In this raw solo episode, I finally share my late ADHD diagnosis story and the signs I blew past as a high-performing nurse.

The stuff that didn’t look like ADHD at all. The stuff I “normalised” in myself because nursing trains us to cope, push through, and mask the toll.

I used to describe myself as lazy, inconsistent, “too much,” or mysteriously tired.

Turns out, I was compensating for a brain I never understood.

This is the conversation I needed years ago. If you’ve ever felt like you’re running on empty while everyone assumes you’ve got your sh*t together, you’re not alone. Maybe you’re neurodivergent, navigating a system that was never designed for your wiring.

Keywords: ADHD nurse, undiagnosed ADHD, neurodivergent nurse, burnt-out nurse, nurse entrepreneur, make nursing optional

🎧 Episode Timestamps

✔️[0:00] The diagnosis that changed everything

✔️[12:01] Signs of ADHD that don’t match the stereotype

✔️[20:47] The crushing fatigue and emotional chaos

✔️[33:57] Sign number one: Chronic job-hopping

✔️[35:46] Sign two: Rejection sensitivity dysphoria

✔️[37:12] Sign three: Relentless inner critic and mental noise

✔️[38:24] Sign four: Post-shift and post-social event shutdowns

✔️[39:15] Sign five: Sensory overload and confrontation triggers

✔️[40:06] Sign six: Emotional intensity

✔️[40:57] Sign seven: The cost of masking

FREE RESOURCES

🚀 Want to start your own nurse-led business with the skills you already have?

✅ Download the Bedside to Business Roadmap – a step-by-step launch guide for nurses ready to build an online income stream.

🎓 Watch the Make Nursing Optional Masterclass – discover the 6 steps to turn your nursing skills into a profitable business (without needing another certificate).

CONNECT WITH ME

📲 Follow me on Instagram: @nursepreneuracademy

📩 Got an aha moment from this episode? I’d love to hear from you!

Email: hello@liamcaswell.com

If you’re a nurse who knows you’re made for more—and you’re craving bold conversations about building a freedom-based, impact-driven business using the skills you already have—The NursePreneur Podcast is for you.

You’ll love this show if you're already tuning into The NursePreneurs Podcast with Catie Harris for nurse entrepreneur spotlights, the Gritty Nurse Podcast, The Nurse Break by Jackson Heilberg for real career stories, or Nurse John’s I Beg Your Pardon for comedic truth-telling from the bedside trenches.

Here, host Liam delivers behind-the-scenes strategy, belief-busting mindset shifts, and practical steps to help you build a soul-aligned nurse-led business—without needing another certificate to get started. This is the podcast for nurse entrepreneurs who are done waiting and ready to lead.

Sales feels icky until you realise you’ve been doing it your whole nursing career.

In Step 5 of the Bedside to Business roadmap, Liam dismantles the biggest fear nursepreneurs have: selling.

If you’ve ever advocated for a patient, educated a family, or persuaded a team to take action —guess what? You already know how to sell.

“Ethical sales is just advocacy, empathy, and informed choice. That’s nursing.”

This episode reframes sales as service and shows you how to confidently communicate your offer without sounding salesy or fake.

You’ll learn how to launch before you feel ready, sign your first clients, and eventually automate and scale with strategy, AI, and ease.

Plus, Liam shares the exact moment everything shifts: when you realise that nursepreneurship is just the nursing process... with invoices.

⏱️ EPISODE TIMESTAMPS

✔️[0:34] Why Nurses Don’t Want to Sell

The taboo around sales and why it’s a mindset problem

✔️[0:41] How Selling Actually Works (Hint: You Already Do It)

The nursing skills you’ve always had that translate to sales

✔️[1:24] What Happens When You Master Sales

From “am I ready?” to clients, cash flow, and confidence

✔️[2:27] The Good News for Every Nursepreneur

You’re not starting from scratch — you’ve already been doing this

✔️[3:09] The Nursing Process Is Nursepreneurship

Assess, plan, implement, evaluate... sound familiar?

FREE RESOURCES

🚀 Want to start your own nurse-led business with the skills you already have?

✅ Download the Bedside to Business Roadmap – a step-by-step launch guide for nurses ready to build an online income stream.

🎓 Watch the Make Nursing Optional Masterclass – discover the 6 steps to turn your nursing skills into a profitable business (without needing another certificate).

CONNECT WITH ME

📲 Follow me on Instagram: @nursepreneuracademy

📩 Got an aha moment from this episode? I’d love to hear from you!

Email: hello@liamcaswell.com

If you’re a nurse who knows you’re made for more—and you’re craving bold conversations about building a freedom-based, impact-driven business using the skills you already have—The NursePreneur Podcast is for you.

