Wellness Without Prescriptions, Self-Care Without Selfishness, Support Without Being Patronized

Hi, I’m Kim and welcome to What About The Nurse? Whether you’ve stopped by our little corner of the internet for a bit or a while, I want to thank you for the love and care you share with your family, friends, and patients. Whoever you are, I know you’re making so many lives brighter.

Based on the belief that

True healing starts with how we’re created

What About The Nurse? cares for the caregiver by encouraging small changes, providing lasting inspiration, and giving practical resources so that the overextended nurse falls in love with nursing all over again.

“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”

– Psalms 139:14

Built on His grace

Joy

Uncover the simple joys as a nurse without burnout, unhealthy stress, or quitting your job.

Care

What would happen if you nurtured yourself like you do your patients, friends, and family?

Holistic

We listen to the wisdom of our body and honor how we were made.

Simplicity

Start with the foundations because, little by little, a little becomes a lot.

Kim’s Story

A career where I could do what I was good at and provide stability for myself? I’m in!

That’s most likely what my 20-something-year-old self thought when I decided to become a nurse. I had already lived the role of caring for others for years, but now it gave me further purpose. Today, I’ve been working as a NICU Nurse for 17 years.

I soon found what a gift it was to care for little ones and to make a difference in someone's life during their most difficult times. Yet, being a nurse is taxing.

In the beginning of 2020, I found myself fearful and overwhelmed, with limited coping skills, when life for my husband and I took an unexpected turn. My husband was, unfortunately, battling cancer for the second time. Even though I was able to take time off of work, and my husband was in remission after 9 weeks of his chemotherapy treatment, my body felt like it was starting to fall apart mentally, physically, and spiritually. I began to experience my own health problems and started focusing heavily on wellness.

After a few months, I returned to work but soon found I wasn’t emotionally ready. Three weeks after I returned to the NICU, a baby who I was caring for passed away, and I became even more depressed. Was it time for me to leave nursing?

With my anxiety at its highest, I realized my health journey was based on unrealistic changes. I shifted to God's wisdom, focusing on foundational health. This helped me understand true wellness. I nurtured myself without buying a million supplements, eliminating foods that brought me joy, or quitting my job.

The issue wasn’t my career as a nurse but how overextended I was in every aspect of my life. When I focused on eating real foods, lowering my stress, and building my foundational health, I saw changes everywhere.

In my almost twenty years in this career, I’ve seen how our constant need to serve in our personal and professional lives leads to exhaustion.

I became a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner to further my holistic wellness education, and that ignited my passion to work with nurses. I want to show you how to care for others without sacrificing your own well-being. I want to be the calming presence in your life where you can find wellness and wholeness. It starts with small foundational habits easily fitting into our already overextended schedules.

Kind Words

“Kim truly made me feel cared for”

“She devoted her time to understanding my struggles, needs, and goals. She gave me tools and self-care practices that have really made a positive impact on my own health. I have shared what I have learned with many friends, and they have seen the benefits as well.”