Integrative Nurse Coaches in ACTION! – Details, episodes & analysis

"Nurse coaching, as we know, is not only about coaching others, but it's also about self development of the Nurse and helping the Nurse to transform and into greater health and well being for themselves. And how did we think of it?  

Well, we certainly have been in the space together in certain conferences and listening to certain programs, and we realize that Nurses have an awful lot of education, experience that they can bring to clients, and use a lot of functional medicine principles as well as lifestyle nursing principles." ~Karen Avino

Ah Ha Moments

• Integrative Nurse Coaching, Functional Nursing, and Lifestyle Nursing come together to create a powerful, whole-person approach that transforms how nurses support health, healing, and prevention.

• Lifestyle Nursing focuses on evidence-based pillars like nutrition, movement, sleep, stress management, and connection to prevent, treat, and even reverse chronic disease.

• Functional Nursing personalizes care by identifying root causes and addressing the mental, emotional, and physiological factors that influence health and healing.

• Integrative Nurse Coaching enhances outcomes through presence, deep listening, and partnership, empowering patients to create sustainable lifestyle change.

• Together, these approaches shift healthcare from reactive “sick care” to proactive, relationship-based care that restores joy, purpose, and impact in nursing practice.

Links and Resources

• Integrative Nurse Coaches in ACTION! podcast 
• Functional Nursing + Lifestyle Nursing Dual Certificate Pathway
• Lifestyle Nursing: A Lifestyle Medicine Framework for Nurses course
• Functional Nursing: A Functional Medicine Framework for Nurses course
• Episode 96: Ignite Your Impact with Lifestyle Nursing - Karen Laing DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, DipACLM, HWMC-BC, CHES, FPCNA
• Episode 95: Functional Nursing: Tools, Presence, and Hope for Modern Nurses - Thomas Sult MD, IFMCP and Elizabeth Sult BSN, RN, NC-BC
• Episode 85: Celebrating Integrative Nurse Coaching - Karen Avino EdD, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC
• Karen Avino’s email:

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“I've never seen this type of healing in the conventional healthcare system. Never. It's so profound and so fast and long lasting, and it's just absolutely mind blowing every time. Not always, though, isn't this effective for everybody, right? It's not a magic pill or a cure all or anything like that. 

But for the people that it does work for, they say that everything they tried didn't work, but this was it.  It brings me to my soul work, which is being able to be a bridge or a facilitator, to help somebody heal, and that is what lights me up.” ~Anna Desmarais BSN, RN, HWNC-BC

Ah Ha Moments

• Integrative Nurse Coaching can reconnect you to your “why.”  It’s OK to shift the way you show up and practice as a Nurse, connecting back to your purpose can help you discover new ways to find joy and a renewed passion for your work.
• Anna’s biggest Integrative Nurse Coach Academy Nurse Coach Certificate Program takeaway: hold space, listen deeply, use silence well, and ease up on the “fix it” reflex.
• It’s not all private practice. Her Integrative Nurse Coaching skills translate directly into nurse-led telehealth roles with ongoing client relationships, without constant hustle.
• Psilocybin highlights the evolving role of nursing. Integrative Nurse Coaching skills, like presence, safety, and deep listening, facilitate naturally into psilocybin-supported care, where Nurses can blend clinical expertise with holistic, relationship-centered healing.
• Your RN background becomes a superpower in all spaces. Nursing supports safety and clinical judgment, coaching supports preparation, regulation, and integration for real change.

Links and Resources

Integrative Nurse Coaches in ACTION! podcast

Nursing Pathways in Psychedelic Care course

Upcoming (legal) psilocybin retreat in Boulder, CO in April

The Path Back: A Holistic Nurse’s Guide to Healing from the Intersection of Science, Spirituality, and Ancient Wisdom

Link to a free consultation with Anna

INCs in ACTION! Podcast episodes related to psychedelics

80: Psychedelics and Sacred Medicine in Nursing- Dr. Stephanie Van Hope DNP, RN, NC-BC

69: Combining Psilocybin Education and Nurse Coaching- Chandra “CeeCee” Campanelli RN, HN-BC, HWNC-BC

