SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Dr. Lorre Laws helps organizations understand what's actually driving nurse turnover, absenteeism, and workforce attrition, and what the science says about solving it.
PhD, RN, nurse neuroscientist, healer, and founder of The Haelan Academy.
For Leaders and Nurses
Your organization is already talking about burnout, wellness, and resilience. Dr. Lorre meets your audience there, then introduces what five years of research across four disciplines revealed.
What most organizations are calling burnout is actually nurse-specific trauma.
And the solutions that follow from the correct diagnosis look materially different from what most organizations are doing now.
The results do, too.
From Surviving to Healing.
An introduction to the 5-step Nurse Trauma Healing Method and how organizations can integrate trauma-informed recovery into their existing education, safety, and wellbeing infrastructure.
What If It's Not Burnout?
A research-based reframe that helps leaders and nurses understand nurse-specific trauma, how it differs from burnout, and why the distinction changes everything about retention and recovery.
The Hidden Link Between Nurse Trauma and Patient Safety.
How unaddressed workforce trauma quietly drives errors, turnover, and presenteeism, and what organizations can do about it starting now.
Speaking Topics
Who and How
Hospitals and health systems.
Nursing schools and academic centers.
Professional organizations, unions, and conferences.
Keynotes, plenaries, grand rounds, workshops, and retreats.
In person or virtual, tailored to your goals and time frame.
What Your Event Receives
A research-grounded session that reframes the burnout conversation without polarizing the room.
A nurse trauma toolkit with practical frameworks, prompts, and communication guides your team can use immediately.
Actionable strategies that integrate into your existing education, wellbeing, quality, and safety infrastructure.
What Event Hosts Are Saying
"I wanted to personally reach out and thank you again for the extraordinary contribution you made to our recent Empowered Nurse Leaders Summit. Your session on nurse trauma, healing, and the differentiated approach to supporting the profession struck a profound chord with our community.
Over 75% of attendees specifically mentioned how deeply your message resonated with them. Many expressed feeling seen, validated, and enlightened by your perspective, and several, like Darlene ( one of speakers), have already reached out to you for collaboration. Your impact has been both immediate and meaningful."
Dr. Terry Carter
Empowered Nurse Leaders Summit
"The audience was completely captivated. You could have heard a pin drop. Not one person out of over 500 was on their phone.
I've never seen anything like it any other conference we've hosted. Dr. Lorre knows how to engage an audience."
Bernard Gluckstein, Founder of the annual Ontario, Canada Compassion Fatigue conference
"Dr. Laws is an exceptional asset to the profession.
Her passion for helping heal the healers and her dedication to fostering resilience in nurses and health care professionals are truly inspiring.
She equips our students with clinical skills and tools for holistic wellbeing."
Brian Ahn, PhD, Dean, College of Nursing, University of Arizona.
