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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.

Mar 18, 2021

In this episode, Amie and Sara sit down with David Metzger, aka "Nurse Papa" to discuss life as a paediatric oncology nurse. How do you not take it home? How do you cope with seeing children so ill with small kids of your own? Is there a silver lining to working with these children? You have to listen to find out! He's...


Mar 11, 2021

Its the National day of Remembrance from the lives lost during the pandemic to Covid-19. Join us as we speak with Natalie Stake-Doucet PhD(c), the current president of the Quebec Nurses Association about her frontline experience during the pandemic, her grassroots advocacy work, and how she advocated for PPE,...


Mar 4, 2021

In this hilarious episode, Amie & Sara sit down and talk to Q The Nurse about travel nursing and we haven't laughed this hard in a long time! Q The Nurse talks about the life of a travel nurse, the pros and cons and all the juicy bits you have been dying to know. You don't need to be a nurse to enjoy this episode.!! He...