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Riva - Host of The Ritual Nurse Podcast and Nurse Educator

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The Nurse Dedicated to Nurses

Hi, I am Riva, aka the Ritual Nurse™! I am dedicated to healing nurses, supporting them as they truly thrive wherever they choose to in this profession, and changing the systems around us for the better.

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From the Nursing Station

Protection Is Not a Reward

June 24, 2026June 24, 2026

Nurses are among the most appreciated workers in the country. And nursing has a burnout epidemic. Those two things aren’t contradictory once you understand that appreciation and protection are not the same thing. This post is about the much harder truth underneath all the self-care advice. You were always owed this.

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Lukewarm Love Ep3: How NOT to Love a Nurse #2 – Protection (S3E6)

June 24, 2026June 24, 2026

If someone has told you they appreciate you and still gave you an unsafe assignment, you already know the difference between being valued and being protected. This episode is about that gap. The second Nurse Love Language. The one that doesn’t stay at work. And why speaking up got treated like weakness.

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Lukewarm Love Ep2: Nursing Love Language #1 – Initiative (S3E5)

June 17, 2026June 24, 2026

If you’ve ever felt more exhausted after someone offered to help, this episode is for you. The mental load nobody sees. Executive functioning burnout. Weaponized incompetence. What initiative actually looks like at work and at home. Once you see the cycle you’ve been living inside, you won’t be able to unsee it.

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