“Work is just better because I know my co-workers better; communication is easier.”
“I think it’s important to have emotional intelligence- I feel different after.”
“There’s not just one thing that I took away from the group. I feel like I was given a whole new perspective on myself, my life, and how I communicate to patients and families.”
“We are cultivating a positive environment that will increase retention and satisfaction for all nurses.”
“I am loud, or at least I thought I was, but after Project PEACE, I don’t always feel like the ‘loud one’, I feel in control. I don’t always need to have the last word in a conversation, in fact, sometimes I don’t even need to speak, I need to be present and listen.”
“This method of self-inquiry and increased awareness has changed my life for the better, both at work and at home.”
“We weren’t even an hour into the session and we were sharing our feelings about what was hurting us and why it was holding us back……everyone in the room had a demon they were dealing with!"
“I am a more seasoned nurse and it was very personal for me. I opened up and did the work with the group, which was hard, because there is a lot of tears and emotion…… but I did it. And I am still doing it, because it helps me deal with any issues that arise. I am so grateful to Lisa, Bryan, and Justin for giving me these resources. I now realize that I can’t change the person or the situation, but I can change how I react to the person or situation. I use the different skills they have given me and I am able to get along better with co-workers, deal with uncomfortable situations, and build a better relationship with my husband. I think this program would be great for everyone in the hospital, it will breed compassion so we can realize that we are doing great work!”
“I felt safe. I felt like it was a trusting environment. I felt like I was able to work through some of my burdens with work people, the people who really understand.”
We weren’t even an hour into the session, and we were sharing our feelings about what was hurting us and why it was holding us back from being better performers for ourselves and our work place. I don’t think being new nurses they realized that there are issues holding them back and that everyone in the room had a demon they were working with. Some of us had more personal issues, others had more social. It didn’t matter the issue we were fighting what mattered is that at that point we were all human and we realized that every single person in that room feared something.
I am a more seasoned nurse so for me it was a more personal issue. I was in a lot of pain with my husband and I didn’t know where to turn. I opened myself up and did the work with the group, it was hard because there were a lot of tears and there was a lot of emotion that went into doing the work. I did the work and I am still doing the work that is needed for me to deal with issues that arise. I am so grateful for Lisa and her team giving me the resources to be able to do the work and realize that I can’t change them or the situation, but I can change how I react to every situation. I use different skills that she has given me to be able to do the work on co-workers, situations that I don’t know how to react to, and to continue to build my relationship with my husband. I have grown as a person and have gained better coping skills. I think this would be a great program to bring to the hospital, it will grow compassion for each other and realize that we are doing great work. - December 2019