Listen "Is Perfection A Realistic Goal When Practicing Functional Medicine?"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode, Brigitte Sager, DNP, tackles a concept many of us struggle with—perfection. As healthcare professionals, the pressure to be perfect in both our personal lives and careers can be overwhelming. Brigitte shares her personal journey with letting go of perfectionism in practicing functional medicine and encourages nurses to embrace progress over perfection. From balancing healthy choices with real-life realities to setting realistic self-care goals, this episode is a candid reminder that we're all on a wellness continuum, and that’s okay.
Key Topics:
The myth of perfection in healthcare and functional medicine.
Navigating real-life challenges while practicing functional medicine.
Balancing the ideal with the realistic in personal health choices.
How nurses can support patients and themselves by focusing on progress, not perfection.
Hosted by Brigitte Sager, DNP, a functional medicine nurse practitioner, nurse coach, and an RN and NP FM educator.
Consider sharing this podcast with other nurses on your social media platforms, in a text, or listen together on this page or share this link to the website and podcast.
Be well!
Key Topics:
The myth of perfection in healthcare and functional medicine.
Navigating real-life challenges while practicing functional medicine.
Balancing the ideal with the realistic in personal health choices.
How nurses can support patients and themselves by focusing on progress, not perfection.
Hosted by Brigitte Sager, DNP, a functional medicine nurse practitioner, nurse coach, and an RN and NP FM educator.
Consider sharing this podcast with other nurses on your social media platforms, in a text, or listen together on this page or share this link to the website and podcast.
Be well!
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