The Patient Doesn’t Come First…YOU DO

It's time for you to heal Are you a health care worker experiencing compassion fatigue or burnout? Do you spend all of your time helping everyone else, and have no energy left for yourself? What does self-care actually mean? And HOW do you do it? Health care workers have dedicated their lives to helping others heal, but spend very little time on their own healing. From the beginning of our careers, we have been conditioned to believe that our patients come first. This outdated philosophy is causing us to put ourselves last, including in our personal lives. In order to truly help others, we need to make ourselves the priority. In this paradigm-shifting book, you will learn:

Why you have been conditioned to put others' needs above your own, and why it is so difficult to change What your superpower is, and how it can transform you from disheartened to empowered How to use tools of self-care such as setting healthy boundaries, with specific examples of how you can implement them into your life How to navigate toxic workplaces and maintain your worthiness in unhealthy environments

Whether you work in a hospital or a clinic, whether you are a nurse or a member of another health care profession, you are worthy of the care you give your patients everyday. You can make change in your department, your career, and your life. By applying the exercises in this book, you give yourself the gift of healing. Restore the way you see yourself - it's time to put yourself first