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17th Aug 2020

016: Maturity of the Authentic Self with Michelle Powell

Being your true and authentic self means that what you say in life aligns with your actions. It is who you truly are, at your deepest core.  However, internal elements of ourselves can be lost piece by piece because of a lot of external factors. They chip away slowly until you can’t recognize yourself anymore.  In this episode, we delve into the importance of having the courage to be your authentic self and what it means to have a loss of self. A lot of times we don’t even know we are being removed from our authentic self and we tend to shy away from our core essence. Understanding that ownership of self is the key element of the maturity of your authentic self.  So ask yourself, who were you before the world told you who you should be? TOPICS WE DISCUSSED INCLUDE: Making a list of your priorities each week (3:15) Make time for things that make your heart happy (3:35) Walking as a form of meditation (5:27) Your authentic self (6:32) Being homesick for yourself (8:05) Loss of self (9:02) Who are you underneath everything? (9:44) Who were you before the world told you who you should be? (10:40) Work mentality (11:04) Human beings, not human “doings” (11:20) Identifying with your job (12:22) Losing yourself in labels (12:49) Alter ego personas (13:33) Bridging the gap between future you and you now (14:11) The danger of a persona (15:06) Check-in point with yourself (16:39) Intrinsically, you know you’re capable of so much more (22:05) Always wanting to evolve as a person (22:39)  Choose those closest to you wisely (23:40) External and internal validation (30:09) Don’t shy away from being the full expression of you (30:36) Being the best version of yourself (31:32) Ownership of self (32:55) Everyone has something unique to offer (34:01) Lose yourself to find yourself (35:35) Vulnerability armour (36:16) CONNECT WITH MICHELLE POWELL Connect with Michelle on Facebook and Instagram Subscribe to Michelle’s Youtube Channel CONNECT WITH ELAINA MULLERY HappyNurse.com.au Connect with me on Instagram and Facebook Connect with me on LinkedIn Subscribe to my Youtube channel
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The Happy Nurse
Winner — APAC Insider Australian Enterprise Awards 2024 | Most Empowering Self Care Provider for Nurses. Burnout, compassion fatigue, and stress are rising in healthcare. This podcast exists to change that — one practical, honest conversation at a time.
Nurses are the backbone of the health system — always there to care for a stranger as if they were one of their own, forsaking precious moments with their own families to ensure others' loved ones are in good hands.
Compassion fatigue, stress, and burnout are rising across healthcare. Self care has never been more important — or more overlooked.
Elaina Mullery McDonald RN has 25 years of clinical nursing experience, a Postgraduate Certificate in Psychology, and a Master of Business Psychology in progress. She is a certified NLP Practitioner, hypnotherapist, and mindfulness practitioner — and the founder and host of The Happy Nurse podcast. Having experienced burnout firsthand, she is passionate about equipping nurses with practical, evidence-informed strategies to protect their wellbeing and sustain the career they worked so hard for.

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Elaina Mullery


Elaina Mullery RN has spent 25 years working across some of nursing's most demanding clinical environments — orthopaedic trauma, operating theatre, endoscopy, recovery, and day surgery. She knows firsthand what it feels like to run on empty, and it's that lived experience of burnout that drives everything she does.
Elaina holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Psychology and is completing a Master of Business Psychology at Edith Cowan University. She is a certified NLP Practitioner, hypnotherapist, and mindfulness practitioner, and has developed the 3R Framework — an original evidence-based methodology for building sustainable human performance at individual, team, and organisational level.
Through The Happy Nurse podcast, her online courses, and her white paper No Margin for Error, Elaina is on a mission to change the way healthcare treats its most valuable resource — the people who show up every day to care for others.