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Inspiring Collective Community: Christine Gilchrist PhD, MPH, RN, NC-BC, CH Highlights

"To each of you— to ask, at this point, 'what is it you're hoping for'?  And then when you have that, when you've reflected on that, to go back inside and ask, 'what is your deeper hope'? I think, to be able to connect with feelings of hope through difficult times that certainly we experience in our lives and as a society, it's important to connect with hope, the feelings of hope, and what ultimately we're hoping for, because there's always, there's always hope in each moment." ~Christine Gilchrist PhD, MPH, RN, NC-BC, CH

Ah-Ha Moments

• You can do anything you set your mind to!
• Connect with your Community- they will hold up a mirror for you, to see how powerful you are
• Words and how we can connect them for our clients, patients and communities are important in the sense of change and evolution
• Imagine your future as you want it... and so it is
• You'll find healing in community

Links and Resources

• Integrative Nurse Coaches in ACTION! podcast
• Clinical Meditation and Imagery with Bonney and Richard Schaub
• Harnessing the Power of Hypnosis Intro Course
• Hypnosis for Nurses: Certification Course
• Calm Collective Care
• Dean Ornish program
• Christine's LinkedIn
• Christine's YouTube
• Ep34: Powerfully Linking Curanderismo and Nurse Coaching-Caroline Ortiz, MS, MPH, RN, NV-BC

Articles:

• Trauma-Disclosure, Meaning-Making, and Help-Seeking in Mothers Experiencing Homelessness: Results From a Trauma-Focused, Clinical Ethnographic Narrative Intervention
• Pilot clinical trial of a clinical meditation and imagery intervention for chronic pain after spinal cord injury
• A Randomized Trial of a Group-Based Integrative Medicine Approach Compared to Waitlist Control on Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms in Adults
• The Nurse Coach Community – 700+ Amazing Connections

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Menopause Insights from a Nurse Coach-Suzanne Greiner BSN, RN, NC-BC Highlights

“Yes, I'm going through perimenopause. And what do I want my perimenopause story to look like? Do I want to be a victim to going through this?

Or do I want to be that victor? I went through perimenopause, and I was able to do this, and I was able to find solutions for my own health. And I think the kicker for me at that point in my perimenopausal journey was, I want this to be that when I'm 85 years old, and I look back on my life, this is the point that I chose for longevity of my life, versus a quick fix.

So, every decision past, that point in time was, is this going to be helping my 85-year-old body to hike a mountain, or is it going to set me back? So those are the kinds of decisions of working with my future self. What does my future self-want me to do at this moment?” ~Suzanne Greiner BSN, RN, NC-BC

Ah-Ha Moments

• In mid-life, if you’re lucky, you WILL go through the stages of menopause- perimenopause, menopause and post menopause
• You have choices and a voice as it relates to your health- and ALL aspects of your life
• Imagine the life you want to life at 85 years old- ask yourself- is this a decision that will support me when I get to be 85?
• Let Them = Let Me…. You get to choose what comes next.  What will you do with your one precious life?

Links and Resources

• Integrative Nurse Coaches in ACTION! podcast
• Maternal Loss Healing Circles- please email >>holly@lifecyclebalance.llc
• Ep52: Connecting Hearts with Nurse Coaching - Kim Karraker
• Human Design
• The M Factor documentary
• The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
• Suzanne's website
• Suzanne's Instagram
• Suzanne's TikTok
• Suzanne's Facebook

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86: Building a Meditation App- Ann Adams, MS, RN Highlights

"Two supportive practices that are accessible to anybody is their breath— that can help regulate their nervous system, just by learning different ways to breathe. And gratitude. So a gratitude practice is free, and that helps you not ignore what's negative, but helps you scan the horizon for also what's good.  

