In a field that often prioritizes clinical protocols over personal presence, what if the most radical thing a nurse could do... is feel?

In this powerful episode of the RNegade Podcast, hosts Karen and Wendy sit down with Emily Knife—the trailblazing “mother of somatic nursing”—to explore a new frontier in mental health care that nurses need to hear about.

Whether you're at the bedside, in leadership, or burnt out and wondering what’s next, this conversation invites you to rethink how we care—for patients and ourselves.

Let’s face it—healthcare is changing fast. Patients are showing up with questions about CBD, THC, edibles, and tinctures... and too often, we don’t have the answers.

You learned about the nervous system, cardiovascular system, and maybe even the lymphatic system in nursing school. But chances are, no one taught you about the ECS—despite the fact that it’s one of the largest receptor systems in the human body and plays a key role in maintaining homeostasis.

“The ECS regulates pain, mood, appetite, and immune function,” explains Dr. Cuttino. “That makes it incredibly relevant to nursing care—especially in hospice, psych, chronic pain, and oncology.”

If your patients are using cannabis and you don’t understand how it works, you’re flying blind. That’s not just frustrating—it’s dangerous.

In this game-changing episode of the RNegade Podcast, Dr. Carey Cadieux—a nurse, cannabis educator, and author—joins us to demystify the endocannabinoid system (ECS) and explain why cannabis knowledge isn't just helpful for nurses... it's essential.

In a healthcare world that often prioritizes metrics over meaning, nurses stand at the sacred intersection of science and soul. In a recent episode of the RNegade Podcast, Rabbi Diaz joined the conversation to explore how spirituality, human connection, and personal growth are not just “nice to have”—they are essential to healing.

Whether you're working in hospice, psych, acute care, or community health, this episode offers profound insights into how you can support others more fully by deepening your own spiritual awareness.

The path to and through nursing is never linear. It’s a winding mess of night shifts, imposter syndrome, caffeine highs, and emotional lows. But every so often, someone like Sarah Michelle Boes comes along to remind us why we keep showing up.

In this soul-stirring episode of RNegade, we sit down with Sarah—nurse, educator, entrepreneur, and fierce mama bear—to explore what it means to follow your purpose when life absolutely refuses to play fair.

This episode isn’t about being perfect. It’s about being real. It's about anxiety, vulnerability, entrepreneurship, and motherhood—all woven into one raw, resilient narrative.

AI, EQ & the Nurse Who Won’t Be Replaced: A Call to Rethink the Future of Nursing

Somewhere between mandatory CE modules that make you question your life choices and night shifts that leave you emotionally leveled, it’s easy to miss the signs that healthcare is changing—fast. But in this episode of the RNegade Podclass, Dr. Irina Koyfman drops in like the reality check we didn’t know we needed.

Dr. Koyfman is no stranger to the chaos—she’s lived it. Clinician, board member, researcher, author, and one of the few people who can actually make AI in healthcare feel relevant to the bedside. And not in a “robots are coming to take your stethoscope” kind of way, but in a real talk way that centers nursing as essential to the future of medicine.

She makes a bold statement: AI isn’t here to replace nurses. It’s here to amplify them.

Nursing Informatics: Why You Need to Get in the Tech Game (Before It Leaves You Behind)

Alright, nurse, let’s talk about something that might not be on your radar but should be—nursing informatics. Yeah, yeah, I hear you. You signed up to care for people, not mess around with AI models and data sets. But here’s the hard truth: technology is running full speed ahead in healthcare, and if nurses don’t step up, we’ll be stuck cleaning up the mess instead of shaping the future.

Enter Cheryl Field, a powerhouse in nursing informatics, who just dropped some serious knowledge in our latest RNegade podclass with host Karen. Cheryl isn’t just another tech evangelist—she’s a nurse who’s been in the trenches, knows exactly what doesn’t work in healthcare, and is on a mission to make sure we have a say in what comes next.

