Feeding Our Young®

Continue with current students - Duluth, Minnesota native Honored Guest Dayton Ulland and Pasco, Washington native Honored Guest Victor Corona - as they talk about the foundation of nursing, health equity, SDOHs, the public perception of nurses, the privilege of walking with your patient through their challenging moments, the importance of public health, epistemic injustice, Serena Williams and te...

Continue with current students - Duluth, Minnesota native Honored Guest Dayton Ulland and Pasco, Washington native Honored Guest Victor Corona - as they talk about being male caregivers, culturally concordant care, being male student nurses in their OB rotation, harm reduction policies, “outsiders” and normativity, care ethics, utilitarianism, feminist ethics, bioethics, how some classes you aren’...

Join current students - Duluth, Minnesota native Honored Guest Dayton Ulland and Pasco, Washington native Honored Guest Victor Corona - as they talk about conflicting feelings brought about by AI generated music, their deep reasons they selected their favorite songs, why they chose nursing as their profession, their deep and thoughtful future plans, challenges they have faced in life, understandin...

Continue with retired patrol sergeant and Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta native Honored Guest Gary Benoit as he opens up about his relationship with God, reconciling the existence of God when he saw so much tragedy, being a proponent of self-improvement, the necessity of having faith in something bigger than you, rebuilding relationships, the seven Fs of Oola, making sacrifices for his future with...

Join retired patrol sergeant and Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta native Honored Guest Gary Benoit as he opens up about what got him into policing, policing expectations versus realities, the similarities between policing and nursing, the cumulative effects of the stress that comes with being a first responder, stories from his first couple of weeks on the job, unhealthy coping mechanisms, a defining...

Join nurse and Missoula, Montana native Honored Guest Mikayla Billteen as she chats about nursing school, why she chose nursing, what it was like having a smaller graduating class, how COVID robbed her class of having a graduation ceremony, her time in float pool, how she fell in love with women’s health, what she loves most about mom-baby nursing, how it felt to interview for a position in a new...

Join nurse and recently-crowned DNAP (Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice) and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Esther Wallace as she discusses her unique answer to who inspires her most in life, what she originally intended to do with her life, what she loved most about nursing school, starting in the ER right out of nursing school, her scandalous admission, her steep transition into the...

Continue with nurse and Valleyford, Washington native Honored Guest Kendall Donahue as she talks about what it means to dine off her serotonin menu, her hybrid nursing program, how procrastination bit her in the butt, lessons learned after surviving a school shooting, how important it is to take care of your mental health as a nurse (especially in light of the things you will see and experience),...

Join nurse and Valleyford, Washington native Honored Guest Kendall Donahue as she talks about how she’s adjusted to many good stressful changes in her life recently, learning to balance compassion and empathy, how seeing her mom become a nurse made her want to go into fashion and/or interior design, navigating an identity crisis, overcoming challenges getting into nursing school, her NCLEX adventu...

Continue with nurse, nurse educator, and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Jamison Edwards as he opens up about his continued career journey, “moving on to the next mountain,” his determination to work in the PICU, the longest interview in his life, the PTSD moment that forced him to face issues he had previously avoided, his counselor’s advice that he uses to this day, the importance of ha...

Continue with nurse, nurse educator, and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Jamison Edwards as he opens up about the fictional character he most identifies with, how he chose nursing, how he felt during nursing school having been homeschooled prior, clinicals, having his a-ha moment, trauma bonding and the friendships forged, how a very poor decision derailed his nursing school career, the f...

Join nurse, nurse educator, and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Jamison Edwards as he opens up about his cathartic and fun “hobby jobs,” intentional connection, the deep conversation born from talking about his greatest regret, the two powerful women in his life, and more! Contact us: thanks@feedingouryoung.org to send a note of appreciation to any of our honored guests - let them know ho...

