In this powerful episode of 'The Prayer Investigator,' host Linda Evans Shepherd interviews inspirational speaker and best-selling author Kim M. Clark. Kim shares her incredible experiences with spiritual warfare while working with incarcerated women in maximum security jails. From casting out demons to the importance of forgiveness, this episode c…

In this compelling episode of 'The Prayer Investigator,' host Linda Evans Shepherd welcomes Sue Detweiler, a world-class leader and bestselling author, as she shares her harrowing experience of being trapped in a burning house with her five-week-old baby. Sue recounts the miraculous rescue that she attributes to the power of prayer — specifically h…

"Nurses are so well suited for psychedelics, and we bring so many skill sets that other disciplines don't, and I don't think any one discipline has it all, but I think we bring a really important piece of the puzzle. And if you think about it, Nurses are with patients in non ordinary states of consciousness, sometimes every day. If you're a hospice…

Join Linda Evans Shepherd, 'The Prayer Investigator,' as she discusses with Dr. Nancy Meyer, also known as the Fear Defier, the profound insights and experiences she gained when God seemingly rejected a desperate prayer for her mother's health. Dr. Nancy shares how this pivotal moment led her to a deeper, more fulfilling relationship with God, offe…

Together We Can Stop Shame and Blame in Nursing-Kristy Meyer RN, BSN, NC-BC Highlights “I feel like self-care is often discussed in a way like, well, you're burned out, it’s because you're not doing self-care, or you're burned out, that means you're not resilient. And I feel like there's a lot of shame and blame in there, when really, we work in re…

“There's this movement to improve more wellness, more lifestyle approaches. And our body was designed to heal itself, if we can only learn to listen to it. And to be able to go out there and help one another and make a difference.” ~Linda Coogan BSN, NC-BC, MSHA, FACHE Ah Ha Moments Lifestyle practices like tai chi, contemplative prayer and more ca…

77: Invigorate Your Joy for Nursing- Dena Alberti PhD, RN, NPD-BC, HN-BC, HWNC-BC Highlights “It's okay to find balance, and to go to different areas and explore... so we can continue to have peace within ourselves, so you can have joy. If you're feeling angst or feeling physically ill and your mind isn't at rest, we can't find joy.” ~ Dena Alberti…

"I finally did find my purpose, and my purpose is to nurture an atmosphere of unlimited potential for those around me. And when I typed those words out, I cried, and I still get emotional about it, because I'm like, you know what? It doesn't matter what situation, what relationship, what Nursing field I work in. It doesn't even matter if I'm a Nurs…

Do you ever wonder if you're on the right path or following God's will for your life? In this inspiring episode of Prayer Investigator, children's book author and speaker Liz Pitman shares powerful stories about how prayer guided her family in starting a Christian school. You'll learn practical tips for persistently seeking God's direction through …

"I am helping Nurses at the bedside and providing them with tools and expertise to change their practice, and make a difference in the things they do every single day. And that's how we should be practicing. It's all not patient care, some of it's the practice environment. And maybe there's best practices for how to create a better work environment…

Are your prayers feeling stale and unheard? Discover the transformative secret to a vibrant prayer life that yields remarkable results. Join Linda Evans Shepherd as she interviews Wanda McKnight Brock who shares her incredible journey from generic prayers to a trail of answered miracles. You'll learn practical tips to elevate your conversations wit…

"If you don't feel like enough, if you feel like you need something more, start talking to someone about why you feel that way. And really cultivate a sense of awareness. And you're not going to find the answer outside yourself. You're going to have to go inward and find out, what is leading me to the decisions that I am making right now that seem …

73: More Inspiring Nurse Voices from the 2024 INCA Symposium Highlights Ah Ha Moments Welcome and welcome back to the Integrative Nurse Coaches in ACTION! podcast. Episode 72 continues on with the excitement, wisdom and positive energy of the 2024 Integrative Nurse Coach Symposium in Miami Florida. If you missed episode 72, (you can find it here), …

Highlights EEEEEEE! I am so excited to share this episode with you, because it includes the voices of many inspiring, wise and wonderful Nurses and Nurse Coaches from all over the country. From Alaska to Florida, to Massachusetts to California... Nurses were represented from all over the country and the vibes were high! There was SO much positive e…

Join us on The Prayer Investigator as we dive deep into the transformative power of prayer. In this episode, we sit down with Dawn Damon, an award-winning author, podcaster, and life coach, as she shares her powerful journey of faith amidst heartbreak and rejection. Discover how Dawn found joy and restoration in the midst of unanswered prayers, and…

“…you need space in order for energy to be exchanged and to hear what we're saying, and hear what the other person said. Historically, I've wanted to fill that space really. So, it's still practice for me as well. I still have to work on it. But just trying to lean into that. And, allow that space to exist so people get the benefit of hearing thems…

