About Sarah Choujounian

Sarah Choujounian has been a nurse since 2004 & has been working in a nursing home for the greater part of her career. In 2017, she was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia which was the catalyst for her life changing actions.Through natural healing, she was able to get completely clean, lost 60lbs & healed herself from most of her fibromyalgia. Her transformation was so incredible that she decided to give back & became a facilitator to survivors.

Sarah was fired from both her nursing jobs, her licence is under investigation and has been defamed by the media for speaking out against the lockdowns. She is now the co-founder of Canadian Frontline Nurses, an organisation aimed at uniting nurses, educating the public & bringing ethics back into healthcare.

She is also the founder of “Lighting Up Dark Corners”’. Sarah is on a mission to empower people to explore the root cause of their mental health challenges & discover natural ways to heal instead of numbing with toxic prescriptions

Canadian Front Line Nurses Directory -
https://www.canadianfrontlinenurses.ca/healthcare-providers

Lighting Up Dark Corners -
https://www.lightingupdarkcorners.com

About Sandra Payne:

Sandra Payne is an ex- Registered Nurse and Master Certified
Holistic Trauma Informed Coach and the owner of Sandra Payne
Wellness and founder of the exclusive Nurse Rx Coaching Program.
After 13 years working within the traditional health care system and
experiencing first hand the challenges that come with nursing, Sandra
has a keen understanding of the heavy unrealistic expectations in
nursing, the moral distress, and the stigma that keeps many nurse’s
struggles with depression, anxiety, and trauma, hidden in silence. Out
of this intimate understanding was born the Nurse Rx Program
through witch women nurses learn and practice a host of skills and
exercises to manage stress, process emotions, and heal trauma
within a safe group collective of other nurses.

Join the community of support - Facebook group Thriving in Nursing
https://www.facebook.com/groups/638818697054847

Connect with Sandra Payne here
https://www.sandrapaynecoach.com

Check out the International Association of Wellness Professionals Wellness Coach Training - https://iawp.ontraport.net/t?orid=91998&opid=28

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It's my pleasure to highlight one of my dearest client's of the Nurse Rx Community. Jess and I have been working together for over 18 months and are truly kindred souls.

Jess is an RN in Maine USA and after dabbling in a few different areas of health and nursing, including being a member of her hospitals infectious diseases team, she found her true passion in labor and delivery. She beautifully relates the experience of birth to so many transcendent experiences of life and her heart just sings when she talks about it.

In 2022 she made the brave decision to walk away from her job instead of waiting to be fired for her personal choices regarding the vaccine mandates in her state.  Heartbroken and wary from the exhaustion she was experiencing beforehand giving selflessly and tirelessly to her job, her patients, and her colleagues she witnessed so much unfold that left her morally and ethically at a crossroads, as many others have as well.

Sandra's Key Takeaways

• Life is a series of birth and death cycles that hold many magical moments, and incredible gifts if we are open to see them and receive them.
• The fall of the corporate health care system and the unveiling of the mistreatment and abuse of its workers.
• The hero identity and the difficulty of caring for ourselves when so much is on the line.
• Trusting that we will land when the world seems to be flipped upside down and you're being thrown into square one of life. 

About Sandra Payne:

Sandra Payne is an ex- Registered Nurse and Master Certified 
Holistic Trauma Informed Coach and the owner of Sandra Payne 
Wellness and founder of the exclusive Nurse Rx Coaching Program. 
After 13 years working within the traditional health care system and 
experiencing first hand the challenges that come with nursing, Sandra 
has a keen understanding of the heavy unrealistic expectations in 
nursing, the moral distress, and the stigma that keeps many nurse’s 
struggles with depression, anxiety, and trauma, hidden in silence. Out 
of this intimate understanding was born the Nurse Rx Program 
through witch women nurses learn and practice a host of skills and 
exercises to manage stress, process emotions, and heal trauma 
within a safe group collective of other nurses. 

Join the community of support - Facebook group Thriving in Nursing
https://www.facebook.com/groups/638818697054847

Connect with Sandra Payne here https://
www.sandrapaynecoach.com

Check out the International Association of Wellness Professionals Wellness Coach Training - https://iawp.ontraport.net/t?orid=91998&opid=28

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How can we as nurses show up and co-create a holistic health care system that addresses people in the deep ways people need?

In today's episode, my guest Bryanna and I are exploring the heavy impact of nursing on our lives as a whole and how the original conditioning influence of our young selves sets the foundation for the burnout and challenges we face in the future.


Sandra's Key Takeaways:

1. The constant pressure and expectations of being a women and nursing grad impacts our sense of self and our self care
2. Internalizing the traumatic experiences of nursing
3. Owning your role and responsibility in your life and career and facing your emotions
4. Tapping into the origins of our beliefs and the foundation of our behavior patterns.
5. Differences in wellness coaching and nurse coaching, and the similarities.

About the Bryanna Reilly
Bry is a Board Certified Nurse Coach. She supports nurses in a 1:1 or group setting while using coaching strategies and mindfulness practices to help them unlearn self sacrifice, create realistic self care, and build relationships that give back to them. 6 years as a Registered Nurse, Bry has spent the bulk of her career working in the psychiatric, critical
care, and medical-surgical specialties. Bry is dedicated to the holistic health of those she serves so that they can harmonize their professional life in alignment with their personal life.

nursecoachbry@bravingwellness.net
Instagram: @nursecoachbry

About Sandra Payne:

Sandra Payne is an ex- Registered Nurse and Master Certified 
Holistic Trauma Informed Coach and the owner of Sandra Payne 
Wellness and founder of the exclusive Nurse Rx Coaching Program. 
After 13 years working within the traditional health care system and 
experiencing first hand the challenges that come with nursing, Sandra 
has a keen understanding of the heavy unrealistic expectations in 
nursing, the moral distress, and the stigma that keeps many nurse’s 
struggles with depression, anxiety, and trauma, hidden in silence. Out 
of this intimate understanding was born the Nurse Rx Program 
through witch women nurses learn and practice a host of skills and 
exercises to manage stress, process emotions, and heal trauma 
within a safe group collective of other nurses. 

Join the community of support - Facebook group Surviving Nursing
https://www.facebook.com/groups/638818697054847

Connect with Sandra Payne here https://
www.sandrapaynecoach.com

Check out the International Association of Wellness Professionals Wellness Coach Training - https://iawp.ontraport.net/t?orid=91998&opid=28

Thanks for listening!
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