Influencer Jen Hamilton Steps Back From Nursing Career

Influencer Jen Hamilton has confirmed she is stepping away from her nursing position as she works through her separation from estranged husband Brian Hamilton, prioritizing patient care during a difficult personal transition.

The 37-year-old healthcare professional made the announcement in a video posted to social media on Monday, June 29, explaining the decision to take leave from her medical duties.

"I'm taking some time off of work, which is something that I never, ever wanted," Hamilton stated in the vlog. "My patients do not deserve the mental state that I would bring to the bedside right now. One moment, I'm OK. The next moment, I'm not OK."

According to her professional website, Hamilton has served as an emergency room and obstetrics nurse for more than a decade, specializing in maternal care and assisting mothers through childbirth. Her decision to step back reflects her commitment to maintaining professional standards despite personal challenges.

"I don't know when those moments [of not being OK] are and my patients deserve so much better than that," she explained in the video. "There is so much happening that is so complicated that I wish that I could share right now and I cannot. Just know that I am being a kickass mom, not just to my children but to myself."

Hamilton and Brian Hamilton married in 2012 and share two sons, Ellis and Luke. The couple publicly announced their separation on June 15 through an emotional video posted to social media platforms.

In that initial announcement, Hamilton addressed her followers directly about the difficult situation. "I'm feeling embarrassed and feeling exposed and feeling sad, feeling every single thing you probably possibly feel," she shared. "My publicists say that I should make a statement 'when I'm ready.' There is no being ready. But there's already been a bunch of articles about it, so I might as well just rip the Band-Aid off and put it out there in the wind."

The couple subsequently released a joint statement addressing the separation. "Yes, we are separating," the statement read. "This comes with enormous pain for the both of us but also gratitude for the 15 years of shared history, love, and friendship. What we are committed to is loving each other well through this transition and placing the wellbeing of the family we created at the center."

The Hamiltons emphasized their continued commitment to cooperation despite the split. "We are hoping our paths diverging in physical location will make space and room for mental healing for the other. We still are committed to being a team. We even wrote this together (and without chatgpt). We both want to be very clear. This wasn't about falling out of love. That's why this is so devastating. It was about recognizing that sometimes the most loving thing you can do is give someone space to figure out complex things. And that's exactly what we are doing."

Drawing on her medical background, Hamilton compared the emotional pain of separation to the physical experience of childbirth in a June 20 video. "It feels like labor," she said. "You'll be OK for a minute and here comes a contraction! And another thing about this and labor is I don't know when it's going to end."

The author of Birth Vibes further described the unpredictable nature of her emotional state during this period. "The thing that is annoying me right now — that I know it shouldn't be annoying to me, but I wish that I had something stable to count on — is the labileness of my feelings right now. Because I can wake feeling OK and, like, do stuff and get stuff done and feel like a boss and then somebody mentions something and I'm just a puddle on the floor."

Despite the circumstances surrounding their separation, Hamilton made clear in Monday's vlog that she maintains no ill will toward her estranged husband. "Even after everything that has happened, I have no animosity, no ill will. I want him to find himself," she stated. "I want him to be the bestest version of himself that he's ever been. I'm gonna be his biggest cheerleader as he is on that journey."

Hamilton concluded by emphasizing her commitment to personal growth and modeling healthy behavior for her children. "I'm also going to be my biggest cheerleader. I am going to model for my children what it means to have healthy relationships, healthy self-worth and allowing those that we love the very most in this world to accept and embrace the gift that is accountability and consequence for the decisions that we make in this life."

Hamilton has not indicated when she plans to return to her nursing duties, focusing instead on her emotional recovery and her responsibilities as a mother during this transitional period.