Episodes

  • 238/ The Shift Work Tax: What It's Really Costing Your Hormones, Energy & Life [ Dr. Aaron Chapa ]

    238/ The Shift Work Tax: What It's Really Costing Your Hormones, Energy & Life [ Dr. Aaron Chapa ]
    Jun 30 2026

    HI Nurse friend, Have you ever wondered why you're doing "everything right" but still feel exhausted, inflamed, and hormonally off? The answer might not be what you're eating — it might be when you're working.

    In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Aaron Chapa, Doctor of Chiropractic and functional health expert, to have the conversation nurses desperately need to hear. Dr. Chapa specializes in hormones, metabolism, and whole-body wellness, and as the founder of Living Well Clinical Nutrition, he has helped hundreds of people find real answers to fatigue, hormone imbalance, and chronic inflammation.

    He made one statement early in our conversation that set the tone for everything: nurses are his best and worst clients. And once you hear why, you won't be able to unhear it.

    We get into the real, practical, science-based strategies that work even with a nurse's unpredictable schedule — and why your days off might be the most powerful health tool you're not using.

    In This Episode We Cover:

    • Why nurses are uniquely positioned — and uniquely at risk — when it comes to holistic health
    • The true tax that shift work places on your hormones, metabolism, and inflammatory load
    • How to break your fast in a way that supports your body instead of working against it
    • How to structure the start of your day for holistic success even on a chaotic schedule
    • The 70/30 rule and why it might be the most realistic and sustainable approach to wellness for nurses
    • How intentional rest and recovery on your days off can prevent and reverse burnout
    • Why lasting transformation requires getting to the root — not just managing symptoms

    Wholly Well Intensive

    Are you tired of knowing what you should do for your health but never having the space, support, or clarity to actually do it?

    The Wholly Well Intensive was designed for you.

    This is my signature 1:1 experience that combines a WholeBio Insights™ bioresonance scan — a powerful tool that looks at what's happening beneath the surface in your body — with a 90-minute private coaching session where we take those results and build a personalized roadmap for your restoration. Spirit, soul, and body.

    This isn't a group program. This isn't a course you'll never finish. This is you, getting focused, faith-grounded support to start moving from depletion to wholeness.

    And here's the thing — everything we talked about in today's episode? The hormones, the energy, the inflammation, the burnout recovery? That's exactly the kind of territory we cover inside the Wholly Well Intensive.

    If you're ready to stop surviving your schedule and start stewarding your health, I want to help you do that.

    DM me the word WHOLLY on Instagram @theshanwright and I'll send you all the details or Get Started Here

    Connect with Dr. Aaron Chapa:

    • Website & Masterclass: portal.drchapawellness.com/designed-to-thrive-masterclass
    • Living Well Clinical Nutrition — practical, science-based support for hormones, metabolism, and lasting wellness

    Connect with Shan:

    • Instagram: @theshanwright
    • Website: theshanwright.com
    • DM the word WHOLLY to learn more about the Wholly Well Intensive
    • DM the word STRESS to get your free burnout resources

    If this conversation gave you language for what you've been feeling in your body, share it with a nurse who needs to hear it. Leave a review, subscribe, and come find me on Instagram .... I'd love to hear what landed for you.

    Shalom Shalom,

    Xx, Shan

    ……CONNECT…… The STAT Protocol: 5 min Emergency Reset Take the Free QUIZ- Are you in burnout or just stressed?? 🎁 Free Stress Assessment Session 🗓 Click the link to book your free stress assessment.

    💖Anti-Aging Power 3!!

    🙌STEADY : group coaching program

    🎉Nurse Burnout Prevention Community group

    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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    45 mins
  • 237/ The Hidden Reason You're Always Stressed About Time

    237/ The Hidden Reason You're Always Stressed About Time
    Jun 23 2026

    What if time isn't actually your enemy? In this episode, I flip the script on one of the most universal struggles for burned-out nurses and high-achieving women: the relentless feeling of not enough time. Drawing from a personal story, 20 years of clinical experience, and a faith-rooted perspective, I reveal why how you see time determines how you experience your day. And I offer three practical tools to help you stop surviving your schedule and start receiving your life.

