Preview #2 - Creating safe spaces for mental health conversations with Olivia Shields, Nurse Manager
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Preview #2 - Creating safe spaces for mental health conversations with Olivia Shields, Nurse Manager

Olivia Shields:

To be honest with you, Wayne, crying in the workplace is not always my choice. It happens. I am a crier when I am frustrated, when I am not sleeping well, when I, you know, am touched by a patient's story, or when I'm, you know, just so moved and grateful by the work that my team do even. And I think that by crying in the workplace, it's not something to feel bad about. It's a sign that I'm a human person.

Olivia Shields:

I'm vulnerable, but I'm authentic. And, you know, we work in the cancer field. It is really challenging at times. We get to know patients over a really long time, and crying doesn't mean that you're a weak person or that you aren't in control of yourself. It means that you care.

Olivia Shields:

You care really, really deeply.