Practical EMS
My mission is to use the stories we all have in emergency medicine to encourage and uplift you where you are. EMT, Paramedic, nurse, PA, NP or physician. Emergency medicine is a very difficult specialty with unique challenges, and it calls us all to be better than the average person in order to stay healthy for our patients, our families and own mental wellness. I want to connect with EMS crews, fire crews, ER RN's, ER techs and new ER advanced practice providers to better understand their current struggles. I also want to bridge the gap between prehospital medicine and the emergency department and to encourage those seeking to become an advanced practice provider. Disclaimer: All Practical EMS content is opinion only. It is unaffiliated with any company or organization and does not represent any company or organization that Aaron currently works for or has worked for in the past. No content should be taken as medical advice.
Practical EMS
110 | Michelle Niemeyer | The art of bending time | Learning to be in the moment | Burnout | What is keeping you from being fulfilled?
Creator of the philosophy The Art of Bending Time
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Michelle talks about a turning point in her life where she ended up in the ER and how this changed her perspective on health and nutrition after she was later diagnosed with PBC
Is burnout in our control?
Michelle says that the things that cause burnout are not in our control, but you can impact how you respond and how you look at the world
She recommends focusing on the things that you enjoy in your day, meditating on them
Michelle talks about some of the struggles she had as a lawyer and how it was difficult to not see the benefit of her work for 8 months to a year sometimes
Learn to be in the moment, if you are thinking about the future all the time you will suffer anxiety and if you are thinking about the past, you will be depressed
Setting goals is important, you need to be working towards something in life and figure out an action plan to accomplish them
Make sure they are goals that YOU want, as opposed to something that someone else wants for you
Delegate certain tasks, ask for help, don’t always micromanage
Step back and allow others to learn and grow
Michelle talks about how shifting from running all the time to enjoying walks outside improved her health and prevented injury
She talks about the importance of getting enough sleep and movement
Nutrition can be medicine
Michelle talks about a big case she was working on and how some dedicated, focused time, away from distractions, with adequate rest and movement, helped her through
Take care of yourself before you take care of patients
To get focused work done, you need to set up your environment correctly and remove distractions
One distraction can make you lose precious focus one a given task
Multitasking is a myth
Burnout happens when people don’t feel any meaning in what they’re doing
Sometimes switching jobs or careers will not solve burnout, but establishing some good habits can recreate the fulfillment in your current job again
You don’t see the light when you stay doing the same stuff
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Everything you hear today from myself and my guests is opinion only and doesn’t represent any organizations or companies that any of us are affiliated with. The stories you hear have been modified to protect patient privacy and any resemblance to real individuals is coincidental. This is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice nor used to diagnose any medical or healthcare conditions.