What Still Feels True (Even After Everything Changed)
Sometimes, changes look like a shift.
This year, I admitted something out loud that had been true for a while:
I have a disability. I use a walker. Sometimes an electric wheelchair. I move through the world differently now.
And with that change came a shift — in how people saw me, and sometimes, in how I saw myself.
I’m not as spunky as I used to be. But I’m still sharp. Still present.
Still deeply capable of doing the work that matters most to me.
Even with all that’s changed — physically, emotionally, logistically — one thing hasn’t moved:
I still know how to teach.
I still know how to help students and nurses succeed.
And I still believe that the best way to teach is to find what someone already knows — and build from there.
Let’s dive in!
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Teaching is still my anchor
Lately, I’ve been working with NCLEX students who are exhausted.
New nurses who are overwhelmed.
And I start in the same place I always have:
“Tell me what you do know. Let’s start there.”
Because confidence doesn’t come from being told you’re smart — it comes from realizing you already have a foundation.
My job is to help you see it, use it, and trust it.
Quiel, my 6-month-old German Shepherd
Even at home, I’m still teaching
We’re raising a 6-month-old German Shepherd — my future mobility service dog.
He’s smart. Eager. Attentive.
And I’m teaching him the same way I teach people:
Start with what’s familiar. Add the new gently. Repeat with trust.
He’s not just helping me navigate the world physically.
He’s also a quiet reminder that adapting doesn’t mean giving up — it means building a new way forward.
The truth doesn’t need sparkle to be solid
For a long time, I thought I had to show up at 100% — all energy, all ease, all the time — to be good at what I do.
But I’ve learned something even better:
The truth doesn’t need sparkle to be solid.
I can move slower. Rest more.
And still deliver exactly what my students and mentees need — because my strength was never just in my steps.
It was in my clarity.
Take a moment to reflect
So what still feels true in you?
Everything can change — and something in you can still stay strong.
If you’re in a season of shifting identities, slowing down, or learning to see yourself differently… ask yourself:
What still feels true in me, even now?
Start there.
That’s your anchor.
You CAN do this!
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