Being a patient can be frustrating — even with a supportive care team. During my own healing journey, I often felt like I was never getting the full picture from any one practitioner.
Over time, I realized I was piecing things together on my own — collecting fragments of information, researching the rest, and trying to think clearly through the side effects of treatment and the weight of understanding the science behind my condition. It is a uniquely difficult place to be when you are both the patient and the advocate, learning how to heal while simultaneously trying to make sense of it all.
At the same time, I was navigating my own questions about nursing — questions shaped not by a lack of dedication, but by cumulative strain, burnout, and the quiet toll of practicing within complex systems. Being on the other side of care heightened my awareness of how fatigue, time pressure, and systemic demands can influence what is possible within care interactions, even among skilled, well-intentioned clinicians.
I often questioned my career choices and felt the weight of considering change while still recovering — not because I no longer valued nursing, but because illness has a way of clarifying what is sustainable, what is not, and what support is truly needed to continue with integrity.
Out of that experience, The Reconstructed Nurse was born.
I created this space to offer the kind of clarity and compassion I needed most during my own recovery — resources that bridge evidence and empathy, science and soul. This work is grounded in nursing experience and systems awareness, and shaped by the understanding that burnout and moral strain do not reflect individual failure, but structural realities that affect how care is given and received.
While this platform is rooted in nursing, it reflects the reality that many of us move between roles throughout our lives — clinician, patient, caregiver, advocate. Whether you are navigating illness, supporting someone you love, or reconsidering your professional path with intention, my hope is that this space offers clarity, grounded guidance, and a sense of being less alone as you move forward.
