When Nursing Becomes Your Identity | The ER Edit Ep. 7

In this episode, we talk about what happens when nursing becomes more than a career and starts becoming part of your identity. From nursing school to years in the ER, we share how the job can shape our minds, our relationships, and the way we carry stress long after a shift ends.We also open up about how motherhood changed the way we experience nursing, trauma, anxiety, and work life balance. This is a vulnerable conversation about nurse burnout, mental health, PTSD, boundaries, pride in the profession, and learning how to be more than just the title of nurse.— — — — — — — — — —LISTEN TO THE ER EDITSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theEReditFOLLOW THE ER EDITTikTok: @theEReditInstagram: @theERedit_CONNECT WITH THE HOSTSCaitlin Armstrong: https://www.tiktok.com/@caitarmstrongrn_Karlie Tooley: https://www.tiktok.com/@ktooley89Business inquiries: [email protected]— — — — — — — — — —0:00 The PTSD That Comes Back0:20 Welcome Back To The ER Edit1:46 When Nursing Becomes Your Identity5:19 Why Karlie Chose Nursing7:21 College, Setbacks, And Alaska11:17 Caitlin’s Path Into Nursing14:21 You Are Not Too Old For Nursing18:28 The Pride Of Being An ER Nurse20:13 Leaving The ER And Becoming A Mom23:56 How Motherhood Changed Nursing31:06 Boundaries, PTO, And Mental Health37:15 You Are More Than Your Job