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The CrossFit Nurse - Mindset of an ICU Nurse and How Training is Her Escape
In this episode, I sit down with The CrossFit Nurse, Olivia Tompkins, an ICU nurse at a leading cardiothoracic hospital in London. Originally from Devon, Olivia shares her journey into nursing, the intense reality of working in a high-pressure hospital environment, and the struggles of an understaffed and underfunded healthcare system. She opens up about the emotional and physical toll of long shifts, making life-or-death decisions, and the resilience it takes to keep showing up for her patients.
Despite the exhaustion of grueling 12-hour shifts, Olivia still finds the drive to push herself…
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