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How do you find your first paying clients as a nurse coach without feeling awkward, salesy, or overwhelmed by everything you think you need to do before launching your practice?

In Part 2 of Laura’s masterclass, she shares a practical roadmap for building a nurse coaching business through connection, service, and word-of-mouth referrals. Learn how to start with the people already in your network, offer pro bono coaching sessions that create real value, and turn those relationships into future client opportunities.

Laura also explores how to overcome imposter syndrome, stop putting potential clients on a pedestal, and start inviting people into coaching conversations before you feel completely ready.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How to find your first 10 nurse coaching clients
• Where to look for potential clients and referral partners
• How to invite people into coaching without sounding salesy
• Why pro bono sessions can help build your skills and practice
• How to use social media, networking, and workshops to connect with clients
• Why confidence comes from taking action, not endless preparation
• How to build referrals by focusing on service first

Your first clients may be closer than you think. Laura explains why you don’t need a perfect website or a complicated marketing strategy to begin. Start by connecting with people, offering value, and taking action before you feel ready.

Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xnnYkeiO28E

Become a Board-Certified Nurse Life Coach

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NCR + Cohort 8

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What if you could help people in the way you’ve always wanted to as a nurse, while creating a career with more freedom, flexibility, and purpose?

In Part 1 of Laura’s masterclass, she breaks down what nurse coaching is, how it differs from traditional nursing and therapy, and why it can be a rewarding path for nurses who feel limited by the current healthcare system. Drawing from her own journey into private practice, Laura addresses common concerns about certification, imposter syndrome, finding paying clients, and starting a business without a business background.

She also shares why serving your community, building coaching skills, and growing through referrals can be the foundation of a successful nurse coaching practice.

In this episode, Laura covers:

• What nurse coaching is and how it differs from traditional nursing and therapy
• The possibilities for private practice and organizational opportunities
• Overcoming self-doubt and imposter syndrome
• Finding your first clients and building a practice through service
• How to invite people into coaching conversations
• Why you can start small while continuing to work as a nurse
• The mindset shifts that help you move from fear to action

If you’ve been wondering whether nurse coaching could be your next chapter, this masterclass offers an introduction to the possibilities and the first steps toward building a practice of your own.

Tune in next week for Part 2, where Laura teaches us how to find our first 10 clients in private practice.

Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/f6ETcEvu6uI

Become a Board-Certified Nurse Life Coach

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What happens when you stop trying to figure out the entire path ahead and start following what you're passionate about?

In this episode of the Successful Nurse Coach Podcast, Laura interviews Fedline Lysius, a Board-Certified Nurse Coach who has built a career across integrative health, staff coaching, and nursing education. After six and a half years at the bedside, Fedline discovered nurse coaching through a simple Google search and found a way to combine her nursing background, business education, and passion for empowering others.

Fedline shares what it was like navigating imposter syndrome as a new coach, building confidence through practice, and discovering how nurse coaching can transform the way nurses support both patients and colleagues. From guiding bedside patients through meditation and breathing techniques to leading group coaching programs for nurses, her journey demonstrates the many ways this specialty can open doors within healthcare organizations.

In this episode:

• How Fedline discovered nurse coaching and found her passion
• Overcoming imposter syndrome and building confidence through practice
• Working in integrative health and bringing coaching to the bedside
• Using meditation, guided imagery, and coaching questions to support patients
• Creating group coaching programs for nurses and healthcare staff
• Why hands-on coaching experience matters more than theory alone
• How nurse coaching can change the way you communicate and practice nursing
• Expanding your vision to include private practice and organizational contracts
• Creating more time freedom and building a career around what matters most

Fedline's journey is a reminder that you don't need to have your entire future mapped out to get started. Stay open to possibilities, get experience, and take the next small step toward the work you want to do.

Sometimes, the career you're looking for starts with being willing to explore what's possible.

Connect with Fedline: https://carewithincoaching.com/

Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0PU0yXpQn7U

Become a Board-Certified Nurse Life Coach

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NCR + Cohort 8

https://www.nurselifecoachacademy.com/

In today’s episode, Laura opens up the floor for a Q&A session in Part 2 of the most recent masterclass. With approximately 150 nurse coaches in attendance, many topics were discussed throughout the session, covering how to introduce nurse coaching to hospital leadership, approaching healthcare systems, building profitable staff wellbeing programs, choosing the right certification path, and finding community as an innovator in the nurse coaching field.

Topics Covered:

Introducing Nurse Coaching to Hospital Leadership: A nurse shares how she introduced nurse coaching to her CEO on orientation day. Discussion covers identifying organizational pain points (culture, turnover, employee satisfaction) and learning to speak leadership's language. Key insight: a 5–40% reduction in turnover from minimal nurse coaching can justify a coach's salary several times over.

Approaching Healthcare Systems vs. Standalone Hospitals: Best practices for finding partnership opportunities, starting with warm connections (former colleagues, LinkedIn, past CNOs), using AI tools like Claude for deep organizational research, and exploring grant-funded department startups. One system profiled has expanded from 1 hospital to 17, aiming for 35.

Making Staff Coaching Programs Profitable: Profitability comes from retention data via pilot studies (12–24 months) targeting high-turnover departments or new grad residencies. Four strategies to boost staff participation: (1) pay nurses to attend, (2) make it mandatory in specific programs, (3) offer CEUs, (4) strong leadership language and communication. Text reminders and pre/post evaluations help build publishable data.

Embedding Coaching into Existing Hospital Roles: Suggestion to train magnet champions, safety champions, super users, and technology educators in coaching skills to multiply impact across departments.

How This Academy Is Different: The lineage of nurse coach certifications and what sets our program apart: heavy emphasis on live coaching practice, supervision, and building the confidence to charge for services. The goal is producing paid, practicing coaches, not just certified ones.

Returning to Nursing After Years Away: A nurse who's been away from patient care for 13 years explores pathways to board certification. Holistic nursing hours can qualify (not just clinical), board petitions are rarely denied, and coaching without board certification is still viable while accumulating hours.

Community Testimonial: An impassioned reflection on the depth of the nurse coaching community, how nurses keep coming back even after setbacks, and how the shared experience creates a movement that can change nursing culture for innovators who feel like outsiders in their own organizations.

Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Acq5E1RohZs

Become a Board-Certified Nurse Life Coach

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NCR + Cohort 8

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Today, in Part 1 from our most recent masterclass, Laura makes the case that nurse coaching is moving from an emerging specialty into a legitimate healthcare service line, and that the infrastructure needed to build nurse coach departments is already beginning to take shape.

