Weekly Wellness 7/7/2021

"Talking about our problems is our greatest addiction. Break the habit. Talk about your joys" - Rita Schiano

When's the last time you asked a colleague, "how was your shift?", and they responded with all the positive things that happened? With all the kind patients that thanked them, all the ways staff went out of their way to help patients, all the good things that happened?

When's the last time someone asked you that, and your responses were positive?

There are certainly times we need to talk about tough cases or difficult things that occurred. Problems that arise, that need solving.

But most of the time, when someone asks how our shift was, our instinct is to complain. Complain about the couple of rude patients, instead of the many kind ones. Complain about the one difficult staff member, instead of all the ones that worked so hard.

The great thing is, we can change that at any time. You can change that on your shift, today. You can talk about your joys.