ABOUT BORROWED GUARDIANCompassionate Advocacy and Personalized Support
At Borrowed Guardian, we believe everyone deserves to feel informed, supported, and confident when navigating healthcare.
We provide independent nurse patient advocacy to help individuals and families better understand their care, communicate with healthcare teams, and navigate important decisions.
Our approach combines clinical experience, compassionate guidance, and personalized support to help make healthcare feel a little less overwhelming.
Hi, I'm Sadie!
I'm a registered nurse, patient advocate, and the founder of Borrowed Guardian.
Throughout my nursing career, I've worked with patients and families during some of their most vulnerable moments. I've seen firsthand how overwhelming healthcare can feel, even when you're surrounded by dedicated medical professionals.
There are appointments to manage, unfamiliar terminology to understand, important decisions to make, and questions that don't always get answered before the next step arrives.
I've also seen the difference it makes when someone has an experienced nurse in their corner.
Experience You Can Trust
10 + Years in Healthcare
Credentials
RN, BSN, PHN, CEN
Registered Nurse Since 2019
Experience and credentials
Registered nurse since 2019, with 10+ years in healthcare
Emergency medicine, trauma care, medical-surgical nursing and travel nursing across multiple healthcare organizations
Leadership experience as a charge nurse, preceptor and clinical director
Associate Degree in Nursing, Rasmussen University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, St. Catherine University
Master of Science in Nursing and MBA in Healthcare Administration (dual degree), University of Mary, expected spring 2027
Credentials: Registered Nurse (RN), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Public Health Nurse (PHN), Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN)
These experiences have given me a broad perspective on how healthcare works, how challenging it can be to navigate, and how important clear communication is for patients and families.
My background has taught me that excellent healthcare involves more than medical knowledge. It also requires listening, patience, communication, and respect for the individual behind every medical chart.
Through Borrowed Guardian, I hope to combine my clinical experience, leadership background, and healthcare administration education to provide thoughtful, individualized patient advocacy.
A Little More About Sadie
I value family, community and lifelong learning. I’m naturally curious about how things work and how to make them work better. Outside of nursing, you’ll find me with loved ones, traveling, or at home with my cats.
I’m approachable and down-to-earth, and I never want my credentials to make you feel intimidated. Ask me anything, in any order, in your own words.
I believe meaningful connections make a difference, whether that's within our families, our communities, or the healthcare experiences we share.
Borrowed Guardian is an extension of that belief, bringing together my professional experience and my desire to help people feel less alone when navigating healthcare.
That's why I created Borrowed Guardian
To provide individuals and families with knowledgeable, compassionate nurse advocacy that makes navigating healthcare feel less overwhelming and helps them feel informed, supported, and confident in their care.
I’ve spent my career in hospitals, and I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve prepared a patient to go home, asked if they had any questions, and heard “no.” Often what they meant was that they were overwhelmed, embarrassed, or didn’t want to take more of anyone’s time.
My own family showed me the other side. My mother has been a registered nurse her whole life, mostly in-home care and hospice. When my uncle Mason was diagnosed with ALS, I watched her help us understand his care, support our family and speak up for him. I remember thinking, thank goodness we have a nurse in the family. Then I thought about the families who don’t.
Patients have also told me they wished I could come to their appointments or keep helping after they left the hospital. Those conversations stayed with me. Borrowed Guardian is how I get to do the part of nursing I find most meaningful, beyond the hospital walls.
values that guide us
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Healthcare experiences can be emotional, confusing, and exhausting.
We believe in meeting people with kindness, patience, and genuine understanding.
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Building trust means listening carefully, communicating honestly, respecting confidentiality, and always approaching your care with professionalism.
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Your needs, experiences and goals should guide your care.
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You deserve to understand the information being shared about your health. I believe in explaining things clearly, encouraging questions, and helping people feel informed.
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I work alongside your healthcare providers, never in their place.
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Your concerns, preferences, and goals matter. Our role is to help you feel heard and supported as you participate in decisions about your healthcare.
Where We're Headed
I'm building Borrowed Guardian slowly and on purpose, starting with individuals and families across the Twin Cities. Over time, I hope to welcome other experienced nurses who share my belief that everyone deserves compassionate, personalized advocacy.
If you're a nurse who believes in thoughtful, compassionate patient advocacy, I'd love to connect.
Interested in Working Together?
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Let’s Connect
If you're looking for a knowledgeable, compassionate nurse to help you or someone you love navigate healthcare, I'd welcome the opportunity to learn more about your needs.
Let's start with a conversation and see how Borrowed Guardian may be able to help.