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The Gritty Nurse

The Gritty Nurse is back, and NO TOPIC is off-limits! Launching in September 2025 with host Amie Archibald Varley, this podcast is dedicated to amplifying the voices of nurses and others who work in healthcare to explore the most pressing issues they face. Join Amie as she continues to take a deep dive into powerful and often uncomfortable topics. Though shared experriences, storytelling and the discussions surrounding the intersection of power, we will navigate the challenges facing healthcare nationally and internationally--as of course--challenge the status quo. The show's core belief remains unwavering: that compassion is the through understanding diverse narratives and perspectives is KEY. Amie will continue to explore hot-button issues like mental health, social justice, women's health, and the daily challenges within the nursing profession. The Gritty Nurse is more than just a podcast—it's a community where nurses and healthcare workers can feel heard, empowered, and recognized as the community leaders they truly are. Change is HERE.

Aug 27, 2020

In this episode, we discuss our clinical experiences throughout our 4 years of nursing school. In this gritty & funny episode, we talk about it all (community, mental health, gerontology, medicine, surgical, peds and maternal child) and how we overcame each one! The good, bad and the ugly!


Aug 20, 2020

The Gritty Nurses discuss different personality types that you may encounter at work.

We talk about the bossy nurse, the negative Nancy, the educator, the chronic shift switcher, the new grad, the goody two shoes, the computer illiterate, the drama/gossip queen, the incessantly happy, the ghost, the people pleaser, the...


Aug 14, 2020

In this episode, the Gritty Nurses discuss what it is like dating or being married to a nurse. Inspired by your comments, our experiences and the the "Ginger Billy"- we have a no holds barred conversation on what its REALLY like being with a nurse. No sexy nurses here!


Aug 6, 2020

How has your mental health been in the past few months? In this lighthearted episode, Amie and Sara do a check in with each other and how they've been coping.

This may or may not include the following: Netflix bingeing, gardening, and horror movies.

We talk about recognizing signs of mental stress, taking advantage of...