Can you grow a private practice while also navigating depression, anxiety, or trauma? In this heartfelt episode, Shelby sits down with Amy Frame, Director of Education at Nurse Life Coach Academy, to talk openly about the reality of mental health and entrepreneurship.

Amy shares her journey with lifelong depression, military service, and a misdiagnosis that kept her stuck until coaching helped her face the root causes. Shelby opens up about her own experience with anxiety, birth trauma, and the messy middle of being a coach, mom, and business owner. Together, they break down how to show up for your clients when you’re not at 100%, why vulnerability matters, and how to stop carrying clients’ “rocks” home with you.

Whether you’re at 72% today or just hanging on by your fingernails, this conversation is proof that you don’t have to wait until you’re “fully healed” to pursue your dream. Healing and building can happen side by side.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• How to stop waiting for perfection before starting your business
• Practical ways to show up for clients even during mental health lows
• The role of vulnerability and shame in entrepreneurship
• Why your “why” matters more than grit when things get hard
• Tools to return to neutral when life throws curveballs

Resources & Next Steps:

• Join our community: The Successful Nurse Coaches Facebook Group
• Learn about Nurse Life Coach Academy: thesuccessfulnursecoaches.com/nlca

Connect with Shelby: https://www.instagram.com/nurse.coach.shelby/

Connect with Amy: https://www.instagram.com/amy.frame.rn/

Connect with us:

• Instagram: @successfulnursecoaches
• Website: www.thesuccessfulnursecoaches.com
• Join the conversation in our Facebook group: The Successful Nurse Coach Community

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