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Episode 25

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19th Oct 2020

025: Self Care Beyond Alcohol with Rebecca Weller

Being a nurse means learning to cope with stress. For many of us, it becomes easy to reach for a glass of wine (or two!) when we need to deal with or escape from the stress of caring and giving so much of ourselves to other people. We also have to deal with peer pressure and a society that somehow makes you feel like you’re less of a person if you stop drinking alcohol. But, guess what? It’s okay if you don’t drink. In this episode, bestselling author and health coach Rebecca Weller talks about her journey towards sobriety. She shares inspiring nuggets of wisdom about creating non-negotiable barriers for self care. The importance of taking a break. Overcoming the anxiety and fears associated with sobriety. Choosing the right people to surround yourself with. Strategies to build a better relationship with yourself, and how your journey back to finding yourself again changes before and after sobriety. TOPICS WE DISCUSSED INCLUDE: Introducing Rebecca Weller (02:36) Non-negotiable self care practice: start slowly and no devices in the bedroom (04:55) You take on the information and opinion you see on social media (07:27) Have media breaks even though it can be terrifying (08:10) Indulgent self care: time (12:09) Come back to yourself and sit in the quietness (14:12) Self care is even more crucial when you are caring for someone else (14:55) Why am I so afraid to slow down, take a break, and rest? (16:10) Who or what inspires you to be the best version of yourself? (16:45) Sobriety is like personal development on steroids (17:44) “You become the average of the people you spend the most time with” (19:04) “Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future” (19:40) Strategies to change your mindset towards alcohol (20:57) Tips to develop self care (24:07) The “Crowding Out” strategy to develop new habits (25:16) Turn it into a game (26:39) Rebuild self worth, self respect and self trust (27:09) The slow process of learning more and seeing how it feels (28:33) 2020 has made people think about self care and little addictions (30:12) Self care is the journey back to yourself and who you really are (32:25) CONNECT WITH BEX WELLER Connect with Bex on LinkedIn Connect with Bex on Facebook Follow Bex on Instagram 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.