Beat Nurse Burnout | Holistic Health, Stress, Burnout Prevention

Are you an exhausted nurse running on empty? Do you feel irritable after every shift, emotionally numb, or like you're just surviving instead of thriving? Maybe you're a night shift nurse who can't sleep, a bedside nurse drowning in documentation, or a healthcare mom who feels like she's failing everyone.

You want work-life balance, but it feels impossible. You crave connection with God, quality time with your spouse and kids, and just five minutes of peace—but patience and presence seem out of reach after another exhausting shift. You know you need self-care, but you're so depleted from caring for everyone else that you don't even know where to start.

Sound familiar? You might not realize it yet, but you're experiencing nurse burnout—or heading there fast.

You're in the right place, and you're not alone.

I'm Shan Wright—wife, mom to 4, Registered Nurse, and Holistic Nurse Coach. I've been where you are: burnt out at bedside, struggling with postpartum anxiety, feeling disconnected from God and my family, and wondering if this exhausting cycle was just "how it is" for nurses. After burning out in bedside nursing, I realized I couldn't pour from an empty cup. I sought the Prince of PEACE and charted my way to whole-body wellness through simple, faith-based holistic practices—and I'm excited to share them with you!

On this podcast, you'll discover how to:

  • Overcome high-functioning fatigue and stop just surviving shift to shift
  • Set boundaries without guilt at work and home
  • Manage nursing stress so work doesn't hijack your home life
  • Process emotions through faith-based practices instead of suppressing them
  • Create sustainable self-care that doesn't feel like another task
  • Build emotional resilience to handle difficult patients and workplace drama
  • Find work-life balance that actually works for 12-hour shifts
  • Reclaim your energy, peace, and purpose beyond the badge
  • Experience joy by embracing your identity in Christ—not just as a nurse

Let's get our heads out of the medication cart and never-ending charting and courageously navigate this nursing journey TOGETHER!

Go ahead—heat up that coffee (again), clock out mentally, and let's chat, Nurse!

God's got this. New episodes every week.

CONNECT:
EMAIL: hello@theshanwright.com
WEBSITE: www.theshanwright.com
INSTAGRAM: Instagram.com/theshanwright/
FB COMMUNITY: bit.ly/courageousvillage

DISCLAIMER: Information given within the podcast is not intended for medical advice, rather advice and encouragement for developing wellness habits for healthy living. As healthcare professionals, we know the difference—this is about YOUR wellness, not patient care protocols.

Episodes

Aug 15, 2025

10 min

Hi Intentional Wellness Warrior! Are you going through it? By “it” I mean anything! Are you in a season of change or transition? With the changes of life, many feelings accompany those changes. Some of these changes can feel very hard and bring complex feelings. These feelings can send our stress buckets pouring over into burnout. This breath prayer in the Breathe & Be Still Series (once a month podcast series) is for that caregiving mom who is IN it. You are trying to push through and keep it all together in this new season. Let’s take a BREATH and BE STILL with the One who can give us peace, grace and joy in the hard changes. 
Shalom Shalom, 
Xx, Shan
 ……CONNECT…… 🎁 I’m offering a Free Stress Assessment Coaching Session.
Together, in 60 minutes, we’ll: ✔ Identify your current stress level ✔ Discover the root causes of that stress ✔ And map out your next best step to reduce it
No pressure. No shame. Just honest support and practical guidance. You don’t have to keep living in survival mode.
🗓 Click the link  https://calendly.com/theshanwright/stress-coaching to book your free stress assessment.
Are you in burnout or just stressed?? 
Take the Free QUIZ
 
🙌The Bold Blueprint : group coaching program 
🗓️FREE Stress Assessment
🎉 Join the Courageous Village 
🥳  FREE Belief Poem for Kids
Disclaimer: Information given within the podcast is not intended for medical advice, rather advice and encouragement for developing wellness habits for healthy living. 

