Scrubs in the Trenches

Join me as I host another Board Certified Nurse Coach Kathleen!!!  

Like every episode from season 4 Racheal is a Medical Professional who is now a Professional Coach!

Find out how she started her Nursing career and how her journey has led her to where she is now!  

She uses her training to be a Holistic Nurse Coach Writer and like last weeks guest, helps people Heal through writing.

So join Us as we share how there’s more to Nursing than just the Bedside…

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Join me as I host a Board Certified Holistic Nurse and Nurse Coach Racheal Dick Plonka!!!  Like every episode from season 4 Racheal is a Medical Professional who is now a Professional Coach!

Find out how she started her Nursing career and what happened to her during the pandemic that woke her up to Nurse Coaching.  I don’t go into these episodes planning on talking about the pandemic but so many Nurse Coaches had a crisis of identity during this time so it naturally comes up during our conversation.

Hear about her program The Write Way...

I'm super excited to introduce another first time Podcast Guest, amazing Human Being, and Medical Professional now turned Professional Coach... Gabriel RN NC-BC!!!  

She's  a Holistic Anxiety & Nervous System Coach that also shares a lot of similar medical conditions and genetic mutations as me and we had more in common than we realized than when we first started recording this episode...

So hear how she fell into nursing in April of 2020 while the world was temporally losing its mind and what it was like to enter the nursing field in the middle of all that cr...

After a week off for spring break your used to be 5th but now your 3rd favorite Medical Podcast is back!!!

Join your host ICU Isaac and his latest Medical Professional turned Professional Coach Sammi NC-BC.  And still not sure how these Board Certified Nurse Coaches are helping people, well listen up to Sammi and how she helps mostly Medical Professionals deal with stress and burnout...

As a former ICU RN herself Sammi understands the long hours and demanding work conditions because she's been in the Trenches and she's done the self work to be a...

Happy April Fools!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!??!?!??!??!?!?

This Episode is sooo Gooood because you can just see Kerri's Huge Heart from start to finish and she was a pleasure having on the show!!!

Only problem was her internet went down in about the 38th minute or so and things get a little Darth...  HHHuuuuhhhhhhhhh

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Thanks for listening! To Find out more about Scrubs in the Trenches check out my website at www.scrubsintheTrenches.com and if you want to book a call to find out more about Nurse Coaching and how it c...

A fairly new Nurse Coach and first time podcast guest Cicily NC-BC is opening up bout her journey into Nurse Coaching!  She, like a lot of Nurses in the medical profession, are getting back to our Florence Nightingale roots and trying to help people actually get HEALTHY!!!

We talk about how even though we are trying to leave the MAN and his paycheck, we also appreciate our bedside role even more now that we have gone through this specific training.

She’s passionate about a Mind, Body, Spirit approach that we feel is missing from the...

There's a bunch of Medical Professionals becoming Professional Coaches and RN's are the only Licensed Professional in any field that has a Board Certification in the Professional Coaching Industry!!!

So what better way to know that the Coach that you are hiring is a real adult with actual Life experience in one of the most demanding fields out there... than to hire a RN NC-BC to help you on your own personal journey to Health and Growth!!!

Megan has Nursed in some of the same areas as I have such as ICU and Cath Lab...

Since PhizaDerna pulled my sponsorship for the week you get to meet my Russian Reflection Ivan in the beginning of this episode and I quickly lock him back up before he gets me into Siri US trouble!!!

In this episode I share my insights and how I believe the Borrelia bacteria works inside my body.  I don't only have the bacteria that causes Lyme but I also have tested positive for things like mycoplasma and Epstein Barr Virus.  I don't mind being walking Petri dish but mainstream medicine isn't really equipped to help people like myself.

On this episode I talk about the different treatments I have used and my understanding of how they work against Lyme disease.  There's no one size fits all treatment plan that cures Lyme but I have found a few different treatments that have helped me maintain a Healthy Quality of Life that allows me to enjoy my family instead of feeling like a burden to them.

Follow me as I go over how I.V. antibiotics, the Doug Coil Rife Machine, Herbal antibiotics, Anaerobic exercise, supplements, and proper diet have all played a role in allowing me t...

In this episode I give a glimpse into how I started losing my own faith in the Western Medical Model after dealing with the confusion of being diagnosed with Lyme.  I share how even as a medical professional I wasn't equipped with the knowledge to be able to shake this chronic infection which wasn't even viewed as a chronic infection by the CDC when I was attacked by 3 Ticks in 2011...

I began to realize that if I didn't have a flavor of disease that mainstream medicine acknowledged, then I would have a difficult time feeling better unless I...

On this episode I go into the 3 different stages of Lyme and how my symptoms lined up with its progression.  Early localized Lyme is the first stage and the bacteria stay within the skin.

