Natalie Kowalka’s Reviews > Don't Lose Yourself: A First Responder's Mental Health Guidebook > Status Update

“We witness the shit of nightmares. And you know what helps quell the nightmares? Laugh right in the face of the demons staring back at you.”
Yes!

“Correct delegation of your time can keep your mental well-being in check.”

“In summary, one must prioritize one’s life to maintain mental health. … one must find the correct balance in prioritization for every aspect of their life: friends, family and work.”

“If you show your family and friends the same care and devotion you give to your patients, your life has no choice but to be undeniably energetic and vibrant.”

“We let this career consume us and we often become blind to the people that need our care and attention the most.”

What is my creative outlet?

“Individuals that perform the job, work constantly overtime at the same job and then go home and think about the job are opening themselves up to destruction from the inside.”

“The only reason you aren’t improving is yourself.”

Say it louder for the ones in the back!

“We owe it to ourselves, our families, our coworkers and the citizens we represent to build ourselves up into the most knowledgeable and efficient first responder we can be.”