The Nurse Educator Talk Network is an inspirational storytelling podcast about the discoveries of finding the best version of oneself with focuses of rhythmic/rhythmatic living, transformational and visionary leadership and developing purposeful relationships; geared toward nurses in every facet of the nursing profession who are seeking passion, purpose, meaningfulness and wholeness.

This episode will lead you on a road to personal enlighten and growth, renewed creativity and passion for nursing and music! Guided by a models of intrinsic and extrinsic self-discovery, and leadership developments; we follow a systematic approach on the Nurse Educator Talk Network to maximize your potential within the many intricacies of nursing; guided by transparent dialog and storytelling among extraordinary nurses, nurse leaders, nurse educator and nurse entrepreneurs all who at some point faced life-altering challenges, adversities, success and overcoming!

Anne Taylor, a Danish born nurse and nurse entrepreneur; founder and CEO of Scandic Health is here today on the Network to talk about MusiCure…..A music platform that helps bring tranquility and stress reduction to hospitals, healthcare facilities, health-related institutions, healthcare providers and their patients through (Music as Medicine). Anne has a passion for sharing her personal experiences with MusiCure and how it leads one to healing of the mind and soul. Anne is here to talk about the evidence based research behind her MusiCure driven business and how MusiCure can be used in both patients and healthcare providers to lower the stress inducing hormone called cortisol which increases anxiety. MusiCure has been shown to increase the calm inducing hormone called oxytocin which helps with well-being!

Today on this episode we are talking about mental illness within nurses, the rhythmic nature of music and its’ healing effects on the mind, body and spirit of both patients and healthcare providers. It is without a doubt we are in an optimal state of growth opportunities to extend well beyond our limitations as nurses. MusiCure is an evidence based intervention that can be used by nurses and for their patients that can reset one’s natural rhythmic nature. The ebbs and flows of the dynamic issues impacting healthcare including nursing shortages, nurse burnout, compassion fatigue, stress, unhealthy work environments, bullying, nurse disengagement, staffing issues, boredom, uncertain career trajectories, nurse hopelessness, lack of self-efficacy, nurse mental illness, suicide have caused us to get out of rhythm of being our best selves and most notably the best nurse we can possibly be. Stress, anxiety and depression in nursing are in heightened states in the healthcare system and stifle our commitments, our relationships, our hope and joy. These issues imply that now more than ever being true to ourselves as, having faith within ourselves, having a commitment to building purposeful relationships, having faith in our purpose and being in tune with the here and now. Discovering our true sense of purpose, our hidden gifts and talents and building our faith muscles often comes in times of adversity, pain, suffering, disappointments and failure. Being present in the moment, being in-tune with ourselves and others, is the cornerstone of embracing rhythmic or rhythmatic living in urban terms.

Embrace Rhythmic/Rhythmatic living

What does rhythmic/rhythmatic living mean? Whatever is happening in your life right now, there is an accompanying rhythm that resembles music and melody. The way you breathe; the rhythm at which your heart beats. Life follows a natural rhythm; a divine order. Seasons have rhythms! The rise and set of the sun has a rhythm! Night and day has a rhythm! the circadian rhythm, our sleep wake cycle, has a natural rhythm! Rhythmic living means being in alignment with your destiny, your purpose and your current season.