Finding Bliss after Burnout

Annette McAlpine is the founder of Thrive Nurse Coaching and a Paediatric Registered Nurse with experience across the U.K. and Australia, including emergency, trauma, general paediatrics and clinical education.
After experiencing burnout and depression in her own nursing career, Annette rebuilt her confidence and direction — and now helps other nurses do the same.
Through Thrive Nurse Coaching, she supports nurses who feel stuck, overlooked or uncertain about their next step to regain clarity, build confidence, and strategically progress their careers without losing themselves in the process.
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In this episode Michelle talks about how to know when your nursing career no longer feels aligned.
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Michelle asks the big question: Are you actually living by your values? Because here's the truth—we don't just burn out from being overworked. We burn out because we abandon ourselves. And one of the quietest, most dangerous ways we do that is by slowly abandoning our core values.
The scary part? It happens so slowly you don't even realize it's happening.

Michelle deep dives into why nursing is one of the most nervous system-disrupting professions and how to finally regulate yourself instead of staying stuck in survival mode. If you've ever felt like you're preparing for battle before a shift, this episode explains exactly what's happening in your body—and what to do about it.
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Michelle shares the exact things she stopped doing that were destroying her as a nurse and mum—and how you can stop too without quitting nursing. If you're sitting in your car needing a few minutes before you walk inside, or driving to work thinking "here we go again, Groundhog Day," this one's for you.