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Welcome to A Nurse’s Journey Virtual Summit!

This inspiring event features 28 powerful speakers sharing real stories, practical tips, and tools to help nurses grow and thrive.
Whether you’re burned out, seeking clarity, or simply ready to be inspired again, this summit offers honest conversations, expert guidance, and soul-fueling encouragement to help you reconnect with your purpose, passion, and power — both at the bedside and beyond.

Why This Summit Exists

After over 30 years of working in the field, Julie knows firsthand how nurses are often expected to give endlessly without time to process their own healing. This summit was born from that truth — and her calling to change it.
We brought together 28 remarkable speakers from across healthcare, wellness, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and leadership to speak to the heart of nursing today.
These are not dry, surface-level webinars. These are real conversations about burnout, boundaries, career pivots, compassion fatigue, leadership, grief, trauma, resilience — and what it really looks like to keep showing up when you feel like you’re running on empty.

What You’ll Get

Meet the Powerhouse Speakers of A Nurse’s Journey Virtual Summit

These 28 bold, brilliant voices—leaders, changemakers, and nurses—are here to inspire, challenge, and uplift you. Through meaningful conversations with Julie, each speaker brings real stories, practical tools, and fresh perspectives to help you feel empowered, supported, and reconnected to your purpose in nursing and beyond.

Jennifer Johnson

Teresa Sanderson

Jeanette Paxia

Emily Knife

Kristen Yarker

Maureen Metzger

Tracey Hotta

Dawn Jarvis

Lynda Monk

Kim Fleck

Giovanna Navarro

Sheena Howard

Anas Abidrabbu

Courtney Mansbridge

Sarah Bell

Terry Healey

Stacy Prech

Ellen Mahoney

Darlene Schindel

Laura Meadows

Karen DiMarco

Heather Colledge

Kim English

Julie Atkinson

Peter Abraham

Prisca Benson

Jamie Marcellus

Crista Turcotte

Meet the Powerhouse Speakers of A Nurse’s Journey Virtual Summit

These 28 bold, brilliant voices—leaders, changemakers, and nurses—are here to inspire, challenge, and uplift you. Through meaningful conversations with Julie, each speaker brings real stories, practical tools, and fresh perspectives to help you feel empowered, supported, and reconnected to your purpose in nursing and beyond.

Jennifer Johnson

Teresa Sanderson

Jeanette Paxia

Emily Knife

Kristen Yarker

Maureen Metzger

Tracey Hotta

Dawn Jarvis

Lynda Monk

Kim Fleck

Giovanna Navarro

Sheena Howard

Anas Abidrabbu

Courtney Mansbridge

Sarah Bell

Terry Healey

Stacy Prech

Ellen Mahoney

Darlene Schindel

Laura Meadows

Karen DiMarco

Heather Colledge

Kim English

Julie Atkinson

Peter Abraham

Prisca Benson

Jamie Marcellus

Crista Turcotte

Who It’s For

This summit is for you if:
✅ You’re a nurse who’s exhausted, overwhelmed, or on the edge of leaving the profession
✅ You’re ready to reconnect with your ‘why’ — or redefine it entirely
✅ You want to learn from nurses who’ve turned pain into purpose
✅ You believe healing and leadership can co-exist
✅ You’re curious about what’s possible beyond traditional nursing roles

A Note from Julie

“I’ve spent my career advocating for people in their most vulnerable moments. Now, I want to advocate for you — the nurse who gives everything, often without being seen. This summit is my way of saying: You matter too. I hope these stories help you remember that.”