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Podcast: The Nurse Keith Show
On February 3, 2020, before COVID-19 disrupted life and healthcare as we knew it, I had the honor of being the guest on the Nurse Keith Show podcast, We discussed my then recently released ebook, Should I Leave Nursing? 7 Steps to Career Clarity. Keith Carlson’s...

Please Come Home
I came home, physically, from my adventure in Mexico in late January. Surprisingly, a short-term psychiatric nursing job in my own town had become available. However, not expecting to have work nearby, I had sublet my home sweet home to someone else. I was...

The Healing Power of Awe
Tomorrow I go home. I’ve been in Mexico for over a month. Something has changed in me, but I can’t quite put my finger on it. I don’t think I will know what “it” is until I start living my regular life again in Ventura, California. It all started like...

Adaptive Transformation 2019:
Announcing DrKarenWade.com
I am proud to announce that drkarenwade.com is live and ready to be of service in the New Year! From drkarenwade.com, “I once imagined my life as an uninterrupted line from birth to decline. There…

Points of Light
The death of President George H.W. Bush brought to mind for many of us his aspirational phrase for the United States of America, ‘a thousand points of light’. This was his metaphor of the country’s citizens, a sea of shining waystations of love and...

Grief is a Love Story
The week between my son’s death by suicide and his memorial service was the most surreal and intense experience of my life. It was a time when I experienced the deepest sadness I could ever imagine, and it was equally a time when I had the most profound experience of love.
Disclaimer
Karen Wade’s credentials include a doctorate in Psychology, with an emphasis in Organizational Development, and she is licensed in the state of California as a registered nurse. She possesses a national certification in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing from the American Nurses’ Association Credentialing Center. She is not a licensed physician, clinical psychologist, or psychotherapist. The information provided in this website, and through her advisement services is intended for informational, educational and inspirational purposes intended to inform, educate, inspire and encourage personal and professional growth. The information on this website, and the services offered by Dr. Wade, are not a substitute for medical, psychiatric, or psychotherapeutic consultation, diagnosis, and treatment from licensed professionals in those domains. The user has sole responsibility to consult with those professionals to maintain their physical and emotional health as needed.
Disclaimer
Karen Wade’s credentials include a doctorate in Psychology, with an emphasis in Organizational Development, and she is licensed in the state of California as a registered nurse. She possesses a national certification in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing from the American Nurses’ Association Credentialing Center. She is not a licensed physician, clinical psychologist, or psychotherapist. The information provided in this website, and through her advisement services is intended for informational, educational and inspirational purposes intended to inform, educate, inspire and encourage personal and professional growth. The information on this website, and the services offered by Dr. Wade, are not a substitute for medical, psychiatric, or psychotherapeutic consultation, diagnosis, and treatment from licensed professionals in those domains. The user has sole responsibility to consult with those professionals to maintain their physical and emotional health as needed.