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.
Is vulnerability a weakness or a skill? 🩺
In this episode of Healing Tapestry, we sit down with Steph Shannon Kelley to explore the power of lived experience and why storytelling is one of our most effective tools for breaking down stigma and fostering resilience in healthcare. If you’ve ever felt like you had to ”leave your humanity at the door,” this conversation is for you.
🌟 Episode Sponsor
Healing Tapestry is brought to you by the Wisconsin Center for Nursing (WCN). Since 2006, WCN has been dedicated to ensuring a healthy, well-prepared, and diverse nursing workforce for Wisconsin.
Learn more at wicenterfornursing.org, or join them at the WCN 2026 Nursing Workforce Summit on August 7 at the Glacier Canyon Conference Center in Wisconsin Dells.
Join WCN in Leading Today for the Nursing Workforce of Tomorrow.
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