Hi! I’m Kelsey,

the introvert who spends a lot of time thinking about my experiences in the US healthcare system both as a nurse and as a patient with chronic illnesses. And oh, do I have interesting stories to tell, as evidenced by my personal alphabet soup of nursing credentials (MSN, RN, PHN, CNL) and diagnoses (IBD, PCOS, and CPTSD, among others).

However, nursing was not my first passion. Reading and writing helped me cope with multiple hospital admissions as a child and photography has allowed me to express myself when words seem to fall short. RNtrovert was born as a way to integrate and share all of these aspects of myself, with the particular goals of:

• discussing healthcare from a trauma-informed, holistic, and equity-focused perspective

• normalizing the strengths and challenges of being an introvert in a caregiving profession

• sharing tips and tricks for navigating the sh*tshow we call the American healthcare system

• and to serve as a creative outlet for my own self-care

I also plan to build a shop into this site in the future, so if you happen to like my photography and want to purchase a print, please contact me!

Welcome to the mind of the RNtrovert!