Contact: annette@thrivenursecoaching.com
Hi, I'm Annette
I’m the founder of Thrive Nurse Coaching, and I know first-hand how challenging a nursing career can become.
I’ve experienced burnout, self-doubt, difficult workplaces and periods where I questioned what nursing was going to look like for me long-term.
But I also know that feeling stuck does not mean your career is over.
Today, I help experienced nurses regain confidence, recognise the value of what they already bring, and make more deliberate decisions about what comes next.
My Journey into Nursing
Not everyone takes the traditional path into nursing — mine started a little later.
At 30, I trained as a Paediatric RN in the UK, later completing my MSc.
My career has taken me across tertiary and district hospitals in both the UK and Australia, working in:
Emergency
General Paediatrics
Dermatology
Trauma
Clinical Facilitation (Education)
Each of these experiences shaped the nurse I am today.
But like many nurses, my career has not been a straight line.
Burnout, Depression & a Career Crossroads
For years, I poured everything into my work until eventually I hit a wall.
Emotional burnout crept in, and I found myself battling depression.
I took antidepressants for nine months, went through counselling and took time away from the profession I once thought I would never leave.
At the time, I genuinely believed my nursing career might be over.
It wasn’t.
With support, reflection and a very different understanding of what I needed from my career, I rebuilt my confidence and found a way forward.
That experience changed the way I see nurses who feel stuck.
Sometimes the answer is not to work harder.
Sometimes it is not another qualification.
Sometimes you need space to work out what is no longer working, recognise what you already bring, and decide what the next version of your career needs to look like.
Why I Started Thrive Nurse Coaching
I founded Thrive Nurse Coaching to support experienced nurses who feel stuck, overlooked, burnt out or unsure of their next move.
Some of the nurses I work with want to move into senior clinical or leadership roles.
Others are questioning whether their current workplace, specialty or version of bedside nursing is still sustainable.
The common thread is that they know they are capable of more — but they need clarity, strategy and support to move forward.
My work helps nurses:
recognise the leadership and experience they already have
communicate that experience more clearly in applications and interviews
rebuild confidence after setbacks or difficult workplaces
make more strategic career decisions
move towards roles that better reflect their experience, values and life
I know how difficult it can be to lose confidence in yourself professionally.
And I also know that one difficult chapter does not have to decide the rest of your career.
More Than Just a Nurse
Before nursing, I explored teaching, Japanese media translation and dental nursing.
Those experiences gave me a strong foundation in communication, education and helping people make sense of complex information — skills that now sit at the heart of my coaching.
If your nursing career no longer looks or feels the way you want it to, you do not have to have the entire answer figured out before you start.
Sometimes the first step is simply getting clear on what needs to change.
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