Find A CannyNurse™

These CannyNurses™ have completed the 50-credit hour CannyNurse™ Certificate Program through the Integrative Nurse Coaches Academy AND they are participating in the CannyNurse® Tribe — a continuing professional development program run by the original CannyNurse®, Ariana Ayu, RN, MSc.

Most of these CannyNurses® practice virtually as well as locally, so peruse this list to find the CannyNurse® for you!

Stephanie Bednar, RN

  • Business name — Stephanie Bednar, RN
  • Credentials — Registered Nurse; CannyNurse® (Cohort #4)
  • Specialty area(s) — Medical/Surgical, Psychiatry, Hospice, ICU, Cannabis Nursing
  • State(s)/ Location(s) of Practice — Michigan, USA
  • Telehealth (video/phone conferencing) available — Yes
  • Contact info  734-516-1497 (call or text), sbednar22nc@hotmail.com

More info about Stephanie coming soon!

MaryAnn Brouillard, MA, BSN, RN, HN-BC

  • Business name — MaryAnn’s Healing Hands
  • Credentials — Master of Art Experiential Health & Healing, Bachelor of Science Nursing, Holistic Nurse Board-Certified, CannyNurse® Consultant and Endocannabinology Nurse (Cohort #3), Certified in Transformational Energy Healing, and Reiki Practitioner
  • Specialty area(s) — Holistic Nurse Coach, Generalist proficient in Traditional and Integrative Medicine, Cannabis and Endocannabinoid Nurse Consultant, Energy Healing and Reiki Practitioner (Energy medicine-remote, virtual or in person)
  • State(s)/ Location(s) of Practice — The Berkshires, Massachusetts, USA
  • Telehealth (video/phone conferencing) available — Yes
  • Contact info — 203-895-6137 (call or text) Tuesday – Thursday 10 AM – 4 PM, Monday & Wednesday 6 PM – 8 PM

More info about Mary Ann can be found here!

Mary Jo Migas, RN, BSN

  • Business name — Mary Jo Migas, RN, BSN
  • Credentials — Registered Nurse; CannyNurse® (Cohort #3)
  • Specialty area(s) — Public health, Plastic and Reconstruction, Surgical nursing, Cannabis Nursing
  • State(s)/ Location(s) of Practice — Illinois, USA
  • Telehealth (video/phone conferencing) available — Yes
  • Contact info — 309-838-8030 (call or text), Maridipity@gmail.com

More info about Mary Jo coming soon!

Abby Payne, RN, BSN, CAPA

  • Business name — Nurse Abby, LLC
  • Credentials — Registered Nurse; Bachelors in Science of Nursing; Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse; CannyNurse® (Cohort #3)
  • Specialty area(s) — Cardiac Intensive Care; Perianesthesia; Orthopedics; Chronic Pain; Geriatrics; Cannabis Nursing
  • State(s)/ Location(s) of Practice — Denver, Colorado, USA
  • Telehealth (video/phone conferencing) available — Yes
  • Contact info — (303)-557-8458; NurseAbbyWellness@gmail.com

More info about Abby coming soon!

Yolanda Robinson, RN, MBA

  • Business name — Yoli Health and Wellness Services
  • Credentials — MBA in health administration, BSN; CannyNurse® Coach (Cohort #2)
  • Specialty area(s) — Geriatric Long Term Care population
  • State(s)/ Location(s) of Practice — New York City, NY, USA
  • Telehealth (video/phone conferencing) available — Yes
  • Contact info — 516-779-7986

More info about Yolanda coming soon!

Rachel Torres, RN, MS, PHNA-BC

  • Credentials — Board Certified Advanced Public Health Nurse, Certified YogaNurse®️, Level II Reiki Practitioner, CannyNurse™ Coach (Cohort #1), Veteran’s Yoga Project Teachers Alliance
  • Specialty area(s) — Public Health Nursing, Health Policy, Holistic Wellness, Trauma Informed Adaptive Yoga, Energy Healing, School Nursing, Developmental Pediatrics, Veteran’s Mental Health and PTSD
  • State(s)/ Location(s) of Practice — San Francisco Bay Area, California or virtually
  • Telehealth (video/phone conferencing) available — Yes
  • Contact info — 925-378-3911 (call or text) radiantnurseyoga@gmail.com

More info about Rachel coming soon!

In addition to our CannyNurse® Tribe Members, there another CannyNurse® who deserves special recognition.

Love Hawkins graduated from Cohort 1 of the CannyNurse® Certificate Program in 2021 and joined Ariana as the Assistant Instructor for the CannyNurse® Certificate Program in August of 2022 with Cohort 4. Love was so committed to her study of cannabis nursing that she completed both the CannyNurse® certificate program and the Pacific College of Health Sciences Medical Cannabis Certificate at the same time. It is an honor to have her on the CannyNurse® faculty!

Love Hawkins, MSN, APRN, NC-BC, WHNP-BC, CNM

  • Business Name — SAILS (Strategic And Internal Living Sources)
  • Credentials — Board Certified Integrative Nurse Coach, Board Certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified Nurse Midwife, CannyNurse® Graduate (Cohort #1), Medical Cannabis Certificate (Pacific College of Health & Science)
  • Specialty area(s) — Cannabis Coaching/Consulting, Life Coaching, Public Speaking, Education, Public Health Policy, Maternal/Newborn Care
  • State(s)/ Location(s) of Practice — Florida and Georgia
  • Telehealth (video/phone conferencing) available — Yes
  • Contact info — 650-741-0355 or LHawkins@inursecoach.com

More info about Love coming soon!