If we have a dysregulated nervous system, we tend to look for what can be threatening, because that will be what saves our life. So a gratitude practice helps balance that out, that intentional practice of looking for the good." ~Ann Adams, MS, RN 

Ah-Ha Moments

• Take your wisdom, creativity and passion and create something you’ve always wanted or needed
• “Sometimes, you don’t always have the answers, you just know you need to begin.” ~ Dr. Barbara Dossey
• Two supportive and accessible practices are breath and gratitude
• Let your heart and inner wisdom guide you, it will never let you down
• You will learn so much about yourself when you decide to dig in and do something that is fueled by your passion and desire

Links and Resources

·       Integrative Nurse Coaches in ACTION! podcast

·       Integrative Nurse Coach Certificate Program

·       Mindfulness Meditation: Stillness Practices for Nurses Specialty Course

·       CRUSH the Pain Instagram 

·       CRUSH the Pain Meditation app on Google

·       CRUSH the Pain Meditation app on Apple

·       CRUSH the Pain website

·       Ann's email

·       Dean Ornish Intensive lifestyle changes for reversal of coronary heart disease (1998) article

·       Candace Pert Molecules of Emotion book

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85: Celebrating Integrative Nurse Coaching: Karen Avino EdD, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC Highlights

"The trend word out there is well being, right? We want Nurses, everyone, to feel like they are in the state of well being.  We know that well being is really static. It's like in the present moment, I'm feeling well, whereas really, self development is about well becoming, because it's a much longer journey of... and never ending, a never ending journey of well becoming, right?

That always has to be a major part of who we are and what we do, because without that experience and being able to develop ourselves, we can't sit with the suffering of others and do a meaningful job with them, or take on the suffering ourselves, or, you know, all of those pieces." ~Karen Avino EdD, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC

Ah-Ha Moments

• Innovative Specialty Courses for Nurses
• Update on Nurse Coaching CPT Codes
• Revamping the online curriculum of the Integrative Nurse Coach Certificate Program (INCCP)
• Renewing Alumni Connection Program
• Celebrating the success of the Integrative Nurse Coach Symposium in Florida
• Excitement about the Holistic Holiday at Sea
• + MORE!

Links and Resources

• Integrative Nurse Coaches in ACTION! podcast
• Ep25: It's Time to Re-Energize Nurses!- Karen Avino
• Ep72: Inspiring Nurse Voices at the 2024 INCA Symposium!
• Ep73: More Inspiring Nurse Voices from the 2024 INCA Symposium!
• Holistic Holiday at Sea
• INCA's Specialty Course Page
• Karen's email

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"In the Nurse coaching certificate course, we definitely learned about mindfulness. And you know, that sounds maybe trivial to somebody who's not familiar with Nurse coaching. Sure, we know mindfulness is research fact and very effective, but it just goes so much deeper than that.

You know, we don't often as Nurses, allow ourselves enough time, time with our patients, time with ourselves, time to breathe, time to drink water, to take a rest, so allowing time and space to transpire, to let our bodies catch up with ourselves, to really hear what our patients are saying, you know, or what they're not saying.

Time is... I really think mindfulness and time are so connected that we can be mindful, intentionally mindful, if we allow ourselves more time. So that is a big one. You know, I think that's a big one in this busy healthcare space, allowing more time or creating a way to allow for more of that." ~Maggie Gardner RN, BSN, HWNC-BC, CH-C

Ah Ha Moments

• As Nurses, we can do things to numb our emotional experiences- social media, alcohol, drugs, ignoring the things we experience - this is not serving you, it never has- maybe there is another way...
• There are so many pathways you can choose to take in your professional and personal life- go in the direction that lights you up- that is the best way to go- even if it's scary
• Your sensitive heart is exactly what is needed to shift the way the healthcare system is being run!  You are exactly where you need to be, right now. Continue to show up- we need you- exactly as you are

Links and Resources

• Integrative Nurse Coaches in ACTION! podcast
• Integrative Nurse Coach Certificate Program 
• Functional Medicine for Nurses Program 
• Hypnosis for Nurses Certificate Course
• Radical Freedom: Let Go Of Who You Were and Set Your Creative Soul Free
• Free copy of Radical Freedom
• Body Mind Align website
• Maggie's Facebook
• Maggie's Instagram

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“…the problem and what is driving Nurses from the profession in droves like never seen before— please don't talk to me about attrition, well, yes, that's a factor—the world is hemorrhaging Nurses. And that's a quote from Dr. Terrance Hill, medical sociologist, the world is hemorrhaging Nurses and the root cause for that, it's not about burnout.

