EPISODE · Feb 17, 2026 · 35 MIN
Episode 7: Full Circle: The Day I Walked Back Into the OR
from The New Normal · host Spencer Parsons
In this episode of The New Normal, I share what it really looked like to step back into life after everything changed. Coming back didn’t happen all at once — it happened in layers.From my first shift back in Central Sterile, to rebuilding confidence through Shed Hauling, to realizing I was still a nurse in PACU, each step showed me something I didn’t expect: I wasn’t as fragile as I thought.Then came the moment I never knew if I’d experience again — walking back into the operating room for the first time since my stroke… and realizing the case in front of me was the same type I left in.This episode is about identity, purpose, fear, faith, and what it feels like when you realize you’re not who you were before… but you’re still whole.If your life looks different from how it used to be, this episode is for you.
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In this episode of The New Normal, I share what it really looked like to step back into life after everything changed. Coming back didn’t happen all at once — it happened in layers.From my first shift back in Central Sterile, to rebuilding confidence through Shed Hauling, to realizing I was still a nurse in PACU, each step showed me something I didn’t expect: I wasn’t as fragile as I thought.Then came the moment I never knew if I’d experience again — walking back into the operating room for the first time since my stroke… and realizing the case in front of me was the same type I left in.This episode is about identity, purpose, fear, faith, and what it feels like when you realize you’re not who you were before… but you’re still whole.If your life looks different from how it used to be, this episode is for you.
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