This is the final episode of the Nursepreneur Academy podcast for 2025, and we are closing the year with a honest behind the scenes debrief.

In this episode, Liam shares the five biggest lessons he learned in nursepreneurship this year, how an adult ADHD diagnosis changed everything, and what he is intentionally doing differently in 2026 to build a sustainable, multiple six figure nurse led business.

This is not a highlight reel. It is the real, messy, human truth of growing a business, getting sick six times in a year, navigating ADHD burnout, reconnecting with creativity, and learning to build a business that supports your nervous system instead of burning it out.

In this episode, Liam talks about:

• Why 2025 was his highest income year in business, even while being sick more than ever
• How managing his energy and nervous system created more growth than trying to manage time perfectly
• Getting diagnosed with ADHD and finally understanding years of burnout, crashes, and self doubt
• Why doubling down on one offer and one ecosystem worked, and where that advice was too rigid for a neurodivergent brain
• The tension between focus and novelty, and how he plans to honour both in 2026
• How having fewer clients but more support (coaches, editors, trainers, teachers) grew his income and joy
• Why simple, human content often outperforms polished, overly strategic content
• What it really takes to build a long term, personal brand based business in a nervous system informed way
• How reconnecting with creativity and play singing, piano, dance, theatre is now a non negotiable business strategy
• Why your nervous system capacity and ability to receive support will determine your success more than your niche, funnel, or offer

By the end of this episode, you will feel seen in your own 2025 journey, have language for some of the challenges you may have faced, and walk away with practical lenses to take into 2026 so you can build a business that is profitable, sustainable, and kind to your brain and body.

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.

My content didn’t blow up because I worked harder or posted more.

It exploded when I finally stopped trying to be “original,” did less , and started playing the content game strategically.

In this episode, I’m breaking down exactly how I gained 4,000 followers from a handful of posts after posting over 2,000 times… and how I hit my first 1M-view month on Instagram.

But more importantly: I’ll show you why those numbers are not the real win – and what you should actually be tracking if you want clients, not just claps.

By the end of this episode, you’ll understand why my content finally landed, what changed, and how to use the same Content Compass I teach inside NursePreneur Academy to get real traction (without burning yourself out creating content 24/7).

• Why “more content” isn’t your problem
• Followers ≠ clients (and what actually does)
• The 3 biggest content mistakes nurses make online:
• Growth-Style Content 101
• The viral B-roll that changed everything
• Why repeating what works is not laziness, it’s strategy
• My Content Compass framework (what I teach inside NPA):
• GROWTH: Get seen, build audience, low-pressure CTAs
• NURTURE: Build trust with talking heads, stories, lived experience, frameworks
• SELL: Clear invitations, objection-handling, offer-led content
• REPURPOSE: Reuse your highest-performing posts so content stays sustainable
• How this actually looks in a nurse business

• Stop blaming “the algorithm” and start using it as free data
• Decide what kind of content you should focus on right now (growth vs nurture vs sell)
• Understand why “three generic tips to manage stress” isn’t working anymore
• Give yourself permission to repurpose ruthlessly instead of burning out
• Build a content ecosystem that actually leads people into your offers, not just into your DMs saying “love this 💕” and then disappearing

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...

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.