Why The Mindful Nurse Australia
I am Lucinda van Buuren. I am a Retired Nurse as of April 2026. I was a Registered Nurse for over twenty nine years. I have always loved my nursing career.
In April 2026 I voluntarily surrendered my Australian nursing registration after substantial mutual respectful dialogue with many nursing leadership bodies. I came to the decision to voluntarily surrender my nursing registration with reflection and awareness, that I did not personally or professionally align with, nor agree with, the decisions that were made over the past six years in nursing, for nurses, nursing students, healthcare professionals and the public at large. I was both personally and professionally conflicted.
Embodying honesty, integrity, compassion and respect for both myself and the nursing leaders at this time, I chose to part ways and to focus my energy fulltime as a Values Based Intuitive Life Coach and Mindfulness Meditation Coach, to enable and support change through empowerment of both providers and recipients of Healthcare to firstly Survive, then Thrive in Healthcare, Ethically, through a self-regulated nervous system.
This journey all began fifteen years ago, when my personal life fell apart. I had loss and grief as well as loss of a marriage and then the disarray of children between two families. There was this constant sense of chaos and drama. Everywhere I turned for help seemed to be a dead end. I didn’t realise at the time that this was the opening of a new door and a new way of life and I just had to walk through it. I longed for peace and tranquillity. I always thought it was outside of me. As I learnt to calm myself through mindfulness and meditation and self-help books, I began to realise that I was the one in control of my choices and actions. My state of mind was an inside job. This revelation was very powerful. This constant desire to grow led me to look for further self-growth. I found Values Based Life Coaching. Being coached is something that I love. My coach helped me to understand myself, my strengths and my challenges, and this inner knowledge allowed me to create strategies that continue to support my values and continue to create a happy, fulfilling life that I love fearlessly. That freedom and growth I found in my own coaching led me to study a Diploma of Life Coaching which I completed December 2016, so I could share this freedom and passion for my life with others. I continued to study and completed my Masters in Values Life Coaching in August 2017 .
To complement my coaching, I practice and teach mindfulness and meditation. I have learnt the true power of silence and meditation and want to empower others to learn this too. It brings a powerful sense of clarity, focus, purpose and fearlessness to your life. Calm is a truly a superpower.
As I moved forward on my inner path I was drawn to learn Reiki (Japanese Energy Healing ) to further heal and nourish myself. I love the combination of Values Based Life Coaching, Mindfulness Meditation and Reiki Energy Healing, so I studied and became a Reiki Master Practitioner / Teacher and I combine this with my personal learnings and understandings with energy physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.
Burnout, stress and anxiety is so common in nursing, the healthcare sector and the world at large. I am passionate about helping everyone to love and respect themselves first. We can only gift to others what we have for ourselves. I am a natural carer and nurse archetype. It is a part of me. I love having the tools to control my stress response, as I can see through clear vision, without judgement, to be in the present moment, and provide a response rather than a knee jerk reaction. I still get stressed. I’m aware of my perfectionist archetype and the pressures I place on myself. The difference is I now work with myself rather than fight against who I am. I accept myself totally and embrace authenticity and vulnerability. That is an empowered place to be!
I am so passionate about this feeling that this inner work provides. This work has provided me with the tools to be the Geopolitical Peaceful Activist, Advocate and Consultant for Public Safety in Healthcare that I am today.
When we learn to control our stress response, we provide a much more conducive environment for healing and creating change at a foundational level. It benefits all.
Values Based Life Coaching complemented with Mindfulness and Meditation Skills lead to life skills of nervous system Self-Regulation, and ultimately paves the way for an empowered, purposeful life that you love and creating a legacy that honours your gifts and your soul purpose.