Nicole Heidbreder's guest appearances

Nicole Heidbreder

Self Care With Gracy

End-of-Life University

InCast

Capital Integrative Health Podcast

The Holistic OBGYN Podcast

Billy Fingers

Annie Kagan

Debra Diamond

Terri Daniel

Ken Wilber

Caitlin Doughty

Mary Oliver

Mary Roach

Joanna Penn

William Peters

Matt Mckay

Joe DiNardo

Roger Moore

Stephen Jenkinson

Stacy Smith

OwlTail

While witnessing the miracle of birth can be exhilarating, it is often wrought with circumstances that create stress, confusion, grief—and sometimes even burnout— in nurses, caregivers, doulas, and other birth workers. The COVID and post-COVID period has brought even more tension into the mix with restrictions and staffing issues.  Listen to explore the problems and discover some solutions to make life as a birth worker more resilient and satisfying.   Nicole Heidbreder has worked as a Hospice Nurse and Labor and Delivery Nurse in various capacities for the last 10 years in the Washington, DC area, in addition to teaching Birth and End of Life Doula Workshops. As a birth worker, Nicole has been attending births as a doula for over 17 years in Washington, DC, New York City, San Francisco, Sumatra, Bali, and Uganda, in addition to working as a labor and delivery nurse at George Washington University Hospital. Currently, she also facilitates independent birth doula workshops and trains nursing students as a Clinical Instructor with the Johns Hopkins University Birth Companions Program. Through her work as a DONA International approved Birth Doula Trainer, she has taught hundreds of women over the past 10 years and truly believes that teaching maternal child health is her life's calling.    Listen and Learn    Why over 38% of RNs are likely to leave their position in the next 2 years    What drains birth worker passion    What support is available to current birth workers to reconnect to the joy of birth work    How birth workers with different levels of specialty and education working together can create friction    When birth workers experience PTSD      How a mindset of post-traumatic growth can be a game changer    Practical skills for nonviolent communication for high-stress birth situations    The best ways to use grounding and anchoring practices    How to set boundaries and avoid saviorism      Contact Nicole at Nicole@gracefulfusion.com    Resources &amp; Mentions:  Learn more about Nicole’s Resiliency for Birth Workers workshop here: https://www.gracefulfusion.com/   Related Products from InJoy:  Understanding Birth Curriculum 

While witnessing the miracle of birth can be exhilarating, it is often wrought with circumstances that create stress, confusion, grief—and sometimes even burnout— in nurses, caregivers, doulas, and other birth workers. The COVID and post-COVID period has brought even more tension into the mix with restrictions and staffing issues.  Listen to explore the problems and discover some solutions to make life as a birth worker more resilient and satisfying.   Nicole Heidbreder has worked as a Hospice Nurse and Labor and Delivery Nurse in various capacities for the last 10 years in the Washington, DC area, in addition to teaching Birth and End of Life Doula Workshops. As a birth worker, Nicole has been attending births as a doula for over 17 years in Washington, DC, New York City, San Francisco, Sumatra, Bali, and Uganda, in addition to working as a labor and delivery nurse at George Washington University Hospital. Currently, she also facilitates independent birth doula workshops and trains nursing students as a Clinical Instructor with the Johns Hopkins University Birth Companions Program. Through her work as a DONA International approved Birth Doula Trainer, she has taught hundreds of women over the past 10 years and truly believes that teaching maternal child health is her life's calling.   Listen and Learn  <ul> <li> Why over 38% of RNs are likely to leave their position in the next 2 years  </li> <li> What drains birth worker passion  </li> <li> What support is available to current birth workers to reconnect to the joy of birth work  </li> <li> How birth workers with different levels of specialty and education working together can create friction  </li> <li> When birth workers experience PTSD  </li> </ul> <ul> <li> How a mindset of post-traumatic growth can be a game changer  </li> <li> Practical skills for nonviolent communication for high-stress birth situations  </li> <li> The best ways to use grounding and anchoring practices  </li> <li> How to set boundaries and avoid saviorism   </li> </ul> Contact Nicole at <a href="mailto:Nicole@gracefulfusion.com" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nicole@gracefulfusion.com</a> Resources &amp; Mentions:  Learn more about Nicole’s Resiliency for Birth Workers workshop here: <a href="https://www.gracefulfusion.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gracefulfusion.com/</a> Related Products from InJoy:  <a href="https://injoyhealtheducation.com/understanding-birth" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Understanding Birth Curriculum </a>

Season 7 Episode 3: Resiliency for Birth Workers with Nicole Heidbreder

Nicole is a birth and death doula who helps humans take their first breath and hold the hand of those who are breathing their last breath. Nicole is the owner of Graceful Fusion, which is dedicated to training, equipping, and empowering resilient doulas whose love for all stages of life shines from the inside out.This is a beautiful conversation with Nicole about her role as a birth and death doula. We talk about the experiences that led Nicole to become a birth and death doula and how she supports her clients using her empowerment and education. We also talk about what you can do if you or someone in your life needs support through birth or death.Before we jump in: a note on our content. This podcast includes general discussion around topics such as traumatic births and death. With that in mind, please enjoy our conversation.Learn more about Nicole at https://www.gracefulfusion.com/

