Her path continued to unfold while reading the biography of JD Salinger. She discovered Salinger was a veteran, and the first draft of A Catcher in the Rye was written while Salinger was freeing Holocaust victims from concentration camps. He was later hospitalized for “combat stress reaction” after Germany was defeated. Jamie felt moved by his story and decided to pioneer a yoga for PTSD and pain management class at the local VA hospital. During this time she also managed outreach for a yoga service nonprofit, and focused her studies on trauma-informed yoga.

Jamie attended several workshops with Roshi Joan Halifax and was inspired by her GRACE model along with her contributions to contemplative care—especially within end-of-life settings. In 2015, Jamie took the leap and began volunteering with UCLA's No One Dies Alone program, with the desire to better understand the stressors placed on workers encountering death and dying. She eventually returned home to Nashville to be with family, and continued volunteering in the palliative unit at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, later serving an internship in hospice care. She spent a total of 2.5 years in end-of-life care.

Jamie simultaneously worked at Vanderbilt School of Medicine in the Center for Experiential Learning and Assessment, specializing in healthcare communication and patient-provider relationships.

She designed and implemented her first workshop for healthcare professionals at Vanderbilt’s Osher Center for Integrative Health.

The first group of participants in her 3 module program consisted of mostly pediatric workers, so when Jamie moved to Denver she felt called to volunteer at the Children's Hospital of Colorado. She spent a year immersing herself in the NICU, PICU, oncology and pulmonary units to gain a greater understanding of the stressors placed on those who care for young lives. Early in 2020 she began ride-alongs with fire service/EMS and law enforcement.

When the COVID-19 pandemic began Jamie returned home back to Tennessee to help her elderly father who was losing his vision. 3 cornea transplants later… she has permanently relocated back to Nashville.

In the Summer of 2020 Jamie accepted an online instructor position for the Contemplative Sciences Center at the University of Virginia teaching students about nervous system regulation, yoga therapy, and other mind-body tools for self care. She currently holds a position as the founder and principal facilitator of the Mensa Yoga SIG (special interest group).

Jamie remains committed to establishing partnerships with healers and protectors to continue defining best practices for burnout prevention and mental health treatment. She currently offers online coaching to individuals experiencing burnout or symptoms of trauma (or those who would like to learn skills that can help facilitate adaptive resilience). She recently launched an online course "Deep Relaxation for Frontliners" and is planning in-person retreats coming soon!