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The Fit Nurse Diaries
Welcome to the Fitness Nurse Diaries Podcast - the show helping busy nurses lose weight, beat burnout, and build body confidence while surviving night shifts, travel nursing, and the chaos of healthcare.
Your host, Courtney Brooks, is former nurse and founder of The Fit Nurse Movement. Courtney shares the exact strategies that’ve helped hundreds of thousands of nurses around the world change their health - without giving up the career they love.
As a nurse who struggled with weight gain, exhaustion, and feeling like a fraud during night shift, Courtney has built the only fitness and weight loss system made for shift workers and nurses.
Each episode gives you weight loss tips for nurses, healthy habits that last, and the real systems and psychology no one else in the fitness space is talking about.
Plus you’ll hear raw chats with real nurses going from burnt out to badass, expert guests, and a behind-the-scenes look at building this movement as a CEO.
Whether you're a travel nurse, a night shift nurse, or a healthcare worker who's exhausted and ready to stop pouring from an empty cup - this show gives you the plan to lose weight even on night shift, build lasting energy, and feel good in your body… for good.
Hit subscribe and come say hi on Instagram @thefitnursemovement.
Episodes
20 episodes
The MEAN Girl in Your Head That Shows Up Every Time Things Go Well
The meanest girl you know lives in your own head. She shows up every time things are going well and she says you'll fail, you're trying too hard, and you don't deserve it.If you hold back or self-sabotage right when y...
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Why Nurses Lose Their Fitness Motivation After One Bad Shift (And the Fix)
If your motivation dies the second a patient is rude or a shift runs long, you're building your goals on sand.In this Fit Nurse University special of the Fit Nurse Diaries Podcast, I’m sharing why so many nurses let other people ...
The Only Nutrition Lesson Nurses Actually Need
I ate clean for months, cut every bit of sugar and alcohol, and the scale didn't move an inch. If that sounds like you, this episode of Fit Nurse Diaries is your fix. In this episode we’re going back to school with Fit Nurse Univ...
The Perfectionism Trap Every Nurse Falls Into Without Knowing
Perfection is the enemy of progress.As nurses, we’re used to feeling like we always have to be “on.” At work, there’s little room for mistakes. But when that perfectionist mindset follows us into our fitness journey, nutr...
I Watched A Client Lose 40 lbs And Still Feel Overweight. This Is Why.
Your weight loss mindset could be the reason your fitness journey feels harder than it needs to be. When your happiness depends on the scale, motivation becomes fragile. In this episode, what’s really helping women and nu...
Stop Being a “Tourist” in Your Own Fitness Journey
The fastest way to break the cycle of yo-yo dieting is to stop treating weight loss like a temporary destination.In this episode of The FitNurse Diaries, I’m sharing how to build a sustainable fitness lifestyle that works in real...
I Hit Every Goal I Set And Still Felt Exactly The Same (This Is Why)
What if reaching your fitness goals is not the secret to happiness - but learning to enjoy the journey is?In this episode of The Fit Nurse Diaries, Courtney is joined by Fit Nurse Movement coach Ellie in London to talk about slow...
Two Nurses Reveal What Actually Ends Yo-Yo Dieting
I’m speaking with two nurses on two different weight-loss journeys…With ONE big life-changing lesson:Choosing yourself is not selfish.In this powerful episode of The FitNurse Diaries, Lisa and Rebecca share what h...
Nurses, This Is Why Your Ward Is Making You Sick
Toxic workplace culture is driving nurse burnout, staff turnover, and poor morale - and the solution starts with stronger nursing leadership, trust, and psychological safety.In this episode of The Fit Nurse Diaries, Dr. Amber Hil...
You're Not Lazy! The Secret Behind Real Consistency
Why can’t you stay consistent with your fitness goals - even when you know exactly what to do? The answer might be much deeper than you think.In this episode of The Fit Nurse Diaries, Courtney dives into the real reason consisten...
How to Stay Consistent With Weight Loss When You Work 12+ Hour Shifts
Are you a busy nurse trying to lose weight but feeling stuck after every diet, fitness program, or “fresh start”?If you're a busy nurse, healthcare worker, or woman trying to lose weight while balancing shift work, family, and li...
Nurses, This Is Why You Need To Do Uncomfortable Things
The life you want is waiting on the other side of discomfort. So it’s time to stop letting fear, self-doubt, and your comfort zone control your next move.In this episode of The Fit Nurse Diaries, Courtney Brooks shares the powerf...
The 2.0 Version Of You Is Hiding Behind This One Shift
True fitness transformation for nurses starts when you stop chasing temporary results and become the 2.0 version of yourself who lives the lifestyle every day.Join us for another episode with the Fit Nurse coaches in Miami, as we...
Fit Nurse Hotseat: The Hidden Stories Behind The Fit Nurse Movement Coaches
The Fit Nurse HOTSEAT: Behind every coach in the Fit Nurse Movement is a story you would never guess from the photos. In this hot-seat episode, Courtney pulls four of her coaches into the chair and asks powerful questions about t...
How to Stay Consistent With Fitness When Life Gets Hard (My Story)
Most nurses’ fitness journeys die in the first month. Work gets busy, someone needs you, or maybe an injury hits. Before long, you quit.This episode shows you how to break that loop for good.In this episode of The Fit Nur...
You Don’t Need to Sacrifice Your Life to Become a Fit Nurse… I’ll Prove It
Being a fit nurse is less about restriction, skipped meals, or saying no to every birthday - and more about building a sustainable fitness lifestyle. One that works for busy nurses who juggle shifts, workouts, steps, eating out, and a full s...
Why You Don't Feel Good In Your Body (Even When You Look Good)
If you're a nurse who struggles with body image, gym confidence, dating rejection, or constantly chasing validation - this episode of The Fit Nurse Diaries shows you where real self-worth actually comes from.(Hint: it's not your ...
How Nurses Can Stay Fit on Vacation (Without Restricting Food)
You can go on vacation, eat out, enjoy the food, and still feel confident in your body. In this episode of The Fit Nurse Diaries, Courtney breaks down how she navigated eating in Thailand using flexible dieting, balanced meals, p...
I Tried to Stay Fit as a Nurse… This Is The ONLY Thing That Worked
Welcome to the very first episode of the Fit Nurse Diaries podcast.I'm Courtney Brooks, and this is the origin story behind a community now serving 230+ active nurses who refused to trade their health for their nursing career.
Welcome To The Fit Nurse Diaries (a Podcast For Nurses)
If you're a nurse who feels exhausted, bloated, and disconnected from your body… you just found the fitness podcast for nurses that changes everything.Right now, more nurses than ever are dealing with burnout, weight gain, long s...