Don’t Eat Your Young
A PODCAST FOR NURSES
And the healthcare community, offering inspiration and support for those facing burnout. We’re also accepting nominations to feature individuals making a difference in healthcare.
Latest Episodes
ICU nurse Lexi Urman shares how she navigated CRNA school applications, workplace stigma, and finally earned acceptance into her top DNP Nurse Anesthesia program.
Learn how CRNAs and healthcare professionals can organize their 1099 business with confidence. In this episode, CoryAnn shares practical tips on tax deductions, LLC setup, invoicing, mileage tracking, credential management, and building a flexible career in independent practice.
Discover the science behind nurse burnout and how chronic stress impacts the brain and body. In this episode of Don’t Eat Your Young, Giovanna Navarro shares neuroscience-backed strategies to regulate your nervous system, recover from burnout, and build sustainable wellness in healthcare.
Resilience is essential for long-term success in nursing. In this episode, Richard Wilson shares practical strategies to help nurses, educators, and leaders build emotional strength, navigate setbacks, and create supportive learning environments that improve both wellbeing and patient safety.
Burnout can make nursing feel like autopilot, but change sticks when it starts with empowerment. In this episode, Beth Quaas talks with board-certified nurse coach Abby Kent about rebuilding self-trust, creating aligned decisions, and exploring nurse coaching as a path that helps you stay in nursing while caring for yourself too.
In this episode of Don’t Eat Your Young, host Beth Quaas sits down with ER nurse and ZooMates founder Laura Siwinski, who transformed her personal experience raising a child with autism into an innovative visual communication tool. Laura shares how real animal photography helped her son find his voice and how…
Protecting your nursing license has never been more critical. In this episode, nurse practitioner and national speaker Amy Siple returns with an urgent update on her ongoing legal battle with the Board of Nursing — a fight sparked by a simple renewal oversight that spiraled into major disciplinary action. Amy exposes alarming gaps in nursing regulation, shares heartbreaking stories of nurses harmed by clerical errors, and explains how new legislation may reshape nursing oversight nationwide. If you’re a nurse or nursing student, this episode is essential for understanding the risks — and how to protect yourself.
Discover how Dr. Misty Wilkie, an Ojibwe nurse leader, is transforming nursing education by empowering Indigenous students and creating culturally responsive healthcare solutions. This episode is a must-listen for anyone passionate about diversity in nursing and inclusive mentorship.
Dr. Melissa Eisenhauer joins Beth Quaas to discuss CRNA preceptor training, clinical incivility research, and Pinnacle Preceptor Academy's mission to bridge the gap.