Christine Trimpe is a special guest for an inspiring episode of Prayer Investigator that explores one woman's remarkable 100-pound weight loss and spiritual renewal. Join host Linda Evans Shepherd as she interviews health and wellness coach Christine Trimpe about overcoming her self-described "casual Christian" lifestyle and food addiction through …

Ah Ha Moments “I am a different person because of what I went through, and I want to preach to other people not to take their health for granted. And not to live on autopilot. Because this life is just too short.” ~Nicole Monteserrato BSN, RN, NC-BC Nursing the Nurse. Who to better serve Nurses, than fellow Nurses? Living on autopilot is not servin…

Don't miss this powerful episode of The Prayer Investigator with special guest Gaylynn Williams! Gaylyn shares gripping testimonies of how hearing and obeying God's voice protected her from life-threatening danger. You'll be inspired by her stories from Israel and gain invaluable insights on discerning the Lord's guidance. Gaylyn and host Linda Eva…

In this powerful episode of The Prayer Investigator, host Linda Evans Shepherd welcomes best-selling author and international speaker Kathy Collard Miller, who shares her incredible journey of overcoming anger and finding healing through prayer. Chapter 1: Kathy's Struggle with Anger (00:00 - 12:30) Kathy opens up about her shocking experience of s…

"Nurses are interested. Nurses want to use this medicine. They want to explore this medicine. They want to understand this medicine. And inevitably, they want to share this medicine. Through our experience, we, minute for minute, spend more time with vulnerable people— not just vulnerable people, but vulnerable people in their most vulnerable times…

Guest Mabel Ninan shares her powerful story of moving 8,000 miles away from her home country of India to the United States shortly after getting married. The drastic life change left her feeling lonely, lost, and without purpose or joy for several years. Mabel opens up about the spiritual crisis she went through and how rededicating herself to Bibl…

“As Nurse coaches, we often in coaching sessions, or when we're talking to people, we often really want to see those big aha moments, or those clients come up with these phenomenal, smart goals. And sometimes, especially when we're Nurse Coach students, we think that maybe a session wasn't overly productive if we didn't have those. But it really is…

Guest Rhonda Dragomir shares her powerful testimony of receiving a certified, medically-verified miracle healing from an incurable case of Crohn's disease. Rhonda opens up about the years of extreme pain and her desperate cry to God that she would rather die than live with such suffering. She describes the pivotal moment at a women's retreat when a…

Highlights "I think everybody has their own intuitive gifts. And it's something that you get to just connect with and then practice. I think everybody has their own gifts and their own... call it body wisdom, call it intuition, these different ways, just like having a sense about something beyond what you can see with the eye." ~Dr. Caitlin Jarvis …

When Michelle Chenoweth stepped into the courtroom that day, her life was at a crossroads between despair and hope, with the scales tipped heavily towards the former. Her story of transformation from the clutches of alcoholism and depression to a life of purpose is not just inspiring—it's a riveting testament to human resilience and the power of fa…

Gail Scoats found her purpose in training therapy dogs after her sister passed away from cancer. In this 12-minute episode, hear Gail's story of how she got started in therapy dog work, her transition to writing books in retirement, and her advice for others looking to follow God's purpose for their lives. Show Notes: [00:28] Gail shares her backgr…

In this episode of "The Prayer Investigator," host Linda Evan Shepherd welcomes special guest Meredith Sage Kendall, a former top sales agent turned change agent. Meredith shares a profound and heart-wrenching journey of losing her grandchild to Walker Warburg syndrome. Despite the challenges, Meredith found hope and peace through faith and prayer,…

In the episode of The Prayer Investigator, Linda shares an encouraging conversation with award-winning author Carole Leathem (carolesjourney.com) about finding hope and purpose even in difficult "desert" seasons of life. Carole shares her journey through a painful season while caring for her husband with mental illness and how God met her powerfull…

"I noticed, a lot of the times, I would check out after work. I would find myself after a hard day, pulling over to get some beer or wine, coming home, having dinner and then just wanting to shut everything out and be alone with my wine while my husband would read to my son and put him to bed... Now that I'm more present, I've noticed a shift withi…

After 28 years of marriage, author Dawn Damon was devastated when her husband abruptly left for another woman. Having survived childhood abuse, Dawn thought the worst was behind her. Despite desperately praying for the restoration of their relationship, God impressed on her heart that He wouldn’t violate her husband’s choice. Though painful, Dawn s…

65: Feeding Compassion: Exploring Intuitive Eating in Nursing-Tiffany North, BSN, RN, INC, Certified Intuitive Eating Professional Highlights "Intuitive eating is really about letting go of shoulds around food, letting go of this food is good, this food is bad, and instead, looking at food from a body attunement lens. So how does this food feel for…

