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Being a Nurse is F*cking Hard with Katie Duke

ShrinkChicks

Jennifer Chaiken, LMFT and Emmalee Bierly, LMFT

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Education, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Relationships

4.9755 Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Trigger Warning: death and serious illness. Healthcare workers are on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic and the stories shared in this episode, from an inside, firsthand perspective, are heavy and potentially triggering. 


On today's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen have a powerful conversation with Katie Duke, who worked on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis as a Nurse Practitioner. They discuss Katie's first hand experiences from a New York Hospital (right after a major break-up, mind you), her own severe case of COVID, how the work affected her mental health, burnout, and switching careers. Katie shares why she left the nursing profession all together, what she's doing now, and why part of her new mission is to help nurses find their passion. 

 

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0:00.0

So let me be honest for a second.

0:02.0

Braves and underwear have always been a pain point for me.

0:05.3

You know the drill.

0:06.3

Strap sticking in, bands that never sit quite right,

0:09.8

underwear that either rolls or rides up.

0:12.4

I'd get so frustrated shopping for bras and underwear that I kind of gave up.

0:17.2

I'd add things to my cart online, stare at them, and then just never check out.

0:21.6

Because in the back of my mind, I figured it'll just be another letdown.

0:25.8

But recently, I finally took the plunge with skims, and I cannot believe I waited this long.

0:30.0

I started with a fits everybody collection, and let me tell you, it is like, oh, so this is what it's supposed to feel like.

0:37.1

The fabric is unreal. Silky, soft, stretching all the right ways, and it somehow manages to feel light but still supportive.

0:45.1

My absolute favorite piece, the triangle bra.

0:47.9

I am not exaggerating when I say it is the most comfortable bra I have ever owned.

0:53.3

Usually the second I walk in the door,

0:55.0

I cannot wait to take my bra off, but with this one, half the time I forget I'm even wearing it.

0:59.7

It's supportive without squeezing and it just feels good on my body. And now I'm kind of obsessed. I

1:05.8

keep looking at the rest of the skim site, making mental wishless and a set of abandoning my cart

1:10.3

like I used to,

1:11.5

I'm actually excited to click checkout. It feels like I finally found intemates that actually work

1:16.0

for me. Pieces I don't have to think about all day because they just feel good. I get it now.

1:21.3

This is why people rave about skims and why I'm officially hooked. Shop skims fit. Everybody's

1:26.9

collection at skims.com. After you place your order,

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