Naibel Fernandez has been a registered nurse and unit manager in memory care for over three years and for just as long, she's been working alongside host Gen Wilson. In this episode, they finally sit down to talk about how Naibel ended up in nursing (her dad's been a CNA for over twenty years and counting), why memory care chose her as much as she chose it, and how she unwinds from the weight of it all, mostly on the water, usually on a cruise ship. A warm, easy conversation about doing meaningful work and living a full life.

Chapters/Timestamps:

00:00 Wrapping Season 1 and Welcoming Naibel Hernandez
02:22 From CNA to Nursing: Naibel's Path into Healthcare
03:44 Why She Chose Memory Care
04:35 Cruises, Boats, and Finding Peace on the Water
09:16 Kindness, Professionalism, and Building a Reputation in Nursing
10:48 Faith and Treating Patients with Dignity
11:36 No Regrets: Reflecting on Career, Family, and Purpose
12:51 Where to Find Naibel and Closing Thoughts

Connect with Naibel:

📱 Social Media & Podcast: ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | ⁠YouTube⁠

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Tonya Harrell didn't want to stop the movie the night she had a stroke. By the time she reached the hospital, she could barely hold her own body weight. She survived multiple strokes, spent 10 days in the ICU, and woke up with a mission. Since then, she's launched A-Y-Not Events, co-chaired a women's ministry gathering called Jesus and Jammies, and volunteers in children's ministry every Sunday. She joins Gen for a warm, honest conversation about survival, faith, creativity, and why she's busier now than she's ever been.

Chapters/Timestamps:

00:16 Introducing Tonya Harrell: Wife, Mom, and Stroke Survivor

00:52 A Friendship Years in the Making

02:37 The Day Everything Changed: Tonya's Stroke Story

04:16 ICU, Recovery, and Waking Up with a Mission

06:46 Faith in the Middle of Crisis

07:40 What Taking a Break Really Looks Like

11:00 Building AY Not Events: Creativity Born from Love

13:01 Church, Community, and Where to Find Tonya

Connect with Tonya and A-Y-NOT Events:

📱 Social Media & Podcast: ⁠Facebook⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ | YouTube

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Melissa Moritz ran a $75 million healthcare company. Then she lost the job, the marriage, the house, and most of what she'd built her identity around, and spent two years in a darkness she describes as slow motion. What she built on the other side is Messie Missy: a brand, a coaching platform, and a podcast for midlife women who are in the mess and need someone who's been there. She joins Gen Wilson in The Brk Rm for a conversation about grief, identity, rebuilding, and why the magic isn't in the mess, it's in the movement.

Chapters/Timestamps:

00:00 From Corporate Life to Personal Transformation

09:48 Navigating Identity and Loss

20:04 Empowering Midlife Women

23:13 The Messy Journey of Rebuilding

Connect with Melissa:

🌐 Website: messiemissy.com

📱 Social Media & Podcast: Facebook | Instagram

Want to connect with, support, and find out how to be a guest on The Brk Rm? Visit: 📱 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebrkrmpod⁠