The Successful Nurse Coaches ™

The Successful Nurse Coaches ™

Hosted by: Laura Minard, Shelby Kurz

The Successful Nurse Coaches is a space for Private Practice Nurse Coaches to learn the skills to generate income and create the successful private practice of their dreams. Laura Minard and Shelby Kurz are both...

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EP 225: Why Selling Feels so Wrong for Nurses

In today’s episode, Shelby and Laura dive into the identity shift that happens when you step  into nurse coaching. If you’ve been second-guessing your prices, or waiting to feel “ready,” this conversation is your...
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EP #224: What to do When your Client isn't Getting Results

In today’s episode, Shelby walks nurse coaches through a very common and uncomfortable conversation in coaching: when a client isn’t seeing results, and must take ownership for the reasons why. Rather than framing...
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EP #223: NLCA 30: Why Nurse Life Coaches Make the Best Health Coaches

In this episode, Laura explores why Nurse Life Coaches are uniquely positioned to thrive in the future of healthcare and coaching. As information becomes increasingly accessible through AI and technology, she explains...
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EP #222: Capacity Before Confidence

In this episode, Shelby and Laura take listeners behind the scenes of what it actually means to become a professional nurse coach. This is not a conversation about hype or shortcuts. It is a real, nuanced discussion...
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EP 221: Are You Special?

In today’s episode, Shelby reflects on graduating 28 clients and experiencing her first week without active clients since 2022. She delivers a candid reality check about building a coaching business: no one is special...
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EP #220 - NLCA 29: How to Upgrade Pro Bono Clients into Paid Clients

In today’s episode, Shelby revisits a crucial topic for nurse coaches: how to confidently transition your pro bono clients into paying clients. Whether you’re a Nurse Life Coach Academy student, a graduate of another...
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EP #219: The Year of Giving Medium F*cks

In this episode, Laura kicks off 2026 with a candid and insightful solo discussion about her new approach to life and business: “The Year of Giving Medium Fs.” She explores the pitfalls of all-or-nothing thinking, the...
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EP #218: How to L.E.A.P into Making a Change

As the year comes to a close, Laura and Shelby introduce a powerful framework they have been using behind the scenes for years to help nurse coaches move through fear, uncertainty, and stagnation. In this episode,...
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EP #217: Why Nurses Struggle to Receive Money (and How That Caps Their Impact)

In this solo episode, Laura delivers one of the most honest and confrontational conversations the Successful Nurse Coach Podcast has ever held. After a behind-the-scenes moment with mentors that shook her perspective,...
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EP #216: You’re Certified – Now What? Building Confidence as a New Nurse Coach

After the excitement of becoming a Board Certified Nurse Coach, many coaches hit an unexpected wave of uncertainty. In this episode, Laura and Shelby break down the messy middle that happens right after certification:...
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EP #215: Behind the Scenes with Shelby

In this week’s episode, Shelby is interviewed by the lovely Meghan Ruttan, sharing all about the inner workings of the successful nurse coaches, and learning some fun facts about Shelby’s personal life. Shelby shares...
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EP #214 NLCA 28: Why Nurse Coaching Is the Fastest-Growing Holistic Nursing Specialty — and How NLCA Is Leading the Movement

In today’s episode of The Nurse Life Coach Academy edition of the podcast, Laura and Shelby dive into why nurse coaching is the fastest-growing holistic specialty in nursing, and why now is the perfect time to join...
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