About the Book
As a nurse leader, I have witnessed many employees suffering from the effects of burnout. The benefits of performing self-reflection on the variety of topics included will help expand your emotional quotient (EQ). The global Covid pandemic has aggravated the situation bringing with it uncharted, unfamiliar waters to navigate.
This is book one (Beginner) of a four-part series designed to bring you daily perspectives, reflection & artistry for self-care and personal development. We have created this series by "season" with the intention that you can begin your healing burnout journey today or any day of the year!
There are various formats to choose from with this book series, including a blank journal to accompany the eBook, a spiral-bound workbook, hardcover, softcover, and hybrid version. Choose what suits your needs. As you pick up this insightful book, we hope you will slowly meander through it, explore, and absorb fresh perspectives, respond to self-reflection questioning, and become inspired by beautiful artistry.
Give yourself time to journal daily. Just one day at a time, don't work ahead. Do not wait! I promise the benefits of this book series will help you stave off or recover from burnout. As you progress in the series, you will learn to set limits, explore career transitioning, and improve your self-care strategies.
My best wishes as you proceed to make self-care your number one priority, always!
About the Author :
Dr. Richard C. Scepura possesses strong credentials as a successful Nurse Executive. He is certified by American Nurses Credentialing Center as an Advanced Board-Certified Nurse Executive. He is also certified by the Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission as a Certified Dialysis Nurse. Richard has consulted and directed for Seattle Children's Hospital, Steward Healthcare/St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston, MA, and managed for UNC Healthcare in Chapel Hill, NC. He began his career at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (a Harvard teaching hospital) while living in the North End of Boston, MA, in the 1990s. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a double major Baccalaureate of Science in Psychology and Nursing. After several years as a staff RN, Richard began an exciting travel nurse career. He practiced in 14 U.S. states over a decade, working mostly in world-class magnet healthcare facilities across the nation serving different populations.While working for UNC Hospitals, he attended Pfeiffer University in Research Triangle Park, NC, and received his joint degree, the MBA/MHA, Magna Cum Laude concentrating on Leadership and Change Management. His doctorate is in Nursing Practice (DNP) from Clarion and Edinboro Universities of Pennsylvania, graduating Summa Cum Laude. His doctoral project is titled, "Intending to Stay - Retention, Burnout, Structural Empowerment, and Dialysis Nursing: Integrating Kanter's Theory and the Refined Nurse Worklife Model." The abstract was selected for presentation at the American Nephrology Nursing Association National Symposium in May, 2021. He also published an article for the American Organization of Nurse Leaders in the Nurse Leader academic journal titled, "The Challenges with Pre-Employment Testing and the Potential for Hiring Bias." He is a volunteer editorial board member for The American Journal of Management Science and Engineering as well as an editorial reviewer for MDPI: Nursing Reports Quarterly. Now, he brings to his colleagues, or any reader in need, in the most serious times of peril with Covid-19, the light-hearted thoughtful book that makes you "think," The Healing Burnout Guide.
Review :
A collection of elements identifying factors contributing to burnout, followed by clear journaling prompts and affirmations, this book will help members of our helping professions to clarify their struggles, needs, and a path toward their own health and wellbeing.
-Dr. Matthew Conner, MD Durham, NC (Private Practice, Psychiatry)
Let's together imagine a world where every person's work reflects their truest values, celebrates their unique skills and talents, and contributes to the betterment of society. Generously sharing his lived experience wisdom and thought-provoking inquiries, Richard Scepura gets us 10,000 steps closer to this vision.
-Dr. Deborah Cohan, MD, MPH, San Francisco, CA (Professor UCSF, Medical Director, HIVE, Director, Foundation for Embodied Medicine)
Learn to self-reflect and heal. Political divides, disinformation, unemployment, pandemic-induced isolation with prolonged family separation, forced tele-working, social injustices, and other factors lead to burnout. Dr. Richard Scepura includes many of these issues in this captivating book series.
-Dr. P. Davis, Psy.D. San Francisco, CA (Clinical & Forensic Psychologist)
Sometimes those that are there for others need others to be there for them. Burnout is a widespread syndrome that needs to be addressed and Dr. Richard Scepura's insight, experience, and wisdom will guide you through recognizing, addressing, and taking actionable steps toward recovering from this compounding epidemic.
-Josephine Poulin, MSN, APRN, FNP-C Belgrade, ME (Primary Care Provider, HealthReach FQHC Belgrade Regional Health Center)
Burnout is pervasive, and insidious if left unattended. Human nature after all, has us push through again, and again, paralyzing interaction and our success. Dr. Richard Scepura sheds not only light, but the solutions to undo all on the path to recovery and reclaiming the life of your dreams.
-Dr. Patricia Boulogne DC, CCSP, MaOM, AP, CFLP, CFMP Boston, MA (Coach, Speaker, Author, Functional & LifesStyle Medicine Expert & Strategist, Ask Dr. Pat Health Team Network)
