Kimberly Richards
RN, NC-BC
CO, US"I felt like Kim was talking directly to me!". That's the comment made by a healthcare administrator after hearing Kim Richards' deeply moving, energetic, entertaining and humorous keynote, "The Disease of Busyness", a topic everyone can relate to. Kim, one of the first ANCC Board Certified Integrative Nurse Coaches in the US, works with healthcare organizations, associations, and corporations internationally to address the root causes of employee disengagement, burnout, poor resilience and high turnover. Kim is a passionate believer in the power of lifestyle and self-care to prevent or manage 85% of chronic illness, resulting in fully engaged, compassionate and resilient employees. When speaking to healthcare organizations, she delivers a call to action for the "most trusted profession in America" to practice what they preach and be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
Her evidence-based, sustainable resiliency strategies delivered with real world stories of success provide her audience with self-care tools they can use immediately. Kim weaves current research on compassion fatigue, disease prevention, wholehearted, conscious living and reigniting the spirit, resulting in a personal, professional and cultural commitment to wellness. She may even lead your group in a quick Zumba dance!
A respected expert in the field of holistic health, Kim is a prolific author on the power of self-care to transform culture, improve retention and boost resilience. Her articles have been published in numerous professional journals including Nurse Leader, and she is a regular contributor to Nursing Economic$ on the topic of work/life balance. Kim was a contributing author in the following:
• AJN Book of the Year Award 2012, Mastering Precepting: A Nurse's Handbook for Success, authored the chapter "The Practice of Self-Care to Prevent Burnout and Create the Optimal Healing Environment".
• 101 Global Leadership Lessons for Nurses: Shared Legacies from Leaders and their Mentors, published by STTI, authored the chapters "Self Recovery and Renewal" and "Jobless and Searching".
• Stringing Pearls, a book that highlights the personal journeys of twenty-one of the nation's outstanding nursing leaders, authored the chapter "Nurse Entrepreneurship: Braving the Deep".
• Kim was chosen to appear on the cover of Nurse Leader, April 2007 as the "Leader to Watch".
Kim is currently in process of writing a book about her personal experience of caregiving in the home, candidly discussing challenges, self-care throughout the process and the changing dynamics created when a loved one is diagnosed with a life changing disease.
When she is not speaking, Kim maintains a clientele of coaching clients, including individuals and groups. She is passionate about supporting newly diagnosed patients, yet her mission is aimed at prevention. Kim has been interviewed numerous times, most recently on The Happy Human Show.
As American Council of Exercise Group Fitness Instructor, Yoga instructor and lifelong athlete, Kim is committed to being an example of aging well and continuing a live that thrives.
"I felt like Kim was talking directly to me!". That's the comment made by a healthcare administrator after hearing Kim Richards' deeply moving, energetic, entertaining and humorous keynote, "The Disease of Busyness", a topic everyone can relate to. Kim, one of the first ANCC Board Certified Integrative Nurse Coaches in the US, works with healthcare organizations, associations, and corporations internationally to address the root causes of employee disengagement, burnout, poor resilience and high turnover. Kim is a passionate believer in the power of lifestyle and self-care to prevent or manage 85% of chronic illness, resulting in fully engaged, compassionate and resilient employees. When speaking to healthcare organizations, she delivers a call to action for the "most trusted profession in America" to practice what they preach and be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
Her evidence-based, sustainable resiliency strategies delivered with real world stories of success provide her audience with self-care tools they can use immediately. Kim weaves current research on compassion fatigue, disease prevention, wholehearted, conscious living and reigniting the spirit, resulting in a personal, professional and cultural commitment to wellness. She may even lead your group in a quick Zumba dance!
A respected expert in the field of holistic health, Kim is a prolific author on the power of self-care to transform culture, improve retention and boost resilience. Her articles have been published in numerous professional journals including Nurse Leader, and she is a regular contributor to Nursing Economic$ on the topic of work/life balance. Kim was a contributing author in the following:
• AJN Book of the Year Award 2012, Mastering Precepting: A Nurse's Handbook for Success, authored the chapter "The Practice of Self-Care to Prevent Burnout and Create the Optimal Healing Environment".
• 101 Global Leadership Lessons for Nurses: Shared Legacies from Leaders and their Mentors, published by STTI, authored the chapters "Self Recovery and Renewal" and "Jobless and Searching".
• Stringing Pearls, a book that highlights the personal journeys of twenty-one of the nation's outstanding nursing leaders, authored the chapter "Nurse Entrepreneurship: Braving the Deep".
• Kim was chosen to appear on the cover of Nurse Leader, April 2007 as the "Leader to Watch".
Kim is currently in process of writing a book about her personal experience of caregiving in the home, candidly discussing challenges, self-care throughout the process and the changing dynamics created when a loved one is diagnosed with a life changing disease.
When she is not speaking, Kim maintains a clientele of coaching clients, including individuals and groups. She is passionate about supporting newly diagnosed patients, yet her mission is aimed at prevention. Kim has been interviewed numerous times, most recently on The Happy Human Show.
As American Council of Exercise Group Fitness Instructor, Yoga instructor and lifelong athlete, Kim is committed to being an example of aging well and continuing a live that thrives.
The Disease of Busyness
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