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Moral Health
by Michelle Bernabe, RN
Being a human is messy and working in mental health is messier. Join me as I set out to create the new standard of mental health and share the stories that have shaped me along the way. moralhealth.substack.com
Episodes
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The Fifth Vital Sign: Moral Health Pt. 1
The Sackler family - a name that resonates through the chilling caverns of the opioid crisis, their legacy a symbol of the suffering that has descended upon countless lives. But in this bleak tableau, they inadvertently unveiled a critical paradigm we'd previously overlooked in healthcare: the…
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The Health Paradox: How Our World Shapes Our Well-being
Dear Moral Health Readers, As a nurse, I've come to understand that comprehensive health—encompassing both physical and mental well-being—requires us to consider the broader picture. We must truly zoom out. If you've been following Moral Health’s work, you might be under the impression that it's...
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Meet Virginia: A Mentor's Unconventional Teachings in a NYC Psychiatric Emergency Room
As I eagerly first stepped into the bowels of the New York City Hospital, a disquieting dissonance washed over me. This city, so known for its ceaseless dance of lights and unabashed extravagance, seemed a world away from the hospital's dimly lit corridors and the stifling air of abandonment that...
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A Restorative Approach to Narrative Medicine
Greetings, friends! Welcome back to Moral Health, a substack dedicated to inspiring reflection, fostering transformative insights, and uniting a community of individuals who are passionate about personal growth and moral progress. Together, we'll explore the intriguing realms of reparative…
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Transform Yourself, Transform The World
Hello Moral Health friends! As we continue our journey toward building the foundational components for Moral Health, calling in community, and adopting a restorative mindset, we now turn our focus toward ourselves. Our next community cornerstone honors the wisdom of the late Grace Lee Boggs, a...
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How to Be More Reparative and Why It Matters
The Moral Health Rules of Engagement: A Reparative Approach Welcome back to the world of Moral Health! Before we begin our transformative journey, which will push us to confront the messiness of moral leadership, the challenges of repairing harm, and the beauty of building more equitable systems,...
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Introducing Moral Health: A Smoke Signal for Change in Healthcare
Thanks for reading Moral Health! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Moral health is the understanding of the systems and structures that shape our world and actively working to create a more just and equitable society. As Martin Luther King Jr. famously stated, "the arc…
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Big Love
[I wrote this poem on my last day as a full-time nurse in a psychiatric emergency room in new york city.] "You Kind Of Had To Be There" — It was a big love. It was late-night stories and early-morning banter kind of love. The kind of love that is a divine disruption to your reality. The kind of...
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Dare I say, God is in the Rails
This poem is for B. In 2019, I was honored to read it to members of NYC City Council. The sun dips lowand tonight,like so many nights before,it’s your turnto pick a song. You type into YouTube:“Ben Howard, Old Pine.” And we laughin that tired, sterile hospital roomsinging off-keyour voices in...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Being a human is messy and working in mental health is messier. Join me as I set out to create the new standard of mental health and share the stories that have shaped me along the way.
moralhealth.substack.com
HOSTED BY
Michelle Bernabe, RN
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