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RN, Patient advocacy, Elder care

About Gail

     Since I was 7 years old, I wanted to be a nurse to help people “get well again,” and in my 40 plus years in practice, that desire has never wavered.

    Once I became a registered nurse (RN), my first 12 years were spent in traditional health care hospitals in Boston, Massachusetts and Monterey, California. Wanting to expand my education and explore different approaches to health and healing, I began a lifelong journey studying different cultural approaches. My first explorations brought me the gift of learning from Native American cultures, their approach to healing the whole person, and their extensive use of herbs. The next gifts were invitations to medical and nursing exchanges in the former Soviet Union, China, and Mongolia, where the people shared ancient healing traditions they used in tandem with current medical practices. 

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     After significant discovery and study about the mind, body, soul interplay, I left acute care and illness settings and launched a private practice over 40 years ago. I included consulting, coaching, teaching, and energy healing as avenues to empower others who wished to create better paths toward health and well-being. In this work, I also assembled teams of caregivers and other practitioners who served the client in an honoring and synergistic way.

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 Nursing and Educator Experience:

  • 40+ years - Patient advocacy

  • 23+ years - In-home Health Care Coordinator for people with various health issues and diseases

  • 20+ years - Diabetes Educator

  • 12 years - Presenter: stress management, balanced productivity and empowerment 

  • 10 years - Hospital Nurse and Supervisor: medical/surgical unit/coronary care/pediatrics

  • 7 years - Continuing Education Provider: diabetes, weight management, stress reduction and natural healing modalities

  • 3 years - Cancer Wellness Nutrition Educator

  • 2 years - K-8 Health Science Teacher

 

     Curious about deeper healing, such as the energy field connections to the mind, emotions, spirit, and soul, I took workshops from Dr. Bernie Segal, Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, Dr. Charles Garfield, Caroline Myss, and Dr. Irving Oyle, to name a few. I found that balancing the mind and body could make a significant impact on healing and successfully implemented what I learned into my practice.

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Other Studies:

  • Healing Touch

  • Regenesis*

  • Touch for Health for Nurses*

  • Therapeutic Touch

  • Reiki*

  • Bowen Technique

  • Aromatherapy

  • Hypnotherapy*

   *Certified Practitioner 

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Additional Experience:

  • Committee Participant: Stanford University, teaching nutrition to nurses and physicians

  • National Presenter: American Holistic Nurses Association

  • Panel Member: National Health and Fitness Expo on "Healing and the Mind"

  • Media Spokesperson: diabetes education, American Diabetes Association

  • Conference Coordinator: Pathways to Wellness

  • Presenter: natural healing modalities for Naturopathic Physicians, Dortmund, Germany

  • Citizen Diplomat:

    • Center for Soviet-American Dialogue, healing arts exchange to the former Soviet Union and Ireland

    • People-to-People Ambassador to China and Mongolia with the American Holistic Nurses Association

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Publications:

  • Home Visits: An Extension of the Diabetes Education Program, The Diabetes Educator 1978

  • School Visits: An Extension of the Diabetes Education Program, The Diabetes Educator 1981

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​Awards:​

  • Monoject Manuscript Award presented for outstanding contributions to the field of diabetes education by The American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) for Home Visits: An Extension of the Diabetes Education Program, 1978.

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