How Nurse Coaches Are Changing Psychedelic Care w/ Angela Ward
Fri Feb 06 2026
Did you know that nurses have been at the absolute forefront of psychedelic healing since the 1950s, long before it became a modern wellness trend?
In this fascinating episode, host Heather sits down with Angela Ward, a board-certified holistic nurse coach and certified psychedelic practitioner, to discuss the intersection of nursing, coaching, and psychedelic-assisted care.
She argues that the nursing framework is uniquely suited for this work today because nurses have a long history of walking alongside people through profound transformations such as birth, death, and healing crises.
By blending clinical expertise with a coaching model, nurses possess the specific capacity to monitor a client’s physical safety and medication responses while simultaneously holding space for transpersonal or non-ordinary human experiences.
This approach allows nurses to move away from a prescriptive medical model and instead empower clients to discover their own definition of wholeness and actualize their personal visions for well-being.
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Connect with Angela Ward
Website: https://guardianatthegateway.com
Email: angela@guardinggateways.com
Instagram: @guaradian_at_the_gateway
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelawardnursecoach
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Did you know that nurses have been at the absolute forefront of psychedelic healing since the 1950s, long before it became a modern wellness trend? In this fascinating episode, host Heather sits down with Angela Ward, a board-certified holistic nurse coach and certified psychedelic practitioner, to discuss the intersection of nursing, coaching, and psychedelic-assisted care. She argues that the nursing framework is uniquely suited for this work today because nurses have a long history of walking alongside people through profound transformations such as birth, death, and healing crises. By blending clinical expertise with a coaching model, nurses possess the specific capacity to monitor a client’s physical safety and medication responses while simultaneously holding space for transpersonal or non-ordinary human experiences. This approach allows nurses to move away from a prescriptive medical model and instead empower clients to discover their own definition of wholeness and actualize their personal visions for well-being. 🔊 Don’t miss this one. Tune in now! Want to know if Nurse Coaching is right for you? Take the Quiz Learn About the #1 Nurse Coach Program Here. Connect with Angela Ward Website: https://guardianatthegateway.com Email: angela@guardinggateways.com Instagram: @guaradian_at_the_gateway LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelawardnursecoach ---- The Nurse Coach Collective is a podcast for nurses and Nurse Coaches who want to make a positive change in the world. Follow us on your favorite platform so you never miss an episode!