
Empowering Nurses and Building Resiliency
Promoting good mental health and career longevity
Nurses Are Experiencing...
- Physically Exhaustion
- Underappreciation
- Poor Job Satisfaction
- Depression
- Frustration
- Anger
- Anxiety
- A poor work/life balance
- Mental Exhaustion
- Burnt out
Nurses Need To Experience...
- Empowerment
- Inspiration
- Appreciation
- Trust in leadership
- Renewal
- Support to manage their work
- Being Celebrated
- Connection
WHAT THEY DIDN'T TEACH YOU IN NURSING SCHOOL
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COMING SOON FALL 2023

Upcoming Events
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(6 hrs)July Open Barn Canada Day Celebration
Come Celebrate Canada Day weekend with Tinker and the horses of Dragonfly Meadows. Sip of some cool beverages and cooked as y…
Read moreCome Celebrate Canada Day weekend with Tinker and the horses of Dragonfly Meadows. Sip of some cool beverages and cooked as you take selfies and treat the horses to carrots and apples. Tinker isn't the only star of the show. We are home to 4 curly horses ( miniature), there are less than 200 of these registered in the world.
Visits are by appointment only. Please e-mail jennifer@dragonflymeadows to book your time.
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(7 hrs)Horse Medicine for Nurses:AlbertaHorse Medicine for Nurses: Transforming Nurses with Equine Assisted Learning is a one-day professional development worksho…Horse Medicine for Nurses: Transforming Nurses with Equine Assisted Learning is a one-day professional development workshop for nurses.Many nurses feel that something is "wrong" but they don't know what it is.... we invite you to spend the day and let our horses help you learn skills to balance a challenging work life in a safe and inspiring environment.This course is ideal for nurses who:*Struggle with work/life balance.
*Put self-care on the back burner.
*Can't say "no", even when you want to.
* Need a confidence boost!You will walk away:*Feeling empowered to make changes in your work/life balance.
*With evidence-based tools to make your next shift a great one, ok, let's be real, a managebale one!!
*Inspired to build self-care into your day.
*Having discovered strengths you didn't know you had.Investment is: $295 **A certificate of completion will be provided for RNs to submit to your manager for a paid professional development day. In Alberta, nurses are entitled to 3 professional development days a year.Registration form and further details can be found here: https://forms.gle/FMxKoAMbxfDK28HF7The clinic runs from 9-4, in Sylvan Lake.The early bird fee is $250.00 until April 30th. After that, it is $295.00There are 2 seats left as of April 12."I recommend it to any nurse that needs to take some time for themselves" DB AlbertaRead less -
(7 hrs)Horse Medicine for Nurses: Nova ScotiaHorse Medicine For Nurses is a one-day professional development workshop for RN'S and LPN'S.In this day workshop we will ex…Read moreHorse Medicine For Nurses is a one-day professional development workshop for RN'S and LPN'S.In this day workshop we will explore:
* Verbal and non-verbal communication
*Mindfulness
*Boundaries
*Leadership
*Self-careAll through interactive experiences with horses. Previous horse experience is not required. Seats are very limited.Fee: $225.00Read less
Early bird: $175.00 until August 30th
"It was incredible, I learned more about myself today then I ever though possible. Jen and the horses helped me see how I could make simple changes to help me better balance my stressful ER job and my home life."
- MS
RN, ER Calgary, Alberta

“I love that it wasn't just listening to a lecture.”
HH
RN, ICU

“I liked that the facilitator had insight and experience in nursing and could relate to the groups issues and needs.”
JS
LPN, LTC
Are you a nurse who is struggling? Let's talk and see how we might help you!
"It was a great day. I felt I came away with new insights and skills to manage my work stressors". - C. White LPN




