Wendy Dixon-Jewitt is the founder of Brainstorm Soft Skill Solutions and a fierce advocate for safer, more sustainable nursing workplaces. Her leadership roots run deep—from the frontlines of correctional and mental health care to long-term care, acute care, and nursing education. Early in her career, she was internationally recognized for her work with youth in crisis, and has spent over three decades leading teams, navigating complex systems, and developing real-world strategies for managing high-stakes, emotionally charged environments.
Now, Wendy is helping healthcare leaders flip the script on ineffective "zero tolerance" policies by championing a practical alternative: Universal Precautions for Emotional Dysregulation—a proactive, skills-based framework for reducing the risk of verbal abuse, emotional harm, and professional burnout. Her work bridges behavior science with everyday clinical realities, equipping nurses and leaders with tools that actually work on the floor—not just in policy binders.
Whether it’s de-escalation, boundary-setting, or building team resilience, Wendy brings lived experience, deep insight, and a refreshing willingness to talk about the hard stuff—without the jargon.
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Send us a text Wendy Dixon-Jewitt is on a mission. As the founder and CEO of Brainstorm Soft Skill Solutions, she strongly advocates for creating safer and more sustainable nursing workplaces, and her passion is unmistakable. Early in her career, Wendy encountered a toxic nursing culture, which she ...
