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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 25, 2022

In Canada, over six million people avoid seeking treatment from the dentist each year. It's not the "fear" of going to see the dentist, but the fear of going absolutely broke doing it. But missing dentist's appointments has costs- it degrades the quality of life, and can introduce severe health problems down the road....


Aug 18, 2022

As of August 15, 2022, There have been 27,889 deaths from gun violence by all causes. There have been 419 mass shootings and 19 mass murders. There have been 215 children between the ages of 0-11, as well as 852 teenagers that have been killed by gun violence. There have been 24,849 individuals injured by gun violence....


Aug 11, 2022

There is nothing, and we mean NOTHING, that Andrea Dalzell cannot do. In this episode, we talk to a registered nurse, healthcare advocate, disability rights influencer, speaker and survivor, Andrea Dalzell. She is known as The Seated Nurse and was the first nurse in a wheelchair in New York. We discuss her path into...


Aug 4, 2022

What more can we as nurses say? We have said it all 6 ways from Sunday. Nurses are working short. Nurses are tired. Nurses are underpaid. Nurses are understaffed. Nurses are taken for granted. Nurses are morally distressed. Nurses are not showing up. Nurses are sick. Nurses are crying out for patient safety. Nurses...