Finding Your Path with Chronic Illness
ABOUT PATHFINDER NURSING
Hi, I'm Brooke!
Think of me as your friendly trail guide on this journey through life with a chronic illness. A serious health condition or a new diagnosis can feel like the end of the road, or a big and unavoidable pothole. But what if there is more to your life, more to see and experience? As a Nurse Coach at Pathfinder Nursing, I help clients find their way forward through an exploration of how we create our experiences, thought by thought, in every moment.
Does that sound complicated? It’s not. It’s actually the simplest thing you can learn to make the biggest difference in your life! Understanding how thought works is like using a lantern to light your path. These basic principles can bring valuable insight into your innate health and well-being, regardless of any diagnosis. From there, we work together to find your own path, no matter what obstacles you may be facing.
MY PATH TO WELL-BEING
In 2019, I was on top of the world. I had finally earned my license as a Registered Nurse after 4 years of nursing school while working full-time as a paramedic. A few weeks into my new job as a nurse in the Emergency Department, I was diagnosed with a rare, chronic condition affecting my vocal cords that impaired my ability to speak.
That diagnosis stopped me cold in my tracks. It felt like an impassable roadblock, like I would never get to the places I wanted to go in life. I felt paralyzed with anxiety about my future, and confused about what to do next. I wasn’t able to work, and I had difficulty communicating with others because I physically had no voice. I became so weighed down by stress and emotional fatigue that I felt I could not take another step.
But somehow, I did take a step. And then another. Eventually, I saw a new path forward. Want to know what made the difference? I was introduced to ideas about how thought works in our lives, through books and teachings from people like Sydney Banks, Michael Neill, and George & Linda Pransky. I learned how my experience of life was created from my own thoughts, not from circumstances around me. No matter how bad things seemed in a moment, that moment always passed- and I was actually ok. I started to trust that I was connected to something much bigger than just my mind and my body. And I realized that I was always just one thought away from well-being, regardless of my physical health, or any other situation or circumstance.
With support from my family and friends, and the help of some talented medical professionals, my medical condition improved and I changed direction. I pivoted to working in the Operating Room, where I had the privilege to help patients facing challenges much harder and hills much steeper than my own. Through this experience, I began to really understand that we are all doing the best we can in every moment, and that is enough. Coaching allows me to bring this perspective to others who are struggling in their own ways.
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