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MEET MAUREEN
Healthcare leadership coach, educator, speaker, and relational leadership expert
Empowering health care leaders...
TO TRANSFORM TEAMS AND DELIVER EXCEPTIONAL CARE THROUGH RELATIONSHIP-FOCUSED STRATEGIES.
My mission...
My mission is to help get our health care system back on-track by helping next-level health care leaders like you move from endlessly playing “whack-a-mole” to creating thriving, solution-oriented teams poised to tap into their collective energy to deliver exceptional care. This is how you transform yourself and your workplace into a place of hope and healing. It’s all about relationships!
That philosophy informs not only my coaching practice, but also the workshops, webinars, presentations, and educational programs I create for healthcare leaders, educators, and teams seeking more sustainable, human-centered ways of leading, communicating, and working together.
You have answered the call to be a source of healing and hope in the world.
You have shown up buoyed by the intention to serve in a way that honors yourself, your colleagues, and your clients. Your work is deeply meaningful and has been a source of tremendous satisfaction. Somehow, despite your best intentions, something feels “off”. You no longer feel how you present at work aligns with your purpose, values, strengths, and intentions. Instead of being in service mode, (energy-producing), you are in fix-it mode (energy-depleting). You believe you don’t really matter to your organization--just a cog in a giant machine-being driven to deliver specific outcomes (almost never of your choosing or in line with your values).
Every day brings some fresh version of hell. You hardly recognize yourself or your colleagues.
You know there is a better way, so you look inside yourself wondering what your problem is.
Well, you won’t find the problem inside you, because you’re NOT the problem. In fact, you are the solution! You are exactly what the world needs to get health care back on-track.
You can become the care provider and health care leader of your dreams transforming yourself and your world in the process.
How do I know this? Because I am doing it, and if I can do it, so can you!
I’M MAUREEN
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A Snapshot of My Journey
In the immediate aftermath of the pandemic, I experienced a profound sense of misalignment. Initially, I told myself that the situation was temporary, and I needed just to power-through. As we began to emerge from the pandemic however, I realized that a tremendous shift had occurred. I felt profoundly disconnected from myself, vacillating between empathic overarousal and compassion fatigue, and believing I no longer mattered to my organization. I often began my day sitting in my car in the parking garage, taking deep breaths and trying to control my sense of dread and panic. I was stuck, waiting for someone or something to rescue me.
I realized I was at a crossroads after some stress-related concerns became impossible to ignore. I could choose to remain on my current path (stuck in hell), or I could choose a new path and get back in alignment. Once I realized the choice was mine, I was free to form an action plan.
My action plan started (as all my actions plans do) with gathering information and inspiration-taking stock-of where I was, where I wanted to be, what resources I had and which ones would help me close the gap between the two. This led me to enroll in a professional coaching course, which in turn led to me working with some amazing coaches.
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So, what has changed? Well, in short, everything! Coaching has been a game-changer for me. I am back in alignment, having reconnected to my purpose and passion. Instead of alternating between grueling workouts chasing that elusive endorphin rush and “zoning out” in front of the TV, too exhausted to move, I now have the energy to create a new phase in my career, connect with colleagues, friends and loved ones, and pursue hobbies and interests. This in turn, has led to greater satisfaction in every area of my life.
So where am I now?
Well, in short, I am in my happy place, living my values of alignment, authenticity, compassion and service. As a certified professional coach, I get to use my superpower (transformational relationship-building) to help people like you tap into their superpowers and live their values.
Ways We Can Work Together
Energy Leadership™ Index (ELI) Assessment
The ELI is an empirically tested assessment that helps uncover the hidden patterns shaping how you lead, communicate, make decisions, and respond under pressure. Through the debrief process, you’ll learn how to begin shifting from reactive survival mode to more intentional, energized, and effective leadership.
The Core Energy™
1:1 Coaching
1:1 coaching, small group coaching, and team development experiences designed to help healthcare leaders communicate more effectively, navigate challenges with greater clarity and confidence, strengthen team relationships, and lead more sustainably.
Team/Group
Engagement TRAINING
Workshops, webinars, continuing education programs, educational resources, and customized learning experiences designed to strengthen communication, reflective practice, leadership, belongingness, and sustainable thriving within healthcare environments.
A Bit More About Me
Coach and Educator Training and Certifications
I am an IPEC-trained Certified Professional Coach, an Energy Leadership™ Index Master Practitioner, and a COR.E Leadership Dynamics™ Specialist, and an approved CNE provider (FLA BON Provider # 50-53447).
Brief Educational and Professional Background
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from Simmons College in Boston; Master’s Degree in Nursing and PhD in Health Practice Research from University of Rochester in Rochester, NY, Post-Doctoral Fellowship at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Skilled clinician with decades of experience delivering high-quality team-based, patient-centered care to people confronting life-limiting illnesses, including cancer, heart failure, kidney failure and the early years of HIV/AIDS
• Funded nurse scientist and author with expertise in communication, decision-making, patient empowerment; designing and implementing psycho-educational interventions
• Award-winning educator, mentor, speaker, and author with particular expertise in creating dynamic, inclusive, learner-centered environments and connecting reflective, relational, and inclusive strategies to meaningful professional and organizational outcomes
• Certified professional coach with a deep understanding of, and commitment to, people called to care for and serve others
• Approved Continuing Nursing Education Provider developing educational programs focused on communication, leadership, belongingness, moral resilience, reflective practice, and sustainable thriving in healthcare environments
( Maureen’s full professional CV is available upon request)
Stay Connected Through Learning
Explore on-demand webinars, workshops, and continuing education experiences designed to support meaningful growth, reflective leadership, stronger communication, and sustainable thriving in healthcare.
When you work with me, you are partnering with a mission-driven, high-energy, professional coach whose embodied practice is informed by 40 years’ experience in health care as a clinician, researcher, and educator.
Fun Facts About Me
Married to my soul mate, Justin since 1988. (We met on the beautiful Greek Island of Corfu.) Together we have 3 fabulous grown children, with equally fabulous partners.
I have had a life-long love affair with Mother Nature. Being in the mountains, the forest, or alongside water inspires and restores me.
I live near the beach and enjoy getting my “beach fix” on a regular basis. It’s impossible for me to be unhappy among rolling waves, dolphins, turtles and pelicans!
I am a people-loving introvert. When I am not connecting with loved ones, you will likely find me reading, out in nature, practicing yin yoga, or watching clips of my favorite auditions on Got Talent or The Voice (with a box of tissues nearby).
The ABC’s of Thriving in Nursing:
Alignment, Boundaries and Communication
Leadership shouldn’t cost you your wellbeing.
If leadership has started to feel heavier than it used to, you are not alone. Access my free 1.0 contact hour webinar and companion workbook. You will walk away with practical strategies for leading with greater clarity, stronger boundaries, healthier relationships and more sustainable energy.