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Managing Stress and Anxiety During the Holidays
Thanksgiving is next week and with that the holiday season will be in full swing! I love seeing everyone post…
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Life Update November 2023- Grief and Mental Health
Hey, friends. It's been so long since I have been in that space. It's no secret my mental health has…
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Nurses Supporting Nurses
Nurses Supporting Nurses: Guidance, Support, Community. In the challenging world of healthcare, finding a supportive community can make all the…
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Life Update- Feburary 2023
Happy New Year, friend! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and your new year is off to a…
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Life Lately- November 2022
Hello & Happy Monday, friends! It's hard to believe Thanksgiving is next week! I feel like this year has gone surprisingly fast…
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Journal Prompts- November 2022
Some benefits of journaling include: Reduce stress and anxiety Find inspiration Track progress and growth Make connections between thoughts The…
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NSN Shift Support Podcast
Happy Wednesday! Monday was the official launch day of the NSN Shift Support Podcast! THANK YOU to everyone who has…
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Coping with Election Day Anxiety
Since the 2016 presendential election, I now have major surrounding election days. With women rights, LGBTQ rights, and more on…
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Creativity is Flowing- Workbook & a Podcast
Hello & Happy Saturday! It is a very rainy and gloomy day here today. We came back down the mountain…
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A Drive Down Blue Ridge Parkway
Hello, friend! Happy Halloween! How are you doing? It was a nice low key weekend at my sister in laws…
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Five of the Best “Midnights” Album Lyrics
If you have turned on football, the news, late night talk shows, or been on any social media- you probably…
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The Future of Peace Love Nursing Blog
Happy Friday! I hope everyone has had a great week! We are still enjoying the beauty of the Western NC…
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Ten Fall Self Care Ideas
If you read Monday's post or you have been watching my IG stories- you know I am very happily in…
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Fall Foliage & Weekend Happenings
Hello and Happy Monday, Friends! I hope you had a nice weekend and your week is off to a great…
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Five Things I learned in Year 3 of Marriage
Today, Bradley and I are celebrating our third wedding anniversary! It's hard to believe we have been married for 3…
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Journal Prompts- October 2022
Some benefits of journaling include: Reduce stress and anxiety Find inspiration Track progress and growth Make connections between thoughts The…
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32nd Birthday- Life & Thoughts on the Year Ahead
I'm not sure how it happened, but somehow, I celebrated my 32nd birthday on Friday! It was a great day…
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September Journal Prompts
In honor of the One Line a Day Reflection Journal I published, as well as the importance mental health and self care…
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September Intentions
Happy September! I have always loved September. The days are still warm, but fall is slowly creeping in. It's also…
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Self Care: A necessity to preventing burn out
If I'm honest, I don't really care for the word burn out. I have experienced burn out many times over…
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From Nursing to Web? A nurses journey to a new career.
Covid life changes I mentioned in a recent life update post that I was now working with my husband's business- HypedUp Studios…
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“Pet E-Therapy” August 2022
Hello & Happy Friday! Welcome to "Pet E-Therapy!" A blog post which is basically an excuse to share cute pictures…
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Our Jack & Jill Bachelor/Bachelorette Party
I'm taking a little trip down memory lane today and sharing our decision to have a joint bachelor/bachelorette party 3 years…
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Journal Prompts August 2022
July got a little busy and time got away from me, so I'm getting the August journal prompts out early!…
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Life Update: August 2022
Hey friends! I hope you are all doing well. I thought I would do a quick life update since we…
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Roe v Wade Overturned: Actionable Steps & Resources
Friday, we received the devastating news SCOTUS overturned Roe v Wade- setting up for multiple state to severely restrict or…
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“One Line a Day Reflection Journal”
Hello! I hope you are doing well. I wanted to do a post to share an accomplishment I am excited…
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Happy Earth Day 2022!
Happy Earth Day! For over 50 years, Earth Day has been celebrated by people around the world annually on April…
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PLN Blog’s 6th Anniversary!
I'm excited to share today is the 6th anniversary of the blog! Hard to believe I have been writing on…
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Pet E-Therapy/National Pet Day April 2022
Happy National Pet Day! Last month I decided we would have a monthly Pet E-Therapy on the blog! I will share…
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Self Care Sunday 4/9/22
Happy Sunday, friends! I haven't been around the blog quite as much the last two weeks. Life has been busy!…
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Self Care & Reflection
Journaling One of the things I have been doing on my mental health healing journey is journaling. I'll admit I'm…
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5 months away from nursing & Long haul symptoms
Happy Wednesday, friends! I'm sharing a little life update with you today. I have officially been away from the bedside…
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day- 2022
Happy St. Patrick's Day, friends! Thank you those of you who took the time to read my post from yesterday…
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Self Care Sunday
Hello and Happy Sunday, friends! I can't believe we have made it to another week! I want to encourage all…
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Pet E-Therapy March 2022
I am going to do a monthly post where we all take a breather away from the heavy (yet important)…
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International Women’s Day 2022
Happy International Women's Day to all the strong, caring, intelligent, amazing women of the world! International Women's Day is an…
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Behind the Blog: Meet Megan
Happy Friday! I have gained some new friends around the blog and on social media so I thought I would…
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PLN’s 100th Blog Post!