She explores what happens when a role that already exists in practice gets named, credentialed, supported by evidence, and eventually built into the healthcare system.

Laura breaks down the current landscape of nurse coaching, including CPT codes, credentialing, federal language, health-system examples, reimbursement considerations, and what it takes to build a sustainable nurse coach department.

She also shares the experience that led her out of traditional nursing and toward nurse coaching, and why the relational side of nursing deserves more time, recognition, and structure.

Tune in next week for our Q&A segment to complete our discussion in Part 2.

Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CuO763Fs0NE

Become a Board-Certified Nurse Life Coach

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Mentioned in this episode:

NCR + Cohort 8

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In today’s episode, Laura tackles one of the most common questions she hears from new Nurse Life Coach Academy graduates: do you have to be on social media to build a successful coaching practice? The short answer is no, but the longer answer is that it will make your path easier.

This episode explores what's really behind the statement "I hate social media.” Whether it's about consumption, a fear of visibility, or something deeper. Laura offers a key reframe from a mentor: “you're either going to work for someone who isn't afraid to be visible, or you're going to have to learn to be visible yourself.” Visibility is a non-negotiable in business.

Laura encourages listeners to find two or three accounts they admire and use those as a template. The nurse coaching field is far from crowded, and every coach who chooses visibility makes it easier for the next person who needs one to find them.

The next residency cohort begins in November for those wanting support building their practice.

Watch full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_stwc21KdSk

Mentioned in this episode:

NCR + Cohort 8

https://www.nurselifecoachacademy.com/

In this special episode of The Successful Nurse Coach Podcast, Alana Beittel sits down with Nancy Thompson, a nurse with over three decades of experience who found her way to nurse coaching after feeling the weight of working inside two of the most broken systems in the U.S. - healthcare and education.

Nancy shares her journey from seeing NLCA pop up in her social media feed, to trusting her intuition and enrolling just two days before the cohort started, to launching her own coaching business before she even graduated. Along the way, she opens up about her breast cancer diagnosis, the pivotal moment with a radiation oncologist that changed her perspective, and how those experiences shaped her coaching philosophy: "I see you. I hear you. I've got you."

Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qhCDjoex7k0

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NCR + Cohort 8

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In part 2 of the Cognitive Distortions Masterclass, Laura shares a step-by-step business roadmap from certification to first paying client, covering the four-phase timeline: weeks 1–12 for certification training, week 12+ for the business course where you set up your LLC and legal foundation, weeks 12–20 to learn enrollment conversations, and weeks 20–6 months for pro bono clients. She notes that 40% of graduates who follow this path have a paying client by six months. She then covers scope of practice — nurse coaching is not clinical care, and the distinction is your protection — and confirms you can coach outside your licensed state by working with out-of-state clients as a certified life coach. Client acquisition, she explains, is built on service: 20% of free clients convert to paying, and your first $100K will likely come from word of mouth and referrals rather than marketing.

The episode pivots into the Nurse Coach Residency program — a 12–18 month, 3-trimester, 200-CEU business program. Trimester 1 covers business setup, visibility, 80 invitations, and your first 1–5 paying clients. Trimester 2 targets your first $10K through sales training and niche development. Trimester 3 is a capstone project with website, advanced marketing, and a community leadership component. Pricing is $5K per trimester or $12K total, and Laura confirms you can succeed without residency — the business course has all the information; residency just provides structure and accountability, like a personal trainer for your gym membership.

The Q&A portion covers investment fears and cognitive distortions around price, including Laura's story of a nurse on food stamps who built a thriving practice; a detailed explanation of the 80 invitations for a recently laid-off nurse pursuing her MBA; an LVN asking about success without RN credentials and Nancy's story of kayak coaching and a $10K client.

Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/znQS_bHuOfU

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Nurse Coach Residency

https://www.nurselifecoachacademy.com/nurse-coach-residency

In today’s episode, Laura teaches one of her favorite coaching concepts: cognitive distortions: the mental shortcuts and biased thought patterns that shape how we see ourselves and the world. Whether you're a brand-new nurse curious about coaching, a student in certification, or an established nurse coach, this episode breaks down the 10 most common cognitive distortions we see in ourselves and in the people around us.

The 10 Cognitive Distortions

• All-or-Nothing Thinking: "If I can't commit 100%, there's no point starting." Reframe: Progress doesn't require perfection.
• Overgeneralization: "I'll never get a paid client." Reframe: One experience does not establish a pattern.
• Minimizing & Magnifying (Catastrophizing): "If I invest and it doesn't work, I'll be homeless." Reframe: What's the most likely outcome?
• Shoulds: "I should have figured this out years ago." Reframe: The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now.
• Labeling: "My client didn't renew — I'm not good at this." Reframe: One outcome doesn't define your worth. If you're going to label, label positive.
• Jumping to Conclusions (Mind Reading & Fortune Telling): "They're all judging me." Reframe: You're not a mind reader. Intuition is never fear-based; projection is.
• Discounting the Positive: "That client hiring me was just luck." Reframe: Stop systematically erasing evidence of your own competence.
• Blame & Personalization: "If she hadn't yelled at me, I wouldn't have been angry." Reframe: Clean up your side of the street. Take accountability for what's yours; release what isn't.
• Emotional Reasoning: "I feel like a fraud, so I must be one." Reframe: Feelings are data, not verdicts. Would your case hold up in court?
• Mental Filter: "Nine things went well but I said one awkward thing — that's all I can think about." Reframe: You're filtering out the 90% that worked. Widen the frame.

Tune in next week for part 2 of this amazing masterclass.

Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/g4pOyLyNVrw

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NCR + Cohort 8

https://www.nurselifecoachacademy.com/

In today’s episode, Laura continues with our series on the six human needs — this time focusing on how to use the model as a diagnostic tool in your coaching sessions to ask sharper questions and help clients get unstuck faster.

In this episode:

• When a client "isn't making progress," ask: What is this behavior doing for them? Often it's meeting a deep need in a negative way.
• A powerful case study of a chronically ill client whose need for love was being met through sickness — and how uncovering that became the seed of her recovery.
• Why certainty and identity keep people stuck: Who am I without this problem?
• How to listen for "I need…" language cues, interrupt, and go deeper.
• Finding a healthier vehicle to meet the same need — so the old pattern is no longer necessary.
• A candid look at how these patterns show up in the instructor's own life and business.

Nurse Coach Tip: Identify the top two human needs for each of your current clients. How are those needs being met — positively or negatively?

Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oul1Z0jXr_0

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NCR + Cohort 8

https://www.nurselifecoachacademy.com/

In today’s episode of the Successful Nurse Coach Podcast, we kick off a series with Tony Robbins' framework of the six basic human needs. We explore what each need is, how they show up in our lives (both generatively and destructively), and why understanding your top two needs is essential for designing a life of intention and fulfillment.

The Six Basic Human Needs:

• Certainty: The need for stability, security, and predictability. Knowing where your next meal, paycheck, or home is coming from.
• Uncertainty / Variety: The need for novelty, stimulation, and change. Without it, life feels like Groundhog's Day.
• Growth: The need to expand, learn, and evolve. Everything alive is either growing or dying. Shadow side: Never feeling satisfied, compulsive achievement at the cost of relationships. Generative side: Rocket fuel for impact and purpose.
• Significance: The need to feel important, special, and recognized.
• Love & Connection: The need to feel close to others. We're social creatures.
• Contribution: The desire to give beyond oneself and leave a legacy. Only those who prioritize growth and contribution report lasting fulfillment.

Key Takeaways:

• Everyone has all six needs, but your top two are in the driver's seat — they shape your decisions, career path, and relationships.
• If your life doesn't satisfy your top two needs, you'll walk around in a "tolerable level of misery" and seek to get them met in either generative or destructive ways.
• The host's personal top two needs are growth and significance — and she shares how understanding this has explained patterns throughout her entire life.
• You don't need to change who you are; you need to understand who you are and harness your needs intentionally.
• Balance is a myth — we're always in motion. The goal is awareness and course-correction, not perfection.
• Growth + contribution are the two needs linked to lasting fulfillment. Without them, you'll eventually ask, "What's it all for?"

In Part 2 of this series we will dive into how to identify your own top two needs and how they're quietly running your life. Stay tuned.

Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vlpFxrMSBwc

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Mentioned in this episode:

NCR + Cohort 8

https://www.nurselifecoachacademy.com/

In today’s episode, Laura shares how her experiences with burnout, chronic illness, and the limitations of traditional healthcare led her from ICU nursing to nurse coaching. She introduces the concept of "soft nursing," a proactive, relationship-based approach that focuses on root causes and whole-person healing rather than crisis management.

Laura also challenges the idea of work-life balance, advocating instead for a life aligned with purpose and personal values. She offers an honest look at the realities of building a coaching practice and encourages nurses to explore new possibilities without feeling pressured to make an all-or-nothing leap.

Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ps95nkxGOJM

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NCR + Cohort 8

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In Part 2 of this workshop, Laura dives into one of the biggest mindset shifts entrepreneurs can make: separating self-promotion from idea promotion. While many coaches fear that marketing means constantly talking about themselves, Laura explains that the most impactful marketing isn't about being the center of attention—it's about championing ideas that genuinely help people.

She explores how to build an authentic personal brand that grows over time, why visibility doesn't have to look like everyone else's, and how sharing your values, experiences, and unique perspectives creates trust with your audience.

Laura also shares a powerful distinction between communicating your accomplishments from a place of confidence versus seeking validation, helping listeners reframe what it means to be visible in business without feeling "salesy."

If you've struggled with showing up online or promoting your coaching practice, this episode offers a refreshing and practical approach that feels authentic, sustainable, and deeply aligned with your purpose.

Watch full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ayLny6WriPQ

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NCR + Cohort 8

https://www.nurselifecoachacademy.com/

In Part 1 of this masterclass, Laura explores the foundational mindset shifts that every aspiring nurse coach needs before building a thriving coaching practice. While it's easy to focus on certifications, business strategies, and marketing, lasting success begins with something much deeper: your own personal growth.

Laura shares why becoming a coach isn't simply about learning new skills. It's about evolving your identity, expanding your self-awareness, and learning to lead yourself before leading others. She discusses the importance of embracing discomfort, challenging limiting beliefs, and recognizing that the transformation you experience personally becomes the greatest gift you can offer your future clients.

Laura demonstrates how to use ChatGPT as a brainstorming partner to help articulate your ideas and turn them into engaging social media posts. Rather than starting with a blank page, she shows how you can ask ChatGPT to write several posts around a single coaching concept, then edit the results so they sound authentic to your voice. As AI learns your writing style over time, it becomes an increasingly valuable tool for generating ideas, overcoming writer's block, and creating content that reflects your unique perspective. The goal isn't to let AI replace your voice—it's to give you a strong starting point that you can personalize and make your own.

Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OX4a67nVs6w

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Mentioned in this episode:

NCR + Cohort 8

https://www.nurselifecoachacademy.com/

In today’s episode, Laura sits down with Teresa Taylor, a graduate of the Nurse Life Coach Academy and Residency Program, to explore the profound personal transformation that led her from a successful career in trauma nursing and healthcare leadership to building a life and business rooted in purpose and alignment.

After experiencing the devastating loss of her younger brother, Teresa found herself questioning everything she thought she knew about nursing, identity, and success. As grief reshaped her world, she eventually realized the career she'd worked so hard to build no longer aligned with who she was becoming.

This conversation is a powerful reminder that some of life's most painful moments can become the catalyst for extraordinary transformation. Teresa shares the fears, uncertainty, breakthroughs, and lessons that continue to shape her journey as a professional nurse coach.

Teresa Taylor is a Board Certified Nurse Coach with more than 20 years of experience in emergency, trauma, and forensic nursing, as well as healthcare leadership. After her own journey through burnout, grief, and reemergence, Teresa now helps people slow down, reconnect with themselves, and create lives rooted in self-trust, alignment, and authenticity.

She brings warmth, curiosity, and deep respect for the human experience into every coaching space.

https://talk-with-teresa.com/

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NCR + Cohort 8

https://www.nurselifecoachacademy.com/

In the final installment of this three-part workshop series, we move beyond concepts and into lived experience.

Through several courageous live coaching demonstrations, participants explore the deeply personal relationship between spirituality, trust, identity, and healing. Together, they unpack how religious conditioning, past experiences, and life's greatest challenges can shape the way we relate to ourselves, others, and something greater than ourselves.

This episode isn't about finding the "right" spiritual path. It's about creating the freedom to define your own—with curiosity, compassion, and authenticity.

Whether you're navigating your own spiritual journey or supporting clients through theirs, this conversation offers a powerful reminder that healing often begins with permission to ask better questions.

Tune in on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7OaCfhskldI

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NCR + Cohort 8

https://www.nurselifecoachacademy.com/

In Part 2 of our workshop series, we move beyond defining spirituality and begin exploring how it can become an embodied part of our coaching practice.

This episode focuses on identifying your core spiritual values, understanding how those values shape your presence as a coach, and learning how to respectfully incorporate a client's own spiritual framework into transformational conversations.

