Pediatric Flow with Jolene

Jolene Carlton, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC/AC, RNC-NIC

🎙️ Host, Pediatric Flow with Jolene 💙 Pediatrics • All things Advanced Practice • Innovation • Human Connection 🔗 pediatricflowpedsnp.com

  1. 1d ago

    Season 3, Episode 5: Protecting the Light Within: The People Who Help Us Shine

    In this special birthday episode of Pediatric Flow, Dr. Jolene Carlton a pediatric nurse practitioner reflects on a day spent at Walt Disney World and the powerful reminder that none of us achieve our dreams alone. As healthcare professionals, leaders, parents, entrepreneurs, and dreamers, we often focus on resilience, perseverance, and hard work. But behind every accomplishment are the people who encourage us, support us, challenge us, and walk beside us through life’s journey. Through stories of family, faith, encouragement, and personal reflection, Jolene explores the importance of protecting the light within and recognizing those who help us keep shining when life becomes difficult. This episode also celebrates an incredible milestone for Pediatric Flow. What began as a dream to share compassion, courage, and light with a hurting world is now reaching listeners in multiple countries across the globe. From the United States to Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, India, Brazil, South Africa, and beyond, this growing community serves as a reminder that encouragement, hope, and kindness can travel farther than we ever imagine. As a person of faith, Jolene reflects on the belief that every person is created by God and has value. She shares how this journey has reinforced her conviction that when we are willing to take a step of faith, God can carry that step farther than we ever dreamed possible. Whether you’re pursuing a dream, navigating a difficult season, celebrating a milestone, or simply needing a reminder that you’re not alone, this episode offers encouragement to keep moving forward—one step at a time.  Who has helped protect the light within you?  Who might need your encouragement today? If this episode encourages you, please subscribe, share it with someone who may need to hear it, and leave a comment sharing how it has impacted your journey. The world needs your compassion, your courage, and your light—and as always, until next time, keep shining.  Host: Dr. Jolene Carlton, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC/AC, RNC-NIC Pediatric Flow Media LLC Compassion • Courage • Light #PediatricFlow #PediatricFlowMedia #KeepShining #CompassionCourageLight #ProtectingTheLightWithin #Podcast #HealthcareLeadership #NursePractitioner #DNP #FaithAndPurpose #ChristianPodcast #Encouragement #PersonalGrowth #Leadership #HealthcareProfessionals #NursingLeadership #DreamBig #OneStepAtATime #WaltDisneyWorld #BirthdayReflections #GlobalImpact #FaithJourney #PurposeDrivenLife #HopeAndHealing #Inspiration #PodcastLife #HealthcarePodcast #PedsNP #WomenInLeadership #ReachTheWorld

    12 min
  2. Jun 2

    Season 3, Episode 4: Don't Forget To Live Your Life

    In this heartfelt episode of Pediatric Flow, pediatric nurse practitioner and healthcare leader ,Jolene Carlton, reflects on the importance of slowing down, protecting your peace, and remembering to truly live life outside of the demands of healthcare.She briefly honors Memorial Day and the sacrifices made by those who served, while also opening an honest conversation about the lasting emotional impact COVID-19 had on healthcare professionals across every level of care — including nurses, nurse practitioners, advanced practice providers, physicians, EMS personnel, respiratory therapists, and bedside teams.This episode highlights the importance of supporting one another in healthcare, mentoring the next generation of providers, and recognizing the humanity behind the profession. Through personal reflection and encouragement, Jolene reminds listeners that healthcare is built on people — and that compassion, kindness, teamwork, and self-care matter now more than ever.A powerful and uplifting reminder for healthcare workers everywhere: take care of your coworkers, take care of yourself, and don’t forget to live your life too. #PediatricFlow #HealthcareLeadership #NursePractitioner #NursingLeadership #HealthcareWorkers #MentalHealthAwareness #ProviderWellbeing  #EMS  #HealthcarePodcast  #CompassionInHealthcare  #BurnoutAwareness  #NurseLife #AdvancedPracticeProvider  #PICU  #KeepShining #HealthcareCommunity #WomenInHealthcare #HealthcareEducation #SupportHealthcareWorkers #PediatricNursePractitioner

    15 min
  3. Apr 13

    Season 3, Episode 1: What It Takes...

    In the opening of Season 3 of Pediatric Flow, Jolene, a pediatric nurse practitioner reflects on the depth, responsibility and humanity behind what it truly takes to show up in the moments that matter most. "What It Takes" is a powerful reflection on the reality of showing up in critical care. Inspired by long nights and high stakes moments, this episode offers an intimate look into the precision, endurance, and clarity required when every decision carries weight. It explores the balance between urgency and presence--where clinical expertise meets the quiet strength of human connection. Through thoughtful storytelling, Jolene highlights not only the intensity of care, but also the moments often unseen--the conversations, the stillness, and the compassion that shape how patients and families experience some of the most difficult times of their lives. This episode also speaks to the importance of processing what providers carry, reminding us that we were never meant to hold it all alone. At it's core, "What It Takes" is a tribute to those who continue to lead, care, and show up ---even in exhaustion. A reminder that what they do matters-- more than words can capture. Because this work isn't just what they do..it's who they are. @pediatricflowpedsnp.com #pediatricflow #season3 #whatittakes #pediatricnursepractitioner #criticalcare #picu #healthcareleadership #nurseleader #advancedpracticeprovider #healthcareprofessionals #compassionincare #humanconnection #purposedriven #keepshining #womeninhealthcare

    16 min

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🎙️ Host, Pediatric Flow with Jolene 💙 Pediatrics • All things Advanced Practice • Innovation • Human Connection 🔗 pediatricflowpedsnp.com