Sarah Bergakker MSN, CRNA
when nurses cry at work
“Never let them see you sweat.” “Never let them see you cry.” “If this is hard for you, maybe you just aren’t tough enough to do this...
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Sarah Bergakker MSN, CRNA
- Dec 22, 2022
- 2 min
Fierce self-compassion for nurses
We can’t take a bubble bath or go for a, “stupid walk for our stupid mental health,” during a code. Good news: we don’t have to jump in...
mooxli
- Nov 21, 2022
- 2 min
NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS
Who Should Apply -- Deadline for this application period is Friday, December 16th, 2022 If you are a nurse anesthesiologist resident who...
Sarah Bergakker MSN, CRNA
- Oct 4, 2022
- 2 min
the ultimate self care for nurses
"Whatever outcome this patient has is 100% on you and you alone. This is ALL your fault. This is terrible. You are terrible. No one else...
Sarah Bergakker MSN, CRNA
- Aug 17, 2022
- 2 min
You can fill your own cup
There is always emotional labor involved in the work of caring for others but there can also be a filling of our own cup rather than a...
Sarah Bergakker MSN, CRNA
- Aug 3, 2022
- 2 min
When You Want to Quit Being a Nurse
"Some days, this job takes a piece of me–a piece I will never get back." As an ER trauma nurse, and then a nurse anesthesiologist, I...
Sarah Bergakker MSN, CRNA
- Jul 19, 2022
- 1 min
Oh Shoot, That's Not Who I am
Who do you tell yourself that you are? Examples: "I am a runner, I eat healthy, I am sober, I am kind to myself, I am disciplined." Once...
mooxli
- May 15, 2022
- 3 min
NO, I CAN'T WORK THAT EXTRA SHIFT
“We have two open shifts tomorrow. You are not scheduled so I am asking you to pick this up extra. We are desperately short, so ANY help...
Sarah Bergakker MSN, CRNA
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
HOW DO WE STAY WORKING IN HEALTHCARE GIVEN THE CURRENT CULTURE?
Because There is Still Choice Woven into All Chaos. . . - Sarah Plummer Taylor - How do we stay when what was difficult now suddenly...
Sarah Bergakker MSN, CRNA
- Mar 13, 2022
- 2 min
THIS IS TOO HARD TO DO
SOME OF THE BIGGEST AND THE HARDEST THINGS ARE UNDONE BY SOME OF THE LITTLEST AND SMALLEST ACTS OF BEING PRESENT - MOOXLI - Life can be a...
Sarah Bergakker MSN, CRNA
- Feb 20, 2022
- 2 min
WHAT BECOMING A CRNA DIDN'T SOLVE FOR ME
To Live in the Present Moment is a Miracle -Thich Nhat Hahn- You know what becoming a CRNA solved for me--the fact that I wasn't a CRNA...
Sarah Bergakker MSN, CRNA
- Feb 6, 2022
- 2 min
This Has to STOP
Boundaries are the distance at which I can love you and me simultaneously -Prentis Hemphil- “This job is killing me.” “My boss needs to...
Sarah Bergakker MSN, CRNA
- Jan 23, 2022
- 4 min
THAT WAS NOT MY PERSON
Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable -Fred Rogers- “Code Blue ER,” the familiar...
Sarah Bergakker MSN, CRNA
- Jan 10, 2022
- 2 min
WE ARE NOT FAMILY
A company isn't a family Parents don't fire their kid for low performance or furlough them in hard times A better vision for a workplace...
mooxli
- Jan 9, 2022
- 1 min
Mooxli Scholarship Program!
Mooxli is a continuing education retreat community that focuses on building true resilience for Nurse Anesthesiologists and all...
Sarah Bergakker MSN, CRNA
- Dec 30, 2021
- 2 min
OH THIS WAS OVER A LONG TIME AGO
“It's easy to see the beginnings of things, and harder to see the ends.” - Joan Didion - Beginnings are often obvious--a bright yellow...
mooxli
- Dec 14, 2021
- 2 min
How Dare You Do That - Who Do You Think You Are ?!
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our...
Sarah Bergakker MSN, CRNA
- Dec 8, 2021
- 1 min
You are Doing Great Darling
YOU. ARE. ENOUGH. “You are doing great darling.” Something I have said to myself a lot this week. . .because, honestly, I don't feel like...
Sarah Bergakker MSN, CRNA
- Dec 1, 2021
- 2 min
A Meditation for Frontline Healthcare Workers
You knew as soon as you saw this patient that today was their last day living here on this earth. You knew because you’ve seen it all so...
Sarah Bergakker MSN, CRNA
- Nov 28, 2021
- 2 min
I QUIT MY JOB
Why did I do this? Why am still doing this? Dr. Stephens teaches us on Mooxli retreats that a big part of our individual resilience is,...
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