Pam Mulligan

Integrative Health Coach
BSN, RN, NBC-HWC, RYT 500

Hello, I’m Pam.

Thank you for taking some time to connect with me and learn more about Replenish.

I am a former cardiac surgical ICU nurse who now continues to resuscitate hearts and health in a different way.

My time in high reliability environments, managing critically ill patients and working in organ procurement ended in “burnout”. I finished my CCRN and CPTC certifications and realized that not only did I not feel a sense of accomplishment, I felt numb and no longer connected to the work. The sense of meaning and purpose that fueled my early career challenges, was depleted and the symptoms of exhaustion led me away from the bedside.

My spouse (a transplant surgeon) and many other medical friends were experiencing similar struggles. The wellness lectures were prescriptive and focusing on work-life balance which did not resonate with our reality or job responsibilities. So, I set out on a mission to learn how to preserve our health and our hearts, in a way that made sense with our vision of well-being and unpredictable schedules.

I explored evidence-based modalities and some not so evidence-based to build resilience until I realized that “burnout” was more than a lack of personal resilience. My highly sensitive and empathic nature, common traits in our profession, had taken their toll and become my greatest health risk.  The adverse symptoms of moral and empathic distress and secondary victim syndrome were not recognized or managed (supported) early enough.

I came back to nursing years later with a desire to develop relevant care plans for clinician health, well-being and career longevity that addressed the personal and systemic risk factors associated with caregiving.

Replenish was founded to support caregivers to restore their own health and capacity to give quality and compassionate care. Through a critical care and coaching lens, it is a framework that combines science with sensitivity to detect and mitigate the inevitable mental, emotional, and physical symptoms of distress that are part of being human.

I foster an integrative approach to health and well-being utilizing an evidence-based coaching model. I will guide you to identify what matters most and find appropriate pathways to resuscitate the parts of yourself that need care. Together we manage the fluid states of well-being with frequent assessments, continuous monitoring, and individualized restorative support plans.

I’ve created brief infusions of care called micro-restorative practices to serve as “invitations to restore.” They follow the Duke Integrative Wheel of Health to address all areas that may impact your current state. These practices aim to help you find coherence and personalize your support systems.

Together with my nursing colleague, Cathy Alvarez, I created the curriculum for Replenish at Work™. This program is a rapid response approach to caregiver well-being designed to promote “Self-care forQuality Care” with integrated NEED assessments and restorative cycles of care to support a healthy work environment.

We can’t always maintain a state of homeostasis or predict labile symptoms of distress, but we can engage in micro-doses of maintenance care to restore our resources and harness the power of early detection and intervention.

Let us support you on the path.

A Care Plan for Self 

Assess your current health and well-being needs. Together, we will develop a plan that aligns with your vision, values and priorities. We will share resources, strategies, and support to navigate common barriers and help you get from where you are now to where you want to be.

Assessment: Pause

Diagnosis: Listen

Plan: Feel

Intervention: Connect

Evaluation: Reflect

Integrative Health Coaching is a client-centered collaborative approach to address health and well-being. A partnership and process aimed to align one’s goals with their values and aspirations in a multi-dimensional and holistic way. A collective effort to develop an authentic plan responsive to one’s current health and circumstances, but adaptable to the future.

Pam’s goal is to generate a spirit of inquiry for her clients to explore their state of health. I encourage deep listening and attunement to the steps necessary to move towards a more fulfilling state of being. She invites self-inquiry and reflection to assess and direct attitudes and behaviors towards alignment with one’s highest potential for health and well-being. 

She curates a multidisciplinary approach to help design a personalized action plan that can be integrated into an unpredictable life.

Pam brings a heart-centered, transpersonal relationship approach to her coaching as she embodies Watson’s Caritas Process; to guide clients to develop and realize their optimal health vision through inquiry, reflection, personal discovery and accountability. She combines mindfulness, self-compassion and emotional intelligence with the Duke Wheel of Health to orientate people to their inner compass; to gain insight, and access intrinsic motivators for sustainable change. Pam understands a personalized strategy that considers one’s unique circumstances, values, and needs are essential for success.

Coaching is ideal if you feel a pull to make a change, but don’t know where to begin, or need support.

I will help you:

Clarify what matters most to you and identify a plan that targets your unique circumstances.

Guide you to include yourself in the care and service you offer to others.

Support you to move towards a state of optimal health and well-being.