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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.

Jun 24, 2021

The Padawan, becomes the Jedi! In this episode, Amie and Sara interview the host of CBC's White Coat, Black Art and The Dose Dr. Brian Goldman. Dr. Goldman and the CBC crew was the FIRST to reach out to us, to hear our stories and elevate frontline nursing voices. We discuss how he got started in radio, successes...


Jun 17, 2021

How do we begin to become allies with Indigenous, Metis and First Nation People? What does it look like, and how does it feel being an indigenous healthcare provider or travelling healthcare education as an indigenous person?

In this episode, Amie and Sara sit down to talk with Rachel Radyk, a registered practical nurse...


Jun 10, 2021

Healthcare providers don't always have healthy coping mechanisms. I know, I know...we are all feeling like the gas tank is on empty. But what if we gave you some things you can do, TODAY to help reduce some of the mental health stress you are facing? We sit down and talk with Dr. Jason Harley, whose research aims...


Jun 3, 2021

What do you get when you mix high intelligence, a scientific sexual health guru, name-taking, health misinformation-busting, and a highly empowered woman? You get Dr. Jen Gunter. Amie and Sara sit down to talk to the one and only badass, sexual health disrupter Dr. Gunter about her new book, “The Menopause...