*Disclaimer* While the scenarios in this reading are true, no names are used and if names are used, they have been changed from the...

When I talk to people about mental health, sometimes I hear things like that would never happen to me or how could someone want to hurt...

Hello, all! I wanted to take a break from posting about some of my work experiences and talk about something more personal: my nephew. If...

When I found out I was pregnant with my daughter, it was as if suddenly nothing else in the world mattered. Nothing. My life was now for...

When she first arrived on the unit, we had no idea that she had an eating disorder. She started off by literally hiding in her room. She...

Let’s take a break here and this week, talk about what is going on for us all currently, because we all know it has been an emotional...

Working in residential, I did not have much experience with treating eating disorders. Most people with eating disorders go to a special...

It takes a lot to make me cry. Now that I’ve been in this field for seven years and counting and have seen and heard some of the worst...

I have a million stories I could share about the things I’ve encountered regarding LGBTQ teenagers while working in mental health. I will...

When I had my first day out of orientation on the pediatric inpatient psych unit, I was not surprised when two of my patients from...

There were a lot of reasons why I left my job in residential. Do I regret making the decision to leave? No. I do not. It wasn’t an easy...

One of my favorite parts of working in residential was the amount of training I received in the first few weeks of orientation. I didn’t...

I’ll be honest, it has truly taken me awhile to process through the things that are currently happening in our world. I’ll also be honest...

When working in residential, it was a sort of running joke (that wasn’t funny at all) between the kids, that we weren’t “real nurses.”...

This is one of the most heartbreaking stories I had to watch unfold during my time working in residential. Pregnant teenagers were not...

When I was in my undergraduate program to become a nurse, I was so excited to start my psych rotation. I knew going into nursing school...

Close your eyes for a second. Imagine being seven-years-old. You just got off the bus. You run into your home, warm and comforting from...

You can’t fix everyone. It’s unfortunate and sad and my least favorite part of the job. You spend so much time trying to change the life...

Before I would go to teach at dance club, I would often go tanning at the salon in the parking lot beside the residential facility. It...

This week’s post is going to be different. I will not be sharing a story of a patient. Instead, I will be sharing a story about myself. I...