i'm a nurse, np student, and mom that is seeking wellbeing while in the midst of nursing.

My dad died when I was 15. In an ICU after a failed attempt to remove a brain tumor. I was surrounded by the ICU and its sterile, yet gross environment while holding onto my dad's hand hoping he would squeeze back. After we said goodbye to him, I knew I would never want to work in a hospital or in healthcare.

Fast-forward to when I was in college. I was trying to find a spark of what I would hope to be in the future. I went to several schools and tried different majors. But I never really found passion in any of it.

Until, my aunt encouraged me to shadow her in her career as a NICU nurse. I instantly recognized a chance to be someone who helps the patient and their families at the worst time in their lives. To be able to make a difference in the most dire of times. To be who I needed when I was younger.

Now, I am a Pediatric CVICU nurse, NICU nurse, NRP Instructor, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Student, mom, wife, daughter, sister, dog mom, budding mid-life cellist, hopeful pottery artist, keen novel reader, and intermittent tennis enthusiast. I created In the Midst of Nursing to share my experiences in all of these roles while I also try to balance physical and mental wellness. 

My story