Aug 12, 2025

43 min

Hi Intentional Wellness Warrior!Let’s fight for healthy hormones today!! I have a special guest on, Lara Frendjian who is a holistic nutritionist and hormones expert. She is so wise on how to care for our bodies as women and in these stressful seasons. So if you feel like you are tired, stressed, gaining weight, foggy, forgetful, crazy…then tune in! She has some help for you! You can connect with Lara on her podcast: Master Your Metabolism after 40 or on her website at nutritionherway.com
Red light Lara recommends: https://lifeblud.co/products/relax?dt_id=1604157%3Bap%3A895731 Use code HERWAY for 10% off 
 
Shalom Shalom, 
Xx, Shan
 ……CONNECT…… 🎁 I’m offering a Free Stress Assessment Coaching Session.
Together, in 60 minutes, we’ll: ✔ Identify your current stress level ✔ Discover the root causes of that stress ✔ And map out your next best step to reduce it
No pressure. No shame. Just honest support and practical guidance. You don’t have to keep living in survival mode.
🗓 Click the link  https://calendly.com/theshanwright/stress-coaching to book your free stress assessment.
Are you in burnout or just stressed?? 
Take the Free QUIZ
 
🙌The Bold Blueprint : group coaching program 
🗓️FREE Stress Assessment
🎉 Join the Courageous Village 
🥳  FREE Belief Poem for Kids
Disclaimer: Information given within the podcast is not intended for medical advice, rather advice and encouragement for developing wellness habits for healthy living.

Aug 5, 2025

14 min

Hey Intentional Wellness Warrior! If you’re a nurse, healthcare provider, or full-time caregiver… I want to ask you something gently today:
Have you ever said, “I’m just tired.” Or maybe: “This is just a busy season.” Or even: “Everyone feels like this—it’s part of the job.”
Then this episode is for you. Because what if that exhaustion… is something more? What if you are believing misconceptions of what burnout is and you don’t realize you are in it? 
Today, we’re breaking down the misconceptions of burnout—what burnout isn’t… and what it actually feels like.
And friend, if you’re not sure where you land, I’ve got a super helpful free quiz that will give you clarity. You can take the quiz after listening at: [www.theshanwright.com/quiz].
 
Shalom Shalom, 
Xx, Shan
 ……CONNECT…… 🎁 I’m offering a Free Stress Assessment Coaching Session.
Together, in 60 minutes, we’ll: ✔ Identify your current stress level ✔ Discover the root causes of that stress ✔ And map out your next best step to reduce it
No pressure. No shame. Just honest support and practical guidance. You don’t have to keep living in survival mode.
🗓 Click the link  https://calendly.com/theshanwright/stress-coaching to book your free stress assessment.
Are you in burnout or just stressed?? 
Take the Free QUIZ
 
🙌The Bold Blueprint : group coaching program 
🗓️FREE Stress Assessment
🎉 Join the Courageous Village 
🥳  FREE Belief Poem for Kids
Disclaimer: Information given within the podcast is not intended for medical advice, rather advice and encouragement for developing wellness habits for healthy living. 

Jul 29, 2025

38 min

Hey Intentional Wellness Warrior! 
If you’re a nurse, healthcare professional, or caregiving mama, you’re probably used to wearing scrubs or a uniform most days—and let’s be honest, when it’s time to get dressed for anything else, it can feel frustrating, overwhelming, or just plain exhausting.
In today’s episode, I’m sitting down with Nikki Hinrichs—a homeschool mom of 4 and personal brand stylist—who totally gets the juggle of motherhood, function, and faith. We talk about how what we wear affects how we feel, how to bring confidence back into your closet without stress, and why getting dressed can be a form of self-care and stewardship.
If you’ve ever said, “I don’t even know where to start when it comes to clothes,” this conversation will meet you with grace, practical tips, and maybe even some renewed joy in showing up as the woman God created you to be—outside the scrubs.
Shalom Shalom, 
Xx, Shan
 ……CONNECT…… WITH NIKKI: Website Link: CLICK HEREFree Gift Link: CLICK HEREInstagram Link: CLICK HEREYoutube Link: CLICK HERE
🎁 I’m offering a Free Stress Assessment Coaching Session.
Together, in 60 minutes, we’ll: ✔ Identify your current stress level ✔ Discover the root causes of that stress ✔ And map out your next best step to reduce it
No pressure. No shame. Just honest support and practical guidance. You don’t have to keep living in survival mode.
🗓 Click the link  https://calendly.com/theshanwright/stress-coaching to book your free stress assessment.
Are you in burnout or just stressed?? 
Take the Free QUIZ
 
🙌The Bold Blueprint : group coaching program 
🗓️FREE Stress Assessment
🎉 Join the Courageous Village 
🥳  FREE Belief Poem for Kids
Disclaimer: Information given within the podcast is not intended for medical advice, rather advice and encouragement for developing wellness habits for healthy living. 

