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A collection of 40 posts

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The Law of Emotional Alchemy

Nurses carry more than patients — they carry grief, loss, and stories that rarely have space to land. Healing begins when we stop suppressing what was meant to be transformed.

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The Law of Boundaries

What if the things we tolerate quietly shape the life we live? A compassionate reflection on boundaries, healing, and learning to stop abandoning yourself.

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The Law of Boundaries as Care

A compassionate reflection on why boundaries are not selfish in nursing, but essential for healing, sustainability, and showing up with care for yourself and others.

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The Law of Reciprocity

When nurses are expected to endlessly give without being replenished, burnout follows. A compassionate reflection on boundaries, worth, and reciprocal care.

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The Law of Purposeful Presence

Even in the busiest moments, healing happens through presence. A reflection on nursing, nervous system safety, and the quiet power of truly seeing another human being.

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The Law of Self-Worth

A compassionate reflection on self-worth in nursing—exploring how undervaluing yourself impacts your life, and how reclaiming your inherent worth begins the path to true healing and balance.

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The Law of Sacred Self-Preservation: Survival Is Not Selfish

Survival is not selfish—it is sacred. Dr. Rachel explores Law 1 of the Universal Laws of Nursing, helping you dismantle the myth of self-sacrifice and reclaim your original wholeness.

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The Universal Laws of Nursing

You were called to heal, but are you governed by the right laws? Dr. Rachel introduces the 24 Universal Laws of Nursing—a framework for reclaiming your purpose, your power, and your soul.

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Born from the Breaking: The Story Behind the Metamorphosis Method

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Reclaim Your DEED: A Nurse's Daily Framework for Thriving

Stop being a tenant in your career. Dr. Rachel shares the DEED framework—a daily practice to help you reclaim your nervous system, own your professional life, and shift from surviving to thriving.

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Waiting for the Shoe to Drop: How Fight-or-Flight Became Your Default Setting

Is your nervous system stuck in survival mode? Dr. Rachel explains how to retrain your brain, break the cycle of disappointment, and start commanding your day with intention and peace.

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The Nurse Alchemist: Transforming Victimhood into Power

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The Metamorphosis Method: A Different Path Forward for Burned-Out Nurses

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Nursing from the Inside-Out (Again)

Are you ready to stop being used as a tool by others and reclaim the deed to your life? Dr. Rachel explores the shift from "doing" to "being," helping you move from a tenant in your career to the owner of your soul.

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No Greater Love

A powerful tribute to nurse Alex Pretti. Dr. Rachel explores the ethical imperative of the caregiver's instinct, the cost of compassion, and why refusing to become cold is the highest form of love.

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A Nurse Gotta Do What a Nurse Gotta Do

Striking for the Future of Nursing, Self-Preservation, and Humanity By Dr. Rachel Hill Nurses are often seen as the unwavering backbone of healthcare, embodying compassion, resilience, and an almost superhuman capacity for self-sacrifice. They take an oath—a sacred vow to care for the sick and vulnerable—often

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The 4 Steps to Unapologetic Nursing

This blog honors Dr. Janelle Smith, a nurse-midwife who embodied unapologetic nursing. Dr. Rachel urges nurses to reclaim dreams & integrity. It offers 4 steps: own knowledge, name unsafe systems, set boundaries, and advocate for self. It is a call to embrace unique light & drive meaningful change.

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New Year,New Nurse

What 2026 Could Look Like If Nurses Governed Their Inner World? Nurses are fighting back. We’re striking, speaking up, demanding better pay, safer ratios, and basic dignity. And we should be. But here’s what I’m noticing: many nurses move forward, only to feel like they’re taking

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Nursing by a String

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Quantum Healing for Nurses:

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Nursing Under a Bushel

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HOLIDAY CONVERSATIONS: TALKING TO PATIENTS ABOUT HERBS & AROMATHERAPY WITH CONFIDENCE

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When Compassion Collapses

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I AM A NURSING PROFESSIONAL

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The Kaiser Nursing Strike & the "Good" nurse (Part 2)

This blog is Part 2 of the "Good"nurse blog that I shared last week. I want to reflect on this example, as I believe it is a vital example in the history of nurses changing the healthcare system through their own personal healing, introspection, and courage. The