by Tammy Delaney-Plugowsky | May 5, 2025 | Burnout, Executive Wellness, Finding Balance, Health Care Executive Wellness, Stress Management
On the surface, my life looked pretty put together. Behind the scenes, I was falling apart. My career grew as I intended. I went from bedside nurse to public servant in re-establishing quarantine during SARS in 2003, to running the National Stockpile for Canada to...
by Tammy Delaney-Plugowsky | Apr 28, 2025 | Breathwork, Executive Wellness, Finding Balance, Health Care Executive Wellness, Stress Management
Have you been waking up exhausted, relying on caffeine to make it through the day, or feeling wired and restless at night? You’re not alone. And it’s not a sign that you’re broken or failing. It’s a sign that your circadian rhythm, also known...
by Tammy Delaney-Plugowsky | Apr 5, 2025 | Breathwork, Executive Wellness, Organizational Wellness, Stress Management, Work Life Balance
Let’s be honest: somewhere along the way, we were taught that heart and leadership don’t mix, that empathy makes you weak, that if you show too much humanity, you’ll lose credibility, and that leadership is about grit, logic, and results, not about...
by Tammy Delaney-Plugowsky | Mar 19, 2025 | Executive Wellness, Stress Management
Just like my guest this week, I, too, had told myself a story that I needed to stay. I was at a certain stage in my career, making six figures, and I had a plan: I’ll just spend X more years at my job because I liked the people, because it was a good fit, and...
by Tammy Delaney-Plugowsky | Feb 28, 2025 | Executive Wellness, Finding Balance, Stress Management
There are days when I sit down to work, ready to move forward, and instead, I feel frozen. I stare at my to-do list, knowing exactly what needs to get done, but something inside me refuses to move. The weight of everything happening in the world from the state of...
