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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 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 to enhance surgical and medical education and support health care workers by reducing adverse events and inefficiencies, especially those associated with the incidence of undesirable and unregulated emotions and burnout. We talk about negative self talk, group think and how we can see silver linings in the little things. 

https://www.mcgill.ca/experimentalsurgery/supervisionfaculty/jason-matthew-harley-phd

https://www.mcgill.ca/sails-lab/

https://globalnews.ca/news/7531247/research-stress-anxiety-healthcare-workers-covid-19/

https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/opinion-theres-no-vaccine-against-health-care-worker-burnout

https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/home-accueil-eng.aspx

https://mjm.mcgill.ca/article/view/871/663

LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/jason-harley-5709881aa

Twitter @JasonHarley07