OB Nurse Smart Talk: Where listening just might make you the smartest person in the room.

In honor of National Nurses Week 2026, we are not just celebrating nursing…we are honoring the ones who built it.  The ones who showed up before all the technology…before fetal monitors…before epidurals…before charting lived in a computer.  Back in time, every laboring mom depended on the presence, judgement, and courage of the nurse in the room.  Steady hands, sharp instincts, and hearts that car...

The fourth trimester is the first 12 weeks after childbirth and is one of the most transformative and vulnerable periods.  While the baby is adjusting to life outside the uterus, the mom is navigating physical recovery, hormonal shifts, identity changes and emotional intensity all at once.   No one speaks about the Fourth Trimester as much as OSF St. Joseph Medical Center’s OB Nurse Navigator, Hei...

We sit down with the founder of Stronger Every Day – Soul Mind Body, LLC, a nurse practitioner owned practice dedicated to whole-person healing. Britney Durst, FNP, shares her journey from traditional healthcare into functional medicine and explains how addressing root causes, rather than just symptoms, can lead to lasting wellness. She explores what functional medicine looks like in real life and...

Before we begin, a gentle note for our listeners: this episode includes discussion of pregnancy loss and reproduction experiences. Please take care while listening. Labor and Delivery Nurse Cheyanne first heard the word “surrogacy” during a Parenting/Child Development class when she was a senior in high school.  She remembers telling her best friend about how she thought that “surrogacy would be a...

Think of Linkedin as a Facebook for careers, but focused on professional growth, networking and job opportunities.   Imagine when a Headhunter from Linkedin contacts you and asks you the question “would you ever think about moving to Abu Dhabi”.  That is exactly what happened to nurse Cassie Horack, who was at that time living and working in Illinois and had never traveled outside of the United St...

Nurses are the largest group of healthcare professionals in the United States.  They make up the largest segment of the healthcare workforce.  Julia Godby Murray, RN, Founder/Past President of the National Nurses Honor Guard, will share her journey with this all-volunteer organization.  She provides a closer look into how this unique nationwide organization can provide a meaningful tribute honorin...

From early childhood Rita "Pixie" Ledbetter knew she wanted to be a nurse.  This podcast will take a closer look beyond her academic steps to becoming a certified nurse midwife.  She speaks from experience as to why kindness, compassion and respect matter when providing both maternity and gyn care for women of all ages and backgrounds. . Send us Fan Mail OB Nurse Smart Talk

Have you ever wondered about Travel Nursing?  This podcast will take a closer look at one nurse's travel journey. Holly began her nursing career in 1998 working in Labor and Delivery at a large Central Illinois Hospital.  As a mother of four she was looking for nursing employment that would increase her income yet accommodate a flexible schedule for her family.  She entered the world of Trave...