Change Through Empowerment with Abby Kent
Abby Kent, BSN, RN, NC-BC is a Board-Certified Nurse Coach & Entrepreneur whose 14-year nursing journey has carried her through the intensity, beauty, and challenges of clinical care. Like so many nurses, she knows what it feels like to give so much of yourself to others that your own wellbeing slips to the bottom of the priority list.
Her path into private practice holistic coaching grew out of her own need to step off autopilot, slow down, and reconnect with her authenticity. Now, Abby partners with nurses and other big-hearted professionals who are ready to shift out of survival mode and into lives that feel more fulfilling, aligned, and true. She helps them restore their energy, honor what matters most, take empowered steps forward, and thrive- both on and off the clock.
Episode Summary:
In this episode of Don’t Eat Your Young, host Beth Quaas talks with Abby Kent, a board-certified nurse coach in Raleigh, North Carolina, about stepping off autopilot after post-COVID burnout, rebuilding self-trust, and creating lasting change through empowerment. Abby shares her 14-year nursing path (including a unique role as the RN for the North Carolina Highway Patrol) and how nurse coaching helped her shift from “giving people the worksheet” to creating space for sustainable, values-based change.
What You'll Learn in This Episode:
- Why so many nurses feel numb and disconnected after COVID, and how “autopilot” can spill into personal life.
- Abby’s “winding road” in nursing and what a nontraditional nursing role can look like.
- What nurse coach training taught her: coaching skills, deeper listening, better questions, and stronger communication.
- Different ways nurse coaches work (leadership, units supporting nurses, corporate wellness, functional medicine, bedside enhancement).
Resources & Links:
Visit Abby’s website https://www.abbykentcoaching.com/.
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