Do you have higher intentions for holistic care for yourself? Well so some of our peers in nursing and healthcare. Join me in celebrating the release of "Empty Plate" by Tammera Karr and Kathleen Bell. I met these two wonderful human beings thr

Placing a priority on self care with Marina Ormes Director of Oregon Holistic Nurses Association

Dec 8th, 2020 55m 15s

This episode we get the pleasure to hear from Marina Ormes holistic care practitioner and director of Oregon Holistic Nurses Association. Hear about the mission of Oregon Holistic Nurses Association and it's goals of building and elevating self

Good Grief Charlie Brown : with Death Doula Libby Hinze MSW

Oct 27th, 2020 45m 40s

On this episode of the podcast I interview my friend and death doula, Libby. We talk about grief. What are tools to bear something as heavy as grief? How do these tools serve us for death of a loved one, but how can they also serve us in hard t

Political advocacy and the national nurse act with Teri Mills RN, MS, CNE(ret.)

Aug 26th, 2020 39m 45s

This episode we get educated by one of my favorite nurse educators and community activist nurse Teri Mills, the Oregon Nurses Foundation Nurse of the Year(2019). Terri is currently the vice president of Oregon Nurses Association Political Actio

Creating a united voice of change with Jackie Webb, president of the Oregon chapter of NAHN

Aug 11th, 2020 49m 50s

Jackie F. Webb, DNP, FNP-BC, RN, current president of the National Association of Hispanic nurses Oregon Chapter and nurse educator at Oregon Health &Sciences University spends time discussing her work elevating nursing voices in the Hispanic c

Amy May - Grief counseling and the death doula model. Let's talk about death and dying.

Aug 4th, 2020 1h 21m

Amy May of White Bird and Cahoots talks about grief counseling and the role of a death doula. What is the public health crisis in death and dying. Where can we honor our loved ones, ourselves, and our community to soften the experience of death

Danaya Hall - Founder of the Alliance of Black Nurses Oregon Chapter

Jul 28th, 2020 1h 6m

This episode I get to welcome Danaya Hall, women's health nurse and founder of the Alliance of Black Nurses Oregon Chapter. This is Oregon's first and only chapter. We talk about the story of how it came to be. We discuss addressing Racism in t

Where the real work is done with nurse and government relations guru Deborah Riddick

Jul 6th, 2020 42m 4s

I get to sit down with the ever amazing Deborah Riddick, currently Director of Government Relations with Oregon Nurses Association. She talks about her dive into community advocacy from nurse, to getting her law degree, to writing and educating

Supporting our fellow human beings with Lillian Nickerson

Jun 30th, 2020 49m 41s

Meet Lillian Ruth Nickerson, fellow nurse advocate, as we go into what it is to be a nurse in response to human violence, the BIPOC movement, and our responsibility to make time to support and uplift the voices of the oppressed in times like t

Fighting for social justice with Travis Nelson BSN

Jun 23rd, 2020 53m 4s

Episode 5 with Travis Nelson nurse and Labor Representative with Washington State Nurses Association and active member in the Oregon Nurses Association as well as the Democratic Party of Oregon. Travis tells us about is experience advocating in

State of the Union with Lynda Pond

Jun 10th, 2020 47m 47s

Welcome back everyone. May 24th, 2020 I recorded with the ever inspirational Lynda Pond. Lynda is the current Oregon Nurses Association President and shares her story of advocating for nurses in our state and beyond. She tells us the early expe

Kendra Northam - Raised by inspiration and inspiring a community

May 26th, 2020 1h 3m

Meet Kendra Northam Cardio-Pulmonary RN and Eugene Weekly's reigning healthcare worker of the year(2019). Kendra has been an inspiration for me and many of the nurses out here in Lane county. Kendra talks with us about her work addressing bull

Nursing as a movement with Matt Calzia

May 19th, 2020 40m 3s

I sit down with nurse practice consultant Matt Calzia of Oregon Nurses Association to talk about how nurses can change their workplace staffing to meet standards of patient care. We talk about our hopes for nursing and why we need nurse leaders

Super Lace

May 12th, 2020 46m 11s

This is the inaugural episode of Revolution RN. I sit down with my friend Lace Velk BSN, RN, PCCN. Lace is a good friend who has been growing up with me as we aspire to be in the discussion of what good healthcare is from a nurses perspective a