I wanted to share something really personal with you—my keynote presentation from the AWHONN Convention in Orlando, FL. In this talk, I open up about two moments that completely changed my life: being banned from donating blood in nursing school for being gay, and having my first panic attack after a long shift in the ICU.

These moments could’ve broken me. But instead, they lit a fire. One pushed me to start Banned4Life and help lift the FDA’s gay blood ban. The other led me to create my Nurse Blake social media accounts as a way to share my story & overcome burnout.

Life gives us moments—some beautiful, some painful, some totally unexpected. My hope is that as you listen, you’ll look at your own defining moments and realize: they don’t have to hold you back. You have the power to take them, shape them, and turn them into something meaningful.

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I hope to see you later this Fall during my But Did You Die? Comedy Tour! Tickets on sale now at: nurseblake.com ___________

I want to shoutout AWHONN for selecting me to be their Keynote and to everyone who attended my session!

Are vet techs nurses? It’s a hot debate across social media, and in this episode, I’m diving into both sides of the conversation. We’ll break down the education, licensing, and responsibilities of veterinary technicians vs. nurses—and spotlight some surprising skills you may not know vet techs have. I’ll also share your comments & hot takes. Spoiler: this isn’t about who does more—it’s about credentials, respect, and keeping it honest in both the human and animal healthcare worlds.

💬 Join the convo and send me your thoughts for a future episode!

I’m back!! Welcome to Season 2 of the Nurse Blake Podcast! To start, I’m going on a whole new comedy tour, BUT DID YOU DIE?! Presale starts Wednesday April 23rd at 9am local with presale code: NURSE and general sale opens Friday April 25th at 9am local. VIP packages also available. Tickets: nurseblake.com

I’m so excited to be back! Thanks for all your love & patience, the past 2 years have been crazy, divorce, rehab, hospital hook up stories! But I’ve learn a lot about myself and feeling better than ever!

Wanna leave a comment, questions, or story, call the podcast hotline and leave me a message: (904) 586-8174

🫶 Nurse Blake

Ps NurseCon at Sea Jamaica is 70% sold out! Book fast to lock in early bird pricing: nurseconatsea.com

S2E5 Breakroom Gossip: #Social Media

In this episode of Breakroom Gossip (BRG) listen as we each share our own journeys into social media. Find out what Nurse John (TikTok), Kellie (@fabulousrn1), and I love about social media, what we find the most frustrating, and how we each found success over the years.

Discover how we each got started in social media and how we balance work, our time online and our personal lives. Follow along as we break down our favorite platforms, the behind the scenes of creating content and our advice for people looking to create content of their own.

Learn the real reason why we all love creating content and what you, the listener, mean to us.

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S2E4 Breakroom Gossip: Nurses Week Sucks!

In this episode of Breakroom Gossip (BRG) we break down the good, the bad, and the ugly of Nurses Week. Listen as Nurse John (TikTok), Kellie (@fabulousrn1) and I discuss the worst Nurses Week gifts we’ve ever received, what nurses really want, and the most ridiculous gifts you have all submitted.

Discover what shocks Kellie and I the most about Nurse John’s working conditions in Canada (no hints!). Listen as Nurse John gives all the details of what it's like to work as a nurse in Canada and helps us review our knowledge of Canadian geography.

Follow along as we play the game Operation and find who would make the best surgeon in real life. Learn what our favorite excuses are to use when we call in sick to work (diarrhea? Fever? Foreign object?) and to close we all give our take home messages on Nurses Week to all the wonderful nurses out there.

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S2E3 Breakroom Gossip: AMA (Ask me Anything)

In this episode of Breakroom Gossip (BRG) discover all the answers you wanted to know (and even the ones you didn’t) to all your burning questions. Listen as Nurse John (TikTok), Kellie (@fabulousrn1) and I, each reveal what our favorite body part is, our first impressions of each other and who has the hairiest butt. Learn if we’re friends IRL, what we each sleep in and our advice for all the new grads.

Find out what we really think of each other as we play the game ‘Who’s Most Likely To…’ Discover who is most likely to be a Facebook stalker (ahem, Nurse John!), not go to anyone’s funeral and who has absolutely no standards.

We share our favorite Taylor Swift song, the best jobs we’ve ever had and our advice for preparing for the NCLEX.

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Episode 1 Shift Change

Welcome to Breakroom Gossip, a new series of The Nurse Blake Podcast. In this series premiere you’ll meet my very best friends, Nurse John from TikTok (@nurse.johnn) and Kellie from ‘Fabulousrn1’ (@fabulousrn1).

Listen along as I introduce them to the world of podcasting and they introduce themselves to the world. Learn about how we all met, our backgrounds in nursing, social media and where we’re all from.

Follow along as we answer questions from the game “Let’s Get Deep”. Find out who has called 9-1-1 while they were drunk, who believes in conspiracy theories, and if all three of us believe in ghosts and which one of us doesn’t believe in aliens.

We dive deep into finding the ‘wink’, how many penises Kellie has seen (3,152!), and just how clean, tight and fresh, Nurse John really is.

Listen as we discuss which floor in the hospital is the hardest to work on, what’s planned for the future of this new series; all with a riveting play-by-play on the length of Nurse John’s shorts throughout the whole episode.

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I’m back with my husband Brett with Two Ts aboard NurseCon at Sea ‘22, the inaugural sailing of the most EPIC nursing conference. Listen in while we sail away somewhere in the middle of the ocean! Brett and I presented the show in front of a live audience on the third night of the conference. This special live recording was just one small part of an incredible week!

I share why I wanted to create NurseCon at Sea following my own experiences at other nursing conferences. Why not make them more fun?? I also talk about what it feels like to finally put on the event, and you get to hear Brett and I's reactions to everything that has gone down so far. Expectations were definitely exceeded, and we loved seeing all the nurses make connections and make the most out of the experience!

What are we looking forward to next? Could we live on a cruise ship? After asking ourselves some fun questions, we answer some questions from our live audience. It was a blast and I’m already so excited for next year! NurseCon at Sea 2023 registration opens this Friday 6/3 at Noon ET!!

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Happy New Year! I’m sad to say I will be taking a bit of a hiatus, so this will be the season finale for The Nurse Blake Podcast. I appreciate every listener, but I have a lot of other exciting things planned for 2022. Stay subscribed because I’ll be back for NurseCon at Sea in April!

As usual I’m with my husband Brett with two T’s, and I’m going over all of my favorite things this past year. I share my favorite thing this week, which is artificial turf for my pups! Then, Brett and I recap our winter break vacation in the British Virgin Islands. We spotted Jeff Bezos’ mega yacht, and we ran into a bunch of nurses! We also talk about our favorite songs, tv shows, and movies we watched in 2021.

Brett and I reflect on some major milestones from 2021, and our goals for this year. I also cover trends that may shape the nursing profession in 2022. After that, we play a game that quizzes our knowledge on what was searched the most on Google last year.

To wrap up I am reading a BUNCH of shout outs, thank you all for your submissions!

Only a few rooms left on NurseCon at Sea! https://nurseconatsea.com/

Stay tuned for more show dates! https://nurseblake.com/

Thanks for listening!