“Once a Nurse Always a Nurse” - I disagree
I have always been amazed by nature since I was a young girl. I would gaze at the clouds and stars, wonder at the rolling landscapes, the tiny insects and animals that seem to live symbiotically together. The flora and fauna, the beauty, the complexity, the diversity and the simplicity all woven together in perfect balance, everything seemed to have a purpose. I then, unfortunately forgot and became an indoctrinated nurse.
I had always wanted to help people and nursing seemed to be the perfect fit. As a nurse I was taught amazing things about the body. I was fascinated with learning the mechanisms and function of our anatomy right down to our cellular genetics. I loved being able to care for my patients and the relationships that were built while under my care.
However, as a nurse I always felt that something was missing. We weren’t seeing the whole picture. I remembered my days spent outdoors in nature, how everything seemed to have a purpose in creating the perfect thriving ecosystem, this wasn’t the way in medicine, everything seemed to be dispensable. Medicine focuses solely on the physical body and symptoms; simply diagnose and treat, very rarely looking at the whole body, the bigger picture.
I became a Holistic Nutritionist in 2018. This allowed me to have an understanding of both conventional allopathic medicine as well as a more holistic approach. I spent years researching and understanding the body and the meaning of health from all angles. I challenged my beliefs, and things I had previously learned as “fact".”
I loved asking questions, to always want to do better, be better, improve and grow. To provide the best possible care and outcomes for my patients. This meant providing them with the whole story and all valuable information. This meant allowing them to make their own decision, based on education and not coercion or only hearing one side.
The more I learned about the body, the more I wanted to educate and help. I quickly realized this was not the way in medicine if it went against the one-sided narrative of pharmaceuticals. I was not allowed to share the whole picture and all the information. There was no informed consent when only one side was presented.
As my studies and research continued to lead me into a deeper understanding of the body and our immune system, my perceptions of nature’s complexity were confirmed. We are nature, we are no different, everything in our body has role and purpose and is all connected to one another. Not only did I realize how truly unique and complex we are, but I realized the importance of soul and spirit; we are spiritual beings. This is incredibly significant to our overall wellbeing. We are energy beings, radiating energy throughout our body and into the world. Our thoughts transform into physical aspects in our being,
““our biology becomes our biography” ”
We have become so disconnected from ourselves, each other and community, we don’t even realize how removed we are. We have become dis-empowered; victims in our own bodies. Just as Steiner stated in the early 1900’s the soul had been eliminated.
“In the future, we will eliminate the soul with medicine. Under the pretext of a ‘healthy point of view’, there will be a vaccine by which the human body will be treated as soon as possible directly at birth, so that the human being cannot develop the thought of the existence of soul and Spirit.”
The more I began to research and study holistic health, learning about germ theory vs terrain theory, I realized just how similar we are to ecosystems in nature. Nothing was created by mistake.
Over the years I realized, if we want to better understand something all we have to do is step outside and observe.
We have a microbiome consisting of bacteria that is essential for our digestion, mood and behaviour. We are more bacteria than human cells and the bacteria we find is not the problem, but actually the solution helping with the healing, not the cause.
We also have a viriome that helps protect us from environmental changes and dangers. Viruses are truly exosomes, not here to hurt us but again to heal.
Our bodies simply cannot be studied in labs and petri dishes. We are too complex and every person is unique and different, nor do these tests take in account our energetic makeup. Which seems to have been completely dismissed by medicine.
When we realize how amazing and complex we are, we can see that too much time has been spent researching illness and disease rather than prevention, true health and optimal well-being. Medicine focuses on practices that continue to fuel disease and deplete our natural resources.
I know another way exists that promotes healing, true health, well-being, community, love and joy.
When I think of nursing now, I think of order followers. I see nursing trapped under the guise of critical thinking, but not really able to help and heal the way we want. Not being able to provide all the information we know is out there. I think of nursing as being in sterile environments, where souls are ignored, the idea of faith, spiritual energetic beings is non existent. When I think of nursing, I don’t think of health. I don’t think of helping - I think of being trapped in world void of life and vibrancy.
When people say to me, once a nurse always a nurse, I have to disagree. I am free. I am not a nurse. I am me. The term Nurse no longer resonates with me. I am now able to learn freely, speak freely and share freely. I can provide deeper understanding to health, I can research topics that challenge my beliefs, I can be open minded to learning new concepts. I also feel a betrayal, lack of trust and integrity within the nursing profession - I think it will be a while to heal these wounds.
We deserve better, we deserve an opportunity to take back our health, to be empowered beings to be sovereign and to honour how complex and amazing we truly are. We are powerful beings and when given all the proper tools and education we are capable of anything, including true health.
This is true freedom, becoming our own experts, trusting our perfect, divine, design, and reclaiming our power.
I’m no longer an indoctrinated nurse, but a child of God, a wife, a mother to three children, an entrepreneur and free to teach, help and guide others to health - the way I always imagined I could.
What do you think of when you hear the word Nurse?
Have Questions?
I’ll do my best to answer them.