healthcare and human services education that actually feels human.
A growing library of video-driven courses — from trauma-informed care to everyday caregiving skills.
For nurses, social workers, caregivers, helpers — and everyday people who want to grow, develop, and care for others better.
same requirement, a completely different experience.
Most continuing education checks a box. Learn the facts, pass the quiz, move on.
Built to educate and inspire — through video, story, and multimedia moments that actually stick.
From trauma-informed care to the everyday moments of caregiving, every FillUpLearn course is made to do more than inform you — it's made to move you, for patients, for coworkers, for the people you love. Real transformation, not just information.
learning that fills you up, not just your head.
FillUpLearn is a growing home for video-driven healthcare and human services courses — from trauma-informed care to the everyday skills of caregiving — founded by a working RN who wanted continuing education to feel less clinical and a lot more human.
education that meets you where you are.
Every FillUpLearn course is built the same way: video-driven, grounded in real learning science, and made by someone who's actually done the work — not a corporate compliance vendor.
for you.
You get real scenarios and straight talk, not slide decks and pop quizzes. Each course is designed the way people actually learn and remember — so it sticks instead of fading by next week.
- Founded by a working RN who’s lived it, not a faceless training company
- Real-world scenarios, not clinical checklists
- Go at your own pace — most courses finish in one sitting
- Made to stick, not just to check a box
for your team.
The same approach that keeps individual learners engaged works for staff training too — content people actually finish, not a compliance video they click through.
- CE-eligible, so licensed staff earn credit while training
- Assign it once, staff can revisit anytime
- A growing library — as new courses launch, your team’s training grows with it
start with trauma-informed care.
This is where most students start — the first course in a growing FillUpLearn library, with more on the way.
Trauma-Informed Care
Recognize trauma responses, prevent retraumatization, communicate safely, and respond to others with more compassion and awareness — no clinical background needed.
- Recognize the different types and effects of trauma
- Understand the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study
- Respond to trauma disclosures with safety and sensitivity
- Recognize and manage vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue
Registered nurses can also earn continuing education (CE) credit from this course.
communication and teamwork with danny silk.
Practical communication and teamwork skills from speaker and author Danny Silk, MSW. Each course has four lessons, quizzes, and a printable workbook — $19, with 1.0 CE contact hour.
Mastering Effective Communication
Listen to understand, not to win.
Effective Conflict Resolution
Find the need when emotions run high.
Essentials of Effective Teamwork
Build trust and get results together.
Creating a Positive Workplace Culture
Lower fear and bring out people's best.
real words from real students.
"This training was very engaging. Loved the pacing and real-world examples. I take this training every few years with different orgs, and this was one of the best."
Sydney · Verified student"I thoroughly enjoyed this course. Looking at my past adverse childhood experiences, this course has certainly relieved my guilt and shame and has given a great understanding to the biology of trauma and the significant impact it can have on health, family, work, and more. Great information which I will take forward in my life and share with others. Thank you."
Mandy · Verified student"Donn is such a fantastic presenter in bringing this message to the world. I feel confident that I will take with me the skills learned and exercise a trauma-informed approach where ever I am. Thank you for raising the collective consciousness on this matter."
Deborah · Verified student"I really enjoyed all of the information that I received through this course. The instructor was engaging, knowledgeable, and presented the information in such a way that I’d retain it. I can’t wait to take another course by Donn."
Jasmine · Verified studentReviews and ratings are from verified students who completed this course.
hi, i'm donn.
Donn Kropp, MS, RN · 20+ years in trauma nursing, veteran mental health care & healthcare analytics
I'm a Registered Nurse and healthcare educator with more than 20 years of experience in emergency and trauma care. I built my first courses for fellow nurses — but I noticed something along the way: the people who connected most with my teaching weren't always clinicians. They were caregivers, helpers, and everyday people who just wanted to understand others a little better.
"That's what FillUpLearn is built around — moving from 'what's wrong with this person' to 'what happened to them.' You don't need a license to learn that. You just need to care."
get ful.
You don’t need a license to care more, understand people better, and show up differently for the people in your life. That’s what FillUpLearn is for — start with one course, grow with the library as more launch.
30-day money-back guarantee — no guilt trip, no exit survey.
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what’s strong with you?
That’s the question at the heart of Healing-Centered Care, our newest course and the next step after Trauma-Informed Care. Get the first three chapters of the workbook free.
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A growing library of video-driven healthcare and human services courses — built to help people understand others, and themselves, a little better.