Only in hindsight did I recognize how incredible I was to navigate physical and emotional grief while celebrating others joy and providing exceptional healthcare.
I am a nurse midwife, and was in the first trimester with my first and desperately wanted pregnancy. I came in to the birth center in the middle of the night for a laboring client. I started to have cramping but pushed it aside and continued providing hands on labor support.
My therapist has a 9 year old undergoing chemo, continues to provide psychotherapy to families in immigration crisis.
She is the reason I believe true inner work in behavioral health makes you capable of anything and everything.