You'll also hear the first live coaching demonstration from the workshop—a deeply moving session that illustrates how compassion, curiosity, and psychological safety can create space for profound healing and self-discovery.

Whether spirituality is central to your coaching or simply another lens through which you support clients, this episode offers practical tools for coaching with greater authenticity, intention, and presence.

Watch the full episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/hmuGZXFnctM

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NCR + Cohort 8

https://www.nurselifecoachacademy.com/

In Part 1 of this special three-part workshop series, we explore one of the most powerful topics in coaching: spirituality.

Whether spirituality is central to your life or something you're only beginning to explore, this conversation creates space to examine your own beliefs without judgment. Through personal stories, research, and reflections from our nurse coaching community, we discuss how our spiritual beliefs influence the way we show up for ourselves and our clients.

As coaches, we can only guide others as deeply as we've been willing to explore ourselves. This episode invites you to begin that journey with openness, curiosity, and compassion.

• Why spirituality naturally emerges during transformational coaching
• The difference between spirituality and religion, and why they aren't always the same
• How your personal beliefs influence your coaching presence
• Why psychological safety is essential for both coaches and clients
• Common fears surrounding spirituality and religious trauma
• The concept of spiritual pluralism, exclusivism, and a new perspective called "perceptual exclusivism"
• Insights gathered from more than 120 nurse coaches about their spiritual beliefs and experiences
• Why cultivating your own inner work allows you to coach at a deeper level
• How resonance and personal energy impact every coaching conversation

The most powerful coaching doesn't come from having all the answers. It comes from creating a safe space where both coach and client can explore life's deepest questions with curiosity, humility, and compassion.

• A Shift in Being by Leon VanderPol

Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/t_aqfBeG46Y

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NCR + Cohort 8

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Do you need a better planner, or a completely different relationship with time?

In today’s episode of The Successful Nurse Coach Podcast, Laura explores the powerful distinction between time management and time ownership. Drawing from her own experiences as a nurse, entrepreneur, mother, and leader, she challenges the belief that productivity problems can be solved with better systems, color-coded calendars, or the perfect morning routine.

Instead, Laura introduces a deeper question: Who owns your time?

For nurses transitioning into coaching, entrepreneurship, or any new chapter of growth, this conversation offers a refreshing perspective on overwhelm, freedom, self-leadership, and the responsibility that comes with creating a life by design rather than by default.

If you've ever felt stretched thin, guilty about not doing enough, or trapped in a cycle of constant urgency, this episode will help you rethink how you spend your most valuable resource.

Watch our full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2Sc8Gy7dA0o

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Mentioned in this episode:

NCR + Cohort 8

https://www.nurselifecoachacademy.com/

What happens when a nurse stops waiting for permission and starts trusting herself?

In this powerful conversation, Shelby sits down with Canadian nurse coach Courtnie Breit to discuss her journey from burnout, stress leave, and questioning her future in healthcare to building a thriving private practice and helping lead the nurse coaching movement in Canada.

After nearly 20 years as a registered nurse working across Canada and the United States, Courtnie found herself facing a reality many nurses know all too well: exhaustion, frustration with broken systems, and a growing sense that there had to be a better way.

Together, Shelby and Courtnie explore what it means to trust yourself again, embrace entrepreneurship, seek mentorship, and create a new vision for nursing that prioritizes connection, healing, and human relationships.

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Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tDa6TjSt_U4

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NCR + Cohort 8

https://www.nurselifecoachacademy.com/

In today’s episode of The Successful Nurse Coach Podcast, Laura tackles one of the most common challenges new nurse coaches face: comparison. From feeling behind in your business to questioning your abilities and worthiness, comparison has a way of stealing confidence and creating unnecessary suffering.

Laura shares personal stories from her own journey, including lessons from mentors, networking experiences, and moments when comparison nearly derailed her confidence. She also breaks down why nurses are especially vulnerable to comparison and offers practical strategies to shift from self-judgment to self-trust.

If you've ever felt like you're not moving fast enough, not experienced enough, or not good enough, this episode is a powerful reminder that your journey is unfolding exactly as it should.

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Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/j1X_j8wStVM

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NCR + Cohort 8

https://www.nurselifecoachacademy.com/

In today’s episode, Laura breaks down the real math behind building a profitable nurse coaching practice while cutting through fear and uncertainty to show you exactly what it takes to replace (and exceed) a traditional nursing income.

• Why it's "simple, not easy" - The framework for success is straightforward; what's hard is the internal shift in identity, fear of rejection, and limiting beliefs
• Traditional nursing income vs. coaching income - A nurse earning ~$40/hr working 36 hrs/week makes ~$74K/year; 10 coaching clients can generate the same income working far fewer hours

Real pricing numbers:

• New grad: $1,800/package → $72K/year (10 clients)
• Mid-career: $2,500/package → $100K/year
• Established (2–3+ years): $3,000/package → $120K/year
• Time breakdown — Full-time practice = 20–25 hrs/week total; 10 clients at 90 min/session = ~15 hrs of direct client work per month
• Part-time model — 5–8 clients is fully achievable alongside other commitments
• The 5-year projection — Why nurse coaching outpaces traditional nursing paths long-term
• Reverse engineering $10K/month — At a $2,500 package, you need 4 "yes" conversations, ~16 proposals, and 40–60 invites per month (2–3 hours of outreach)
• The tugboat vs. lighthouse shift — Early on you invite people in; over time, clients come to you

Top 5 Fears Laura Addresses

• "I'm an introvert" — Coaching is built for introverts
• "I suck at sales" — Sales is a learnable skill; nurse coaches call it advocacy
• "Who can afford coaching?" — Coaching is a $2.2B industry and tends to be recession-proof
• "I feel guilty charging" — Why charging clients is actually an act of belief in them
• "I'm an imposter" — Why imposter syndrome signals high intelligence and capacity for growth

The math isn't complicated. The work is internal. Every action you take to build your practice also transforms you into a more grounded, confident, healed version of yourself, and that's the greatest gift of the coaching modality.

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In today’s episode of the Successful Nurse Coach Podcast, Laura dives into the power of identity and how the roles, systems, and environments around us quietly shape who we become.

Laura shares personal stories from her nursing career, including the realities of working through exhaustion, pregnancy, and people-pleasing tendencies, while unpacking how many nurses unknowingly adopt identities that leave them feeling stuck, disconnected, and misaligned.

This conversation explores the difference between living by default versus intentionally creating the version of yourself you truly want to become. From nurse to coach, employee to leader, Laura explains why lasting transformation starts with identity first, not strategy.

