Healing Tapestry: The Collective Stories of Nurses
Healing Tapestry: The Collective Stories of Nurses
Podcast Description
Healing Tapestry is a podcast created by nurses, for nurses—sharing real stories of struggle, resilience, recovery, and growth. Hosted by Kristin and Jenny, each episode weaves together voices from across the profession, tackling substance use, mental health, burnout, and the path to healing. This is more than a podcast—it’s a movement toward a nursing culture where wellness thrives, stigma fades, and every story matters. Together, we flourish.
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The podcast explores themes of substance use, mental health, burnout, and recovery within the nursing profession. Notable episodes include Dr. April Lenzmeier's journey through alcohol use disorder and the healing power of peer support, and the hosts' narratives on navigating recovery challenges while maintaining nursing roles.
Healing Tapestry is a podcast created by nurses, for nurses—sharing real stories of struggle, resilience, recovery, and growth. Hosted by Kristin and Jenny, each episode weaves together voices from across the profession, tackling substance use, mental health, burnout, and the path to healing. This is more than a podcast—it’s a movement toward a nursing culture where wellness thrives, stigma fades, and every story matters. Together, we flourish.
In this moving first episode of Healing Tapestry, Dr. April Lenzmeier shares her deeply personal story of alcohol use disorder, recovery, and returning to nursing with renewed purpose. April reflects on childhood trauma, nursing culture, relapse, and the healing power of peer support. Hosted by nurses Kristin and Jenny—who also share their own recovery journeys—this conversation breaks the silence around substance use in nursing and offers hope and resources to anyone walking a similar path.
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