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Discover resources that can help you rethink your mental well-being strategies and add some self-care activities to your toolbox. 

ONS member Lisa Blackburn, MS, APRN-CNS, AOCNS^®, clinical nurse specialist at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute in Columbus, OH, and member of the Columbus ONS Chapter, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss the importance of oncology nursing resilience, ways the THRIVE program helps foster self-care for nurses, and how to incorporate self-care strategies into your practice.

ONS member Barb Henry, DNP, APRN-BC, board-certified psychiatric mental health clinical nurse specialist with a focus on psycho-oncology and member of the Cincinnati Tri-State ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss patients with cancer who have a concurrent psychiatric diagnosis, ways for oncology nurses to coordinate care to manage this unique population, and the importance of nurse self-care to minimize compassion fatigue. Henry presented on this topic during the 46th Annual ONS Congress^® in April. If you missed her session, catch Kathleen Murphy-Ende, PhD, PsyD, AOCNP^®, speak on a similar topic in her session, Mental Illness and Cancer: Caring for Comorbidity, from 1–2 pm on September 16, 2021 (or on demand through October 14, 2021), during the ONS Bridge™ virtual conference. 

Nurturance for Nurses: Reflections for Compassionate Healers

ONS member Marlon Garzo Saria, PhD, RN, FAAN, director of clinical education and professional practice at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, CA, ONS Leadership Development Committee member, and member of the Greater Los Angeles and South Bay ONS Chapters, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss career planning, which is also the subject of a 2021 ONS Congress™ session he copresented. Click the link in the episode notes to learn more. 

ONS member Debra Reis, MSN, RN, CNP, program coordinator for the healing care program at ProMedica Cancer Institute in Sylvania, OH, and member of the Toledo Area ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss how aromatherapy can mitigate cancer symptoms and treatment adverse events to help improve patients’ quality of life. 

ONS member Deborah Christensen, MSN, APRN, AOCNS^®, oncology nurse navigator at Southwest Cancer Clinic in St. George, UT, joins Erin Dickman, MS, RN, OCN^®, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss why we need self-care as nurses and as people, how self-care can benefit your practice, the best ways to implement self-care in your daily routine, and much more.

Having high expectations can motivate you to achieve your very best. In the extreme, however, aiming for perfection can be dangerous to your mental health. In a 2015 TED Talk, self-proclaimed perfectionist Petra Kolber passionately revealed that despite being at the top in her field in the fitness industry, she felt her best was never good enough and she lived a joyless life.