If you’ve ever felt like you’ve outgrown your current reality, this episode will challenge you to rethink who you are becoming and what is actually possible for your life.

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In today’s episode, Shelby sits down with Kris Christie, a recent graduate of The Nurse Coach Residency program, to hear her inspiring story of becoming a board-certified nurse coach while working full-time as a public health nurse.

Kris became a nurse in her late 40s after working as a caregiver and discovering a passion for healthcare. She holds a Master's in Nursing (Clinical Nurse Leader track) from USF and has spent six years as a public health nurse. She also serves as an administrator for an adult day healthcare program and runs a music-filled, three-dog household.

We talk about:

• How Kris came to nursing in her late 40s and why she was drawn to preventative medicine and chronic disease management
• Her experience hiring a nurse coach in 2022 — and why it changed her life personally more than professionally
• The "victim mindset" and perfectionism patterns she recognized in herself (and now sees in her clients)
• Why she specifically wanted a nurse coach — not just any life coach
• How she managed 8–12 hours per week of coursework on top of a full-time job and a packed personal life
• The moment she realized she was "being selfish" by not offering her coaching services to people who were waiting for them
• Her sliding scale model: charging market rate for 80% of clients, sliding scale for 20% — so no one is excluded
• Breaking through the belief that offering your services = bothering people
• Why her strong community roots led to fast referrals and organic client growth
• Her #1 piece of advice to other nurse coaches: your future self can't emerge if you're blocking her with old beliefs

Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/y5PjuhmPnXM

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NCR + Cohort 8

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Melissa Parsons spent more than two decades in nursing, from trauma and cath lab to becoming a nurse practitioner. But after years of feeling increasingly disconnected from the kind of healing she truly wanted to offer, she reached a breaking point. In this conversation with Shelby, Melissa shares the deeply personal journey that led her toward nurse coaching, spirituality, and building a business rooted in genuine human connection.

Together, they unpack the fear of being seen, the vulnerability of inviting people into coaching, and the surprising healing that can happen when nurses finally feel heard themselves.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Leaving a misaligned nursing career after 22 years
• The moment Melissa realized she couldn’t keep doing things the same way
• Why spirituality and purpose became central to her healing journey
• The vulnerability of coaching friends, coworkers, and family members
• The difference between “cold” marketing and leading with real connection
• Fear, uncertainty, and building a business without guaranteed outcomes
• Burnout, grief, and the emotional weight nurses carry without debriefing
• How nurse coaching creates space for deeper healing and human connection

Melissa’s story is an honest reminder that sometimes the discomfort we feel is pointing us toward something more aligned. This episode is for the nurse who knows they’re meant for more, even if they can’t fully explain it yet.

“Because if you’re living in fear, you’re not fully here”. And this conversation may help bring you back to yourself.

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NCR + Cohort 8

https://www.nurselifecoachacademy.com/

What happens when you stop waiting to feel ready, and just go all in anyway?

Colleen, a pediatric nurse turned nurse coach, shares her raw and honest journey from certification to building a thriving coaching practice. In this conversation with Shelby, she opens up about fear, visibility, investing in herself, and what it actually takes to go from “thinking about it” to signing paying clients while still working full-time.

This episode is a real behind-the-scenes look at what it means to step into leadership, trust the process, and build something meaningful even when it feels uncomfortable.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Moving straight from certification into business and why momentum matters
• The fear of being seen online and hitting “post” anyway
• Why your first clients won’t come from posting, but from reaching out
• What it really takes to sign your first paying clients
• Learning to sit with fear instead of waiting for it to disappear
• The power of repetition, feedback, and watching your own growth in real time
• Building a coaching business while working full-time and managing real life
• Shifting from getting clients to becoming an exceptional coach

Colleen’s story is a powerful reminder that confidence doesn’t come first. Action does. And when you’re willing to show up, feel the fear, and keep going anyway, everything starts to change.

If you’ve been sitting on the edge, waiting for the “right time,” this episode might just be the push you didn’t know you needed.

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In this final part of the money consciousness series, Laura uncovers the hidden beliefs that quietly repel money, including judging wealthy people, fearing disconnection from others, and believing money is limited. She shows how these patterns are rooted in identity and the need to feel safe and accepted, not in a lack of strategy.

Through personal stories and coaching insights, Laura highlights how thoughts like “more money means more responsibility” or questioning if it’s okay to earn more can lead to self sabotage and staying small. She also reframes financial freedom as an internal state rather than a specific number.

The episode closes with a powerful reminder that shifting your relationship with money starts within. When you create safety, expand your capacity, and challenge limiting beliefs, earning and receiving become far more natural and aligned.

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In today’s episode, Laura takes listeners inside real coaching conversations from the Money Consciousness masterclass, where the focus shifts from theory to the lived experience of money beliefs.

Laura explores how fear, past experiences, and the need to be seen a certain way can create tension around charging, receiving, and even looking at money. From undercharging to navigating a partner’s mindset to avoiding bank accounts altogether, each story highlights how deeply personal and emotional money really is.

The episode reframes financial growth as internal work first. When beliefs shift and safety with money increases, earning and receiving become far more natural and sustainable.

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In this first part of a powerful 3-part Money Consciousness workshop, we start at the root — not with strategies or numbers, but with the beliefs that quietly shape every financial decision you make.

Because money isn’t just money.

It’s security. It’s power. It’s stressful. It’s freedom. It’s energy. It’s something you were taught to fear, chase, avoid, or control… often without ever questioning it.

This episode opens the conversation by breaking down the most common definitions of money and where they come from — family dynamics, societal messaging, career structures, and the subtle conditioning that starts long before you ever earn your first dollar.

You’ll hear real-time reflections and honest conversations from participants inside the workshop as they begin to recognize their own patterns, including how money shows up in their careers, relationships, and sense of self-worth.

There’s no fixing in this part. No “5 steps to make more money.”

Just awareness.

And that’s exactly the point.

Because you can’t shift a money pattern you don’t even realize you’re running.

This is where you start to see it.

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In this episode, Laura talks all about sales. She shares why so many nurses avoid sales and how that avoidance quietly blocks both impact and income. The truth is, sales is not a personality trait you either have or don’t. It is a skill. And like any clinical skill, it gets stronger with practice. The real issue is not a lack of certifications or knowledge. It is mindset, experience, and a willingness to actually try.

You will hear a powerful reframe on what you are really selling. Not sessions. Not time. Transformation. Outcomes. A version of your client that does not exist yet but absolutely could. Shelby also breaks down what makes someone say yes, how to lead a clean and ethical sales conversation, and why “maybe” is often just fear in disguise.

