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PMHNP Student, Mother, and Frontline Worker Holly DeVylder Prepares to Graduate Despite Two Years of Unimaginable Personal Challenges<\/em><\/p>\n

No matter how prepared you are to continue your education, life often has other plans. Holly DeVylder, Goodwin University PMHNP student, knows this all too well.<\/p>\n

Holly was working full-time as a clinical research nurse for Pfizer and had just started Goodwin University’s Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program when doctors told her that her daughter, Arabella (Belle for short), was facing an uphill orthopedic battle at just six months old.<\/p>\n

No parent is ever prepared to find out that their child has a potentially life-altering health condition. “I would have never attempted to sign up for this program if I had known what was going to happen,\u201d Holly said, \u201cbut I kept pushing through.”<\/p>\n

It’s been two years since Holly and her family\u2019s life suddenly became more complicated. In January 2021, she found herself with one medically complex child, another toddler at home, and a full-time job working for Pfizer during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. To top things off, she\u2019d just begun a graduate degree program at Goodwin University. Today, Holly is a few months away from graduating with her PMHNP degree \u2014 to say it\u2019s been a difficult two years would be an understatement.<\/p>\n

Holly sat down with Goodwin University to share her story as she embarks on the next phase of her journey as a parent and a frontline healthcare provider.<\/p>\n

Choosing PMHNP<\/h2>\n

Holly’s interest in mental health goes back to her childhood. “My mom had a massive brain aneurysm and a stroke when I was four. Within her rehabilitation, she became addicted to the typical cocktail of Percocet, Xanax, Vicodin, and alcohol. She became yet another statistic in the opioid epidemic the world now faces. I first became interested in psych because of going through all of that with my mom,” says Holly.<\/p>\n

Holly started her career by earning her degree as a licensed practical nurse at Lincoln Tech. She continued on to the Goodwin University Bridge program<\/a>, earning her associate in Nursing in the spring of 2017. While going through the Bridge program, Holly became a nurse for the State of Connecticut in juvenile detention. “Mental health is a major component of juvenile detention. I felt I could make a difference in kids’ lives,” says Holly.<\/p>\n

Holly loved what she was doing, but she was contracted with the state, and when her contract ended, the state didn’t renew it. Her passion for mental health persisted while she took on a role in clinical research and, later, global study management for Pfizer. Understanding the pharmaceutical side of healthcare interested Holly from a young age, stemming from her mother\u2019s experiences.<\/p>\n

While working for Pfizer, Holly received her BSN<\/a> from Goodwin University in 2020. By the middle of that same year, Holly and her fianc\u00e9 had baby Belle, along with her toddler, Seraphina. Despite being a busy working parent, she wanted to keep learning and working toward an advanced degree. “We felt that we could show our girls a lot by continuing our education.”<\/p>\n

While beginning her own program, Holly\u2019s fianc\u00e9, Steve, worked to earn his MBA at Central Connecticut State University. \u201cHe is my best friend and the best dad \u2014 without him and the help from Goodwin, I wouldn\u2019t have been able to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything Happens for a Reason.\u201d<\/h2>\n

Holly first learned about Goodwin\u2019s FNP program<\/a> and was set to become a Family Nurse Practitioner when she missed the deadline by one day. \u201cI was devastated, but a month later, I called Goodwin to ask about the next cohort, and they told me about the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program.\u201d Holly applied and was accepted into the PMHNP program<\/a> in January 2021. She was excited to continue her career in nursing, pharmaceutical research, and mental healthcare when she received the news about her daughter.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing a nurse makes this whole experience a little scarier.\u201d<\/h2>\n

Belle was just six months old when Holly took her in for a routine check-up with her pediatrician. \u201cThe pediatrician did a range of motion check, and we all heard a loud thud, and Belle started screaming,\u201d says Holly.<\/p>\n

After imaging and visits to the orthopedic surgeon, Arabella was diagnosed with grossly dislocated bilateral hip dysplasia. \u201cUp until that point, everything seemed fine. Unfortunately, it can be easily missed with babies. If we noticed an issue sooner, she might have been ok without surgery, but because we caught it after six months old, Belle has had to have surgery after surgery for the last two years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Belle, who is now two and a half years old, has been in a near full body cast or leg braces for most of her life to keep her hips in place after surgeries. Holly\u2019s experiences as an RN helped her with cast care and keeping Belle\u2019s wound sites clean, but her expertise also left her with more worries than most parents. \u201cI think, in a way, it\u2019s made it a little scarier, knowing other things might be going on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Arabella isn\u2019t done with surgeries yet. Despite multiple surgeries, procedures, and many complications, her hips are starting to come back out of the hip joints. \u201cThis chapter isn\u2019t over for her or for us,\u201d said Holly. Belle has one more surgery scheduled this year and an MRI of her brain and spine to make sure there aren\u2019t any underlying conditions that delayed Belle\u2019s walking, even while casted and braced. \u201cHer surgeon is concerned about her not wanting to walk. They\u2019ve seen babies in full-body casts walking all over. The surgeon wants to be sure nothing else is going on in Belle\u2019s brain before her next surgery.\u201d<\/p>\n

