Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, LL (AAN) Founder Watson Caring Science Institute

'Nursing Our Healer’s Heart is radically revealing, and beautifully unfolding in its healing message to all nurses. This work embraces a compassionate, philosophical and scientific invitation and guide for nurses to face and disclose the shadows we carry in our healer’s heart. While presenting the status of the trauma realities nurses endure, illustrating with data ,which cannot be denied, Dr. Lorre Laws likewise opens space, and paves the way forward for healing limitations. The straightforward writing and illustrations, combined with depth of scholarship, bring the work and world of nursing to a new global community of wisdom for heart-centered caring-healing. Every nurse can heal from just reading this book, being mentored back to one’s healing heart.'

Bonnie Badenoch, author of The Heart of Trauma: Healing the Embodied Brain in the Context of Relationships

'Lorre Laws’ tender and wise book offers a clear path for nurses to receive the respect and nurture they need. Drawing on the emerging discoveries of relational neuroscience, she challenges the system to change in ways that can provide the support nurses need to thrive, and offers guidance for nurses to create communities of care as a sanctuary in the midst of so much pain and hard work. At this crucial juncture in healthcare, this is an indispensable book.'

Janet F. Quinn, PhD, RN, FAAN

'Here is a book for every nurse who feels over or on the edge of burnout, alone, traumatized, and exhausted, but at a loss as to exactly why or what to do about it. Dr. Lorre Laws sees you, and has written from a depth of research, clinical experience and caring to help you to recover your healer’s heart. The book is thoroughly grounded in nursing theory along with the latest developments in the sciences of wholeness and neuroplasticity to guide nurses to nurture, nourish, heal, and thrive in all aspects of their bodymindessence. It is a brilliant and beautiful work of the heart and I am delighted to recommend it not only to nurses but to anyone engaged in human caring and healing.'

Terrence D. Hill, Medical Sociologist, The University of Texas at San Antonio

'Institutions of medicine are hemorrhaging nurses while failing to adequately care for those who remain in the profession. While most discussions center around short-term hiring strategies to plug the holes of a sinking ship, Nursing Our Healer’s Heart offers a long-term vision for healing the hardships and traumas of nursing. Lorre Laws has written a must-read book for those currently working as nurses, those who plan to become nurses, and those who were once nurses. Health care scholars will be captivated by an insider's honest reflections on the nursing profession.'

Mary Beth Ackerley, MD MD(H) ABIHM, Co-Founder of the International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illness

'In this thoughtful book, Dr. Laws assists us in understanding the role that unresolved trauma plays in chronic illness. Her book artfully explores complex layers of trauma, many often ignored or overlooked, and provides a vital resource for anyone treating or recovering from chronic illness. She presents us with different modalities which can be used successfully for healing, and her intelligent use of diagrams makes grasping complex concepts easy. I strongly endorse and recommend adding this book to the library of anyone who wishes for a deeper, more comprehensive understanding of trauma.'