Nicole is a birth and death doula who helps humans take their first breath and hold the hand of those who are breathing their last breath. Nicole is the owner of Graceful Fusion, which is dedicated to training, equipping, and empowering resilient doulas whose love for all stages of life shines from the inside out. This is a beautiful conversation with Nicole about her role as a birth and death doula. We talk about the experiences that led Nicole to become a birth and death doula and how she supports her clients using her empowerment and education. We also talk about what you can do if you or someone in your life needs support through birth or death. Before we jump in: a note on our content. This podcast includes general discussion around topics such as traumatic births and death. With that in mind, please enjoy our conversation. Learn more about Nicole at <a href="https://www.gracefulfusion.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gracefulfusion.com/</a>

57. Transitioning Through Death & Birth with Nicole Heidbreder, RN

Amy Wright Glenn

Learn about a course to help healthcare providers heal the pain of grief and why it’s important right now. My two guests this week both share a passion for the full circle of life from birth to death. Amy Wright Glenn is a birth doula, hospital chaplain, author, and founder of The Institute for the Study of Birth, Death and Breath. Nicole Heidbreder is a labor and delivery and hospice nurse who teaches workshops for both birth doulas and end-of-life doulas. We will discuss the overwhelming grief affecting healthcare workers, particularly now in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic and the course Amy and Nicole have created to help providers heal from multiple losses and trauma. Learn more about Amy’s work: www.birthbreathanddeath.com Learn more about Nicole’s work: www.gracefulfusion.com Listen here:Grief Work for Healthcare ProvidersThis episode includes: The connection between birth and deathWhy grief work is important for healthcare providersWhy grief is largely a neglected subject in the training of healthcare providersHow the COVID-19 pandemic is compounding grief for medical workers right nowPractices that may be helpful for healthcare providers in the momentWhat we can learn from the isolation and boundaries that COVID-19 is making essential in our societyWhat the online course Grief Work for Healthcare Providers consists of and how to join Links mentioned in this episode: FREE Course on Advance Directives hereObserve the NinthVigil for Ailing Loved Ones When We Can’t Be Together – podcastAmy’s Institute for the Study of Birth, Death and Breath websiteNicole’s Graceful Fusion websiteGrief Work for Healthcare Providers CourseLeave a message for me at SpeakPipe.com/eolu and I’ll include it in a future episode!Join the team at Patreon.com/eolu and get access to the EOLU mug: “Mind if we talk about death?” (only Patrons can purchase it). PLUS get our new bonuses: the monthly EOL News Update, movie reviews from 2 Doctors and a Movie, and automatic access to A Year of Reading Dangerously! If you enjoy this content please share it with others and consider leaving a review on iTunes! Thanks again to all supporters on my page at Patreon.com/eolu! Your contributions make all the difference!

Learn about a course to help healthcare providers heal the pain of grief and why it’s important right now. My two guests this week both share a passion for the full circle of life from birth to death. Amy Wright Glenn is a birth doula, hospital chaplain, author, and founder of The Institute for the Study of Birth, Death and Breath. Nicole Heidbreder is a labor and delivery and hospice nurse who teaches workshops for both birth doulas and end-of-life doulas. We will discuss the overwhelming grief affecting healthcare workers, particularly now in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic and the course Amy and Nicole have created to help providers heal from multiple losses and trauma. Learn more about Amy’s work: <a href="https://www.birthbreathanddeath.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.birthbreathanddeath.com</a> Learn more about Nicole’s work: <a href="https://www.gracefulfusion.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.gracefulfusion.com</a> <a href="https://eolupodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Listen here:</a>Grief Work for Healthcare Providers <h3>This episode includes:</h3> <ul><li>The connection between birth and death</li><li>Why grief work is important for healthcare providers</li><li>Why grief is largely a neglected subject in the training of healthcare providers</li><li>How the COVID-19 pandemic is compounding grief for medical workers right now</li><li>Practices that may be helpful for healthcare providers in the moment</li><li>What we can learn from the isolation and boundaries that COVID-19 is making essential in our society</li><li>What the online course Grief Work for Healthcare Providers consists of and how to join</li></ul> <h3>Links mentioned in this episode:</h3> <ul><li>FREE Course on Advance Directives <a href="https://eoluniversity.com/roadmapcourse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></li><li><a href="https://observetheninth.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Observe the Ninth</a></li><li>Vigil for Ailing Loved Ones When We Can’t Be Together – <a href="https://eolupodcast.com/2020/04/09/special-episode-vigil-for-our-ailing-loved-ones-when-we-cant-be-together/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcast</a></li><li>Amy’s Institute for the Study of Birth, Death and Breath <a href="https://birthbreathanddeath.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a></li><li>Nicole’s Graceful Fusion <a href="https://gracefulfusion.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a></li><li>Grief Work for Healthcare Providers <a href="https://birthbreathanddeath.com/product/grief-work-for-healthcare-providers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Course</a></li><li>Leave a message for me at <a href="https://speakpipe.com/eolu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SpeakPipe.com/eolu</a> and I’ll include it in a future episode!</li><li>Join the team at <a href="http://patreon.com/eolu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/eolu</a> and get access to the EOLU mug: “Mind if we talk about death?” (only Patrons can purchase it). PLUS get our new bonuses: the monthly EOL News Update, movie reviews from 2 Doctors and a Movie, and automatic access to A Year of Reading Dangerously!</li></ul> If you enjoy this content please share it with others and consider <a href="https://eolupodcast.com/reviews/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">leaving a review on iTunes</a>! Thanks again to all supporters on my page at <a href="http://patreon.com/eolu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/eolu</a>! Your contributions make all the difference!

Ep. 243  Grief Work for Healthcare Providers with Amy Wright Glenn and Nicole Heidbreder