Nurses It's Not Burnout It's Nurse Trauma podcast cover art Episdoe 85

86 Your Regulation Is the resistance

April 16, 20261 min read

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Dr. Lorre Laws exposes why healthcare systems need nurses dysregulated and in survival mode. From 46,000 striking nurses to hospitals cutting healthcare for healthcare workers, this episode reveals what they're hiding and why your nervous system regulation is the resistance they fear most.

In this Video, Dr. Lorre breaks down:

- 46,000 nurses currently on strike across Kaiser, NYC hospitals, and Henry Ford Genesys

- Hospitals cutting healthcare benefits for the people who provide healthcare

- 121% higher infectious disease risk, 72.8% of workplace violence injuries, 77% MSDs, 96% PTSD symptoms

- Systems need nurses in survival mode to block ventral vagal tone and collective action

- Nervous system regulation enables social connection and dismantles oppressive systems

- 5-Step Nurse Trauma Healing Process: Identify, Assess, Blueprint, Master Window of Tolerance, Sustain/Ascend/Lead

Featured Stories:

- Alex Pretti, 37-year-old ICU nurse murdered by federal agents

- Pregnant nurse assaulted with printer and computer monitor at Houston Methodist

- Michigan nurses striking 160+ days in sub-zero temperatures

🔗 RESOURCES MENTIONED:

👉 Free Resource Vault (nervous system regulation tools, MicroDoses Matter practice, 5-4-3-2-1 practice, box breathing, and more): https://drlorrelaws.com/vault

📕 Book: Nursing Our Healer's Heart - A Recovery Guide for Nurse Trauma & Burnout https://drlorrelaws.com/book/

📧 Contact Dr. Lorre directly: [email protected]

👉 Subscribe to Dr. Lorre's newsletter: https://drlorrelaws.com

Weekly insights on the nurse health crisis, nervous system science, and evidence-based healing for nurses. No toxic positivity. No blame-the-nurse coping strategies. Just truth.

🔍 TIMESTAMPS:

0:00- Missing beloved pugs

0:19- Alex Preti murdered

1:25- Kaiser strike begins

2:36- Michigan nurses 160+ days

4:13-Pregnant nurse attacked

5:32-Free trauma assessment

7:12-Systems need survival mode

8:40-Regulation is resistance

11:26- Five-step healing process

13:25-5M nurses can dismantle systems

Dr. Lorre Laws

Dr. Lorre Laws

Nurse Neuroscientist. Healer. Author. Founder of the It’s Not Burnout – It’s Nurse Trauma movement.

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