    What You'll Learn in This Episode

    • Why hurry and hustle aren't time management problems — they're symptoms of a scarcity worldview
    • The single mindset shift that transforms how you move through your day
    • How "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want" is actually a time statement
    • Three practical tools to help you live like time is a gift — not a threat
    • Why presence is the superpower of every caregiver (and how we accidentally steal it from ourselves)
    • What your nervous system has to do with whether you can actually receive the time in front of you

    Grab The STAT Protocol™ — free 5-tool nervous system reset kit. Five tools to shift from fight-or-flight into parasympathetic mode (rest and digest) in 5 minutes or less — so you can actually be present in the time you have. 👉 The STAT Protocol

    Shalom Shalom,

    Xx, Shan

    ……CONNECT…… The STAT Protocol: 5 min Emergency Reset Take the Free QUIZ- Are you in burnout or just stressed?? 🎁 Free Stress Assessment Session ✔ Identify your current stress level ✔ Discover the root causes of that stress ✔ And map out your next best step to reduce it 🗓 Click the link to book your free stress assessment.

    💖Anti-Aging Power 3!!

    🙌STEADY : group coaching program

    🎉Nurse Burnout Prevention group

    Disclaimer: Information given within the podcast is not intended for medical advice, rather advice and encouragement for developing wellness habits for healthy living.

    Keywords: nurse burnout, time management for nurses, burnout recovery, Christian nurse podcast, holistic health for nurses, nervous system reset, faith and burnout, nurse leader wellness, stress management nurses, presence and productivity, spiritual habits, STAT Protocol, Beat Nurse Burnout podcast
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    12 mins
  • 235/ Post-Shift Reset: Release Stress, Grief & Compassion Fatigue [ Breathe & Be Still Series ]

    235/ Post-Shift Reset: Release Stress, Grief & Compassion Fatigue [ Breathe & Be Still Series ]
    Jun 9 2026
    Nurse leader, You gave everything today. Now it's time to give it to God. If you're listening to this on your commute home — in your car, on the train, walking to your front door — this episode was made for this exact moment. You just survived a shift that had no business being that hard. You were in charge. The floor was chaos. There was a patient loss, coworker conflict, impossible decisions made in seconds, and nurses running on empty. And somehow, you were the one holding it all together. Your body is exhausted. Your nervous system is still activated. And if you go to sleep without releasing what you absorbed today, you'll carry it into tomorrow — because the body keeps the score. In this Breathe & Be Still episode, we do something simple and sacred: we release it all through guided breath prayer — and receive the peace God promises in return. In this episode, you'll: Move through a 3-minute guided breath prayer rooted in Philippians 4:6-7Learn why releasing post-shift emotions isn't weakness — it's nervous system wisdom and biblical obedienceDiscover the difference between true shalom and just "being tired"Stop the rumination loop so your mind and body can actually restore overnight This episode is for you if: You're a nurse, charge nurse, or nurse leader coming off a hard shiftYou struggle to "turn off" your brain after workYou've experienced patient loss, compassion fatigue, or secondary traumaYou're a faith-based nurse looking for a spiritual practice that actually fits your lifeYou want to protect your peace without toxic positivity or empty self-care advice Scripture Featured: 📖 Philippians 4:6-7 (Amplified Bible) "And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Resources & Next Steps: 🎧 Love the Breathe & Be Still series? Subscribe so you never miss an episode. 💌 Get the weekly CAREletter — faith-rooted tools for nurses who are ready to stop running on empty: [theshanwright.com] 🌿 Ready to go deeper? Learn about STEADY: The Burnout Blueprint for Nurse Leaders at [theshanwright.com/steady] 📲 Screenshot this episode and tag @theshanwright on Instagram — I want to hear how this breath prayer landed for you. Shalom Shalom, Xx, Shan ……CONNECT…… The STAT Protocol: 5 min Emergency Reset Take the Free QUIZ- Are you in burnout or just stressed?? 🎁 Free Stress Assessment Session ✔ Identify your current stress level ✔ Discover the root causes of that stress ✔ And map out your next best step to reduce it 🗓 Click the link to book your free stress assessment. 💖Anti-Aging Power 3!! 🙌STEADY : group coaching program 🎉Nurse Burnout Prevention group Disclaimer: Information given within the podcast is not intended for medical advice, rather advice and encouragement for developing wellness habits for healthy living. Keywords & Topics Covered: Nurse burnout recovery · nurse stress relief · compassion fatigue · post-shift decompression · breath prayer for nurses · Christian nurse podcast · faith-based self-care · nurse mental health · guided meditation for nurses · how to decompress after a nursing shift · nurse leader wellness · shalom · nervous system reset for nurses · Philippians 4:6 · charge nurse stress
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    12 mins
  • 234/ Stress, Perfectionism & the Emotional Work that Restores Resilient Nurses [ with Brooke Billingsley]

