#NixiMeets

#NixiMeets

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#NixiMeets episodes

  • @NixiMeets Verena del Valle - Certified ChildLife Specialist - SPANISH

    ☀️ Verena's a mom, but also a trained ChildLife professional with expertise in helping children and their families overcome life’s most challenging events, particularly those related to healthcare and hospitalization.


    This Barcelonian born and bred has worked and studied all over the world, in countries such as Guatemala or the US. She's currently living in Switzerland, where she works as a ChildLife Specialist at Hôpital de l’Enfance in Lausanne 🇨🇭

    43 min
  • #NixiMeets Sarah Klapka - ChildLife Assistant - ENGLISH

    Sarah is a ChildLife Assistant and loves working with children and families!


    🦋She has shared with us her experience in the ChildLife world so far, and have told us a little bit of everything you should know if you're interested in taking part of such an amazing part of the pediatric field! 🐝

    25 min
  • #NixiMeets Jackie Raftery - Certified ChildLife Specialist - ENGLISH

    Jackie 👩🏻 has the unique role of being a ChildLife Specialist in the community, where she visits children in their homes to provide palliative and hospice care to children with life-limiting illnesses.


    🌻 Jackie's favorite part of being a child life specialist is being able to work with children for a long period of time and seeing them understand their medical experiences more, whether it be through medical play, reading stories about the hospital, or teaching coping strategies. 🌻

    27 min
  • #NixiMeets Megan Graham - Certified Childlife Specialist - ENGLISH

    Megan is a Certified Child Life Specialist, researcher and founder of @childlifecopingcorner, where she empowers caregivers, parents & children.


    She's someone to look out for in the Childlife world and a resourceful figure that has created a corner with all you need to know about it, along with different manuals and resources.

    Thanks Megan for devoting your time to help the little ones! 👧👶

    25 min
  • #NixiMeets Barbara Nunez - Certified ChildLife Specialist - ENGLISH

    Having the chance to speak with Barbara was incredible. 💪 She's a child life specialist currently working at the Miami Cancer Institute in the radiation oncology department. Barbie loves her job and she lives to make the children's life easier when going through traumatic medical experiences. 💛


    "One of the things that I love about my job is that I wake up every morning knowing that I am helping children cope and develop skills which aids them in unfortunate situations and grants me an ultimate feeling of gratification, knowing that I am making a difference in their lives" 

    - Barbie Nunez

    23 min

About #NixiMeets

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Hello everbody! In Nixi for Children we believe in helping children build their own coping mechanisms against pre-surgery anxiety. As adults, though, we still have a lot to learn! Listen to Tomàs chat with a wide range of specialists of the pediatric field to know how you and your kid can improve the way you'll face hospital experiences and more!