You’ll love this show if you're already tuning into The NursePreneurs Podcast with Catie Harris for nurse entrepreneur spotlights, the Gritty Nurse Podcast with Amie Archibald-Varley and Sara Fung for advocacy and raw honesty, The Nurse Break by Jackson Heilberg for real career stories, Scrubs and Stocks by Ellaine Maala for nurse wealth and investing, or Nurse John’s I Beg Your Pardon for comedic truth-telling from the bedside trenches.

Here, host Liam delivers behind-the-scenes strategy, belief-busting mindset shifts, and practical steps to help you build a soul-aligned nurse-led business—without needing another certificate to get started. This is the podcast for nurse entrepreneurs who are done waiting and ready to lead.

Marketing for Nurses: Show Up, Share Value, Get Paid

You don’t need to be an influencer to market your business — you just need to be a nurse who knows how to communicate.

In Step 4 of the Bedside to Business series, Liam reframes marketing as something every nurse is already trained to do: educate, advocate, and build trust. If you’ve ever explained a tough diagnosis in plain language or made a terrified patient feel calm, you’re already a marketer.

“Marketing is just powerful communication. And nurses do that every day.”

This episode walks you through how to market yourself without becoming a dancing Reels queen.

You’ll learn how to post simple, strategic content, grow your audience without burnout, and build trust with dream clients using your own voice and story.

Plus: the #1 mistake Liam made that slowed down his growth — and how to avoid it.

⏱️ EPISODE TIMESTAMPS

✔️[0:31] What Is Marketing (Really)?

Why marketing = nurse-level communication, not performing for clicks

✔️[1:29] What You Actually Need to Market Well

Your nursing superpowers translate directly into brand trust

✔️[1:41] How Marketing Attracts Clients With Ease

The mindset shift that makes people DM you to work together

✔️[1:55] Common Nurse Marketing Mistakes

Perfectionism, personality faking, and ignoring your email list

FREE RESOURCES

🚀 Want to start your own nurse-led business with the skills you already have?

✅ Download the Bedside to Business Roadmap – a step-by-step launch guide for nurses ready to build an online income stream.

🎓 Watch the Make Nursing Optional Masterclass – discover the 6 steps to turn your nursing skills into a profitable business (without needing another certificate).

CONNECT WITH ME

📲 Follow me on Instagram: @nursepreneuracademy

📩 Got an aha moment from this episode? I’d love to hear from you!

Email: hello@liamcaswell.com

If you’re a nurse who knows you’re made for more—and you’re craving bold conversations about building a freedom-based, impact-driven business using the skills you already have—The NursePreneur Podcast is for you.

You’ll love this show if you're already tuning into The NursePreneurs Podcast with Catie Harris for nurse entrepreneur spotlights, the Gritty Nurse Podcast with Amie Archibald-Varley and Sara Fung for advocacy and raw honesty, The Nurse Break by Jackson Heilberg for real career stories, Scrubs and Stocks by Ellaine Maala for nurse wealth and investing, or Nurse John’s I Beg Your Pardon for comedic truth-telling from the bedside trenches.

Here, host Liam delivers behind-the-scenes strategy, belief-busting mindset shifts, and practical steps to help you build a soul-aligned nurse-led business—without needing another certificate to get started. This is the podcast for nurse entrepreneurs who are done waiting and ready to lead.

Ready to build freedom, but still stuck on your niche?

This is the episode that unblocks everything.

In Step 3 of the Bedside to Business roadmap, Liam dives into the real reason so many nurses overthink their niche — and how to finally claim your six-figure idea without spinning out or signing up for another certification.

“You already assess, diagnose, and treat. Now it’s time to prescribe a profitable offer.”

You’ll learn how to co-create an irresistible niche and offer with your audience, avoid the “helper trap” that leads to vague, broke businesses, and stop trading time for money.

Plus, Liam breaks down five powerfulbusiness models — from coaching to consulting to digital products — with real NursePreneur examples for each.

Whether you’re multi-passionate, multi-skilled, or feel like “someone’s already doing it,” this episode proves that your lived experience is your niche.

⏱️ EPISODE TIMESTAMPS

✔️[1:04] Leveraging Your Nursing Skills to Niche Like a CEO

How your clinical brain already holds your niche gold

✔️[1:59] Why Nurses Overthink Niching Down

The helper trap, fear of specificity, and market noise

✔️[3:30] Common Niching Mistakes to Avoid

Too many offers, pricing yourself broke, and missing the math

✔️[4:25] Business Option #1: Coaching

Why every nurse is already a coach (no certification required)

✔️[5:36] Business Option #2: Courses

Turn your teaching and education skills into income

✔️[6:42] Business Option #3: Consulting

Solve system-level problems with your specialist knowledge

✔️[7:42] Business Option #4: Digital Products

Create scalable solutions from your bedside brilliance

✔️[8:44] Business Option #5: IV Hydration & Cosmetics

The truth about certs, business gaps, and making it profitable

✔️[10:17] Why I Chose Nurse Career Coaching

How Liam’s own breadcrumbs led to a six-figure aligned business

FREE RESOURCES

🚀 Want to start your own nurse-led business with the skills you already have?