    234/ Stress, Perfectionism & the Emotional Work that Restores Resilient Nurses [ with Brooke Billingsley]
    Jun 2 2026

    If you have emotions, this episode is for you...😉 You've blamed the short staffing. You've blamed the charting. You've blamed the administration. But what if the real root of your burnout is something no hospital policy can fix? In this episode, I sit down with Brooke Billingsley — owner and founder of Task to Touch training videos for nurses — to talk about the one skill nursing school never taught you: Emotional Intelligence. Brooke shares how EQ is the missing link between the nurse you are and the nurse you were called to be, and why learning to receive yourself with compassion is the first step to showing up fully for your patients.

    In this episode we cover:

    • Why the nurse-patient relationship starts with the relationship you have with yourself
    • How perfectionism is quietly fueling your stress and eroding your resilience
    • What Emotional Intelligence actually looks like on a busy nursing unit
    • The difference between prioritizing tasks and prioritizing what matters most
    • Why self-compassion isn't selfish — it's clinical

    About Brooke Billingsley: Brooke is the owner and founder of Task to Touch, a training video platform helping nurses build resilience through the power of Emotional Intelligence. Her work is transforming how nurses show up — for their patients and for themselves.

    Connect with Brooke: https://www.brookebillingsley.com www.perstrat.com

    Nurse, take your next step.

    If today's conversation stirred something in you, you don't have to sit with that feeling alone. Grab The STAT Protocol™ — my free guide that gives you a simple, faith-rooted framework to stop the stress spiral and come back to yourself in minutes.

    👉 www.theshanwright.com/stat

    Shalom Shalom,

    Xx, Shan

    ……CONNECT…… The STAT Protocol: 5 min Emergency Reset Take the Free QUIZ- Are you in burnout or just stressed?? 🎁 Free Stress Assessment Session ✔ Identify your current stress level ✔ Discover the root causes of that stress ✔ And map out your next best step to reduce it 🗓 Click the link to book your free stress assessment.

    💖Anti-Aging Power 3!!

    🙌STEADY : group coaching program

    🎉Nurse Burnout Prevention group

    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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    40 mins
  • 233/ The Burnout Root Nobody Talks About & How to Fix it

