The BirchTree Center for Healthcare Transformation

The BirchTree Center for Healthcare Transformation The BirchTree Center for Healthcare Transformation presents professional development programs for nurses and consultative services for healthcare organizations

Perfect timing for Nurses Week! 🎉🎈🎉Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice (9th edition) was just released! 💜 We (Ved...
05/07/2026

Perfect timing for Nurses Week! 🎉🎈🎉

Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice (9th edition) was just released! 💜

We (Veda and Marie) are once again delighted to be contributors to this amazing project! A bow of gratitude to our terrific editor Karen Avino EdD, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC, SGAHN. Thank you, Karen! 🫶

Congratulations to all who made this edition possible. Please offer them all a BIG round of applause! 👏🏾👏🏻👏🏿👏









National Nurses Day is today, May 6th, kicking off National Nurses Week, which ends on Florence Nightingale's birthday, ...
05/06/2026

National Nurses Day is today, May 6th, kicking off National Nurses Week, which ends on Florence Nightingale's birthday, May 12th.

The theme for National Nurses Week 2026 is "The Power of Nurses", highlighting the indispensable role, impact, and strength of nurses in health care, and focusing on leadership, scientific, and personal power to drive change. 🫶

There aren't enough words to say 'thank you' to all the dedicated, compassionate, kind, and caring nurses we have had the privilege to meet over the years. We pause today in gratitude for who you are - and how you have made a difference by enriching our lives. 💜💚💙💛

From our hearts to yours ... 💞











Feliz Cinco de Mayo! Un dia de celebracion! 🎉
05/05/2026

Feliz Cinco de Mayo! Un dia de celebracion! 🎉

We are living through some very dark days. Let's pull together, speak out and have our voices heard. We refuse to give...
05/04/2026

We are living through some very dark days. Let's pull together, speak out and have our voices heard. We refuse to give up ! 🌙 🕊 🫶



May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this year's theme is "More Good Days, Together". The campaign focuses on commu...
05/01/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this year's theme is "More Good Days, Together".

The campaign focuses on community, connection, reducing the stigma and emphasizes practical tools, sharing lived experiences, and supporting mental wellness through advocacy and education - all to promote collective healing.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) provides a mental health toolkit, providing social media assets and resources:

https://www.samhsa.gov/about/digital-toolkits/mental-health-awareness-month




04/30/2026

BIG Congratulations to all the BirchTree Center graduates who are presenting at the Amerian Holistic Nurses Association annual conference this June in Niagara Falls NY! 👏👏👏

James Welch: Harmonizing with Mother Nature: Embracing Old and New Wisdom

Julia Millspaugh and Catherine Errico: Jin Shin Jyutsu's Effect on First-Stage Labor Duration in Inductions

Sara Humeny: The Amazon as Teacher: Lessons from the Heart of the Jungle

Marci Resnicoff: Nurturing Nightshift: Developing a Midnight Mindfulness Toolkit for Self-Care

Christelle Reglas, Kylie Schmitt, & Shana Juhasz: Flush Away Stress: Restorative Guided Imagery for Healthcare Workers

Margaret Brown: Nature Rx - The Practice of Prescribing Nature with Our Patients

Connie Blake, Jacky Fouche, & Heidi Davis: Cultivating Deep Roots and Remedies: Growing Holistic Healthcare Together

We are SO PROUD of every one of you for your creativity, tenacity, and vision. Keep on keeping on! We're with you all the way!! 🎉🎊🎉








Monk Fruit and Its Impact on the GutMedScape - April 15, 2026https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/monk-fruit-and-its-imp...
04/29/2026

Monk Fruit and Its Impact on the Gut

MedScape - April 15, 2026

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/monk-fruit-and-its-impact-gut-2026a1000arh?ecd=wnl_tp10_daily_260423_MSCPEDIT_etid8287636&uac=445044EN&impID=8287636

It's Wednesday Wellness, and today we'll explore the virtues of monk fruit! 😋

To understand whether monk fruit is truly different from other sweeteners, we first need to understand how it works on a biochemical level. Monk fruit is a small fruit native to southeast Asia. Its sweetness doesn’t come from sugar. It comes from compounds called mogrosides, which are intensely sweet but contain essentially no calories.

