09/30/2026
We know Nurse Blake for the jokes that get us through our shifts. But behind the viral videos, Blake was really struggling.
In 2024, Nurse Blake stepped away from social media, turned off his phone, and checked into a 30-day mental health rehabilitation facility. He felt isolated and embarrassed, until he met his first three fellow patients inside.
💚 They were all nurses.
That heartbreaking realization sparked Code Calm: a practical survival guide written by healthcare workers who know what it’s like to carry the weight of the world while suffocating in silence. Blake co-wrote it with 10 other nurses and 1 paramedic.
Blake is on a mission to help nurses who are struggling in silence.
"We’re so used to caring for everyone else that we forget our own lives are happening, too," Blake tells us. "You don’t have to wait until you’re completely falling apart to ask for support."
📚 Nurse Blake’s new book, Code Calm is available now on Amazon. All proceeds go to help gift books to other nurses and nursing students.
If things feel heavy right now, please know you’re not alone and support is just a message or call away:
🩵 Call or text 988 to reach the Crisis Lifeline
🩵 Text HOME to 741741 for the Crisis Text Line
🩵 Call 1-800-662-4357 for mental health & substance use treatment assistance
If you are in immediate danger, please call 911.
Read the full interview here: https://www.vivian.com/community/community/nurse-blake-rehab-code-calm-nursing-mental-health/