Belle took her first steps in just the last couple of months and started walking in the last four weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think I would have been able to get through this program if it was at a different school.\u201d<\/h2>\n

Holly was one week into her new program when her daughter\u2019s medical condition was diagnosed. Goodwin University offered Holly a medical leave of absence, but she wasn\u2019t interested. \u201cI would have had to wait a year to get back into the program, so I kept pushing through,\u201d says Holly. \u201cMy fianc\u00e9 has been a huge support. He\u2019s an excellent dad.\u201d Along with the tremendous support of their daycare, Holly and Steve have taken on the brunt of Belle\u2019s care \u00ac\u2013 meaning even less time for everything that goes into pursuing an advanced degree.<\/p>\n

\u201cGoodwin has been tremendous. Every faculty member that I\u2019ve interacted with has been so supportive. Anything I\u2019ve needed, they\u2019ve helped me through it all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Holly\u2019s drive through all of this has stemmed from her experiences as a child and her time working with adolescents with the state of Connecticut. \u201cKids are hard. I didn\u2019t realize it until I saw it from the psych side of things. I give a lot of respect to people working in pediatric psych. My preceptor has been amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another Setback<\/h2>\n

In addition to Belle\u2019s medical condition, Holly lost her best friend and mother figure, Adele, last summer. \u201cAdele took me under her wing when I was 13 \u2014 I worked at a restaurant that she managed, and she became like a mother to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Losing Adele in June of 2022 left her grieving for her best friend, which brought to the surface some latent issues of her own. \u201cI think I\u2019ve always suffered from depression, but losing her caused a paralyzing kind of sadness. Over the last summer, oddly enough, I experienced a lot of what I was seeing in patients.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even through the worst of it, Holly notes that the Goodwin community was there for her. \u201cDuring those summer months, there were huge amounts of support from the Goodwin faculty, and I\u2019m really thankful for that,\u201d says Holly.<\/p>\n

Balancing It All.<\/h2>\n

Time management has been the biggest challenge for Holly over the last two years. \u201cEverything is out of your control when you have children anyway, but every time Belle has been in a cast, we couldn\u2019t put her down. She just screams.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now that Belle is getting older, Holly and her fianc\u00e9 are concerned that daycare won\u2019t be able to accommodate her needs after her next surgery while they work. Belle still wakes up multiple times a night because of the discomfort in her hip joints. Unfortunately for Holly, the middle of the night is also when she\u2019s trying to get her schoolwork done.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe faculty has been more than flexible with me. If I let them know something is going on, they will allow me extra time if they are able, which has been amazing and shows how dedicated they are to seeing students succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Future Plans<\/h2>\n

Holly recently left Pfizer and began working as a senior clinical trial manager for Gilead Sciences. She\u2019s graduating from the PMHNP program this spring.<\/p>\n

Holly has grown to love the research side of mental health. \u201cPrior to going into this, I always wondered where the medications we give to our patients come from. It\u2019s astounding the amount of work, regulation, and money that goes into trialing an investigational new drug.\u201d Holly plans to stay in neuropsych research for now, \u201cbut I want to see patients \u2014 I want to work as an NP and eventually have my own practice.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked what she would say to someone else in a similar situation, Holly responded, \u201cJust keep going. Things can always be a little worse. Just know it\u2019s not going to be bad forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Holly, it\u2019s important that mental health is finally getting the recognition it deserves. \u201cPeople can get through hard things. People can do hard things when the support is there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Much of the support Holly received came directly from Goodwin University and the faculty in the PHMNP program. \u201cI think it\u2019s important for people to know that they are investing in their future. When you\u2019re investing in college, of course, you want a return. By choosing Goodwin, you\u2019re really getting that. I don\u2019t think I would have gotten the support I\u2019ve received here anywhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n

At Goodwin University, we understand that life doesn\u2019t stop just because you\u2019ve enrolled in college. That\u2019s why we have the support services<\/a> to help you academically, professionally, and personally. Goodwin University offers comprehensive support services to help you overcome the challenges you may face while earning your degree.<\/p>\n

Interested in learning more about Goodwin University\u2019s Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner<\/a> (PMHNP) program? Reach out to us to learn more today!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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