I’m Karen — a nurse and educator with over 23 years of experience, and at the core of everything I do is seeing the person in front of me.

I pay attention to the situation, to what someone might be feeling, and to what this moment looks like through their eyes. I slow down. I make eye contact. I try to understand what’s underneath the behavior — because most of the time, it’s fear, overwhelm, pain, or simply being somewhere they never wanted to be.

I love this work — truly. Almost to a fault. But that’s why I’m good at it.

I care deeply about helping people feel less alone in hard moments. I try to teach the things I wish someone had taken the time to teach me — the small explanations, the quiet reassurances, the human context that makes difficult situations a little easier to bear.

I understand how hard it is to be the new nurse, the nurse pulled from their home unit, the student who’s terrified because they’ve never seen a wound that deep before. I remember what it felt like to be young and unsure, to walk into situations that felt overwhelming and unfamiliar. I’ve been there.

My work is about care, education, and presence — meeting people where they are and helping them move forward with a little more understanding, confidence, and calm.