Meet the Team
Guardians of the Gift supports nurses and healthcare professionals in providing compassionate, sustainable care. We combine clinical expertise and coaching to help teams thrive, prevent burnout, and care for others with confidence and resilience.
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Kelly Newlin
Board-Certified Nurse Coach | Co-Founder, Guardians of the Gift
Kelly Newlin is a Board-Certified Nurse Coach, Neuro-Somatic Intelligence (NSI) Trainer, and Epic Workflow Specialist with over 20 years of experience across trauma, ICU, surgical services, organ donation, and transplant care. She is passionate about supporting nurses through burnout, building resilience, and designing workflows that promote psychological safety, collaboration, and team well-being. Kelly currently partners with the Nurse Life Coach Academy to support program growth and help more nurses enter the field, and serves as an advisor for the Child Loss Foundation. She is also a frequent speaker on resilience, leadership, and nervous system-informed care.
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Sara Visness
Board-Certified Nurse Coach | Co-Founder Guardians of the Gift
Sara is a Board-Certified Nurse Coach, Healing Touch Practitioner, and co-founder of Guardians of the Gift, the American Nurse Coach Association, and The Educated Nurse Coach. She brings deep experience in trauma and surgical ICU, emergency nursing, and organ donation, integrating clinical expertise with nurse coaching and energy-based care to support the whole person. Sara is a Continuing Education Provider with the American Nurse Coach Association and holds a Six Sigma Yellow Belt, reflecting her commitment to education, process improvement, and innovation. Through The Educated Nurse Coach, she helps nurses grow personally and professionally with coaching, strategy, and education.