Joan Furman, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, CET II Presented to Nashville Psychotherapy Institute January 9, 2009 Flow Be, as water is, without friction. Flow around the edges of those within your path. Surround within your ever-moving depths those who come to rest there— enfold them, while never for a moment holding on. Accept whatever distance others [...]
Guided Imagery for Creating a Safe Place
Instruction Use this guided imagery or visualization to create a safe place. You may create this on your own or ask your therapist or a friend to read it to you. If you tend to dissociate when you do a relaxation exercise, you might want to ask for your therapist’s help. Either way, I suggest [...]
How to Stay Healthy as a Nurse
One may wonder at the title of this article why I would write about nurses staying healthy, when nurses are obviously experts at helping people stay healthy. The simple answer is, we are not healthy. I am not speaking of blood pressure here; I am speaking of health in the holistic sense. What do I [...]