Free Checklist for Nurses

Something has already shifted in you.

This free checklist is a mirror, not a quiz. If you've been feeling something you can't quite name at the end of your shifts — this is for you.

The 5 Signs

These aren't symptoms of weakness. They're signals worth taking seriously.

Sign 01

You dread going in — and the dread starts days before your shift

Not the normal 'ugh, Monday' feeling. This is a heaviness that shows up Sunday afternoon and sits in your chest until you clock out.

Sign 02

You've stopped caring the way you used to — and that scares you

You remember when a patient's story stayed with you. Now you're going through the motions and the numbness worries you more than the exhaustion does.

Sign 03

Your body is telling you something your mind hasn't admitted yet

Chronic tension. Poor sleep. Getting sick more than you used to. Your body keeps a more honest ledger than your brain.

Sign 04

Nursing has started to cost you outside of work

When the job starts bleeding into your relationships, your hobbies, your sense of self — that's a different kind of tired.

Sign 05

You've started imagining a different life — and it feels like relief, not failure

You picture yourself doing something else and instead of guilt, you feel a quiet exhale. That moment of relief isn't betrayal. It might be the most honest thing you've felt in a long time.

This is for you if...

You're a nurse who's been carrying something heavy for a while now and you're ready to look at it honestly.

You've been having the same internal debate about leaving for months (or years)

You feel guilty for even questioning nursing — like you should be more grateful

You're not sure if what you're feeling is burnout or something deeper

You want someone to just name it — so you don't feel like you're going crazy

You're finally ready to stop white-knuckling it and figure out what comes next

Laura

Ember & Ash Coaching

I nursed for twelve years before I left. And when I did, I had to figure out who I was outside of a pair of scrubs. I built this checklist because I wish someone had handed it to me — not to tell me what to do, but just to make me feel a little less alone in what I was feeling.

You don't have to have it figured out yet.

Download the checklist and give yourself permission to take what you're feeling seriously.