Amie Archibald-Varley

Amie Archibald-Varley is an award-winning healthcare & political thought leader and a #1 nationally bestselling author of The Wisdom of Nurses. As a sought-after speaker represented by the National Speakers Bureau, she advocates for mental health, health equity, courageous conversations, engaging communities and workplaces through the power of story-telling and compassion. She actively encourages open and honest communication within communities and workplaces, facilitating spaces for meaningful dialogue and the exploration of challenging topics through the powerful lens of storytelling.

Amie is the CEO of “Advancing Health Equity, Together,” an organization that is committed to helping teams in workplaces enhance their performance, improve employee engagement, and build a more human-centered workplace. Her expertise in quality improvement and change management, coupled with her ability to foster a culture of compassion, delivers tangible and sustainable results that advance health equity for all.

Amie is a freelance journalist who has honed her skills at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and has also shared her insights as a radio columnist with Newstalk1010 and has written op-eds for The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine and Toronto Star. 

Amie is the co-creator and co-host of The Gritty Nurse, a top-charting podcast in the Medicine in Canada category on Apple Podcasts. Amie is an experienced writer and producer, transferring her skills into screenwriting, particularly within the healthcare narrative. Driven by a passion for crafting stories that humanize complex medical experiences and foster empathy, Amie is eager to incorporate her stories into the intricacies of film production and contribute to impactful projects that spark critical conversations about healthcare.