    233/ The Burnout Root Nobody Talks About & How to Fix it
    May 26 2026
    If you've been stuck in burnout recovery doing all the right things and still feeling empty, exhausted, and disconnected - this episode is going to hit different. I'm going to the deepest root of nurse burnout that nobody talks about: identity. In this solo episode, Shan shares her personal journey from perfectionism and performance-driven living to freedom, and why understanding your God-given identity is the most clinically and spiritually sound path to sustainable burnout recovery. If you're a burned-out nurse, a high-achieving Christian woman, or a caregiver who is running on empty — this one is for you. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN: Why perfectionism is the #1 identity trap for nurses — and why nursing school makes it worseThe physiological toll of chronic stress and survival-mode living on your body (weight gain, inflammation, headaches, exhaustion that sleep doesn't fix)Why fear is not your enemy — it's a signpost pointing to the lies you believe about yourself and GodWhat Isaiah 43:1 reveals about belonging, identity, and why God's answer to your fear is not "try harder"Why you can only give what you've received — and how a false identity silently affects your patients, your coworkers, and your familyHow identity is the foundation of true, lasting burnout recoveryThe first step in the CARE Method™ — and why Clarifying your identity comes before everything else KEYWORDS & SEARCHABLE TERMS nurse burnout, nurse burnout recovery, burnout recovery for nurses, Christian nurse, faith-based burnout recovery, holistic nurse burnout, perfectionism and burnout, perfectionism in nursing, nurse mental health, nurse wellness, nurse identity crisis, identity and burnout, burned out nurse, nursing school stress, nursing school anxiety, high-achieving woman burnout, Christian women burnout, faith and burnout, fear of failure nurses, fear of failure Christians, chronic stress nurses, stress and inflammation, cortisol and burnout, nervous system regulation nurses, holistic health nurse, nurse self-care, nurse empowerment, nurse podcast, Christian wellness podcast, burnout podcast for nurses, Isaiah 43:1, identity in Christ, Christian life coaching, holistic life coach nurse, CARE Method, burnout root cause, purpose after burnout, rest and burnout recovery, caregiver burnout, healthcare worker burnout, nurse coach, nurse entrepreneur, Beat Nurse Burnout RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED ✨ DISCOUNT LINK: One of the most powerful tools I use personally and recommend to every woman I coach is Liquid BioCell Collagen — a clinically studied, highly bioavailable collagen and hyaluronic acid complex that your body can actually absorb and use to repair what chronic stress is breaking down. Joints. Skin. Gut. Energy. It works with your body's healing process instead of fighting against it. And right now, in honor of Nurses Week and Mental Health Awareness Month, I am offering an extra $25 off when you DM me the word COLLAGEN on Instagram. That is it. Just DM me COLLAGEN and I will take care of you personally. SALE ENDS 5/31/26 🎁 Free Download — The STAT Protocol™ Your four-step framework for stopping stress in its tracks, built for nurses and high-achieving women of faith. 👉 HERE 📞 Book Your Complimentary Stress Assessment Call Ready to trace your burnout to the root and build a personalized recovery plan? Let's do the identity work together. 👉 HERE 📲 Connect on Instagram: @theshanwright DM Shan the word STRESSED to get started. 🌐 Website: www.theshanwright.com JOURNAL PROMPT FROM THIS EPISODE What am I afraid of? Write it out — every fear at work, at home, in your relationships. Those fears are pointing to the lies you've been believing. Then ask God: What do YOU say about me? That's where identity work begins. CONNECT & SUBSCRIBE If this episode resonated with you, please: ⭐ Leave a review — it helps other burned-out nurses find this podcast 📤 Share this episode with a nurse friend who needs to hear this 🔔 Subscribe so you never miss an episode of Beat Nurse Burnout Shalom Shalom, Xx, Shan ……CONNECT…… The STAT Protocol: 5 min Emergency Reset Take the Free QUIZ- Are you in burnout or just stressed?? 🎁 Free Stress Assessment Session ✔ Identify your current stress level ✔ Discover the root causes of that stress ✔ And map out your next best step to reduce it 🗓 Click the link to book your free stress assessment. 💖Anti-Aging Power 3!! 🙌STEADY : group coaching program 🎉Nurse Burnout Prevention group 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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    18 mins
  • 232/ Burnout Behind the Mask: How to Stress Less as a Modern Woman [with Nadine Dyer]