64: Regulating the Nervous System as Nurse Coaches- Ellie Monjoseph, RN, BSN, NC-BC Highlights “Are you fighting something? Are you fleeing? Are you, what's called, collapse or shutdown, and just trying to figure out where we're at with our nervous system, so we can support ourselves? It’s plugging in some of the missing pieces that an unresolved s…

63: Nurses Overcoming Addiction- Kacie Salas, BSN, RN, NC-BC Highlights "My coping mechanism was, drinking and using. I think symptoms of cumulative caretaking trauma are shame, guilt, anxiety, grief. Right? Once I started to learn that language, I realized that it had been something I've really suffered with my whole life. Through Nurse Coaching a…

When trauma and trials stack up, it can be incredibly difficult to continue trusting in God's plan. In this episode, Michelle Medlock Adams shares her powerful story of clinging to faith when facing a succession of health crises within her family. Follow along as Michelle recounts her daughter's difficult pregnancy, her mother-in-law's declining he…

When her son was arrested and convicted of first-degree murder, Carol Kent's world turned upside down. Join Carol as she shares her unbelievable story of relinquishing control and trusting God amid impossible circumstances. Carol explains how she cried out to Jesus for help and learned to pray in a deeper way through her family's darkest moments. D…

62: Group Coaching in Hospitals: Healing Together- John Piazza DeDonatis Highlights Ah-Ha Moments There may be a time you feel an ‘itch’ to do something else. What would happen if you decided to follow it? Do some research about Nurse Coaching, especially if you’re on the fence. You deserve to look deeper into the things you are curious about Group…

In this episode of Prayer Investigator, bestselling author Becky Harling shares her story of experiencing abuse from her father as a child, even though he was a pastor. She hid the abuse for many years until she went through counseling while battling cancer. Through an intensive process of counseling, prayer, worship, and learning to separate God t…

61: Vulnerability is Courage- Christie L. Kaywood, RN, BSN, NC Highlights "Over time, healing and different things like that helped me. And also, with the vulnerability, it's like, these are my goals. And how can I achieve them if I just stay in the same place? How can I achieve them if I don't step up and step out of my comfort zone?" ~Christie L.…

Caring for the Caregivers- Renee Panec, BSN, RN, HWNC-BC, CCM, CPHQ Highlights "It brings up a lot of feelings, too, in caregivers in terms of not only overwhelm, but they may be sad about their current situation. They may experience feelings of... really of grief, of that loss of the life that they anticipated living. And now it's going to be a ve…

59: Passionately Growing as a Nurse Coach- Aaron Williams, BSN, RN, HWNC-BC Highlights Ah-Ha Moments "It's your creation. And you can take it any direction you want. I'm taking it to the gardening, the nature side, the reconnecting with spirit, reconnecting people like me, who get in their head and think too much and don't, you know, don't get in t…

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Trusting Your Intuition as a Nurse Coach- Love Hawkins, MSN, APRN, WHNP-BC, CNM, NC-BC Highlights "It's such a powerful thing when you get more attuned to your own intuition. And you start to learn how to trust yourself and what is good for you. Not what's good for anybody else and having everybody else tell you what's good for you. You know from t…

Go! Do it Afraid Nurse Coach! Ashley Hagood, BSN, RN, NC-BC Highlights "Go. Do it. Make it happen. Do it afraid, go. Chase that light, whatever it is that you're inspired to do. Whatever calling that's been placed on your heart, take the chance, take the leap of faith, go, make it happen. Resources will come up along the way. Tools, people, wisdom,…

How to Take Nurse Coaching Anywhere!- Deborah McElligott, DNP, ANP-BC, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC, CDE Highlights "Coaching adds the component of not knowing. It was so powerful for me because as an NP, you had to be the expert. You know, as a Nurse, you have to be an expert. You can't give the wrong medication, you'll kill somebody. You have to be perfect. A…

“We see this a lot in oncology too, where we're seeing a lot of use of hypnosis in even outpatient oncology, Nurses learning hypnotic language and using it there. Patients starting to feel more supported. Like, I knew you supported me before, but when we add that extra layer of using our communication styles with more conscious effort, our patients…

“And that's where we get into that fixed thinking, the black and white thinking, And I use this thing where I say, well, it's not an "or" it's an "and". It's both. It can be both. You can be happy, and you can be sad at the same time. Similar to what I was talking to you when I was with you guys when my brother passed. Well, I was really sad, howev…

“Being fully present, allows me to get into touch with the wonders of life and the wonders of everything around. And I find that incredibly nourishing, and I find that incredibly healing. And I know, from the 10 years or more that I've been doing mindfulness, that I've become a stronger person in myself.” ~Louise Bobbitt, RN, PgDipNurs Ah-Has Mindf…

“We need to teach our Nurses how to find this peace within during stressful times, and it's really just breathing, it's breath work. It's getting our heart electrical rhythm under control, our heart rate variability, and in sync with our emotions which come from the mind. I know for me, in the critical care world, I definitely didn't stop to breath…