✅ Download the Bedside to Business Roadmap – a step-by-step launch guide for nurses ready to build an online income stream.

🎓 Watch the Make Nursing Optional Masterclass – discover the 6 steps to turn your nursing skills into a profitable business (without needing another certificate).

CONNECT WITH ME

📲 Follow me on Instagram: @nursepreneuracademy

📩 Got an aha moment from this episode? I’d love to hear from you!

Email: hello@liamcaswell.com

If you’re a nurse who knows you’re made for more—and you’re craving bold conversations about building a freedom-based, impact-driven business using the skills you already have—The NursePreneur Podcast is for you.

You’ll love this show if you're already tuning into The NursePreneurs Podcast with Catie Harris for nurse entrepreneur spotlights, the Gritty Nurse Podcast with Amie Archibald-Varley and Sara Fung for advocacy and raw honesty, The Nurse Break by Jackson Heilberg for real career stories, Scrubs and Stocks by Ellaine Maala for nurse wealth and investing, or Nurse John’s I Beg Your Pardon for comedic truth-telling from the bedside trenches.

Here, host Liam delivers behind-the-scenes strategy, belief-busting mindset shifts, and practical steps to help you

How to design a Business That Fits Your Life — Not the Algorithm

In this second step of the Bedside to Business roadmap, Liam shows you how to ditch the copy-paste strategies and create your own nursepreneur business care plan rooted in scalable simplicity and aligned goals.

If your offer, model, or schedule isn’t designed around your life, it’s a fast-track to resentment and burnout — not freedom.

“We’re moving from patient-centered care to you-centered business.”

This episode is your permission slip to do business differently. Whether you’re a busy mum, introvert, shift worker, or multi-passionate nurse, this framework helps you reverse-engineer your success based on your energy, bandwidth, and dreams.

Plus, you’ll hear how Trina — a nurse leader, mum, and now paid speaker — built a business that fits around her life (not the other way around).

⏱️ EPISODE TIMESTAMPS

✔️[1:10] Why Most Nursepreneurs Burn Out

Building the wrong business for your energy and season of life

✔️[2:08] Common Business Planning Mistakes

From unrealistic goals to niche overwhelm and shiny-object offers

✔️[3:07] What You Actually Need to Do

Align your model, energy, and definition of freedom

✔️[4:01] Trina’s Story: From Scratch to Speaking on Stage

How one busy nurse built a $3K offer and national visibility

🚀 Want to start your own nurse-led business with the skills you already have?

✅ Download the Bedside to Business Roadmap – a step-by-step launch guide for nurses ready to build an online income stream.

🎓 Watch the Make Nursing Optional Masterclass – discover the 6 steps to turn your nursing skills into a profitable business (without needing another certificate).

📲 Follow me on Instagram: @nursepreneuracademy

📩 Got an aha moment from this episode? I’d love to hear from you!

Email: hello@liamcaswell.com

If you’re a nurse who knows you’re made for more—and you’re craving bold conversations about building a freedom-based, impact-driven business using the skills you already have—The NursePreneur Podcast is for you.

You’ll love this show if you're already tuning into The NursePreneurs Podcast with Catie Harris for nurse entrepreneur spotlights, the Gritty Nurse Podcast with Amie Archibald-Varley and Sara Fung for advocacy and raw honesty, The Nurse Break by Jackson Heilberg for real career stories, Scrubs and Stocks by Ellaine Maala for nurse wealth and investing, or Nurse John’s I Beg Your Pardon for comedic truth-telling from the bedside trenches.

Here, host Liam delivers behind-the-scenes strategy, belief-busting mindset shifts, and practical steps to help you build a soul-aligned nurse-led business—without needing another certificate to get started. This is the podcast for nurse entrepreneurs who are done waiting and ready to lead.

If you’re burnt out but secretly dreaming of building a business... this is your first step.

In this powerful kickoff to the Bedside to Business mini-series, Liam takes you deep into the mindset shift required to transition from bedside burnout to nursepreneur brilliance.

Spoiler: it's not your business model or being unsure about your niche that's holding you back — it's your monkey mind.

You'll meet the two parts of your brain: the amygdala (aka your survival-driven Monkey Mind) and your prefrontal cortex (your visionary CEO brain). If you're stuck in stress and self-doubt, trying to “figure out your niche,” this episode explains why you can’t think your way to clarity — you have to feel safe first.

“Your brain will sabotage your dreams in the name of safety. Don’t let it.”

This is a must-listen for any nurse who feels overwhelmed, second-guesses their every move, or wonders if they have what it takes to start a business.

