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Are You Toughing it Out?

Somewhere along the way, toughing it out became your default setting.
You did not choose toughing it out. You inherited it.
From the preceptors who said, You’ll figure it out.
From the leaders who praised your resilience while handing you more - too much.
From the culture that rewards silence, overwork, and a smile that hides the damage.

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You have done it all:

• Stayed late with a full bladder and an empty stomach.

• Picked up the shifts no one else would touch.

• Covered for teams that ran short and systems that fell apart.

• Brushed off stress that would crush most people.

• And you got good at it. Too good.

  • So good that people stopped asking if you were okay.

  • So good that you stopped asking, too.

But here is what I want to tell you:

• You were not meant to survive nursing.

• You were meant to live a full, meaningful life including your work.

• Being strong is honorable.

• But strength without boundaries?

  • That is erosion.

Coping Much?

Toughing it out is not the same as coping.
It is not growth. It is not resilience.
It is survival on repeat.

And you deserve more than survival.

You might feel like slowing down is weakness.
Or like changing course is giving up.
But it is not.

It is awareness.
It is wisdom.
It is the moment where strategy finally outranks endurance.

So if you are tired, like really, deeply tired

Not just from the hours, but from carrying more than any one person should,
You are not failing. You are feeling the truth.
It is not sustainable. And it never was.

You do not have to earn rest with collapse.
You do not have to prove your worth through struggle.
You do not have to tough it out to be a real nurse.

If you are ready to do it differently.

To stop gritting your teeth and start making a plan.

I am here for that.

Because the strongest thing you can do now might be to …

1. Stop.

2. Reassess.

3. Decide to move forward with something that actually works for you.

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You have toughed it out long enough.
Now let us make space to build something better.

Why This Letter, Why Now?

This is the 4th in the series, An Epistolary for Nurses, written personally from me to you, the expert nurses navigating identity, leadership, and reinvention.

If you are ready to move from survival to strategy, today’s letter was written for you.

You can catch up on the earlier letters or revisit these foundational editions of The Bold Brief:

1. Letter 1 – The Space Between Feeling, Knowing, Becoming Link

2. Letter 2 – What Does Bold Look Like for Me? To the Nurse Who Is Watching Everyone Else Make Bold Moves Link

3. Letter 3 – An Epistolary for Nurses: To the Nurse Who Wants to Lead But Doesn’t See the Way In Link

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