The negative impact of financial stress on a person's overall health is well documented. Despite this knowledge, health care professionals lack the formal training and expertise to help patients address and manage financial stress, while financial experts may lack the understanding of the physical and psychological ailments contributing to a patient's financial stress.
Combining the author's knowledge of nursing and personal finance, Nursing Our Financial Health attempts to address this deficiency within the health care sector to promote the value of financial health upon a person's overall well-being. Aileen describes her prescribed personal healthy financial habits. Practiced in her daily life, they positively influence her physical, mental, and social health. By sharing her experience, Aileen seeks to inspire others to acknowledge, understand, and manage their financial stresses to yield financial well-being.
Temper the desire to be wealthy; instead, aspire to be financially healthy.