When people think about eating disorders, there’s often a certain image that comes to mind—someone very thin, visibly struggling, and easy to recognize.

But the truth is, many people who are struggling don’t look that way at all.

In this episode of Mindful Moments, we sit down with eating disorder and OCD therapist Allyson Inez Ford, host of the Body Justice Podcast, to talk about the realities of eating disorders beyond what we typically see or expect.

Together, we unpack:

• Why many people don’t feel “sick enough” to ask for help

• The connection between eating disorders, control, and anxiety

• How culture, family, and everyday language shape our relationship with food

• The impact of social media and modern pressures

• What healing really looks like—and why it’s possible

This conversation is for anyone who has ever questioned their relationship with food, felt unseen in their struggle, or wondered if what they’re experiencing is “normal.”

Because the truth is—you don’t have to look sick to be struggling.

🤍 If this episode resonates with you, share it with someone who might need to hear it.

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This February on Mindful Moments, we’re celebrating love—not just the kind we see in grand gestures, but the kind that shows up in quiet understanding, shared purpose, and choosing each other even after the hardest shifts.

In this special Love Month episode, we sit down with Luis Caso Vega and Vicente Figueroa Feliciano, emergency nurses and partners, whose lives are rooted in both frontline care and deep connection.

Together, they open up about what it means to: 💗 Navigate identity and visibility as LGBTQ+ nurses in high-pressure environments 🩺 Deliver care in the ER while advocating for more inclusive, affirming healthcare systems ⚖️ Turn everyday nursing into meaningful advocacy, even without formal titles ❤️ Build a relationship grounded in understanding, resilience, and shared purpose 🌱 Support each other through burnout, healing, and the emotional weight of care work

This is a conversation about love in all its forms—romantic love, community care, and the kind of love that keeps you going when the work gets heavy.

Because sometimes, the most powerful kind of love… is the one that says, “I see you. I’ve got you. Let’s keep going.”

🎙️ Tune in, reflect, and celebrate love that heals—both in and beyond the ER.

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What does it really take to grow from surviving the Emergency Department to leading at the executive level—without losing yourself along the way?

In this episode of Mindful Moments, we sit down with Dr. Rayne Soriano for an honest, reflective conversation about mental health, leadership, identity, and purpose in nursing.

Rayne shares how his journey into nursing began—shaped in part by Filipino cultural values and family expectations—and how his early years in the ED taught him resilience, adaptability, and the emotional cost of survival mode. We explore the mental health realities of emergency nursing, cumulative stress, moral distress, and the quiet moments that signal when it’s time to evolve.

As his career unfolded, Rayne intentionally leaned into his passions—education, informatics, operations, and leadership—carving a nursing path uniquely suited to who he is. Now serving as a nurse executive in Hawai‘i, he reflects on how living and leading there has deepened his sense of kuleana—a responsibility to care for people, community, and place—and how that perspective shapes his leadership, mentorship, and commitment to nurse well-being.

This conversation also dives into:

• Mental health in emergency nursing and leadership

• Burnout, moral injury, and learning to leave survival mode

• How data, technology, and informatics impact nurses’ well-being

• Caring science as a foundation for sustainable leadership

• Mentorship, Filipino identity, and shared humanity

• Designing a nursing career that supports both success and mental health

This episode is for nurses, nurse leaders, students, and anyone navigating change in their career—especially those wondering if it’s possible to lead with both science and soul.

🎙️ Take a mindful moment.🌱 Reflect on your own path.💙 And remember—you’re allowed to build a career that fits who you are becoming.

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