Early disseminated or stage 2 of Lyme disease is when it has spread throughout your body and more serious complications begin to emerge.

Stage 3 or Late disseminated Lyme is when the Lyme Bacteria has never been fully eradicated and will cause issues in cycles for the rest of your life if left untreated.

I hope sharing my story can shine a...

This is the story of my Grandmother, Thelma Louise Smith, and how her Ending snuck up on me and my family.  In the previous episode I told you about her husband and how he hung around in a land I call Pillgatory so now I'd like to share how I was able to help coordinate getting her out of the hospital so she could pass peacefully as possible at her home surrounded by loved ones.  

Louise was a librarian and was definitely my "fun" grandparent.  She helped formed my sense of humor and took me on cross cou...

This weeks episode tells the story of my Pawpaw.  He was an absolutely wonderful man that was a beacon of Joy wherever he went.  And even though my family and I were convinced that he would easily make it to 100 at his 90th birthday, the decline started rapidly after he broke his hip at 94.

This is the last story detailing how losing an older loved one looks through the eyes of a Nurse that has worked in virtually every hospital department possible.  The hospital is really good at solving acute problems but death isn't acute, it's inevitable.  I kn...

Join me in the 3rd installment of how it looked from this Nurses ICU eyes as his grandparents exited this world.  This episode features my Mawmaw and how she much like my Papa, faded off into the land of Pillgatory...

The Average Life expectancy has increased by over a decade from when I was a child but there hasn't seemed to be a correlating increase in the Quality of Life during those final years.  

I aim to shine a light on what is really happening to our elderly population and how we can have meaningful conversations to...

This is the beginning of a 4 part series that details each of my grandparents endings.  As an ICU nurse I began seeing death of the elderly population in a whole new light and dealing with my own grandparents endings has forced me to really reflect on how we are dying these days.  It's not a pretty view in some of these 12 hour shifts where we as a medical team try to prevent the unpreventable.  Death comes to all and we need to talk about it...

This is my story of Arthur Wilmer Smith (Wilmer to Friends and Fam...

Amy Colombo Is A Board Certified Nurse Coach, Transformative Emotional Mastery Coach, EFT Practitioner And Single Mother To 3 Boys.  She Utilized The “Pause” Of The Pandemic To Deep Dive Into Her Own Healing Of Childhood Trauma, Depression & Rage.  

This Changed Her Life And Led Her To Her Purpose & Calling.  She Has Since Resigned From Her 23 Year Career In Hospital Nursing And Now Coaches Nurse Coaches- People-Pleasers, Perfectionists And High-Achievers To Break Free Of Their Self-Sabotaging Patterns And Live A Life Of Confidence & Courage.  

Amy’s Gift In Guiding Her Clients Deeply To Their Own Power Creates A...

This Episode Highlights the growing profession of Nurse Coaching and interviews a Board Certified Holistic Nurse Coach Laura Alessio.  She is also trained in functional medicine and has a passion for Meditation as a healing tool.

Laura will be the first of many Nurses being interviewed this season who have gotten into the profession of Nurse Coaching.  Nurse Coaching is still in its infancy stages but much like Therapy/Counseling in the 80's, the benefits received by individuals who work with Nurse Coaches are hard to ignore.

So join Laura and I as we discuss th...

Hope y’all are ready for another Season of Scrubs in the Trenches!!!

This season will focus on Medical Professionals turned professional Coaches and highlight the growing profession of Nurse Coaching…

But before I do that I want to bring back on one of my favorite previous guest… PA Hope Cook!!!  She’s recently finished a book on Medical Burnout and brings some of the best perspectives that so many amazing Life Coaches like herself bring to working with their clients.

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Finally!!!  A episode that has ALL of the best commercials from the company that made all of this possible... PhyzaDerna!!! 

Hope y’all are ready for another Season of Scrubs in the Trenches!!!

This season will focus on Medical Professionals turned professional Coaches and highlight the growing profession of Nurse Coaching…

And since I want to bring Focus to my Podcast this is last call to check out my previous episodes that don't focus on Medical Professionals turned Professional Coaches. 

Previous episodes will soon only be available through my Patreon page that wi...

This is every fake commercial from my 1st 6 episodes all located on one easy to listen to episode!!!  

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Thanks for listening! To Find out more about Scrubs in the Trenches check out my website at www.scrubsintheTrenches.com and if you want to book a call to find out more about Nurse Coaching and how it can help you check me out at www.higherreflectioncoaching.com

As a Scrub wearing RN with over 15 years in the Hospital Trenches, I've seen my fair share of Code Blues that have made me ask myself the question, "What Am I Doing Here?!?  The practice of performing CPR on the elderly as the default setting, regardless of their physical condition makes me wonder, "How did we get Here?!?  Or when a family has the "right" of revoking a DNR in order for a surgeon to perform a Life Resuscitating Surgery, how is this the "Right" thing to do?  This and many other components of our current medical model are why...

