“A picture may be worth a thousand words,
but a thousand words can explain more than a photo can ever share.”
– Teryn Warnke

Devastating effects that significantly impact patients can occur when nurses don’t check in on themselves. And these effects can be exacerbated within already vulnerable populations such as those individuals who access addictions and mental health services.
An opinion piece on the importance of looking within and being aware of your own self as a method of improving patient care.

It’s 36 degrees and I’m sitting on a plastic chair inside a sweltering, dusty, bamboo and plastic building. I’m completely drenched in sweat, and heavily regretting having not brought my running shoes today as I’m getting hotter by the minute in my knee-high rubber boots. My required long pants, long-sleeve… Read more

The most expensive bag of trail mix ever It’s been 29 hours so far – I’ve had three meals of questionable plane food, purchased an absurdly expensive coffee and bag of trail mix, my first dose of doxycycline (the daily anti-malarial I’m supposed to be on for the next 13… Read more

Seriously though? How do I fit everything I need for a year into 2 bags? And how do I even write a blog? For those of you who don’t yet know, I’ve decided to make a bit of a career change… as of today, I’m leaving Canada behind and embarking… Read more
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