Importantly, mogrosides are not absorbed in the small intestine like glucose or fructose. Instead, they pass largely intact into the colon where they may interact with the gut microbiota. This is one of the reasons monk fruit does not raise blood glucose or insulin levels, making it appealing for patients with diabetes or insulin resistance.

The data on monk fruit and the microbiomes are still limited, especially in humans. Most available evidence comes from animal or in vitro studies, which suggest that mogrosides may have neutral or potentially modest anti-inflammatory effects in the gut.

That said, there are no large, high-quality human trials demonstrating clear microbiome benefits. In vitro studies have shown that monk fruit does promote short-chain fatty acid production, suggesting potential prebiotic effects. Monk fruit appears less likely to cause bloating or diarrhea compared to polyols such as sorbitol or xylitol, but it also shouldn’t be oversold as gut healing.




Sound good? What are you thinking when you read this? 🤔
04/27/2026

Sound good? What are you thinking when you read this? 🤔




American Nurses Enterprise (ANE) Releases Key Findings That Investing in Nursing Can Create Positive Financial Returns f...
04/23/2026

American Nurses Enterprise (ANE) Releases Key Findings That Investing in Nursing Can Create Positive Financial Returns for Hospitals - INVEST Study Commissioned by ANE Demonstrates Positive ROI for Healthcare Organizations

https://www.nursingworld.org/news/news-releases/2026-news-releases/american-nurses-enterprise-releases-key-findings-that--investing-in-nursing-can-create-posive-financial-returns-for-hospitals/ - March 26, 2026

The study was a national mixed-methods analysis designed to quantify hospitals’ investments in nursing and examine how those investments relate to financial performance. The findings support the premise that investing in nurses as human capital assets can create positive financial returns for healthcare organizations through the production of high-quality care.

"The study further demonstrates that nurses are vital to the strength and stability of healthcare organizations. Sustained investment in nurses improves care delivery and supports long-term performance,” said Brad Goettl, DNP, DHA, RN, FNP-C, FAAN, Chief Nursing Officer of ANE. “Organizations that invest in nurse safety, well-being, and the work environment are better positioned for operational and financial success."

Key Findings from the Study:

Positive Financial Return: Investing in nursing personnel, including competitive compensation and professional development, supports better operating margins.

Nurses as Capital Assets: Hospitals that treat nurses as long-term human capital, rather than just labor costs, experience higher quality care and operational stability.

Improved Safety and Retention: Strategic investments in nurse safety, well-being, and professional work environments contribute to higher-quality care delivery.








04/22/2026

The Earth Day 2026 theme is "Our Power, Our Planet," which emphasizes community-driven action, renewable energy, and individual responsibility to protect the environment. 🌿🌎

Celebrated on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, it focuses on strengthening local systems, advancing clean energy solutions, and resisting the rollback of environmental protections through collective action. 🌏🌿

Let's pull together with the intention of supporting planetary health for ALL BEINGS! 🌍






Please share with us what "stepping out of the busyness" looks like for you. We would all appreciate your inspiration! ...
04/20/2026

Please share with us what "stepping out of the busyness" looks like for you. We would all appreciate your inspiration! 🌾



Woman retrofits vending machine to dispense random acts of kindnesshttps://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/random-acts-of-k...
04/16/2026

Woman retrofits vending machine to dispense random acts of kindness

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/random-acts-of-kindness-vending-machine
Goodgoodgoodco.com - March 30, 2026

Michigan artist Andrea Zelenak had the idea to turn an old bait and tackle vending machine into something a little more meaningful. She called it The Kindness Challenge. 🤗

Inside the machine were three different kinds of challenges that encourage people to extend kindness: Green is an easy challenge; yellow is a medium one; pink ones are the more difficult ones to execute. 💚💛💗

The machine works like any other vending machine, accepting cash, coins, and even tap to pay options. Each item costs $3, with the funds all going back to create more kindness challenges. 🙂

Challenges might include giving someone in need a warm hat, sharing a stick of gum, writing a thank you note, or posting encouraging words in public. In the years since the machine has been operational, thousands of people have participated.‼️



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