Getting to Work

Nursing and Following Curiosity with Becca

In this episode, I talk with Becca, my friend and endocrinology nurse. Becca shares her unconventional path into nursing, what it felt like to go all in on something and wonder if she'd just blown it, and why following your curiosity might matter more than having it all figured out. Chapters: 00:00 Welcome and guest intro 00:58 What outpatient endocrinology is 02:24 Hormone balancing myths 03:21 A day in the clinic 04:35 Dream day with patients 06:00 Childhood dreams to nursing spark 07:34 First jobs and early work 08:15 College major detours 09:10 Money, privilege, and education 12:31 Pivoting into nursing school 14:32 Self-doubt and failing chemistry 17:26 First nursing job in recession 20:54 Career steps to Stanford 25:04 Missing Community Care 25:49 Why Nursing Matters 26:37 Coworkers And Learning 28:11 When Patients Lash Out 30:12 Empathy In A Broken Healthcare System 31:38 Telehealth And AI Surprise 33:42 Trust Science And Vaccines 35:25 Handling AI Pushback 37:35 Future Of Endocrinology 39:23 Lifestyle And Incremental Change 41:50 Research Funding And Curiosity 42:56 Health Advice Without Perfection 46:00 The Pit Medical Accuracy 48:16 Advice To Younger Self If you enjoyed this episode, give us a rating and review or tell your friends!

I started a podcast!

Welcome to Getting to Work! In this first episode, I'm telling you my own career story and sharing my hopes for the Getting to Work community. If you've ever felt behind, lost, or like you're the only one still figuring it out, I made this for you. I'm interested in exploring the journey: the pivots, the doubts, the moments I almost gave up on figuring it out, and the slow realization that nobody actually has it figured out. They're just further along in their own messy version of the same process.