If you have ever worried about being too new, too inexperienced, or too uncomfortable to charge, this episode calls that out directly. You do not need to be perfect to create value. You need to show up, hold space, and trust the process.

Because at the end of the day, avoiding sales is not staying safe. It is staying stuck. And the people you are meant to help stay stuck right along with you.

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In today’s episode, Shelby guides us through a grounding practice designed for nurse coaches to use before taking action in their business. Whether that's inviting potential clients, delivering proposals, or heading into coaching calls, it’s important to regulate your nervous system in preparation for this work.

What You'll Experience:

• Somatic regulation techniques to calm nervous system activation
• Guidance to shift from outcome control to service-focused presence
• Practice separating old fears from present-moment action
• Breathwork to lower heart rate and release tension
• Visualization to embody your future steady self

When to Use This Episode:

• Before client invitations or sales conversations
• Prior to coaching calls or proposals
• As part of your daily business ritual
• Anytime you need to move from activation to grounded action

You don't need confidence to get started. You need steadiness.

This practice helps you regulate, so you can take clean, aligned action without chasing, performing, or apologizing.

Listen as many times as needed.

Your nervous system will thank you.

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https://youtu.be/8dTW2n-CjuA

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NCR + Cohort 8

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In today’s episode, Shelby and Laura break down what actually creates success in private practice and why it is not mystical or reserved for other people. Actual client creation is mathematical and built through repetition, volume, and consistent connecting and inviting. If you are showing up emotionally but not directly inviting people, the numbers will always reflect that.

They walk through clear, real world ratios so you know what to expect, including the idea that 10 clean invites typically lead to 2 calls, and that 2 calls per week can steadily build a sustainable practice. The focus is on doing what works even when discomfort, fear, or self doubt is loud, and learning to measure progress by right action rather than immediate results.

They also talk about nervous system regulation, community support, and why most nurse coaches do not succeed alone. This episode is an encouraging and grounding reminder that success comes from learning the skills, staying neutral, and continuing to connect and invite, even during the lulls.

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NCR + Cohort 8

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In today’s episode, Shelby shares her journey from denying she had anxiety to learning to work alongside it while building a successful business. After being diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder while waiting for open heart surgery, she discovered that anxiety isn't a sign of failure. It's often a sign of growth and expansion.

Shelby opens up about her current anxiety triggers as a business owner: making decisions that impact her team, navigating corporate structure for the first time, and the weight of responsibility as the company grows. She shares how anxiety manifested during her six-month wait for open heart surgery during the pandemic, and how doubling down on her business during that time actually helped her manage the fear.

Five practical tools Shelby uses to manage anxiety:

1. Shorten the decision window
2. Give yourself 24-48 hours max, then trust yourself to decide and adjust later
3. Separate facts from fear
4. Write down what's actually happening vs. the story you're telling yourself
5. Regulate before you strategize
6. Get outside, move your body, calm your nervous system before making decisions
7. Treat anxiety as data, not directive
8. It might mean prepare or slow down, but rarely means quit
9. Build tolerance, not avoidance
10. Confidence comes from doing the things that make you nervous, repeatedly

Anxiety and success are not opposites. Every successful person feels fear and anxiety. They just keep moving anyway. You don't need to be fearless or anxiety-free to build something meaningful. You just need to be willing to move while fear is in the car with you.

Disclaimer: Shelby is a nurse life coach, not a therapist. This shares her personal experience. Seek professional support for your individual needs.

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https://youtu.be/n90ydmz-rYY

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In today’s episode, Laura explores the powerful idea of what changes when we stop playing small in our lives and careers. She challenges listeners to examine the subtle ways we keep ourselves safe by choosing reasonable goals, stability, and certainty instead of pursuing the bigger impact we quietly feel called to create. Through personal stories and reflections from her own nursing career, Laura explains how tension, misalignment, and dissatisfaction are often signals that we’re meant to grow beyond our current roles.

She walks through the mindset shifts required to expand, including recognizing where we’re holding ourselves back, stepping into a new identity, and learning to tolerate uncertainty as part of growth. Laura emphasizes that alignment creates energy and momentum, while playing small often drains us over time. She encourages listeners to trust their internal whisper and that there may be something bigger available to them, and to begin exploring what it would look like to play a larger game in their work and lives.

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In this episode, Shelby and Laura intentionally shift the conversation back toward the wins and momentum happening inside the nurse coach community. After hearing feedback that recent episodes felt a little heavy, they reflect on the importance of sharing both sides of the journey. Entrepreneurship requires discipline, consistency, and hard conversations, but it also comes with powerful moments of growth, courage, and transformation.

As they share real client stories from their residency program, Shelby and Laura highlight what actually happens when coaches commit to the process. From overcoming fear of being visible online to signing first clients and stepping into leadership, they share how structure, support, and clear expectations are helping coaches move faster and build real confidence. This episode reminds us that success happens when we decide to play full out.

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https://youtu.be/PVq_35uPRrY

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NCR + Cohort 8

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In today’s episode, Shelby shares an honest reflection on her shift from traditional nursing into nurse coaching, especially after a heavy year filled with personal and collective challenges. She acknowledges feedback from listeners who wanted a more balanced perspective, not just the hard parts of entrepreneurship, but the wins too.

Shelby walks through ten powerful ways her life has changed since becoming a nurse coach, highlighting the freedom, alignment, and autonomy she’s gained. She speaks openly about what it means to care deeply without carrying everything, and how stepping into this role allowed her to reconnect with her purpose.

At its core, this episode is an invitation. If you’ve been questioning your path, feeling boxed in, or craving something more aligned, this conversation will remind you that it’s possible to build a nursing career that actually feels like you.

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NCR + Cohort 8

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In today’s episode, Laura explores the universal human experience of fear and how our relationship with it impacts our effectiveness as nurse coaches. This conversation reveals why working on your relationship with fear is more valuable than perfecting your website, logo, or marketing materials.

The Five Universal Human Fears:

1. Fear of Rejection & Not Belonging - Will I be misunderstood? What will my coworkers think?
2. Fear of Abandonment & Loss of Connection - What if being myself costs me my relationships?
3. Fear of Failure - What if trying confirms my worst story about myself?
4. Fear of Success & Visibility - What if I can't go back once I expand?
5. Fear of Power & Responsibility - What if my impact is bigger than I know how to hold?

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In today’s episode, Shelby and Laura dive into the identity shift that happens when you step into nurse coaching. If you’ve been second-guessing your prices, or waiting to feel “ready,” this conversation is your wake-up call. Together they unpack what it actually takes to move from free or inconsistent work, into confident, paid leadership. When you decide you’re a professional, everything changes.

