The Refill Room — beyond the shift, beyond survival, back to you. Lettering on the wall of a room with an armchair under a knit throw, a lit candle, and a city window at dusk.

Helping healthcare professionals build meaningful lives beyond the shift.

Schedule a conversation30–45 minutes · no scripts · no right answers
01Why this exists

How does this work change us?

Not just professionally. Personally.

After more than twenty years in healthcare, I began asking myself a question I couldn't stop thinking about.

How does it affect our relationships, our families, our identity, our health, our finances, our friendships, and the lives we build outside the hospital?

As I began writing my memoir, I realized my story was only one story. I wanted to hear everyone else's.

That's why I created The Refill Room.

“Taking care of patients starts with taking better care of the people caring for them.”

02What it is

The Refill Room isn't launching with a course. Or a membership. Or a program. It begins with conversations.

I'm meeting one-on-one with healthcare professionals to learn what this work has given us, what it has cost us, and what we wish existed to better support the people behind patient care.

  • 01A place to be heard
  • 02A place to connect
  • 03A place to share your story

Every conversation helps shape what The Refill Room becomes.

03The conversation

No scripts. No right answers. Just an honest conversation.

  • 01Tell me your story.
  • 02How has healthcare changed you?
  • 03What has this career given you?
  • 04What has it cost you?
  • 05What helps you refill?
  • 06What do you wish existed for healthcare professionals?

Your story matters.

Whether you've worked in healthcare for one year or forty. Whether you love your career, struggle with it, or feel somewhere in between.

If you're willing to spend 30–45 minutes sharing your experience, I'd be honored to listen.

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30–45 minutes · no scripts
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04Who I am

I'm Melissa Schiller

An MSN-prepared Registered Nurse, CNOR, Nurse Educator, consultant, and founder with more than twenty years in perioperative nursing.

I've spent my career caring for patients during some of the most complex surgeries in medicine.

Now I'm listening to the people who care for everyone else.

Melissa Schiller
05Follow along

The Refill Room is still being built.

I'd love for you to follow along as I share what I'm learning through interviews, writing, and research.