Join nurse practitioner, entrepreneur, and Parrish, Florida and Quad Cities, Iowa native Honored Guest Rachel Smith as she describes her detailed education path, how getting her private pilot’s license was more difficult than obtaining her advanced nursing degrees, her previous careers, how losing her mother informed what she would do in healthcare, experiencing the eating our young phenomenon as...

Join nurse and eastern Washington and New York City native Honored Guest Kanoa Braunger as she discusses how she feeds her soul outside of work, her mom’s and great aunt’s role in inspiring her nursing career, the benefit of getting her minor in human development, how she ended up in New York, the importance of diversity in patient populations and nursing staff, what it means to meet your patient...

Join nurse, comedian, and Los Angeles, California native Honored Guest Priya Guyadeen as she chats about why the question “Where are you from?” is a complicated one, her astounding nursing background, what she loves about Guyana and Canada, how she ended up in healthcare, how she reconciled being a nurse with wanting to be an actress, her role as a clinical researcher, how the pandemic helped kick...

Join recent graduate and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Julia Huntley as she talks about how it feels to finally graduate, her nursing lineage, how a love of gross stuff was the first open door into choosing nursing, comparing going to school away from and close to home, what she loved most about nursing school, the power of validation, her mental health journey and how she navigated the...

Join nurse and Orem, Utah and Springdale, Washington native Honored Guest Rima Crossley as she talks about her incredible traveling adventures, her career progression leading up to nursing, why she chose nursing, the difference between good and bad nurses, her advice for surviving night shift, her experiences with eating and feeding our young, why she chose community college, what it was like bein...

Join nurse practitioner and Odenton, Maryland native Honored Guest Rachel Inman Segura as she discusses her family, the name of her house, her early obsession with being a pediatric nurse (and her pediatric nurse turkey), her career progression including her work in a concussion clinic, information about concussions in general, two of her most important nursing stories that highlight vital aspects...

Continue with relatively recent graduate and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Kennedi Newman as she chats about being okay with not knowing what you’re doing in life, how she dealt with the negative feelings and concerns that came with changing careers, the freedom that came with going to college again after already getting a degree, balancing working full time alongside nursing school, wh...

Join relatively recent graduate and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Kennedi Newman as she chats about how it feels being a nurse for almost a full year, her superpower and anti-superpower, what it’s like being a new homeowner, “crashing twice” after nursing school, her love of books, how she got on the path to her first career, why she left that career, and more! Contact us: thanks@feedin...

Join hospital nurse educator and Enid, Oklahoma and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Carsen McGuire as she talks about her organizational superpower, what it was like raising triplets (and four kids under the age of three), how her pre-nursing job and an event in her childhood informed her desire to be a nurse, what she loved most about nursing school, her fascinating nursing career progre...

Continue with recent graduate and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Katrina Nebel as she chats about what it’s like to run the Boston Marathon, why she chose nursing, how it felt going back for a second degree, how her family adjusted to that idea, what she loved about nursing school, the beautiful diversity of study groups, navigating through nursing school with chronic pain, her potential...

Join recent graduate and Spokane, Washington native Honored Guest Katrina Nebel as she chats about having two bachelor degrees, man crushes, her first educational journey, being the first in her family to go to college, how her first degree helped her when she went back for her second degree, why she chose nursing as her second career, and more! Contact us: thanks@feedingouryoung.org to send a not...

Continue with long-tenured nurse and Los Angeles, California and St. Maries, Idaho native Honored Guest Margie Cooke as she discusses what she loves most about nursing, her incredible nursing career journey, how she respectfully deals with conflict and confrontation, the utmost importance of learning more, utilizing kindness and developing fortitude, and more! Contact us: thanks@feedingouryoung.or...

Join long-tenured nurse and Los Angeles, California and St. Maries, Idaho native Honored Guest Margie Cooke as she discusses her special superpower, her traveling adventures (including 50 countries and soon to be 7th continent), her incredible family, comparing and contrasting living in a large city versus a very small town, why she chose nursing as a career, her journey through five nursing progr...