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/

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

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In this episode, Laura dives into one of the most common misconceptions in both life and business—the idea that you need to feel motivated before you take action.

After recovering from a two-week illness that left her feeling drained and unmotivated, Laura began reflecting on how easy it is to equate motivation with success—and how dangerous that belief can be for entrepreneurs and coaches alike. What happens when you lose your spark? When the excitement fades? When you simply don’t want to do the work?

Laura shares honest insights from her own experience, blending personal reflection with neuroscience and coaching tools that will help you understand motivation in a new way. She reminds us that action—not inspiration—is what creates momentum, and that discipline, systems, and alignment are what sustain it.

You’ll hear:

• Why waiting for motivation keeps you stuck
• How action actually creates motivation through dopamine and progress
• Why alignment—not passion alone—creates sustainable motivation
• How to coach clients who feel unmotivated or “stuck”
• The difference between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, and how to work with both
• The importance of building systems and habits that don’t rely on feelings
• Why alignment with purpose fuels long-term consistency in business

Laura also offers practical tools for nurse coaches to help clients (and themselves) move forward even when the feeling isn’t there—from the “five whys” exercise to 21-day habit building and daily systems that strengthen self-trust over time.

If you’ve ever felt unmotivated, burned out, or disconnected from your purpose, this episode is a powerful reminder that success doesn’t depend on how you feel—it depends on what you choose to do next.

Tune in to learn how to take action without waiting for motivation, and how to create a coaching practice that’s driven by purpose, not fleeting emotion.

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In this week’s episode, Shelby gets real about the state of the coaching industry—the good, the bad, and the downright feral.

The coaching world has often been compared to the Wild West: full of opportunities, but also riddled with landmines. From overhyped promises and overpriced systems to heartbreaking stories of coaches being scammed out of thousands, Shelby pulls back the curtain on what’s really going on.

But this isn’t just a vent session—there’s a clear path forward. Shelby explains why nurse coaches are uniquely positioned to bring ethics, credibility, and standardization to coaching in a way that protects clients and restores trust.

If you’ve ever felt skeptical about coaching because of past experiences—or if you’ve witnessed the darker side of the industry—this episode will not only validate those feelings but also inspire hope. By leaning into our nursing values of care, ethics, and professionalism, nurse coaches have the power to raise the bar and transform coaching into a trusted, credible profession.

You’ll hear:

• Why the coaching industry exploded after 2020—and what went wrong.
• The red flags to watch for so you don’t get burned as a coach or client.
• How nurses’ training in ethics, scope of practice, and holistic care creates a natural edge in coaching.
• Shelby’s vision for a future where coaching is mainstream, trusted, and integrated into healthcare systems.
• Practical steps for raising the bar in your own private practice.

This is a must-listen if you’re ready to step into the role of not just coach, but also pioneer, builder, and standard-setter in a rapidly evolving industry.

✨ Tune in and join Shelby as she lays out why nurse coaches are the leaders the coaching world desperately needs.

Connect with us:

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

If you loved this episode…

Please take 30 seconds to subscribe, rate, and leave a review — it helps more nurses find this work and fall in love with the boring parts too. 💕

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