Mindful Moments with Pedro Morante
Nurturing minds, the nurse way.
A mental health and wellness podcast hosted by a board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, educator, and advocate for mindful living — offering reflection, healing, and meaningful conversation for healthcare professionals, students, and anyone seeking peace and clarity.
Hosted by Pedro Morante, PMHNP-BC
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🌈 Nurses Out Loud: Pride, Purpose & LGBTQ+ Advocacy | Mindful Moments
As we close out Pride Month, we celebrate the voices that are shaping a more compassionate, inclusive future for nursing and healthcare. In this special episode of Mindful Moments: Nurses Out Loud, host Pedro Morante is joined by an inspiring panel of LGBTQ+ nurse leaders and advocates—Benjamin Lindsay, Luis Caso Vega, Sarah Wells, and Travis Brown—for an honest conversation about identity, belonging, allyship, advocacy, and leadership. Together, they explore what it means to live and lead with pride, why representation matters in healthcare, how nurses can create safe spaces for patients and colleagues, and what gives them hope for the future of the profession. This episode is a reminder that Pride is more than a month—it's a commitment to creating healthcare environments where every nurse can thrive, every patient feels respected, and every voice is heard. Whether you're a nurse, nursing student, healthcare professional, or ally, this conversation will leave you inspired to lead with empathy, courage, and authenticity. Thank you to our incredible guests for sharing your experiences and helping us amplify voices that continue to move nursing forward. 🎧 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to follow, rate, and share the podcast with your colleagues and friends. Together, we can build a more inclusive future—one conversation at a time. #MindfulMoments #NursesOutLoud #PrideMonth #LGBTQHealth #LGBTQNurses #Nursing #NurseLeadership #HealthEquity #InclusiveCare #MentalHealth #HealthcareLeadership #Advocacy #NursePodcast #PMHNP #NursingCommunity
Jun 27, 2026Who Am I Beyond the Scrubs? A Journey from Bedside Nursing to Healthcare Innovation
Who are you when the scrubs come off? Joseph de Veyra — a first-generation immigrant nurse from the Philippines — traces his path from bedside nursing to healthcare leadership: finding purpose beyond a job title, leading through the COVID-19 pandemic, men’s mental health, burnout and resilience, and where technology and AI fit into nursing’s future.
Jun 13, 2026Who Gets to Care? The Fight for Mental Health Access in Georgia
What happens when qualified mental health providers are ready to help but the system won’t let them? Dr. Joanne Patterson and Dr. Nancy Hurlock unpack legislative barriers, full practice authority, and APRN advocacy in Georgia.
Jun 6, 2026Making Nursing Bold Again: Confronting Bullying, Burnout, and the Future of Nursing
Emergency nurse Amber Soiland on workplace bullying, burnout, and the safety platform she built to document unsafe staffing — a conversation about speaking up and bringing humanity back into the profession.
May 30, 2026Healing the Healers: Mental Health, Nursing & Resilience in Today’s World
Why caring for caregivers has never been more important. Kimberly Heath, DNP, PMHNP-BC — a Navy veteran and behavioral health leader — on burnout, resilience, and supporting the mental health of those who care for others.
May 23, 2026From Survival Mode to Authentic Living: Grief, Purpose, and Mental Health in Modern Healthcare
Authenticity is not perfection — it’s presence. Dr. Dwayne Alleyne on moral injury, grief, and choosing to live intentionally after personal loss.
May 13, 2026Nurses Week Special "Still Becoming: From Bedside to Boards to PMHNP"
These are not just stories of passing exams — they are stories of transformation. Two PMHNP graduates share their journey from bedside nursing through board certification and into psychiatric practice.
May 9, 2026From Lived Experience to Published Truth
Michelle DeCoux Hampton, RN, PhD on health equity work and how education can become a tool for transformation — turning lived experience into meaningful change, and ultimately into published truth.
May 2, 2026Grief at 12, Strength for Life: A Story of Resilience
Grief doesn’t end — it evolves. Dr. Jonathan Gapilango shares how early parental loss shaped his resilience and his path into nursing leadership.
Apr 25, 2026Not Your Average Nurse: Confidence, Resilience, and Rewriting the Rules
You are allowed to rewrite the script. Dr. Farah Laurent on overcoming bullying and imposter syndrome, and building confidence-based mentorship for nurses.
Apr 18, 2026Made for the people who care for everyone else
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