Today we are celebrating Peace Love Nursing 100th Blog Post! It's hard to believe I have had this blog for…
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Self Care Wednesday: Read a Book or a Blog
Happy Hump Day! Today's self care activity is to read a book or a blog. I encourage you to read…
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Virtual Valentine 2022
Happy Valentine's Day! I Love Nurses It wouldn't be Valentine's Day on Peace Love Nursing if I didn't talk about…
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Valentine’s Self Care Week
Hello! Happy Saturday! I hope everyone had a good week. Let's be honest, I say it a lot, but the past…
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Black Nurses Leaders- Black History Month
February is Black History Month and we are celebrating it today on the blog by discussing three influential Black nurses…
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Snow Day in the NC Mountains
Happy Friday! I hope everyone has had a nice week. I am still healing from some post Covid symptoms, so…
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Happy Thanksgiving 2021
Happy Thanksgiving, friends! I hope your day is full of good food and time with your family and friends who…
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Life Lately- Spring 2021
Hello! Sharing a little catch up on what we have been up too the past few months. We are still…
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Assignment #3, Covid Vaccine, and RV Life
Hi, friends! It's been a while! How are you doing? We are getting settled into our new home for the…
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A Look Back at 2020
We made it out of 2020! I think that is definitely worth celebrating. I hope everyone was able to enjoy…
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A Merry Little Christmas- 2020
Hello, friends! It's really hard to believe Christmas is just a few short days away. I know Christmas is filled…
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Life Lately: Fall 2020
Hey, friends! I thought we may take a few minutes to catch up on life the past few months. I…
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Our First Year of Marriage- Life As Newlyweds
On October 12th Bradley and I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary! It is hard to believe it has been…
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Hometown Newspaper Article + Weekend Happenings
Hello, friends! I hope you all are doing well. I woke up Friday morning to something really cool! I was featured…
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How Are You Doing? Mental, Emotional, Physical Health Check-In
One of my favorite healthy living/lifestyle bloggers Brittany from A Healthy Slice of Life shared a post Monday with a health check…
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Culbertson’s Go Tiny
The Dream To Travel Traveling has been a dream for Bradley and I pretty much since we started dating over…
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Happy Juneteenth- 2020
I don't think I had heard of Juneteenth until this year. I may have heard about it in passing, but…
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4 year blog anniversary!
It's hard to believe I have had this space on my little corner of the internet for 4 years! As…
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New in the life: March 2020- Meet Declan!
Hey friends! It's been a while! I'm not sure how time got away from me but it's been a whole…
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A look back at 2019
[caption id="attachment_1597" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Photo credit: Stephanie Culbertson[/caption] Hello there, friends! It's been a while! I can't believe 2019 is…
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Our Engagement Story
We are about to hit the double digit mark in the wedding countdown, today is 100 days until wedding day! Photo Credit:…
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Life Update
Hello! Happy Wednesday! I decided to write a little life update with some pictures just for fun before we start…
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Hello World: Part 2. Back to the blog.
Hello, friends! It's been way too long! 1.5 years to be exact. I cannot believe it has been over a…
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One Year Blogiversary!
Today is the one year blogiversary of Peace Love Nursing! In honor of the anniversary and the new journey I…
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from Peace Love Nursing! I hope everyone is wrapping up a great holiday season! Mine was filled…
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Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas from Peace Love Nursing! I hope everyone has a wonderful and bright holiday season and gets to spend…
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Coffee Talk- 11/20/16
Hello! Long time no talk! I have missed this space and I am so happy to have some time to…
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Happy Anniversary to my BFF
One year ago today I was in my home state of Ohio celebrating one of my best friend's wedding days!…
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26th Birthday Adventure Weekend
Happy Tuesday! I hope that everyone had a wonderful weekend, we certainly did! Friday was my 26th birthday, and Bradley…
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Thursday Thoughts- 9/1/16
Hey Hey! I hope you all are doing well! Life is crazy and busy right now! I started Pediatric Nursing…
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Friday Favorites 7-22-16
Hey! I hope everyone has had a great week! I am working today and tomorrow, so nothing to exciting is…
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Happy Fourth of July!
Happy Fourth of July! I work today, but I did get to enjoy a relaxing weekend of laying by the pool,…
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Sun Safety 101
Summer is officially in full swing! Everyone is outside for pool and beach days, camping, cookouts, festivals, and working in…
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Fort McAllister Historic State Park Vacation- May 2016
Hello! I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing weekend. To all the weekend and holiday warriors who worked, thank…
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Friday Favorites 5-13-16
Happy Friday! I hope everyone has had a great week! I am looking forward to my first weekend off in…
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Friday Favorites 5-6-16
Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a wonderful week! I enjoyed having the week off, but it is back to…
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Friday Favorites
Happy Friday! This week has been a whirlwind with ATI testing, simulation labs, and exams, but I survived! I'm ending…
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Hello World!
Hey there! I’m Megan. Welcome to my blog! I’m a Licensed Practical Nurse and a full time RN student. To…