#101 When Providers Push Back: Crucial Conversations in Labor & Delivery

In this vulnerable and powerful episode of Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses, Sarah Lavonne opens up about one of the biggest challenges in nursing: navigating difficult provider communication. Inspired by a real voicemail from a new grad labor and delivery nurse, Sarah dives into how to handle being cut off, corrected at the bedside, or even yelled at, while still protecting professionalism and patient-centered care. Drawing from The Four Agreements, Crucial Conversations, and her own CARE Framework, she shares practical scripts, mindset shifts, and boundary-setting tools to help you approach high-stakes conversations with courage and clarity. This episode is an honest reminder that while we can’t control others, we can own our responses, regulate our emotions, and lead with respect.

Helpful Links:

• MOVE Learning Retreat
• The 4 Agreements book
• Crucial Conversations book
• CARE Framework Class
• Pushing Class
• Physiologic Birth Class
• Speedy Induction Class
• The Buzz Newsletter/Email List
• Bundle Birth Nurses Instagram

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