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Cumulative Care Taking Trauma® is a theory and recognition of a pattern seen and felt within the collective nursing profession.

Cumulative Care Taking Trauma is the overexposure of abnormal and traumatic events with no time for

  • Acknowledgment

  • Discussion

  • Processing

  • Recovering (a sense of psychological safety) that results in emotional, physical and spiritual suffering.

Cumulative Care Taking Trauma is a result of not only this overexposure but the perpetuating factors contributing to the emotional complexity of the job such as inadequate staffing, limited resources, insufficient mentorship, lack of psychological support and structural racism.

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Theory

Intention

It is our intention to provide language as a blueprint for identifying interventions, developing advancements, supporting ongoing research that establish debriefing as a national standard of nursing practice.

Debriefing the Front Lines focuses on terms that recognize our humanness and provides tools that put this recognition into action.

Mission

Debriefing the Front Lines provides structured debriefing of single incident and Cumulative Care Taking Trauma, emotional wellness offerings, sobriety support, and CE workshops to individual nurses + systems through 1:1 sessions and hospital partnerships.

Our work is mission driven with heart centered pricing - meaning those that can pay do so and those who are experiencing hardship are awarded scholarships/reduced rate sessions.

As a nonprofit organization, 58% of our funding comes from the generous donors of our commUNITY during our annual GivingTuesday fundraising campaign. The remainder comes from our programs, workshops and digital products tools + resources. 

Every $50 donation provides one scholarship based debriefing session to a nurse in need.

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Testimonials

Testimonials
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“I have tried therapy and counseling, but it was not as effective as Debriefing the Front Lines. Michelle is a nurse so she understood what I was going through and provided a safe place for me to express my feelings.

DTFL was an incredible experience! I love the resources shared with me and they have definitely helped my mental health! I am still thinking about it months later, so that's how impactful it was.”

- Ellie BSN, RN, CEN

Emergency Department

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“Debriefing the Front Lines has assisted in my healing journey and played a key role in helping me find hope after experiencing increased personal and work stress.

Whether nurses have worked COVID or not they deserve more support for their overall well being and mental health.”

- Katherine BSN, RN

Obstetrics

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“Debriefing the Front Lines has grown from a daily communication initiative and debriefing within a small scale to a nationwide healing campaign.

As a healthcare professional I am met every day with the need for a psychological safe space outside of my workplace. Debriefing the Front Lines created this space. As nurses our trauma is not over.”

- Ariella BSN, RN

Trauma IMCU/PCU

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“Debriefing the Front Lines has given me a space to share my experiences of being a nurse during the pandemic. Discussing shared traumatic and difficult experiences with other nurses is incredibly therapeutic. Relating to fellow nurses allows me to release anxiety and maybe even have a laugh. Creativity even further adds to the therapeutic effect which Debriefing the Front Lines provides”

- Caroline BSN, RN

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“Every human has something to express, especially while living through a pandemic. I have always expressed myself through visual arts. This form of creativity allows me to escape from the present for just a few moments where I am not a nurse, not a woman, not a daughter— I’m just… abundantly me. It allows me to fill myself with passion so that when I am in tune with reality, I can pour that passion onto others.”

- Taylor BSN, RN

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"Debriefing the Front Lines offers a safe and creative outlet where healers can heal. Finding opportunities like this to play with flowers or engage in other creative activities fills up my cup amidst all that comes with being a nurse and walking alongside others in their darkest moments. Truly, we all need places where we can come together and decompress, so that we can get up the next day, be our best, and continue to do the work."

- Katie MSN, RN

Follow our journey

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Thank you to everyone who has checked in on me and for following my personal stories from preparation to power outage to recovery. I’m safe. My home has minimal damage. However, I am heartbroken for my small town of Punta Gorda who sustaine
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Our debriefing sessions provide a compassionate space for nurses to share their experiences, process their emotions, and connect with nurses who understand the unique challenges faced in the aftermath of trauma. Led by experienced Debriefing Facilit

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