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The Nurse Circle:
A safe, trauma-aware community for nurses to heal together.
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As L&D nurses, we care for the needs of our patients, but has anyone asked
What do YOU need?
Feeling burnt out? Frustrated? Alone?
Nurses deserve safety, too
As L&D nurses, we carry a heavy weight of job-related trauma.
We can lighten that weight together. The Nurse Circle offers you a gentle space to unload and build resilience as we soothe our nervous systems. You’ll get support from nurses who “get it”—and will have access to the resources you need to shift birth culture for yourself, your patients, and your community.
Taking care of ourselves ripples outward.
Our healing benefits our own families, patients, and communities. Join hands in this virtual circle and let’s heal together.
Secondary Traumatic Stress in Nurses: The Fallout
Harms nurses, patients, & hospital systems.
STS Symptoms
Avoidance
Avoiding reminders of trauma, becoming numb to previously enjoyable activities.
Intrusion
Replaying the traumatic event.
Arousal
Agitation and intrusive symptoms.
STS Consequences
Nurse Impacts:
Medical errors
Personal isolation
Altered emotional connections
Serious illness
Patient Impacts:
Medical errors
Altered emotional connections (nurse-patient relationship)
Workforce Impacts:
Medical errors
Interpersonal difficulty
Decreased work commitment
Altered world view
Absenteeism
Attrition
Considering leaving their nursing role or profession
Source: STS symptoms and consequences. STS indicates secondary traumatic stress. Adapted for C. Arnold.10
Trauma can cause a passionate and skilled nurse to lose their joy and perform poorly on the job. It can lead to higher nurse turnover and even contribute to errors that harm patients.
We can change this right now.
TIBN Educator & Facilitator Team
This work can be heavy. Let’s lighten the load together.
Find community & get support from nurses who have been right where you are now. Join us!
Looking for a community of birth nurses who understand the stresses and challenges of labor and delivery nursing while learning how to change the current system? Look no further than the Birth Nurse Community and Foundations!
This membership-based community offers support and camaraderie to L&D nurses who often feel caught between physician or hospital procedures and their birthing patients. By joining the Birth Nurse Level 1 Community, you can connect with other nurses who share your passion for delivering individualized care with compassion, while also healing the secondary trauma that is so often a part of this vital profession. With access to online resources, discussion forums, and monthly virtual meetups, it’s the perfect place to find support, friendship, and professional development. So why wait?
Join Level 2 Foundations to get not just the support of Community but our courses and trainings on becoming trauma informed for your patients and how to get your voice heard within your facility.
Go From Helper Nurse
To Advocate Nurse
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The Nurse Circle Community Has 2 Levels of Membership
Perfect for
Individual Nurses
Level 1:
Community
An exclusive community for labor & birth nurse change-makers! This Level 1 community is perfect for nurses who need the community support from people who really “get them.”
What’s Included in Level 1:
- Nurse Circle Community membership
- Access to the Nurse Circle Community of perinatal nurses working toward a standard of trauma-informed care
- Monthly live office hours with replay
- Extensive resource library for continued trauma-responsive learning
- Fostering Trauma-Informed Perinatal Care Relationships Webinar (1 Nursing continuing education credit)
- An Embodiment Space: Develop your personal plan for emotional safety
- Unending peer support and accountability: Community is the key to recovery
$7/month for Community Acces
Included in the TIBN Program,
For Individuals & Teams
Level 2:
Foundations
Begin your shift to the new Advocate Nursing Standard of Care.
What’s Included in Level 2:
- Everything in Level 1 plus the Trauma-Informed Birth Nurse Course (self-paced,10 Nursing continuing education credits)
- Recorded reflection calls for nervous system support during coursework
- Spiral-bound workbook mailed to you
- Additional workshops and seminars for nursing continuing education credits
- Do No Harm - A New Approach to Labor and Delivery Nursing Professional Development
- Bedside Debriefing for Traumatic Birth Prevention
$249 initial payment, then $99/mo for TIBN course + community access. Learn more about TIBN & bring the program to your facility!
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