“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
"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