Key Takeaways

• Decision creates momentum. When you decide you are a paid coach, your energy, language, and standards shift immediately.

• Free coaching and undercharging often delay growth. Charging creates commitment on both sides and accelerates skill development.

• Confidence is built through action, not overthinking.

• You are not selling sessions. You are selling transformation. That requires clarity, structure, and belief in your process.

• When you raise your standard for yourself, clients rise too.

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https://youtu.be/6cESbWtxxQ4

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NCR + Cohort 8

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In today’s episode, Shelby walks nurse coaches through a very common and uncomfortable conversation in coaching: when a client isn’t seeing results, and must take ownership for the reasons why. Rather than framing this as a failure of motivation, Shelby reframes stalled progress as an issue of identity, capacity, and nervous system tolerance. She explains why trying harder, giving more strategy, or offering pep talks often backfires, and instead teaches coaches how to get curious, name what is happening without shame, and work through resistance at the identity level. Through real client examples, Shelby shows how to scale goals down, build capacity through micro actions, and discern when a client is not ready for the work. This episode is a grounded, honest guide for coaches who want to support real change for their clients.

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In this episode, Laura explores why Nurse Life Coaches are uniquely positioned to thrive in the future of healthcare and coaching. As information becomes increasingly accessible through AI and technology, she explains that knowledge alone is no longer the differentiator. Real change comes from supporting identity shifts, nervous system regulation, and human behavior change. Laura shares how traditional health coaching often stalls at education and accountability, while nurse life coaching works at the deeper levels where transformation actually happens. This conversation reframes coaching as relational, embodied, and outcome driven, and invites nurses to step into a model of care that is both sustainable and deeply impactful.

Watch full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/drjQ9zR_1b0

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In this episode, Shelby and Laura take listeners behind the scenes of what it actually means to become a professional nurse coach. This is not a conversation about hype or shortcuts. It is a real, nuanced discussion about capacity, confidence, identity shifts, and why being new can feel so disorienting in leadership and entrepreneurship. They unpack why nurse coaching is inherently pioneering work, why confidence can never come before action, and how repetition, community, and regulation are what allow nurse coaches to stay in the game long enough to succeed. This episode normalizes the discomfort of growth and reframes it as a necessary, meaningful part of building a sustainable practice and a new professional identity.

Highlights in the discussion:

1. Confidence is built through repetition, not readiness.
2. Discomfort is part of becoming a professional, not a sign to quit.
3. Capacity means staying present with uncertainty without collapsing or overcorrecting.
4. Community matters because it prevents isolation and early burnout.
5. Residency acts as failure insurance, giving nurse coaches support, feedback, and structure while they build real-world experience.
6. Sustainable success comes from staying in the process long enough for competence and self-trust to form.

Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7ncLBZ36bW4

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In today’s episode, Shelby reflects on graduating 28 clients and experiencing her first week without active clients since 2022. She delivers a candid reality check about building a coaching business: no one is special or exempt from the fundamental rules of business. Success doesn't come from passion, manifestation, or good intentions alone—it requires consistent action, discipline, and a willingness to do hard things repeatedly. Shelby emphasizes that feeling too comfortable in your business is actually a warning sign, and entrepreneurs must constantly find their growth edge to keep their businesses alive and thriving.

Shelby outlines five non-negotiable rules that apply to every coach:

1. People buy because they feel seen and you invite them (not because you're passionate)
2. Visibility matters because no one can buy from you if they don't know you exist
3. Consistency beats brilliance every single time
4. No one is coming to rescue you so you must execute on your own
5. Time alone doesn't build your business—only action does.

She challenges listeners to track their actual working hours in 15-minute increments for three days to see how much time they're truly spending on business-building activities versus scrolling or just thinking about work.

You don't need to be special—you just need to be willing to show up when it's boring, awkward, or uncomfortable, and follow your plan even when you don't feel like it. While entrepreneurship is undeniably hard and requires grit and repetition, there are also incredible high points along the way—celebratory moments that should be bottled up as fuel for the challenging seasons that inevitably come.

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https://youtu.be/DJcR-_yM1L0

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In today’s episode, Shelby revisits a crucial topic for nurse coaches: how to confidently transition your pro bono clients into paying clients. Whether you’re a Nurse Life Coach Academy student, a graduate of another nurse coaching program, or just starting out, this episode is packed with actionable advice, real talk, and step-by-step strategies to help you grow your coaching business.

1. Why pro bono clients often don’t convert, and how to change that
2. The mindset shifts needed to confidently offer paid coaching
3. What NOT to do when a client asks about continuing (and what to say instead)
4. How to guide the conversation without feeling “salesy”
5. The power of silence and letting clients make informed decisions
6. How to “future cast” and root client goals in reality
7. Structuring your paid offer (pricing, session count, and more)
8. Handling client responses: yes, no, or “I need to think about it”
9. Why a “no” isn’t a failure, and how to keep the door open for future work

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https://youtu.be/fGp1UNmtw_8

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In this episode, Laura kicks off 2026 with a candid and insightful solo discussion about her new approach to life and business: “The Year of Giving Medium Fs.” She explores the pitfalls of all-or-nothing thinking, the value of finding balance, and how embracing “medium Fs” can lead to more peace, consistency, and sustainable growth in both personal and professional life.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Why setting intentions and focusing on who you want to become is more powerful than chasing specific achievements
2. The dangers of living at the extremes—giving all or none of your energy—and the benefits of finding a middle ground
3. Laura’s personal goals for 2026, including financial growth with peace, health and nervous system regulation, and nurturing family relationships
4. The importance of boring, consistent habits for long-term health and success
5. How to balance ambition with emotional availability for family and friends
6. Letting go of algorithm drama and internet outrage to focus on meaningful work
7. The challenge (and value) of embracing “boring” consistency for high achievers
8. An invitation for listeners to find one area of their life to practice giving “medium Fs”

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https://youtu.be/94wO9kqUvAU

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As the year comes to a close, Laura and Shelby introduce a powerful framework they have been using behind the scenes for years to help nurse coaches move through fear, uncertainty, and stagnation. In this episode, they break down the L.E.A.P Framework, a practical and deeply human way to understand why change feels so hard and how to keep moving anyway. Whether you are considering nurse coaching, building a private practice, or standing at the edge of a personal or professional shift, this conversation offers clarity, reassurance, and a path forward. This is not about forcing confidence. It is about building it through action, trust, and repetition.

