As a nurse practitioner, you know the frustration of trying to manage chronic illness with short appointments, limited tools, and a growing sense that youâre putting out fires rather than helping patients truly heal. If youâve ever felt like the traditional model doesnât align with your calling, yo...
What it is, how it works, and why it might be exactly what youâve been looking for
Have you ever left a doctorâs office feeling like you werenât really heard? Maybe your labs came back ânormal,â but you still donât feel like yourself. Or maybe youâve been prescribed medications without much discuss...
When most nurse practitioners imagine opening a practice, they think of a standard primary care clinic: several exam rooms, a receptionist, insurance billing, and a full schedule of back-to-back patients. That model works for many, but itâs far from the only option.
Owning your own practice means y...
Have you ever stood in front of your fridge, unsure what to eat, wishing there were a simple way to make nourishing choices that felt good in your body and looked beautiful on your plate? Enter the Rainbow Dietâan intuitive, visually satisfying way of eating thatâs rooted in both ancient healing tra...
One of the most common questions I get from other nurse practitioners is:
âCan I start my own private practice in my state?â
The answer depends on where you live. State laws around nurse practitioner (NP) practice authority varyâsome states give NPs full independence, while others require a formal...
Most of us were never taught that our pelvic bowl holds wisdom. But it doesâand it speaks.
This deep, powerful space within you isnât just physicalâitâs energetic. Itâs the foundation of your nervous system, your sense of belonging, your boundaries, your creativity, and your intuition. Itâs where w...
Burnout is becoming more common in healthcareâand nurse practitioners are feeling it, too. A 2024 Medscape survey found that 37% of NPs reported feeling burned out, and another 28% said they were both burned out and depressed. These arenât just numbersâtheyâre real people trying to do meaningful wor...
So many of us are wired to believe that healing happens through effort. That if we just do moreâtake the right supplements, follow the perfect routine, push a little harderâweâll finally feel better.
But over and over again, I meet people who are doing everything ârightâ and still donât feel like t...
Letâs talk about something that doesnât show up on your business plan, but affects everything you do: your nervous system.
If youâre building or growing your own practice, youâre probably juggling marketing, client care, scheduling, documentation, financesâand maybe even a few late-night Google sea...
Most people think they drink enough waterâbut research suggests that up to 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. And the symptoms arenât always obvious. Dehydration can show up as fatigue, brain fog, dry skin, headaches, irritability, muscle cramps, or trouble focusing.
Itâs one of the simpl...
If youâre like most of the people I work with, thereâs something in your life you really want to change.
Maybe itâs a habit, a health pattern, a relationship, or a dream you havenât fully said out loud yet. You want the change⌠but every time you move toward it, resistance shows up.
You feel tired...
When I left my job to start my own practice, I thought the hardest part would be logisticsâfiguring out business licenses, payment systems, where to see clients. And sure, those things took time. But honestly? The hardest part was shifting how I thought about myself.
I was used to being the âgood e...