⏱️ EPISODE TIMESTAMPS

✔️[1:24] Monkey Mind

Why your survival brain is sabotaging your nursepreneur dreams

✔️[2:05] Prefrontal Cortex = Your Nurse CEO Brain

The part of your brain that makes business success possible

✔️[3:38] The Skill of Neuroplasticity

How to rewire your beliefs and build a new identity

✔️[4:15] Common Mistakes Nurses Make

Why you're overinvesting in branding and underinvesting in mindset

✔️[6:34] Here's the Truth You Need to Hear

Hard truths about clarity, readiness, and starting before you’re “ready”

🚀 Want to start your own nurse-led business with the skills you already have?

✅ Download the Bedside to Business Roadmap – a step-by-step launch guide for nurses ready to build an online income stream.

🎓 Watch the Make Nursing Optional Masterclass – discover the 6 steps to turn your nursing skills into a profitable business (without needing another certificate).

📲 Follow me on Instagram: @nursepreneuracademy

📩 Got an aha moment from this episode? I’d love to hear from you!

Email: hello@liamcaswell.com

If you’re a nurse who knows you’re made for more—and you’re craving bold conversations about building a freedom-based, impact-driven business using the skills you already have—The NursePreneur Podcast is for you.

You’ll love this show if you're already tuning into The NursePreneurs Podcast with Catie Harris for nurse entrepreneur spotlights, the Gritty Nurse Podcast with Amie Archibald-Varley and Sara Fung for advocacy and raw honesty, The Nurse Break by Jackson Heilberg for real career stories, Scrubs and Stocks by Ellaine Maala for nurse wealth and investing, or Nurse John’s I Beg Your Pardon for comedic truth-telling from the bedside trenches.

Here, host Liam delivers behind-the-scenes strategy, belief-busting mindset shifts, and practical steps to help you build a soul-aligned nurse-led business—without needing another certificate to get started. This is the podcast for nurse entrepreneurs who are done waiting and ready to lead.

Want to know the real reason so many burnt-out nurses can’t seem to break free from bedside—even when they deeply want to?

And no, it’s not a lack of motivation, strategy, or skills.

From the unseen trauma of healthcare work to the survival-mode wiring that keeps nurses looping in overthinking and “maybe next year” energy, Liam breaks down how trying to heal and build alone is the exact thing sabotaging your freedom.

You’ll learn why co-regulation (not another course or mindset hack) is the missing piece, how trauma-informed support activates your capacity to create, and why NursePreneurs don’t build empires solo.

“You can’t regulate your way into a new identity by yourself. You need co-regulated safety to finally feel safe in success.”

If you’re a purpose-driven nurse craving more income, more impact, and a way out of survival mode— you can’t skip this episode.

✔️[2:04] The Truth — It’s Not a Strategy Problem, It’s a Nervous System Problem

✔️[3:53] Healthcare Trauma — Why Nurses Struggle to Break Free

✔️[8:05] The Mistake — Trying to Heal and Build Alone

✔️[16:11] What Co-Regulated Growth Looks Like

✔️[19:17] Reframe — It’s Not a You Problem

Join the NPA final intake here: https://liamcaswell.com/npa-sept-bonuses

Still unsure if the NursePreneur Academy is your next step?

This episode will shift that.

Liam answers the most common (and juicy) questions nurses ask before joining the NursePreneur Academy. Whether you’re burnt out, business-curious, or already running a side hustle that isn’t quite clicking — this episode gives you the clarity you need.

This isn’t fluff. It’s a behind-the-scenes look at how NPA helps you turn your skills into a sustainable, freedom-led business without burning out. Liam breaks down everything from “What if I don’t have an idea yet?” to “How much time do I need?” to “Is it really worth the investment?”

“You don’t need to be business-minded. You just need to be curious, coachable, and ready to back yourself.”

Inside the NPA, nurses don’t just launch – they unlearn the burnout and build capacity for income, impact, and alignment. If you’ve been waiting for a sign… this is it.

✔️[1:48] FAQ 1: What exactly is the NursePreneur Academy?

✔️[3:24] FAQ 2: Who is NPA for?

✔️[6:23] FAQ 3: What if I don’t have a business idea yet?

✔️[9:01] FAQ 4: What if I already have a small business?

✔️[10:13] FAQ 5: How much time do I need?

✔️[12:33] FAQ 6: What kind of support do I get?

✔️[16:26] FAQ 7: How is it different from other business programs?

✔️[18:54] FAQ 8: What if I’m scared or not confident?

✔️[20:31] FAQ 9: What’s the investment and what do I get?

✔️[29:09] FAQ 10: Is it tax deductible?

✔️[30:00] FAQ 11: Is it too good to be true?

✔️[32:49] FAQ 12: How do I join?

Join the NPA here and book your call.

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