The Reality of Job Burnout
Burnout isn't just exhaustion. Exhaustion recovers with sleep. Burnout requires systemic change. I watched colleagues leave the profession. They left because they had no other choice. My work focuses on the specific mechanisms of this collapse. We must identify the poison before we can find the antidote.
The healthcare system demands more than a human can give. We accept this as normal. We shouldn't. My writing documents the gap between what hospitals promise and what they deliver. It validates the gaslighting nurses face daily.
About Andrea Gomez
I am an ICU nurse. I have seen the healthcare system at its best and its worst. I write to make sense of the messy environment. Based in Toronto, I work with nurses across Canada who are navigating these same broken systems. My books and articles serve as a survival guide for those still in the trenches.
Books
Burnout to Balance: Your 8-Step Guide to Thriving in a Messy Workplace
This book maps the territory of a messy workplace. You can't navigate a minefield without knowing where the explosives lie. This book identifies eight specific steps. These steps move any employee from desperation to stability. It doesn't promise a perfect job. It promises a way to survive the one you have.
Stronger Than You Think: A Guide for Teens Overcoming Anxiety
Teens today face anxieties that previous generations did not. The digital age compresses trauma. It speeds up the cycle of comparison and despair. This book hands them tools. They can use these tools to dismantle their panic.