On today's episode, I interview Leah Helmbrecht a Forensic Nurse Examiner and Sane Nurse.

Leah is a seasoned registered nurse with over 15 years of experience across various specialties. She currently serves as a Discharge Nurse for Acute Care Units and as a Forensic Nurse Examiner/Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner in the Emergency Room. In addition to her clinical work, Leah is dedicated to raising awareness about critical issues such as sexual assault, domestic violence, and human sex trafficking through social media content. Her educational posts are balanced with lighthearted nurse humor to provide an approachable, yet impactful, platform for advocacy.

Leah has conducted research on Childhood Trauma through the Academy of Forensic Nursing and utilizes funds generated from her social media presence and the Nurse Converse podcast to support domestic violence victims. She purchases phones for patients whose abusers have damaged or confiscated their devices, enabling them to communicate with local advocates, law enforcement, and social support networks. Furthermore, Leah has spearheaded initiatives to display resource posters for victims of domestic violence and human trafficking in hospital restroom stalls and has played an instrumental role in revising national and local hospital protocols for responding to calls to the Nurse Advice Line from sexual assault survivors.

Leah imparts her knowledge of her position, common misconceptions, implications for healthcare providers, and implications for our practice! Her #1 key takeaway is just saying to our patients "I believe you, I am so sorry someone did this to you, and this is NOT your fault."

Please go check out her meaningful work teaching adults how to talk to children and you about human trafficking at:

https://goafn.thinkific.com/bundles/walkwisebundle

Also, please go visit Leah's Linktree to see everything that she is up to as well as her International Group Trips:

https://linktr.ee/offtheclocknurse

If you want to listen to episodes of Leah on the Nurse Converse Podcast check it out here!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nurse-converse-presented-by-nurse-org/id1724443873

Thank you so much!

Nicole