And please stop gaslighting Nurses about burnout resilience. Please just stop. The reason.  The root cause, according to my research, five years, four disciplines, is avoidable, Nurse Specific Traumatization. And this would be this historical trauma, where we are unknowingly transmitting." ~ Dr. Lorre Laws PhD, RN

 Ah Ha Moments

• All Nurses have, (or will have) experienced trauma
• Enough blame on Nurses. Healthcare system, wake up!  Instead of putting the blame on your employees, let’s address the systemic problems that are causes of avoidable traumas… understaffing, bullying, violence, not addressing high acuity, lack of resources and still demanding exceptional care and more…
• Thinking that solving burnout will fix all Nursing problems is all wrong, what if what we’re experiencing is because of trauma exposure? That the actions and responses we see in ourselves, and our colleagues are because the traumas are being stored in our bodies, minds and spirits
• We must learn about how trauma can and has affected us, and make this common language, and learn how to help ourselves so we can begin to heal and insulate our nervous systems from further injury

Links and Resources

Integrative Nurse Coaches in ACTION! podcast

Nurse Trauma Healing Podcast

Episode 79: Together We Can Stop Shame and Blame in Nursing with Kristy Meyer

Nursing Our Healer's Heart book

Lorre's website

Dr Karen Foli Middle Range Theory of Nurses' Psychological Trauma

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82: Uplifting Messages from the Universe! Annie Jones PhD, MBA, MSN, RN, AOCN, NC-BC Highlights

“I thank the universe and have much gratitude. I think what's on my heart is that community is so important. 

 And it's our own responsibility for ourselves, and to remember that when we see another member of our community— so in other words, our Nursing group, our Nurse coaches in particular— is that we're a sister and brotherhood, and we have to reach out to keep ourselves together in a world that is designed, at the moment, to tear us from all ends.” ~ Annie Jones PhD, MBA, MSN, RN, AOCN, NC-BC

Ah Ha Moments

• The universe is always supporting you.  Giving you what you need and who you need to elevate you and sustain you towards whatever you desire.
• Life will take you on many twists and turns and the universe will guide you.
• You will be faced with challenges and possibilities, and you get to choose.  Maybe you even become a Possibilitarian!
• Listen to the messages the universe is sending you.

Links and Resources

• Integrative Nurse Coaches in ACTION! podcast
• Barbara Dossey's website
• Harmony Hill
• Bonney & Richard Schaub - Transpersonal Nurse Coaching
• Health Forward LLC
• Annie's LinkedIn
• Harmony Hill in Union, WA 
• Wings of Hope

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81: Building a Business as a New Nurse Coach- Whitney Distefano BSN, RN, NC-BC 

“As a new business owner in the community, it's just been one learning opportunity after another, and truly just like a practice of vulnerability, of showing up and putting yourself out there and really doing the best I can to be detached from the outcome, which is what they teach us as Nurse Coaches as well. 

 Showing up day in and day out, and knowing that, you're gonna find things that you don't know how to do, you're going to find that there are questions you didn't even know were questions. And just having to come back to the attitude that, everything is figure out-able.” ~Whitney Distefano BSN, RN, NC-BC

Ah Ha Moments

• It’s absolutely vulnerable to be a new business owner, especially because Nurses are never taught how to be entrepreneurs. And yet, we can still show up and be open to the possibilities!
• Everything is ‘figure-out-able’.  And we can ask for help, and be detached from the outcomes, as best we can
• Be clear on your personal vision and values, as those will be instrumental in you showing up for the world in your true, authentic way, and your ability to align with how you are being of service
• Begin with one step at a time.  You don’t have to do it all right away.  Find the things you think will have the most impact and begin there. Do a little bit each day for your business and for yourself

Links and Resources

• Integrative Nurse Coach Academy Integrative Nurse Coach Certificate Program
• Integrative Nurse Coaches in ACTION! Podcast Episode
• ‘The Business of Nurse Coaching’ Specialty Course from the INCA
• Wellness Within with Whitney website
• Book a Consultation or Session with Whitney
• Women’s Circle Sessions
• Whitney’s Instagram
• Whitney’s Facebook
• Whitney’s LinkedIn

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