Real Nurse Stories
Episodes
Margaret's Story
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret’s StoryA Real Nurse Stories Podcastathon Special EpisodeThis episode is very close to my heart.A few years ago, I had the privilege of sp...
Liam's NursePreneur Academy story
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Intro:In this engaging conversation, Eva interviews Liam Caswell from NursePreneur Academy, who shares his transformative journey from nursing to entr...
Deanne's Story
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Keywordsnursing, palliative care, burnout, self-care, nursing education, graduate nurses, mental health, holistic care, nursing culture, support syste...
Trina's Story- The Journey to Nursing & Navigating the Challenges of Nursing Education
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Keywordsnursing, burnout, workplace bullying, coaching, self-care, nursing education, nursing culture, empowerment, career development, mental healthS...
Cynthia's Story
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cynthia's Journey: From Uncertainty to Passion in Nursing.The Power of Human Connection in HealthcareIn this episode of Real Nurse Stories, Cynthia De...
Julia's Story
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Key words: nursing, naturopathy, self-care, stress management, menopause, holistic health, intensive care, burnout, health education, nurse storiesSum...
Jackson's Story - learn about the diversity that a nursing career can provide.
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Real Nurse Stories! Today, we're joined by Jackson Heilberg, a passionate entrepreneur and a nurse, who recently established The Nurse ...
Jenn's Story: The Importance of Listening to Your Intuition
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview Jenn Johnson, RN, a dedicated nurse with over 16 years of experience in emergency rooms across Northern and Southern Onta...
Rethinking Nurse Burnout: Trauma, Healing and systemic change
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this compelling episode, Dr. Lorre delves into the nursing burnout crisis. She challenges the traditional self-care narrative and explores why it i...
Aussie Nurse Recruiters
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I have the pleasure of interviewing two dynamic leaders who have spent the past year establishing Aussie Nurse Recruiters—a forward...
"Empowering Nurses: Margot's journey with Nurse Coaching"
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join me as Margot, a nurse, shares her transformation experience with coaching. Discover how Margot's journey began with curiosity and a leap of f...
Unleash Your Nursing Superpowers: The Surprising Mindset Shift for a Confidence Boost
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Real Nurse Stories! In this episode, I address a common issue among nurses - the struggle with confidence, especially in new roles. Acknowl...
Lorna's Story - how to be successful as a nurse entrepreneur, co-founder, Chemo@home
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview a remarkable guest, Lorna, whose journey from an unexpected entry into nursing to becoming a successful entrepreneur is ...
Liam's Story - bedside nurse to coaching graduate nurses to be successful with job applications.
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I have the pleasure of interviewing Liam Caswell who is a nurse, a life coach and Director of Liam Caswell Coaching and Podcaster of ...
Teresa's Story- Nurse Entrepreneurship, becoming the CEO of your own company
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a new season of Real Nurse Stories. In this episode, I interview Teresa, a nurse and an entrepreneur from Kansas in the midwest of America....
Why as nurses do we find it so hard to ask for help for ourselves?
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It has been a tough two years for the nursing profession. Many nurses are considering leaving the profession and many are reporting symptoms of burnou...
Iris's story - embracing rural nursing in Western Australia as a graduate nurse.
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview Iris who is currently a Grad nurse on placement in Rural Western Australia. Iris never wanted to be a nurse and always th...
Cynarra's story - a rewarding career in disability nursing
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cynarra, always knew that she wanted to be a nurse, nursing runs in her blood. Her mum was a nurse and Cynarra grew up with an older sister with compl...
Emillee's Story - Psychiatric liaison nursing in a regional ED western Australia
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview Emillee who is currently working as a Psychiatric Liason nurse in ED in regional Western Australia. Emillee always wanted...
Jacqui's Story - nurse entrepreneur and founder of Heart Place Hospital for Carers.
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview Nurse Jacqui as she is affectionately known by the clients that she works with. Jacqui is a passionate nurse, a confidenc...
Sonia's Sunny Street story as a nurse leader, entrepreneur, and CEO.
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview Nurse Sonia Goodwin who is a passionate nurse leader, entrepreneur, CEO and founder of Sunny Street. Sunny street is a Do...
Samantha's Story - a Koori woman from Ngunnawal and Wiradjuri country and closing the gap.
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Samatha's story is the final episode of 2020 where I started out to interview a nurse a month as part of the 2020 International Year of the Nurse and ...
Grace's story - a student nurse volunteering in Nepal, Kathmandu, a shining star experience!
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Grace's story is one of my favourites so far! Grace is a student nurse studying to become a registered nurse. Her journey into nursing was inspired by...
Athol's Story - from farming to nursing, burnout, and app development
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Athol grew up on a dairy farm and never dreamed of becoming a nurse. He had a love of anatomy and human biology and thought that he was going to study...
Nic's Story - navigating from clinical nurse into a leadership role, feeling a fraud and an imposter
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview Nic who is a nurse and an entrepreneur. Nic runs her own business helping nurses who are new to a management role by offe...
Jacquie's Story - from midwife to senior nurse leader and everything in between!
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a fabulous interview with Jacquie who started her nursing career wanting to make a difference to the care of pregnant women by becoming a midw...
Jamie's Story - how to stay positive in your career as a nurse.
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It was a real pleasure to Interview Jamie about his nursing career for this episode. I learnt about the Losada Ratio which is something I didn't know ...
Wes's Story - ED Nursing and how to set yourself up for success.
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview Wes who works in the emergency department in Resus. Wes started his nursing career more by accident than planning. He beg...
Joanne's Story - how travel broadened nursing experience and applying resilience in tough times
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview Joanne who is a registered nurse working in an emergency department in a regional hospital in Australia. Nurses working i...
Nurse Cannibals - Eating Their Young
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview Tracy Churchill and Emma Versluis who are senior nurses and the authors of a series of four articles that was published o...
A Midwife's Story - from the UK to Australia, how trauma and burnout affect resilience
05 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a midwife's story who is working in Australia. The midwife's anonymity has been preserved for the purposes of this interview, which has allowe...
Amanda's Story - Community Nursing with a passion in the UK
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview Amanda who is a community nurse team leader working in Tameside and Glossip in the North West of England. When Amanda was...
Leonie's Story - a retired nurse who experienced a bygone era of nursing in Geraldton, WA
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I had a lot of fun interviewing Leonie for this episode. Leonie has had an interesting nursing and midwifery career in Perth Western Australia. Her ca...
Trish's story - a retired community nurse who has championed ageism and person centred care.
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview Trish who has just retired from nursing after 43 years working as a nurse in Manchester in the UK. It seemed very appro...
Hazel's Story - managing stressful situations as an emergency room nurse, debriefing and reflection
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview Hazel who is a registered nurse working In an Emergency Department in Perth Western Australia. Hazel has a very gentle, c...
Rebecca's story - remote and rural nursing career,working with indigenous communities in Australian
21 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Rebecca's nursing career journey, we start with her nurse training in Melbourne, cover working in rural and remote nursing and working with ...
Jayne Nurse Manager Western Australia
12 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Real Nurse Stories celebrating 2020 the year of the Nurse and Midwife. Real Nurse Stories Podcast provides an important platform for nurses...
Real Nurse Stories (Trailer)
10 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas