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Hi everyone. I have not been very active the last few months due to working time and a half in health care – it seems when I did get a minute, I wanted to be out having fun!!! I teach online and in the classroom – sometimes logging on to one more site when I am too busy is just too much.

I continue to work to reach optimal wellness. I am coming to realize this is not so easy because my job can be both isolated and demanding. On top of that, we are required to be in school (at our own expence) taking at least a few classes (or to work part time).

I am also a life coach and I have been taking a wellness coaching course to help me get things back on track. I also hired my own coach, though we had to work out a different pay scale because nursing faculty don’t make as much as nurses in most cases. I just started the coaching.

I posted here a few months ago about a skin condition – seborrhea – that got very intense right after my thyroid finally regulated. I finally saw a derm who said it very likely got so much worse now because my immune system is still feeling the impact of Graves.

All that said – I realize I have created a situation where I have a lot of people who look to me as a mentor – my clients, my students and great folks like you. But I was devoid of my own mentors (very shakey support system). That is why I hired a coach and I am looking to find a couple other mentors – one for school and one for some job related issues. Once those are in place and I rebuild my support systems some, I will be back more regularly. I just got completely burned out and had nothing left to give. This week – I had lunch with two friends and did some team building with my staff at work. Baby steps. I look in the mirror and see someone who has aged faster than Obama. Eyes puffy, hair gone natural (gray), more wrinkles – just older. Debating going to get highlights in the hair – but detest that our culture sees grey negatively, too. I have done much to heal physically – but I need to heal my support systems because that is part of true wellness. And I won’t be my best as a facilitator until my wellness rebounds as my supports strengthen. Thanks for listening. I will try to drop in more often this semester – though, they gave me more than full time again ” title=”Smile” />

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