What if the biggest thing holding you back isn’t your circumstances but your mindset?
In this episode of Diary of a Dreamer, I sit down with mindset coach and nurse Regina Sloan to talk about overcoming people-pleasing, procrastination, overwhelm, and limiting beliefs.
We discuss:
✔️ Therapy vs. coaching
✔️ The “Fishbowl Mindset”
✔️ Why asking for help is powerful
✔️ How to stop repeating old patterns
✔️ Practical tools for lasting personal growth
Connect with Regina: info@reginasloancoaching.com
Instagram: @YourMindsetNurse
Facebook: @ReginaSloan
Read Transcript
00:00 | Welcome to Diary of a Dreamer
Welcome to Diary of a Dreamer, where resilience unlocks your potential. I’m Tasha Eizinger, and each week I bring you powerful stories and practical insights from my own experiences and inspiring guests.
Whether you’re facing challenges or chasing dreams, this podcast is your go-to for motivation, confidence-building, and practical strategies to transform obstacles into opportunities.
Be sure to visit TashaEizinger.com.
00:35 | Meet Regina Sloan, The Mindset Nurse
Today’s guest is Regina Sloan—also known as Your Mindset Nurse.
Regina helps women who feel stuck, overwhelmed, trapped in people-pleasing, procrastination, and self-doubt—women who know what they should do, but need help learning how to actually do it.
01:10 | From Nurse to Coach
Regina shares her 13-year nursing journey—from med-surg to palliative care to critical care—and explains how those experiences prepared her for coaching.
Her biggest takeaway?
People need to feel heard before they can heal.
03:57 | How Coaching Changed Her Life
Regina explains how discovering coaching as a client transformed her life.
After years of therapy, she realized she needed something different:
- less revisiting the past,
- more building the future.
That became the catalyst for her coaching career.
06:36 | Why Nursing and Coaching Fit Together
Both roles require:
- deep listening,
- emotional presence,
- difficult conversations,
- and helping others find clarity in chaos.
As Regina says:
“A coach helps you see what you can’t see.”
09:13 | Therapy vs. Coaching
One of the most valuable parts of the conversation:
Therapy helps unpack the past.
Coaching helps build what comes next.
They can work beautifully together—but they serve different purposes.
16:29 | When Therapy Comes First
Regina explains when therapy may be the best first step—especially when unresolved trauma needs deeper healing.
Then coaching becomes the bridge toward growth and action.
20:44 | Favorite Personal Development Books
Regina’s recommendations:
- You Were Born Rich
- Everything Is Figureoutable
- Essentialism
- The Untethered Soul
Tasha’s additions:
- The Compound Effect
- Do Hard Things
30:33 | The Fishbowl Mindset
Regina introduces the Fishbowl Mindset:
We all see life through our own beliefs, experiences, and assumptions.
A coach helps you step outside the fishbowl—so you can see what’s actually possible.
36:43 | Free Gift for Listeners
Regina is offering listeners a free Life Assessment, where she helps you:
- evaluate every area of your life,
- identify your biggest growth opportunities,
- and create a clear plan forward.
Contact:
📧 info@ReginaSloanCoaching.com
📱 Instagram: @YourMindsetNurse
38:48 | Closing
Thank you for listening to Diary of a Dreamer.
Remember: every challenge is an opportunity to grow and move closer to your dreams.
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