What Happens When a Nurse Walks Into the Tiger’s Mouth?

In this episode of Be Your Own Advocate, Isaiah and his Aunt Isabel sit down with Jules (Julie Gatti), a clinical RN at UCSF with 26 years of experience, to explore what real advocacy looks like inside a hospital—especially for children with cancer and families on the financial edge. Jules shares how California’s nurse-patient ratios and strong nursing unions allow her to be truly present at the bedside, offering not just medical care but emotional safety, coordination of services, and human connection in some of life’s most fragile moments.Jules also opens up about the emotional toll of pediatric oncology, including the recent loss of a two-year-old patient, and how community, movement, and deep energy work have helped her release stored trauma and rediscover self-love. She takes us inside Code Care, a pioneering anti-racism and anti-poverty initiative at UCSF created after a homeless father was mishandled in the ER. From partnering with Glide Church and the Healers at the Gate program to listening for hours to unhoused neighbors on the street, Jules shows how proximity, compassion, and honest conversation can transform both caregivers and systems. This is an intimate, powerful look at nursing as premier advocacy—for patients, for communities, and for ourselves.Nurses as frontline advocates: Jules explains how nurses are often the only ones in the room during moments of crisis, using de-escalation, compassion, and coordination to protect patients and families when emotions are highest.Code Care & Healers at the Gate: After a homeless father was met by armed police at the hospital, UCSF created Code Care, bringing in a Black community liaison and partnering with Glide Church so staff can spend days serving, listening to, and learning from people living on the street.The energy of self-love in healthcare: Jules shares how releasing trapped grief and learning to truly love herself changed not only how she carries pediatric oncology trauma, but how her inner peace radiates out to patients, families, and colleagues.“The key is to feel self-love. That’s what attracts people—that’s what makes people around you feel safe and desire to be near you.”— Jules Gatti, RNFollow Be Your Own Advocate on WSNtv for more powerful conversations about healing, energy, and standing up for yourself and others.Watch, listen, and connect with us here:YouTube: Youtube.com/@WeServeNetworkVimeo: Vimeo.com/wsntvFacebook: Facebook.com/WeServeTvWebsite: Weservenetwork.orgSpotify: Tiny.cc/WSNtvAnd yes, we are on Roku.Episode HighlightsFeatured QuoteCall to Action