    232/ Burnout Behind the Mask: How to Stress Less as a Modern Woman [with Nadine Dyer]
    May 19 2026
    In this episode, Shan sits down with Nadine Dyer — founder and CEO of Purposeful Living Inc. and a passionate advocate for the woman the world sees as strong, capable, and put-together, but who privately is carrying far more than anyone knows. Nadine calls her the modern woman. And if you have ever smiled through exhaustion, performed competence while running on empty, or kept it together publicly while quietly falling apart — she is talking about you. This conversation is honest, faith-filled, and deeply personal. Nadine shares the testimony that changed everything for her — the moment Jesus became not just a name she knew, but a living reality that reoriented her entire life. And she shares the two keys that have guided her and the women she serves toward a life with genuinely less stress — not as a coping strategy, but as a way of being. In this episode, Nadine and Shan talk about: Who the modern woman really is Nadine's personal testimony of finding Jesus and what that encounter changed in herHer two keys to living with less stress Her Nonprofit mission The non-negotionable way to live with clarity and peace This episode is for the nurse who gives everything at work and has nothing left when she gets home. It is for the woman who looks strong to everyone around her and feels like she is barely holding on. And it is for anyone who has wondered if there is a version of this life that feels less like white-knuckling and more like actually living. The answer is yes. And this conversation is a good place to start. Connect with Nadine Dyer: Purposeful Living Inc.: Click hereLinking Arms podcast Links from this episode: 📞 Book your free Stress Assessment Call with Shan: book today💬 DM Shan "STRESS" on Instagram to get the booking link sent directly to you💙 DM Shan "COLLAGEN" on Instagram @theshanwright for $25 off Liquid BioCell Shalom Shalom, Xx, Shan ……CONNECT…… The STAT Protocol: 5 min Nervous system Reset + Mental Shift for Burnt Out Nurses (free gift) Take the Free QUIZ- Are you in burnout or just stressed?? 🎁 Free Stress Assessment Session ✔ Identify your current stress level ✔ Discover the root causes of that stress ✔ And map out your next best step to reduce it 🗓 Click the link to book your free stress assessment. 💖Anti-Aging Power 3!! 🙌The Bold Blueprint : group coaching program 🎉Holistic Care for Nurse Burnout 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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    38 mins
  • 231/ Could What You HEAR Be Burning You Out?

    231/ Could What You HEAR Be Burning You Out?
    May 12 2026
    What if I told you that some of the stress destroying your health right now has nothing to do with your patient load, your manager, or your schedule — and everything to do with what you are allowing into your mind every single day? Today we are talking about the hidden input that is quietly fueling your burnout — and more importantly, what to do about it. In this episode, Shan tackles one of the most overlooked drivers of nurse burnout — the mental and emotional inputs we are consuming every single day without realizing the toll they are taking on our nervous systems and our health. This episode covers: Why nurses are uniquely exposed to negative mental input — both on and off the clockThe specific inputs quietly fueling your cortisol and inflammationHow to audit and guard your mind the same way you protect your patientsPractical strategies for setting limits on negative people, media, and break room cultureWhat to intentionally fill your mind with to begin shifting your nervous system toward healingHow the words you speak about yourself are shaping your body in real time Links mentioned: 📞 Book your free Stress Assessment Call: [link]💬 DM Shan "STRESS" on Instagram to get the link sent directly to you💙 DM Shan "COLLAGEN" on Instagram for $25 off Liquid BioCell — her #1 tool for repairing what chronic stress breaks down Chronic stress is not just a feeling. It is a physical process. It is breaking down your collagen, inflaming your joints, disrupting your hormones, accelerating your aging, and quietly doing damage that compounds over time. And most of us — especially nurses — have been in that chronic stress state for so long that we have forgotten what it feels like to not feel that way. One of the most powerful tools I use personally and recommend to every woman I coach is Liquid BioCell Collagen — a clinically studied, highly bioavailable collagen and hyaluronic acid complex that your body can actually absorb and use to repair what chronic stress is breaking down. Joints. Skin. Gut. Energy. It works with your body's healing process instead of fighting against it. And right now, in honor of Nurses Week and Mental Health Awareness Month, I am offering an extra $25 off when you DM me the word COLLAGEN on Instagram. @theshanwright. DM me and I will take care of you personally. Shalom Shalom, Xx, Shan ……CONNECT…… The STAT Protocol: 5 min Nervous system Reset + Mental Shift for Burnt Out Nurses (free gift) Take the Free QUIZ- Are you in burnout or just stressed?? 🎁 Free Stress Assessment Session ✔ Identify your current stress level ✔ Discover the root causes of that stress ✔ And map out your next best step to reduce it 🗓 Stress Assessment to book your free stress assessment call. 💖Anti-Aging Power 3!! 🙌STEADY: The Bold Blueprint for Burnout Recovery : group coaching program 🎉Holistic Care for Nurse Burnout 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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    24 mins