, business owner, and the founder of Live Travel Vibe , where she creates incredible group trips for women who want more than just working, paying bills, and waiting for "someday." Josie took a very different path than most. She started in IT, got laid off, eventually found nursing in her 30s, and built a car...

Last week I had my first full week away from the hospital… and honestly? I kind of freaked the fuck out. Not because anything was wrong. Not because my business was falling apart. Not because my clients weren't taken care of. But because for the first time in years, my time was actually mine … and I realized just how much structure the hospital had forced me into. So in this episode, I'm breaking...

It's officially my first episode no longer working as a hospital employee, and honestly? I still don't think it has fully sunk in. Part of me feels like I'm just on summer break and eventually I have to go back. And the other part of me knows my life is about to change in a really big way. In this episode, I'm sharing what comes next. Because no, I'm not leaving healthcare. I'm just stepping into...

If you're counting down the minutes before you even clock in… this episode is for you. This week is emotional as hell for me because it's my last week working in the hospital — and even though I'm not leaving because I hate healthcare, I am leaving because I'm sick of watching it chew women up and spit them back out. And here's the gut punch: burnout isn't just "short staffing" or "long shifts." T...

I'm sitting down with Sarah Salain, RN (aka the queen of hormones) to talk about what's actually happening in your body when you're working long shifts, living in fight-or-flight, skipping meals, and wondering why your energy, mood, cycle, or even fertility feels off. Sarah shares her own ER-to-holistic-health pivot after burnout + health issues hit hard, and we get into the real connection betwee...

You've probably seen the TikToks… "Quit your staff job, make six figures, and live on the beach." And listen, travel healthcare  can be amazing. I've been a traveler for 5 years , I've worked in over a dozen hospitals , and travel genuinely changed my life. But I'm not here to sell you a fantasy. In this episode, I'm breaking down what a traveling healthcare worker actually is , who travel is (and...

Recently, I shared that I'm stepping away from hospital work to fully support healthcare workers in a different way. The response was incredibly supportive, until one message stopped me in my tracks. A message that suggested burnout is a choice. That if you really wanted to, you could " just leave work at work ."   And I couldn't let that go.   💔Because it is not that simple.   It's not simple to...

If you're a healthcare worker who's heard of macros but still feels confused, overwhelmed, or convinced they "don't work," this episode is for you.   I'm breaking down exactly what we covered inside my Macros Made Simple: Healthcare Edition challenge — because even after years of talking about nutrition, I'm still blown away by how many women in healthcare were never taught how food actually works...

If you're still stuck thinking your health goals are just about the scale or your pant size… this episode is your friendly little kick in the ass. Today I'm breaking down a mindset shift I'll die on a hill for: your health is your wealth. Not "wealth" like you need to be rich. Wealth like: energy, confidence, freedom, options, and a life that doesn't feel like you're surviving between 12-hour shif...

How the hell do healthcare workers see what they see… and not go home and eat/drink themselves into a coma? So let's talk about it. Because if you've ever gotten off a brutal shift, felt completely fried, and found yourself face-first in the pantry like a raccoon with scrubs on… you're not broken. You're human. And there's a reason this hits healthcare workers so hard. In this episode, I break dow...

I recorded this episode from my hotel bed during that weird in-between week when Christmas is over, the new year hasn't quite started, and everyone feels the pressure to "get it together." Instead of a fluffy New Year's pep talk, I wanted to have an honest conversation about goal setting — especially for healthcare workers — and why most goals fall apart so fast. In this episode, I talk about why...

This episode is basically you riding home with me while I unpack the last nine years of my life. Healthcare, burnout, travel contracts, starting a business, and all the "what the hell am I doing?" moments in between. I originally thought I'd do a cute end-of-year recap… and then realized this year wasn't about one year at all. It was about closing a nine-year cycle that started back in 2017 when I...

Working 12s, living on caffeine, and crashing the second your butt hits the couch? Yeah… same. In today's episode, I'm breaking down exactly why your energy sucks — and it has nothing to do with "willpower."   From travel-assignment chaos (and free Diet Coke miracles) to the real basics that actually move the needle for healthcare workers, I'm showing you how I keep my energy up while waking up at...

In this episode of Shift Happens , I'm sharing a big life update — yes, I quit my full-time hospital job — but I'm talking about it for one reason: to show you what's possible when you stop telling yourself you "don't have time." Because for months, I said the same thing you probably say every day: I'm exhausted. I don't have the hours. My schedule is the problem. But when I finally got honest, I...

Happy Black Friday, friends — and welcome to the most chaotic, unedited, brutally honest episode yet. I'm giving you a big life update, spilling some tea, and finally answering all the questions you constantly DM me about travel healthcare.   If you've ever wondered: ✨ How to become a healthcare traveler ✨ Whether it's worth the money ✨ How contracts, recruiters, and pay actually work ✨ What r...