Nursing Standard podcast: stress relief for busy nurses

Critical care nurse and yoga practitioner Sacha Rowlands with tips on breathing exercises and gratitude practices during the pandemic

How do you relax and de-stress when you’re a nurse working in a pandemic?

Critical care nurse Sacha Rowlands, who is also a yoga teacher and life coach, provides tips on breathing exercises, gratitude practices and other techniques in the latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast.

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During the interview with Nursing Standard editor Flavia Munn, she also guides listeners through a six-minute relaxation exercise (listen at 20:56 minutes).

Ms Rowlands also discusses how to cope with moral injury, a form of psychological distress which results from an action or inaction that conflicts with someone’s moral or ethical code.

Sacha’s social media channels

Instagram: @the_wellbeing_expert

Facebook: Sacha Rowlands: The Wellbeing Expert

Twitter: @thewellbeingex

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Further information

• RCN counselling service – make an appointment by calling 0345 772 6100

• RCN support – COVID-19 and your mental well-being

• Laura Hyde Foundation – mental health support for nurses

• Headspace app – free for NHS staff until 31 December 2020

• Nursing Standard podcast on burnout, mindfulness and keeping fit
• Trauma and Moral Injury – Our NHS People (2020)