About Kim

Her Story

Kim never grew up dreaming about being a nurse, though she has felt she has been able to live the dream – she loves being a nurse. Kim started her career in 1976 in Pediatrics, and worked in Detroit, Windsor and Toronto (Sick Kids). On returning home to Windsor in 1982, she started her career in ER (her dream), and has worked there on and off over the next 37 plus years. She also has worked in nursing education – as a instructor (St. Clair College, University of Windsor, University of Western Ontario); as well as a Nurse Educator, Community Public Health, Nurse Researcher, and as Clinical Nurse Specialist. Her Master’s clinical component was focused in Pediatrics and Emergency Nursing.

Kim is recognized as an advocate and presenter on issues surrounding a 'Holistic, Integrative Approach to Healthcare.' Kim is a biofield therapy practitioner, or an energy worker. Her areas of specialty includes Reiki, Healing Touch and Therapeutic Touch. Though she has studied many other modalities along the way.

When asked how she got into the holistic care and complementary therapies, she will tell you, she was raised exposed to this approach. She took her first formal course of energy work doing her Level I Healing Touch in 2001. She then proceeded to focus on energy modalities, frequently called biofield therapy in research circles. What really led Kim to focus on and advocate for complementary therapies (CT) was when she was in a motor vehicle collision in 1989. She suffered an injury severe enough that she did not work for the next 4 months, and she was unable to start her Masters that year in London. She was seen in London, ON by the Rehab Medicine physicians at University Hospital; they told her she would never be able to work in an acute care setting again, the area she loved! Needless to say, she told them “Want to bet?!” The path was not easy, though for over the next 4 years she incorporated a mind-body-spirit focus; truly a holistic, integrative approach. To their surprise and pleasure, they signed her off in 1993 to return to acute care if she wished.

In 2009-10 Kim completed an RNAO Advanced Clinical Fellowship at her hospital on the “Introduction and Integration of Complementary Therapies in Acute Care.” Kim has been invited as a speaker for a number or groups on various holistic topics on both sides of the border. In 2010 Kim took on the role of the Ontario representative for the Canadian Holistic Nurses Association (CHNA) till 2016 when they transitioned to a chapter of the AHNA - American Holistic Nurses Association (she is still a member). Also in 2010 Kim became President for the CTNIG (Complementary Therapies Nurses Interest Group) with the RNAO, and held the role for 8 years. She is presently acting as the Past President to support a transition with the Executive.

Kim is very active in Ontario and has provided a variety of presentations and workshops over the years. She has held a number of other memberships with various holistic associations such as: Healing Touch Canada Association/HTAC, HTI, HTPA, TTNO, CRA, AHNA, etc. In 2011 she was invited by the People to People Ambassador programs in the USA to be a Delegate to the Republic of South Africa for “Holistic Nursing and Healing Traditions” along with other nurse leaders from the USA in holistic nursing. It was a trip of a lifetime!

As of August 2018 she stepped down from the RNAO-CTNIG as President and was happy to hand the role over to a wonderful nurse from London, ON, Kelly Lynn Osborn. Though she would love to do more, it was this time to focus on herself and her own practice of holistic care. It is her goal in the upcoming years to become an Executive Officer of the CHNA \ Canadian Holistic Nurses Association, perhaps even President. It is Kim's vision to see healthcare and wellness has a holistic, integrative approach in all areas of persons lives in Canada.

Like HORTON, Watson hears a WHO! So stay tuned as she has a vision, and it includes bringing complementary therapies and a holistic, integrative approach to Canadians. Kim intends to be part of the force to bring forward the art and science of complementary therapies to healthcare, be it for wellness, or dis-ease, to ultimately improve outcomes for all.

Blessings, in love and in light, Namasté Kim

Check out Kim's ad & editorial in the

"Natural Health and Wellness Directory, 2017-2018"

for the Windsor area - pages 22 & 32