Meet Cait, RN, FNP-C
Duke-Certified Health and Wellness Coach
This Naked Mind Certified Coach
ACLM-Certified in Lifestyle Medicine
I have been working as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner for 16 years, gathering experience and knowledge about health and sickness. Becoming a Health Coach now gives me the opportunity to focus on health and wellness.
While health has been the foundation of my career, like many people, I used to struggle with processing and unwinding after a stressful work day. Having a few drinks after work to disconnect from my day became a routine. You can probably relate! And while it was a quick way to numb out, alcohol was just a bandaid. I realized as my anxiety got worse, that alcohol wasn’t alleviating stress at all, it was contributing to it!
In exploring my own relationship with drinking, I discovered that I didn’t need alcohol to unwind from my day. In fact, I found many other significantly more effective ways to manage my stress, that didn’t come along with the guilt of drinking more than I felt comfortable with.
Have you ever questioned your own drinking? It can be so hard to know where to turn for help, especially for sensitive professions, like healthcare. My coaching methods include a judgement-free space to explore this question. By working together, we can find answers to questions you haven’t felt safe asking aloud. (Trust me, you can’t shock an ER nurse!) The coaching process does require effort, but the end result of finding freedom from the cycle that you are stuck in is a blissfully effortless way to live!
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I Specialize In...
Helping healthcare workers change their relationship with alcohol, in a judgement-free space, so that they can find freedom from the guilt and shame of using alcohol to cope.
What that might look like for you :
Setting health goals
Figuring out the role that alcohol plays in your life
Establishing healthy coping mechanisms
Finding freedom from the cycle of drinking you are stuck in
Having actionable steps each week
The Six Pillars of Health
We can also work on any/all of these!