Gut Health, Hormones & Migraines: A Functional Medicine Nurse’s Career Pivot Story

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What happens when a burned-out hospital RN discovers root cause care?

In this episode of The Functional Nurse Podcast, Brigitte Sager, DNP, IFMCP, interviews Lauren Briggs, RN, board certified nurse coach, about her transition from traditional hospital nursing to private practice using functional medicine and nurse coaching.

Lauren shares how gut health, hormone balance, and timeline mapping transformed not only her patients’ chronic migraines and digestive issues — but her own career path.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How extended intake visits and functional timeline mapping reveal root causes

• Why gut dysfunction and hormone imbalance contribute to chronic migraines

• Why functional nurses move beyond “Band-Aid medicine” toward systems-based healing

• How nurse coaching bridges knowledge and sustainable lifestyle change

• What it takes to build confidence in private practice as an RN

• How entrepreneurship can restore purpose after healthcare burnout

This conversation is ideal for:

 Nurses experiencing burnout
 RNs exploring private practice or entrepreneurship
 Functional medicine nurses
 Women struggling with migraines, gut health, or hormone imbalance
 Nurses seeking a patient-centered, root cause model of care

If you’re ready to rethink both healing and your nursing career, this episode offers practical insight and inspiration.

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Guest Information:

Lauren Briggs, RN, BSN, HWNC-BC, NC-BC

Practice: Practical Medicine
Location: Stamford, Connecticut
Website: https://www.practical-medicine.com/