1. L is for Longing: The internal pull toward something more. This is the moment you realize you have outgrown where you are and can no longer ignore the desire for change.
2. E is for Evidence Seeking: The phase where the brain looks for certainty before moving. This becomes a problem when evidence seeking turns into avoidance and delays action.
3. A is for Ambiguity Tolerance: The ability to sit in uncertainty without collapsing, freezing, or quitting. This is one of the most important skills for entrepreneurship and leadership.
4. P is for Practice: Repeated action builds certainty retroactively. Confidence, clarity, and skill are earned through doing, not thinking.

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In this solo episode, Laura delivers one of the most honest and confrontational conversations the Successful Nurse Coach Podcast has ever held. After a behind-the-scenes moment with mentors that shook her perspective, she unpacks a core issue holding nurses back from real impact: the inability to receive. This episode explores how nursing culture conditions martyrdom, why under-earning is not ethical, and how learning to receive money, praise, and support is essential for leadership, sustainability, and changing healthcare. If this episode makes you uncomfortable, that is the point. Discomfort is where deconditioning begins.

In this episode, Laura shares:

1. Nurses do not have a money problem. They have a receiving problem.
2. Nursing culture rewards overgiving, endurance, and martyrdom while discouraging receiving.
3. Impact in private practice is not based on hours worked but on outcomes created.
4. Underearning does not make nurses more compassionate. It makes them exhausted, resentful, and exploitable.
5. Learning to receive is an ethical responsibility if you want to lead and create change.
6. Money creates safety. Safety creates clearer thinking. Clearer thinking creates better care.
7. Private practice and nurse coaching force growth by requiring nurses to receive without guilt.
8. Martyrdom is not moral high ground. It is a business model, and nurses have been the product.
9. Receiving allows you to give from excess, alignment, and regulation instead of depletion.
10. You cannot heal healthcare while financially depleted and resentful.

If nurses want to lead the next evolution of healthcare, they must unlearn martyrdom and master receiving. Receiving is not greed. It is regulation, capacity, and leadership in action.

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After the excitement of becoming a Board Certified Nurse Coach, many coaches hit an unexpected wave of uncertainty. In this episode, Laura and Shelby break down the messy middle that happens right after certification: the “am I doing this right,” the fear of visibility, and the pressure to suddenly have everything figured out. They share what actually matters in these early stages, why slow and steady progress builds long term success, and how to create momentum without burning out or expecting perfection. This conversation is grounding, practical, and a permission slip to breathe, soften, and take the next small step instead of trying to leap into a fully formed business overnight.

Things to remember:

• Certification is the beginning, not the final destination. Feeling uncertain afterward is completely normal.
• You do not need a perfect plan. You just need consistent action and willingness to learn as you go.
• Wobbliness is part of the process. Confidence comes from reps, not readiness.
• Visibility grows slowly. You do not have to show up everywhere at once.
• Community support matters. You build faster and stay grounded when you are not doing it alone.
• You already have what you need to start. The next step is always small, doable, and right in front of you.

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In this week’s episode, Shelby is interviewed by the lovely Meghan Ruttan, sharing all about the inner workings of the successful nurse coaches, and learning some fun facts about Shelby’s personal life.

Shelby shares what she endures behind the scenes every day: the patterns, the breakthroughs, the wobbliness, the resistance, and the moments when everything finally clicks. Her perspective is both grounding and validating, especially for anyone who is in the messy, uncertain, or stretchy season of becoming a nurse coach.

• The behind the scenes experience of supporting new nurse coaches
• Common fears and mindset obstacles students face in their first months
• Why discomfort is not a sign something is wrong
• How to move through overwhelm without shutting down
• The difference between consuming information and actually embodying the work
• Why being coachable matters far more than being confident
• What Shelby wishes every new nurse coach understood at the start
• How NLCA blends emotional support, skills practice, and business strategy
• The power of community and why it accelerates growth
• Real stories of breakthroughs, pivots, and unexpected wins inside the program

Success as a nurse coach is not about having it all figured out. It is about staying connected, staying coachable, and allowing yourself to grow into someone you have not yet met.

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In today’s episode of The Nurse Life Coach Academy edition of the podcast, Laura and Shelby dive into why nurse coaching is the fastest-growing holistic specialty in nursing, and why now is the perfect time to join the movement. They explore the impact of AI on healthcare, the urgent need for emotional support in nursing, and how Nurse Life Coach Academy is leading the charge to create innovative roles that transform both patient care and nurse well-being.

Throughout the episode, they discuss:

• The Rise of Nurse Coaching: Why it’s the only holistic specialty in nursing that’s rapidly expanding and how it compares to the early days of nurse practitioners.
• AI and Healthcare: How technology is reshaping the industry, and why coaching remains essential for human connection and adaptability.
• Burnout and Retention: Eye-opening stats on nurse turnover, stress, and the cost to hospitals—and how coaching can help reverse these trends.
• Organizational Impact: Real-world examples of hospitals implementing nurse coach departments and seeing reductions in turnover by up to 40%.
• Private Practice Benefits: Why every RN should consider a home-based coaching business.
• Leadership and Sales Skills: How coaching equips nurses with entrepreneurial and leadership skills to pioneer change in healthcare.
• Job Market Growth: Nurse coach roles are popping up nationwide, with salaries ranging from $70K to $95/hour and even six-figure opportunities for advanced practice nurses.

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What if introversion isn’t a limitation in coaching, but instead, a superpower that makes you extraordinary?

In this episode, Laura opens up about what it really means to be an introverted nurse stepping into entrepreneurship, visibility, and leadership. Far from the stereotypes of being shy or quiet, introversion is about energy, attunement, depth, and the ability to create a grounded presence that transforms people from the inside out.

Through personal stories and years of coaching experience, Laura reframes introversion as a powerful advantage in private practice, especially in one to one nursing coaching, where deep listening and intuitive awareness matter more than hype, charisma, or filling a room with noise.

This episode is your permission slip to stop performing like an extrovert and start building a business that honors your wiring, your nervous system, and your natural magic.

• Introversion is about energy, not personality.
• Coaching is built for introverts. Deep listening, attunement, and presence are superpowers.
• Selling as an introvert is not persuasion. It is service, clarity, and grounded confidence.
• You do not need to perform like an extrovert. You need to honor your nervous system.
• There are wildly successful introverted coaches. You can build success without abandoning yourself.

If you identify as an introvert, Laura invites you to:

1. Honor how you recharge and communicate that to the people in your life
2. Build your business around your strengths instead of forcing extroverted strategies
3. Trust your presence because it is potent, powerful, and deeply transformative

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