Stardust and Story: Indigenous Wisdom and the Wolf's Trail. Through the lens of Indigenous Knowledge, this piece integrates Indigenous teachings with contemporary ideas about consciousness and quantum potentiality, offering a paradigm for addressing systemic imbalance. What becomes possible when we remember that we are not separate from the land or each other, but vital threads in a living,...
Health-care workers are at risk of experiencing negative consequences for their own health and job performance due to a wide variety of stressors. Care providers suffer from varying expressions of a generalized symptom set that has been termed "burnout" or "compassion fatigue." These terms can help us understand the phenomenon that is happening in our health system, but a strong understanding...
Nurses can benefit from strategies that build resilience to counterbalance trauma exposures. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and adverse community environments are common; nurses frequently encounter trauma victims and hear trauma narratives in most care settings. Having skills to manage the triggers present in health-care environments is essential. Contemplative practices can help to meet...