Jul 22, 2025

17 min

Hey Intentional Wellness Warrior! As a Nurse or Healthcare pro, we learn in schooling how to keep time, how to prioritize our tasks in time. We know to always start with the ABC's in emergency situations. Even as a caregiver we get into routines that can help us prioritize our time. BUT, what happens in emergency life situations or just on your stressful Tuesday?? You aren't working and you are in charge of prioritized tasks for your own family's life. Your stress bucket is full and starting to spill over. How do you handle the everyday "I have too much to do with too little time?!" Today,I have a LIVEcoaching treat for you from my experiential Find More Time Workshop.  I coached a live guest in using the STOP method.  And once you are through hearing this real life scenario, go check out the oldie but goodie episode on my ABC method for prioritizing time - Episode 52.  I know you will relate to this stressed Caregiver who is a mom to 4 and wears many hats. She wants to live well and make the most of her time. Shalom Shalom, 
Xx, Shan
 ……CONNECT…… 🎁 I’m offering a Free Stress Assessment Coaching Session.
Together, in 60 minutes, we’ll: ✔ Identify your current stress level ✔ Discover the root causes of that stress ✔ And map out your next best step to reduce it
No pressure. No shame. Just honest support and practical guidance. You don’t have to keep living in survival mode.
🗓 Click the link  https://calendly.com/theshanwright/stress-coaching to book your free stress assessment.
Are you in burnout or just stressed?? 
Take the Free QUIZ
 
🙌The Bold Blueprint : group coaching program 
🗓️FREE Stress Assessment
🎉 Join the Courageous Village 
🥳  FREE Belief Poem for Kids
Disclaimer: Information given within the podcast is not intended for medical advice, rather advice and encouragement for developing wellness habits for healthy living.

Jul 18, 2025

8 min

Hey Intentional Wellness Warrior! If you're anything like me, you're used to doing. Solving problems, staying busy, holding it all together—because if you slow down, it feels like everything might fall apart. You may just lose CONTROL. But what if stillness wasn’t weakness? What if stillness was actually strength—because it allows God to step in and fight for you? What if letting go of control was POWERFUL.
This is for the high achiever, the fixer, the perfectionist, the one who’s always hustling to keep it all in control. Verse: Exodus 14:14 " The Lord will fight for you, you need only to be still."Inhale: God fights for me, Exhale: so I can be still. Press play to join me in deep breathing and being still. 
Shalom Shalom, 
Xx, Shan
 ……CONNECT…… 🎁 I’m offering a Free Stress Assessment Coaching Session.
Together, in 60 minutes, we’ll: ✔ Identify your current stress level ✔ Discover the root causes of that stress ✔ And map out your next best step to reduce it
No pressure. No shame. Just honest support and practical guidance. You don’t have to keep living in survival mode.
🗓 Click the link in the show notes or go to https://calendly.com/theshanwright/stress-coaching book your free stress assessment.
Are you in burnout or just stressed?? 
Take the Free QUIZ
 
🙌The Bold Blueprint : group coaching program 
🗓️FREE Stress Assessment
🎉 Join the Courageous Village 
🥳  FREE Belief Poem for Kids
Disclaimer: Information given within the podcast is not intended for medical advice, rather advice and encouragement for developing wellness habits for healthy living.

Jul 15, 2025

30 min

Hey Wellness Warrior!Nursing and health care is flexible. We can choose many different ways to do with that craft, and exercise those giftings. Maybe your story is like mine and you laid down nursing to be a stay at home mom, but still want to be in health and wellness in some way. Maybe you are burnt out on full time nursing and desire to go part time or per diem and use your gifting and calling in another stream of income. But how do you pursue your purpose with passion when things are chaotic?? What are the first steps, next steps and practical to do’s? Lean in to part 2 of this conversation with Kari Davis, as we will not only talk about this, but also finish her traumatic testimony and how to overcome grief and trauma as a mom and live holistically well. 
bit.ly/thewellpodcast www.thewellteam.comInstagram @karidavis_thewell Email hello@thewellteam.comSchedule free wellness consult at www.calendly.com/karidaviscoaching Freebie- Peaceful Home Plan : https://www.thewellteam.com/peaceful-home-plan
Shalom Shalom, 
Xx, Shan
 ……CONNECT…… Are you in burnout or just stressed?? 
Take the Free QUIZ
 
🙌The Bold Blueprint : group coaching program 
🗓️FREE Stress Assessment
🎉 Join the Courageous Village 
🥳  FREE Belief Poem for Kids
Disclaimer: Information given within the podcast is not intended for medical advice, rather advice and encouragement for developing wellness habits for healthy living. 

