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Episode 18

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31st Aug 2020

018: Reconnecting With Yourself with Heidi Anderson

In this day and age, it’s easy to attribute online “likes” as the true sign of validation. So many thoughts in our head are fed to us by society and social media.  We experience a high incidence of anxiety because we become so disconnected with ourselves. We tend to value things in life that are far from our own core values. Because of this, we become misaligned with what is truly important to us. In this episode, we delve into why it is so essential to find who you are and peel off all the masks you wear. Reconnecting with who you are, is so powerful. It is a massive process that takes time and conscious effort but it’s all worth it in the end.  Remember that tomorrow isn’t guaranteed. All we have is today. So find something good in today and you’ll discover that happiness and inner peace starts from within.  TOPICS WE DISCUSSED INCLUDE: Putting yourself first (4:51) Remembering to be grateful (6:31) It’s the simple moments in life (6:53) Make your children feel seen and heard (8:51) Children don’t hold on to stuff (10:54) NLP: Neuro-Linguistic Programming (13:33) Talking about the thoughts in your head (14:06) Believing that you are worthy (14:27) The ego and inner critic (15:35) The inner person is so much more beautiful (16:14) Anxiety and depression due to disconnection as a society (16:37) Junk food values (16:54) Externalizing happiness (17:25) Inner peace needs inner work (18:21) Being happy with yourself and who you are (18:39) All the answers you need are within you (19:55) It’s not hard to do self-care (20:23) Living in the moment (20:44) Doing the self-work (20:50) Validation (21:27) We’re all on our own journey (23:00) All we have is today (25:10) We’re not alone (35:40) Kindness always wins (36:18) CONNECT WITH HEIDI ANDERSON Connect with Heidi at heidileeanderson.com 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.