Mary Smith, MSN, RN, NC-BC, NPD-BC, AMB-BC, C-EFM, CCE
Educator & Coach
My name is Mary Smith (yes, really). I am a Registered Nurse with 25 years of experience across many settings. And I am a Board Certified Nurse Coach with a passion for helping people reach their goals.
I have a passion for:
- Professional coaching for nurses and other healthcare clinicians or those aspiring to be
- Career transitions and professional development
- Navigating life challenges by balancing the head & heart
- Supporting inner wisdom by opening space to hear it
- LGBTQ+ advocacy
- Any human striving to live their best life!
Professional Coaching Services
As a coach and human being, I can relate to how challenging life can be. Some challenges are external, like a new career, facing a major life decision, or a change in family structure such as marriage, welcoming a child, a divorce, or kids heading off to college. Other challenges are internal, such as a fear of failure, self-limiting thinking, or negative self-talk. Internal challenges can sometimes be imperceptible, which can make it hard to recognize when they impact our lives.
Both types of challenges can lead to feeling like we’ve hit an invisible wall. And when external and internal challenges collide, it can lead to feeling stuck, unable to successfully navigate to the road ahead.
As a coach, I work with humans like you to break past those barriers and navigate the stuck and the messy, the challenging and the uncertain. If you would benefit from support in your next phase, let’s work together.
I currently work with clients physically located in USA for career and life coaching, and in Illinois for nurse coaching. Learn more here.
Coaching Client feedback:
It was amazing to gain knowledge and sort my goals. I felt that [she] understood my direction and helped me examine further with clarifying questions.
– previous client
My experience helped me organize my future intentions. I enjoyed each session, I had work to do to investigate and delve into the “why.”
– previous client
Mary is an excellent coach! She is patient, attentive, insightful, motivational, and most of all she actively listens! Mary certainly empowered me to utilize my skills and my current opportunities to propel my career and personal goals.
– previous client
Education for Those Expecting and Birth Professionals
My clinical background in obstetrics serves as the foundation of my passion for childbirth education. I spent many years as a Labor & Delivery nurse, and working in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. My clinical experience led me to a passion for education of both those expecting babies and those providing care during pregnancy and birth.
My belief is that health care consumers should drive the industry, and that healthcare decisions are to be made jointly by the human who is being cared for and the human who is doing the caring.
I offer guidance and mentorship to those expecting and continuing education for birth professionals as an Evidence Based Birth® Instructor. Click on the images below to learn more.
Childbirth Class Client feedback:
We loved Mary Smith! She was very calm and approachable. All questions were welcomed, and always answered with sincere respect.
– previous client
She gave very detailed information, she answered all the questions. And she has great sense of humor. I feel much more confident after this class.
– previous client
Mary Smith did an excellent job preparing us for what is to come.
– previous client
She broke down all aspects of the birth making everything easier to understand.
– previous client
For more information about Evidence Based Birth®, see the Evidence Based Birth® Home Page.