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Courageous Care : When we receive and soften together we create spaces of healing
Thursday May 11th, 2023 I remember during the height of the pandemic, we had just finished our very first workshop series and our group...
tarinabird
May 13, 20234 min read
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Good Busy or Bad Busy?
Thursday April 27th, 2023 Thoughts on Grief Part V Good Busy or Bad Busy? Grief Myth #5 Be Strong for Others I still remember my...
tarinabird
May 13, 20234 min read
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We Heal In Relationship
Thursday April 13th, 2023 Thoughts on Grief Part IV We Heal in Relationship Grief Myth #3 Grieve Alone After my mother died, I couldn’t...
tarinabird
May 13, 20235 min read
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I'm Happy Because I Cry So Much
March 30th Thoughts on Grief Part III I’m Happy Because I Cry So Much I remember being six or seven watching my mother cry as she spoke...
tarinabird
Apr 6, 20234 min read
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Grief: The Greatest Gift We Can Give One Another
March 16th, 2023 Thoughts on Grief Part II: The Greatest Gift We Can Give One Another In our current healthcare system, our nursing...
tarinabird
Apr 6, 20234 min read
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Thoughts on Grief: What Happens When We Begin to Lose the Ones We Love?
In my life I can safely say I was taught how to acquire things, how to consume, how to have and to hold, however, I was never taught what...
tarinabird
Mar 2, 20234 min read
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Worthy to be cared for
As tomorrow is National Caregivers Day, I share this story because, as nurses, we care for patients every day and are the first...
tarinabird
Feb 16, 20234 min read
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Please Stop Calling Us Superheroes
I remember the initial flood of praise that came in from our community as the world began to shut down. From afar we were hailed as...
tarinabird
Feb 2, 20233 min read
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Hurt People, Hurt People
Getting to the root cause is the key to help our patients and us realize we are not the ones to receive the anger. I remember the moment...
tarinabird
Jan 20, 20234 min read
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Dancing Till I Drop
January 5th, 2023 Hello 2023. . . I see you. I know your waiting on me to reflect on all the ways I wasn’t enough in 2022. I feel the...
tarinabird
Jan 5, 20234 min read
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Grief and Joy
Dec 15th, 2022 In our society we do not talk much about grief, and as a nurse I have not always had safe spaces to reflect and express my...
tarinabird
Jan 4, 20233 min read
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Redefining Resiliency
Dec 1st, 2022 Singing in the Suffering I remember when I heard her heart stop. It was 5:30 am and I was lying next to her in bed; all...
tarinabird
Jan 3, 20232 min read
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