I'm going to spend this season laying out my passion for helping people feel empowered by their Medical and Personal Health choices.  I became a Board Certified Nurse Coach last year and I have to admit, it's a little confusing understanding exactly what a Nurse can offer you outside the traditional medical model.  I'm excited to bring some clarity on the profession of Nurse Coaching by diving into the profession of Life Coaching a little bit. 

This season is going to get straight to the point and deliver you an entertaining perspective on what's really happening inside our...

I want to thank Tyler for being on the show again.  He’s always a hoot and remember that this show is for entertainment purposes only so remember that nothing we say is medical advice or even advice at all.  Just a couple of Murses making a podcast after working two 12 hour shifts in a row.

I’m currently in training to get board certified in Holistic Nursing and Nurse Coaching so Tyler was gracious enough to be my first practice client for my program!  While we didn’t dive into the nitty gritty details of our conversat...

I'm super excited to have long time friend Owen Hunt joining me on the show and sharing some of his insights into the coaching world.  I'm currently on a journey to understand more about the profession of coaching while I myself am training to become board certified in nurse coaching and holistic nursing.  

I worked with Owen after his training in becoming a Life Coach and without him your favorite podcast wouldn't be here today, wink wink.  But seriously, most of us talk a big game but rarely do we actually take the steps necessary to follow our...

In this episode I sit down with a medical professional that knows plenty of hearsay about the Canadian medical system.  He was born in Canada and moved to America at a fairly young age.  Francois Champagne has insight on what his family deals with inside the Canadian system and understands our own Healthcare system's advantages and disadvantages and I really appreciate him articulating his point of view.  

We also discuss how our system is morphing into something it wasn't designed to be by being forced to patch up deep rooted problems instead of actually dealing with the und...

This episode dives into the coaching world and gives the listener an inside look into coaching.  

I'm super excited to be able to sit down with my former Dermatology PA Hope Cook and discuss her career choice to cut back on PA hours and focus on working with clients as a Life Coach!  It is the perfect time for me to talk about this topic since I'm currently working on my Practicum to become board certified in Nurse Coaching.  I have felt really aligned with the principles presented to me thus far and it was nice to sit...

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Thanks for listening! To Find out more about Scrubs in the Trenches check out my website at www.scrubsintheTrenches.com and if you want to book a call to find out more about Nurse Coaching and how it can help you check me out at www.higherreflectioncoaching.com

I had the privilege to talk to 1 of the co- founders of the Ga Overdose Prevention organization that helped form the Don’t run call 911 law that prevents legal action against someone for reporting a suspected drug overdose.

Robin also graciously shared her story about her son and how it led her to her amazing work which includes distribution of Narcan that reverses the effects of opioids.

This episode concludes my 3 part mini series on the opioid crisis.  Thanks again to Barbara and Robin for opening up about their personal tragedies in order to shine a l...

Barbara has so much Knowledge and personal experience  with the opioid epidemic I had to make this into 3 part series.  This episode dives deeper into how fentanyl gets to our streets and what it may look like or be disguised as.  

She also talks about test strips and the pros and cons with using them and other tools that can help save a loved one if you think they have overdosed.

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I am so happy to have Barbara back on the show to help shed some light on a subject that almost everyone has dealt with in one way or another.  

We discuss a wide variety of topics that include laws that protect people who report overdoses, how you can save a loved one with Narcan, and Barbara shared her daughter’s story to help others who have loved ones with problems with addiction.

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I sit down with my buddy Byron and talk about our time together in the Cath Lab, where his career is going, and a whole bunch of bleeps to cover up our shenanigans!
This is a fun episode, Enjoy….

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Thanks for listening! To Find out more about Scrubs in the Trenches check out my website at www.scrubsintheTrenches.com and if you want to book a call to find out more about Nurse Coaching and how it can help you check me out at www.higherreflectioncoaching.com

I sit down with Nurse Practitioner Barbara Pruitt to get an inside look at what exactly Palliative Care services provide for the patients and their loved ones.  From Goals of Care for chronic conditions, to coordinating getting people Home with Hospice, providing them an opportunity to pass on to the other side surrounded by loved ones with the tools and resources to minimize pain and suffering at the inevitable end, Palliative Care really does a little bit of everything.  

I’m grateful to Barbara for coming on the show to share her experiences both Professional and Personal to h...

I sit down with RN Tyler and we share some of the experiences we have had working within the Hospital system.  

Crazy things happen within hospital walls and Tyler did a great job explaining the absurdness that we bear witness to every day we show up to work.

This episode was a lot of fun to make and big Thanks to Tyler and Owen for making this episode possible💚

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