The Ritual Nurse
Join our journey where nurses learn to heal themselves first, combining holistic rituals with practical strategies to thrive in their demanding careers. We mix that with stories and humor in first of its kind short form, perfect for nurses busy schedules. Each episode has our favorite coffee and crystals segment that everyone raves about. Curl up with your cat, or pop an earbud in during a ten minute break, and during the commute - this podcast is exactly what you need.
TLDR: This podcast offers short, impactful episodes filled with transformative tools, real-life stories, and a touch of magic to help nurses reclaim their well-being.
Episodes
31 episodes
Dear Nurses... My Letter to You
This Thanksgiving episode is simple. It's my love letter to my nurses. MY 'patient population'. MY why. Not the kind people write on holiday cards. The kind nurses never get but always deserve.In this conversation, we step aw...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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24:23
Walking Between Worlds - The Nurse, The Psychopomp
In this hauntingly beautiful finale to the Ritual Nurse spooky season specials, Riva explores the sacred and often unseen role nurses play as modern-day psychopomps, guides who walk with souls through the threshold between life and death.
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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28:46
Ghosts in Nursing... and the studio?! Podcasting got real real.
Things got weird. And not just "spooky story time" weird. It was full-on haunted podcast chaos this week as Riva and her daughter hit record, thirty episodes in, and tonight was the first time the tech itself decided to get possessed. Microphon...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:24:47
Spooky Special: The History of Tarot
This week, we’re taking a journey through time and trust me, it’s wilder than any Halloween story you’ve heard.Tarot didn’t begin in the dark corners of an occult bookstore or a dusty Romani caravan (yep, we’re busting that myth). It starte...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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28:23
Panic at the Pyxis: How to Regulate When You Have 30 Seconds and Zero Privacy
Happy October, fam!!! Spooky season is here (read my favoritest season besides summer), and so are some big firsts for The Ritual Nurse. This month we’ve got special off-schedule episodes dropping, TikTok Lives (Go follow @theritualnur...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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34:46
Culture Cure: HR does WHAT?
Walking into HR can feel like stepping into the unknown. For many nurses, it is a place of fear, frustration, and unanswered questions. What does HR really do? How much power do they actually have? And how can nurses really get what they need i...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:37:55
Culture Cure: Mean Girls are Vile. I said what I said.
Nursing culture has a dark side: bullying, incivility, and lateral violence. In this episode of The Ritual Nurse, Riva dives straight into the heart of toxic workplace culture and its devastating impact on nurses’ mental health, resili...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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42:12
The Anchor Crew: Friends Who Gag Together, Stay Together
Two of my closest friends and healthcare veterans join me to explore how our decade-long friendship has kept us sane through chaos, unending workloads, and the pandemic's darkest days.• Why healthcare friendships are survival gear; self...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:31:23
RISE First: The Nurse Who Came Back to Life
What's This Episode About?Riva is BACK and she's not playing around. In this raw, powerful Season 2 premiere, she gets real about the moment everything changed: a workplace injury during a code blue in 2021 that forced her to face...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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48:45
The Debrief: Season One Finale
This is your wrap-up report. Your sacred shift sign-out. Your permission to exhale.In this emotional, powerful, and heart-filled finale of Season One, host Riva reflects on the journey we’ve taken together through trauma-informed healing...
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37:12
The Four Agreements of Nursing
The Four Agreements of Nursing — This week, Riva dives into a deceptively simple book with a surprisingly deep message for nurses everywhere: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz.But this isn’t a book club...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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43:03
Practicing in Pride! Who me? YES YOU.
This week on The Ritual Nurse, we're celebrating Pride not just with rainbows, but with radical accountability, affirming care, and professional truth-telling. What does it really mean to practice nursing with equity—not just ...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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50:00
How to Regulate When You Have 30 Seconds and Zero Privacy!
You’re mid-shift, mid-crisis, and maxed out. You’ve got zero privacy, 30 seconds (if that), and an urgent need to NOT spiral. In this episode of The Ritual Nurse, we’re diving deep into how to emotionally regulate when you’re still on ...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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33:55
Happy Nurses' Week!! NO PIZZA. All POWER.
Happy Nurses Week, sacred soul. This episode is your reminder—and your ritual—that you are not just part of the system… you ARE the medicine.This year’s Nurses Week theme is “The Power of the Nurse,” and we’re making it mor...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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34:03
There Are No Ducks. Only Trash Pandas in Scrubs.
This week’s episode is a love letter to every nurse who’s been overwhelmed, under-caffeinated, and hanging on by a stethoscope string. Host Riva gets real about the kind of week that makes you question your career, your sanity, and your alarm c...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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34:10
Crying, Laughing, and Probably Failing a Med Math Quiz
The past few weeks, we've had those clinical days — the kind where you laugh so hard with your students that you’re crying in the break room with mascara halfway down your face and someone might have a chux pad stuck to on a shoe.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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29:46
The Pitt, Affogato, and "You have p3nis on your gloves"
Ever felt like you're just done — with the shifts, the drama, the expectations, the trauma? Yeah, same. This week on The Ritual Nurse, we’re talking about real boundaries — not just the kind where you say no to picking up a shift, but the kind ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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25:12
The Birthday Burnout Cure: Organize Your Overwhelm with The List
This episode is your invitation to stop spiraling in burnout and start stepping into your power—one beautiful task at a time.It’s Riva’s birthday week, and instead of just celebrating with cake and candles, she’s showing up with a bold g...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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26:02
The Meditation Tapes - Ancient Circle Meditation
Pause, breathe, and step into the ancient forest where healers across time have gathered to witness, release, and renew.Healthcare providers know the weight of what they carry – the moments that linger too long, the emotions locked deep ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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19:55
The Meditation Tapes: The Ancient Forest Awaits
Take a deep breath and step into a sanctuary of calm with this special meditation episode designed to restore your center when life feels overwhelming. Your Ritual Nurse Riva guides you through a soothing 15-minute practice combinin...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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19:40
The Meditation Tapes: But Molly... what if my brain said...nope.
The Meditation Tapes are a series meant to give you real no joke hands on tools to ground yourself and protect your mental health. No gymnastics or unreachable principles. Just straight talk from people who understand what we actually face ever...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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47:00
The Meditation Tapes: Introducing my friend Molly
Join us as we delve into the profound connections between postpartum experiences and end-of-life care in this enlightening episode. Our guest, Molly, is a postpartum and death doula, a certified Ayurvedic coach, and the host of The Busy Mom’s G...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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38:08
Nursing Avatar 2 of 2: Special Guest "Stop shoving sh/t in boxes!"
Hey everyone, Riva here! In this second episode with my fellow nurse and friend Jamie, we dive headfirst into what it really takes to thrive in the nursing world—especially when you’re juggling nonstop pressures and a million demands on your ti...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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36:25
Nurse Avatar Part 1 of 2: Special Guest "I see you"
Navigating the ever-changing landscape of healthcare during a global pandemic is no small feat, and few understand this better than our guest, Jamie, a dedicated nurse who has transitioned from a med-surg unit to the ICU in the midst of chaos. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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42:32
When Nurses Feel Like They Have Nothing Left to Give: aka the "oh f*$K I'm running on empty" episode
Burnout is an all-too-familiar foe for many nurses, but what if humor helps you breathe? Is your overstimulated self fighting for your life right now? Pop an earbud, I'm here for it.Join me, Riva, your Ritual Nurse, as I share my persona...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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39:16