At RNegade, we believe that learning should fit into your life, not the other way around. That’s why we’re excited to announce that we’re adding a collection of Mollie Eastman’s Sleep Is A Skill podcasts on sleep health to our podclass library. Mollie and her guests dive deep into the latest research on sleep science, offer practical strategies for better rest, and explains how optimizing your sleep can translate into improved patient outcomes. Check out these podclasses for your nursing CEs.

Hey, you. Yeah, you—the one on the front lines, juggling patient care and evidence-based protocols day in, day out. If you’ve ever felt boxed in by the traditional playbook, then buckle up: our latest podclass with Dawn Westrum is about to drop some serious knowledge bombs that will challenge everything you thought you knew about nutrition, muscle testing, and energy healing.

In this episode, Karen catches up with Dawn, a nutritionist and extreme athlete whose journey from traditional nutrition to embracing muscle testing and energy healing is nothing short of revolutionary. Dawn’s story is raw, real, and a testament to self-discovery and resilience—qualities you already embody as a nurse. But here’s the kicker: she’s taken those traits and applied them in a way that disrupts conventional medical wisdom.

Revolutionizing Nursing with Peptides and Bioregulators: A RNegade Nurse’s Journey

Let’s get real for a minute, fellow nurses: when was the last time you felt like the allopathic medical model was doing everything it could to help your patients heal? If you’re anything like me, you’ve seen the limitations—those moments when treatments just don’t quite cut it, when you’re chasing symptoms instead of addressing the root causes. We’ve all been there. But what if there was a better way? A more holistic approach that empowers both you and your patients to tap into the body’s true potential to heal? Enter peptides and bioregulators.

In this latest RNegade Podclass, Karen DiMarco sits down with Nathalie Niddam to discuss innovative approaches to health and wellness. And trust me, what she has to say could completely flip your perspective on patient care and self-care.

Alright, let’s get one thing straight: Nursing education sometimes feels like an overstuffed burrito—loaded with tons of (questionably) tasty content, but leaving you wondering, “What the hell did I actually learn?” Enter Stephanee Beggs, our latest RNegade podclass guest, who’s calling BS on the status quo and offering a new path forward. We’re talking a total re-think of how nursing students are prepped to kick ass and save lives once they hit those floors.

In a recent episode of the RNegade Podcast, we delved into a critical yet often under-discussed topic: hormonal health and menopause. Joined by Karen Martell, a renowned expert in nutrition and female hormones, the conversation aimed to equip nurses with the tools and knowledge to better advocate for and support their patients. Karen's personal journey with hormonal dysfunction and menopause served as a powerful backdrop to this insightful discussion, offering a blend of personal experience, evidence-based recommendations, and actionable strategies.

In healthcare, few things are more essential than understanding the human experience, especially when it comes to caring for patients who have endured trauma. As nurses, we often hear about trauma and resilience from an abstract viewpoint—stories of individuals overcoming extreme hardship and finding ways to thrive. But when it comes to applying trauma-informed care in our own practice, the “how” can feel elusive. How can we genuinely support patients in a way that acknowledges and respects their trauma? And, how do we as healthcare providers handle our own exposure to trauma in ways that promote resilience?

RNegade’s podclass, All Boats Rise with Dr. Amy King, a leading child psychologist and trauma-informed care expert, answers these questions with real-world tools and insights. This course not only equips nurses to improve patient care but also enhances their own resilience and well-being—a crucial element in today’s high-stress healthcare environment.

In the world of nursing and healthcare, few topics are as loaded and often misunderstood as alcohol use. We’re taught a lot about it—moderation, risks, “safe” levels of use—but what if much of what we’ve absorbed has come from marketing rather than science? RNegade’s latest PodClass, Smug Sobriety, dives into the truth behind alcohol and its impact on health, cutting through industry myths with current research and real-world insight.

This PodClass aims to inform nurses about the real effects of alcohol on health, dispel the myths amplified by alcohol marketing, and offer insights on how to help patients and themselves make informed choices. Our guest, Amanda Adams, never set out to be an advocate for sobriety. She simply wanted to stop using alcohol to “smooth out the edges” of her life.