Jul 8, 2025

21 min

Hey Intentional Wellness Warrior!Have you ever walked through trauma, helped others through theirs, or found yourself completely drained from the weight of both?In this episode, we’re asking the hard but healing questions—about boundaries, empathy, identity, and what it means to care for yourself when life feels uncertain, your cortisol is high, and you're not just the helper anymore—you’re the one who needs help.
Today, I’m thrilled to introduce you to Kari Davis! Kari is, host of the The Well Podcast, is founder of thewellteam.com and a certified Holistic Life Coach and an essential oils educator. Kari is passionate about empowering women with the tools they need to reclaim their life through self care and faith while embracing the idea of a natural and non-toxic lifestyle in their products and mindset. Kari and her husband, Bobby, live in Naples, Florida with their combined five children. This is part 1 of our conversation and trust me you will want to come back for part 2 and hear the rest of her story!
bit.ly/thewellpodcast www.thewellteam.comInstagram @karidavis_thewell Email hello@thewellteam.comSchedule free wellness consult at www.calendly.com/karidaviscoaching Freebie- Peaceful Home Plan : https://www.thewellteam.com/peaceful-home-plan
Shalom Shalom, 
Xx, Shan
 ……CONNECT…… Are you in burnout or just stressed?? 
Take the Free QUIZ
 
🙌The Bold Blueprint : group coaching program 
🗓️FREE Stress Assessment
🎉 Join the Courageous Village 
🥳  FREE Belief Poem for Kids
Disclaimer: Information given within the podcast is not intended for medical advice, rather advice and encouragement for developing wellness habits for healthy living. 

Jul 1, 2025

12 min

Hey Wellness Warrior!
Let’s talk today about something I know hits home for so many of us nurses, healthcare pros, caregivers...
👉 “How do I reduce stress... when healthcare IS stressful?”
Because you might be thinking: “Shan, I don’t need a stress assessment—I KNOW I’m stressed. But I can’t exactly walk away from my shift, from charting, from patient care, or from my calling.”
And you’re right. You can’t change everything about the system or the chaos around you.
But you can begin shifting what’s happening inside you.
So today, I want to gently walk you through three ways you can lower your stress level even when your work won’t change right away.Stay to the end for a very POWERFUL Invitation!! bit.ly/stressassessmentcall
Shalom Shalom, 
Xx, Shan
 ……CONNECT…… Are you in burnout or just stressed?? 
Take the Free QUIZ
 
🙌The Bold Blueprint : group coaching program 
🗓️FREE Stress Assessment
🎉 Join the Courageous Village 
🥳  FREE Belief Poem for Kids
Disclaimer: Information given within the podcast is not intended for medical advice, rather advice and encouragement for developing wellness habits for healthy living.

Jun 24, 2025

41 min

Hey Wellness Warrior! I’m bringing you a great conversation today that I believe will serve you right where you are! What we talk about in this convo can help you wherever you are in your wellness journey! Just 2 coaches sitting down talking from our lived experiences in order to encourage you. Erin Trier is an expert women's wellness and empowerment coach revolutionizing the way moms prioritize their wellness and self-care. Specializing in women’s health, Erin focuses on helping moms cut through the overwhelm, simplify the health process and get intentional with tuning into their unique bio-individuality. She has her Masters in Social Work and certifications that include NASM-CPT, Pn1 Nutrition and SYNC for Women's Health + Hormones. She is the founder of the Empowered in Health Podcast and has positively impacted numerous individuals with her real, raw, insightful content. Her deepest passion is to work with women on all facets of health and continue creating coaching programs, community and brand partnerships that are by women and families, supporting women and families. Her mission is to empower moms to reclaim their identity and renew their strength by leaning into simple, sustainable systems and support. Through her unwavering dedication to growth and her innovative EMPOWER Method to coaching, Erin continues to leave an indelible mark on those she serves. Empowered in Health Podcast IG: erinktrier IG: empoweredinhealth Website: www.erintrier.com Optimize Energy Freebie: https://erin-trier.myflodesk.com/websitefreebie
Shalom Shalom, 
Xx, Shan
 ……CONNECT…… Are you in burnout or just stressed?? 
Take the Free QUIZ
 
🙌The Bold Blueprint : group coaching program 
🗓️FREE Stress Assessment
🎉 Join the Courageous Village 
🥳  FREE Belief Poem for Kids
Disclaimer: Information given within the podcast is not intended for medical advice, rather advice and encouragement for developing wellness habits for healthy living.

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