Pandemic Front Line Work, PTSD, and Recovery with Samantha Alvarez

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Samantha Alvarez has done a lot of different work over the course of her career. By her count, she's had 65 jobs.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>She also finds herself now pursuing two parallel tracks professional —nursing and sales — along with a few more passion projects that she takes very seriously.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>I intended to get into all of that. But this conversation went a surprising and unexpected direction.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Samantha has spent the last 15 months on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, in hospitals and ER's around the united states. I couldn't pass up this opportunity to hear more about that experience, how she's processing it, and how she's moving from it.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>This conversation was so fun and unexpected. It definitely wasn't the conversation that I anticipated having, but it was such an exciting and relevant experience to explore that I couldn't help myself.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>We'll have Samantha on in our next episode to dig further into her work journey.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><strong>In this episode you'll learn:</strong></p> <ul> <li>What Samantha does</li> <li>The four pillars of her life</li> <li>How she earns a living</li> <li>How she's processing Covid trauma</li> <li>How mental health became her fuel in battling pandemic</li> <li>The experiences she witnessed in the field</li> <li>The stress and trauma a frontline worker experiences everyday</li> <li>How to recovery from the trauma of pandemic</li> <li>How to fight PTSD while working in the field</li> <li>How to manage being workaholic</li> <li>What is a "Mind Gap Exercise"</li> <li>Tips in managing panic attacks</li> </ul> <p><strong>Show notes at: <a href= "https://themeaningmovement.com/?p=13469">https://themeaningmovement.com/sam</a></strong></p>