Hi, I’m Chantelle. I’ve spent much of my adult life trying to understand why work, money, and stability never quite felt the way I expected them to.

Like many healthcare professionals, I followed the path I was told would lead to security. Study hard. Train for a respected profession. Work consistently. Do good work. Over time, everything else would fall into place.

And in many ways, it did. Healthcare can be meaningful and purposeful work. But over time I began to notice something that many people in the profession quietly experience but never really talk about.

The only reliable way to earn more money was to work more.

More shifts.
More overtime.
More emotional and cognitive load.

For a long time, that seemed normal. It’s simply how healthcare is structured. Pay is closely tied to time, presence, and capacity. If you want to increase your income, the assumption is that you increase the number of hours you give to the system.

But during a prolonged period of burnout and chronic stress, that structure started to feel extremely fragile to me.

When your income, identity, and sense of security are all tied to one job, the pressure is enormous. If the work becomes overwhelming, or your capacity changes, the financial consequences can follow very quickly.

It made me realise how narrow the model actually is.

Healthcare teaches us how to care for others, how to assess complex situations, and how to solve problems under pressure. What it rarely teaches us is how to build financial resilience outside the role itself.

Most clinicians are incredibly skilled professionals, yet many of us rely on a single employer and a single income stream.

That’s a vulnerable position to be in.

Money in Scrubs exists because of that realisation.

This space explores what happens when healthcare professionals start thinking differently about money. Not from a place of hustle culture or overnight success stories, but from a place of realism.

How can people working in demanding professions build income alongside the job, rather than only through more shifts?

How can financial options reduce some of the pressure that contributes to burnout?

And how can healthcare workers begin to separate their identity from their job title, without losing the meaning that drew them to the profession in the first place?

Drawing on my background in psychology and occupational therapy, as well as my lived experience of burnout, chronic stress and caring for my disabled parents, I explore the behavioural and psychological side of money and work.

Not extreme approaches.
Not “quit your job and get rich online”.

Just practical ways of creating options.

Because the job can still matter deeply without being your only source of security.

Disclaimer: I hold an MSc in Psychology and an MSc in Occupational Therapy. The information shared here is educational and based on research and lived experience. It is not financial or medical advice. Please consult an appropriate professional for individual guidance.