Lydia Kristin Lampert, RN, BSN
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Lydia is the founder of Words Advance Power Communications. She's a nurse, a freelance writer, and a mental health advocate determined to end the stigmas against mental illness and addiction. Follow her here & on www.wordsadvancepower.com.
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A Positive Self-Worth is Kryptonite to Toxic Relationships
When I was a teenage girl, my dad once told me that not everyone was going to like me. As I sat on our split level’s carpeted steps and prepared for another one of his lectures on life, I laughed to myself and thought, “What the hell does he know?”
By Lydia Kristin Lampert, RN, BSN 4 years ago in Humans
The Covid Vaccine Mandate: As a Nurse I Refuse to Take Sides and Here’s Why
The World Health Organization’s key facts state that humans have “the right to the highest attainable standard of health,” which essentially says that a human has a right to safe, healthy living conditions so that they can participate in and enjoy their lives. (https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/human-rights-and-health). Considering this document was published prior to Covid, I wonder if these rights are even applicable now?
By Lydia Kristin Lampert, RN, BSN 4 years ago in Longevity
Writer Beware: Save Yourself from Exploitation by Remembering your “Why?”
What made you want to be a writer? Was it the idea of fame and fortune? Did you feel you had a unique story to tell? Were you curious and loved to share newly found knowledge? Or were you someone like me who wanted to help other people struggling with addiction and mental illness?
By Lydia Kristin Lampert, RN, BSN 4 years ago in Journal
The Power of a Mother’s Hug
Dearest Shirlee, Today I celebrate being married to your son for twenty-one years. Our wedding was one of the happiest days of my life, yet there was something missing, and that something was you. My new husband missed the dance with his mother that day, and has missed many moments since then, as have I.
By Lydia Kristin Lampert, RN, BSN 4 years ago in Humans
Want a Life Full of Inorganic Laughter and Massive Amounts of Hidden Sadness? Become “Party Trained!”
I loved my “I’m Party Trained” t-shirt and wore it with so much pride! It was always the talk of the evening as its hot pink letters would sparkle if the light hit them right! The words beckoned for attention, just as I did, outlined boldly in white, dancing across my tits as I would roar with overexaagerated laughter! Man, did I think I was hot shit, and cool as f*cking hell! And I suppose, to some of my friends slamming back the Coors Lights with me, I was.
By Lydia Kristin Lampert, RN, BSN 4 years ago in Humans
