 Stop Overriding.Â
 Start Breathing.Â
Nervous system tools for burned-out nurses who are done pretending they’re fine.
You already know you’re burnt out.
You started dreading Monday halfway through Saturday. You’re just getting through the shift. And those days off? A blur of scrolling and regret that you never got that workout in or actually recovered before you’re back for two more.
You can’t remember why you became a nurse. And you’re not sure you can keep doing this.
âś—Â You start dreading Monday halfway through Saturday
✗ You’re just "getting
through" the shift
âś—Â Days off are a blur
of scrolling and regret
✗ You can’t remember why
you became a nurse
You don’t need another article about self-care.
You need to understand what’s happening in your nervous system and what to do about it.
That’s what we do at Barely Balanced Nurses: Create regulated nurses who have the capacity to transform healthcare, not just endure it.
Get Started For FreeI’m Diane Â
RN with 30+ years of bedside experience across critical care, pediatric ER, PACU, VIR, and pre-op.
I was high-functioning. Until I had a seizure while donating blood.
My body was done asking nicely.
I scored 78 on my own burnout assessment - severe override, past willpower, past any amount of “pushing through.”
I learned what I now teach:
You can’t discipline your way out of dysregulation. But you can learn to regulate even in a system designed for override.
This isn’t Wellness Culture
These are Clinical Tools for Healthcare Workers
The AIR
Method
Emergency regulation when you’re already in override.
âś“ Acknowledge. Interrupt. Regulate.
âś“ 60-90 seconds between patients, in your car, after a code.
The CARE
Framework
Sustainable practice that redirects the energy you’re already giving.
âś“ Compassion. Awareness. Restore. Embody.
âś“ Not about becoming different - about showing up whole.
Nervous
System Science
Why your body won’t let you rest even when you’re exhausted.
✓ What HRV tells you that your Fitbit doesn’t.
âś“Â The difference between building capacity and forcing performance.
This isn’t:
âś—Â Bubble baths and gratitude journals
✗ “New year, new you” transformation promises
âś—Â Advice that ignores the reality of 12-hour shifts
âś—Â Telling you to leave nursing
✗ Polished wellness messaging from someone who’s never been this tired
This is:
âś“ Nervous system science applied to healthcare work
âś“Â Tools that work in the middle of the chaos
âś“Â Direct talk about what burnout actually is
✓ From a nurse who’s been in severe override and came back
Getting Started Is Easy
1
Take the Burnout Assessment
Find out where your nervous system actually is (not where you think it should be) and learn the AIR Method you can use today.
2
Attend a Live Workshop
Live, practical sessions teaching nervous system regulation for shift workers.
Next workshop: January 15, 2026 - Regulated Over Ripped
FREE QUIZ + GUIDE
Take the Nurses' Burnout Assessment
Find out where your nervous system actually is (not where you think it should be) and learn the 3-step AIR Method you can use immediately.
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