How Colleen Found Healing & Purpose in Medical Aesthetics After a Nursing Burnout
In this powerful episode of the Pursue Your Passion podcast, Louis “The Laser Guy” Silberman sits down with Colleen, a former labor and delivery nurse who turned her grief and career burnout into a fresh start in the booming medical aesthetics industry. After 12 years in nursing, caring for patients in hospitals across Alaska, Colleen took a leap of faith—rediscovering herself through cosmetic lasers, aesthetic training, and the healing journey that followed the tragic loss of her father.
Colleen candidly shares her path from LPN to licensed aesthetician, her emotional decision to leave traditional nursing, and how laser tattoo removal and skin rejuvenation brought new excitement and purpose into her life. Now, she’s on a mission to combine her love of medicine and beauty into a fulfilling career that helps others feel good—inside and out.
This episode is especially inspiring for nurses, single moms, or anyone facing a midlife reinvention looking for a career they can be truly passionate about.
