Mindful Moments with Pedro Morante

In this powerful and deeply human conversation, we’re joined by Dr. Dwayne Alleyne, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Independent Legal Nurse Consultant with over 20 years of experience in critical care, hospital medicine, and legal consulting.

As healthcare continues to navigate burnout, moral injury, staffing shortages, technological change, and increasing legal pressure, many clinicians find themselves living in constant surviva...

In celebration of Nurses Week and Mental Health Awareness Month, this special episode of Mindful Moments brings together an intimate and reflective conversation on what it truly means to grow in the nursing profession.

Joined by host Peter Morante and his former students, Tejon Woods and Ledi Loot—now ANCC board-certified Psychiatric Men...

What does it take to turn lived experience into meaningful change—and ultimately, into published truth?

In this powerful episode of Mindful Moments, we sit down with Michelle DeCoux Hampton, RN, PhD—nurse leader, educator, and advocate for health equity—to explore how nursing goes far beyond the bedside. From her personal journey into the profession to her groundbreaking work in exp...

What happens when loss comes too early—and how does it shape the person you become?

In this deeply moving episode of Mindful Moments with Pedro Morante, we sit down with Dr. Jonathan Gapilango—award-winning nurse leader, educator, oncology expert, and Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine—for a powerful conversation on grief, mental...

In this episode of Mindful Moments, we sit down with Dr. Farah Laurent — nurse, career coach, and mentor — to explore what it truly means to break the nursing script.

From facing bullying and self-doubt in her early nursing journey to becoming a voice for confidence, resilience, and career empowerment, Nurse Farah shares how she transfor...

What does leadership really look like when no one is watching?

In this episode of Mindful Moments, we sit down with Jaypee Landingin, RN, MN—a Senior Nurse Leader, educator, and global nursing advocate whose journey spans from the Philippines to leading hospital operations in Australia.

But...

In this episode of Mindful Moments, we explore a question that doesn’t get asked enough: Why has mental health fallen behind in medical innovation—while fields like cancer care continue to rapidly advance?

Joining us is Erwin Estigarribia, CEO of Headlamp Health and a healthcare technology leader with over two decades of experience build...

Kabalikat: You Don’t Have to Carry It Alone The Story of KEWP and the Emotional Wellness Movement for Filipino Nurses

In this episode of Mindful Moments with Dr. Pedro Morante, we sit down with Dr. Riza Mauricio, the driving force behind the PNAA Kabalikat Emotional Wellness Program (KEWP). Born during the pandemic, KEWP is a lifeline for Filipino nurses, offering culturally grounded support, wellness coaching, and a global communi...

What if your therapy practice didn’t have to tie you to one place—or burn you out?

In this episode of Mindful Moments, we sit down with Kym Tolson, LCSW, CSAC—therapist, digital nomad, and founder of The Traveling Therapist—to explore how AI and innovation are transforming the way therapists work, live, and thrive.

From automating documentation and simplifying admin tasks, to building a fully location-independent practice, Ky...

In this deeply moving episode of Mindful Moments, we sit down with Anna Ruby Maramba, a nurse manager, mother of two, and woman whose life story is a testament to resilience and reinvention.

Anna Ruby opens up about the childhood trauma of losing her mother at just four years old and how growing up without that presence shaped her unders...

In this episode of Mindful Moments, we sit down with Dr. Danielle McCamey, nurse leader, mentor, and founder of DNPs of Color, for a heartfelt conversation about leadership, mentorship, and the power of creating spaces where others can thrive.

With more than 20 years in nursing and over a decade as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Dr. M...

What does it really mean to hold it all together?

In this episode of Mindful Moments, we sit down with Marilyn Doster, Nurse Practitioner and President of the Philippine Nurses Association of Colorado, for a heartfelt and honest conversation about life beyond the title.

From the realities o...

When people think about eating disorders, there’s often a certain image that comes to mind—someone very thin, visibly struggling, and easy to recognize.

But the truth is, many people who are struggling don’t look that way at all.

In this episode of Mindful Moments, we sit down with eating disorder and OCD therapist Allyson Inez Ford, host of the Body Justice Podcast, to talk about the realities of eating disorders beyond what we ty...

This February on Mindful Moments, we’re celebrating love—not just the kind we see in grand gestures, but the kind that shows up in quiet understanding, shared purpose, and choosing each other even after the hardest shifts.

In this special Love Month episode, we sit down with Luis Caso Vega and Vicente Figueroa Feliciano, emergency nurses and partners, whose lives are rooted in both frontline care and deep connection.

Together, they...

What does it really take to grow from surviving the Emergency Department to leading at the executive level—without losing yourself along the way?

In this episode of Mindful Moments, we sit down with Dr. Rayne Soriano for an honest, reflective conversation about mental health, leadership, identity, and purpose in nursing.

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