Cella Hartline has an innate and unique ability to “make life happen.” For over 23 years, I have watched her use compassion, spirituality, intuition, and exceptional communication skills to encourage those in the nursing profession and everywhere to become the best that they can be. As a life coach and a nurse, Cella is unsurpassed in her aptitude to help others grow and reach new heights while navigating through the rough waters of balancing work and life. She takes a holistic approach while tailoring the needs of the individual to help them make changes for the better while still remaining connected to themselves. As a nurse, I have always strived to become the person that Cella is.

I cannot stress enough my appreciation for Cella and the solace and mentorship she has offered me through the years. From the moment we met knew we held a connection and this never wavered. Cella has guided me through several life and career impasses and has led me to see new directions. Her positivity and ability to guide without judgement are ever present. Cella’s passion for nursing and inspiring others with holistic reality based approach is refreshing and calming, yet highly enlightening.

I met Cella Hartline when I started at Grant Regional Health Center 20 years ago. At that time, she was the ER Coordinator, and I was working in registration deciding what I wanted to do with my life. In my role at the time, I worked very closely with Cella and got to know what an amazing nurse she was. She embodied confidence, skill, and compassion. As time went on, I became a Registered Nurse, and Cella became one of my mentors. She taught me from the beginning what it meant to be a professional and to respect the huge responsibility I had just earned.

As a new RN, Cella saw things that I did not see in myself. She encouraged and energized me and helped me to believe in myself as a nurse. As I grew in my profession, Cella was always that light that shone, teaching me to always want to do more, see more, be more! In 2011, with Cella’s guidance, I began to fulfill my dream of becoming an educator. Cella inspired me to want to help other RNs learn and grow their profession. She encouraged me to not only look on the surface of my mind, but to connect my heart in all that I do. I recently have received the profound compliment that my teaching style is similar to Cella’s, and I was beaming with pride!

When Cella left GRHC, I was sad to see her go, but thrilled to see how she would impact the profession I so loved. When I became the ED Manager at GRHC, a role she once filled, she immediately reached out to me. She once again helped me to gain the confidence I needed to be a leader and a role model.