Filling in the Gaps: A Functional Framework for Peri/Menopause
A practical, clinical approach to bridging conventional & functional care—for women and the providers who serve them
Are you a provider frustrated by how limited the options feel for your perimenopausal patients?
You’ve read the studies. You’ve tried the protocols.
But when another 30-60 year-old woman sits across from you exhausted, gaining weight, crying over anxiety and bloating she can’t explain—you find yourself saying the same things:
“Your labs are normal.”
“This is just part of aging.”
“I think you’re just stressed”
“We can try birth control or an antidepressant.”
And every time, it feels a little worse. Because deep down, you know:
You’re not addressing the root cause.
Your patient deserves more than a band-aid.
And you deserve better tools than “watch and wait.”
You’re not burnt out because you don’t care.
You’re burnt out because you’re working in a system that doesn’t equip you to actually help.
This live course is for providers who want to:
✔️ Understand what functional medicine actually is (and what it's not) — and how to use it responsibly in a clinical setting
✔️ Feel more confident managing fatigue, weight gain, mood changes, cycle issues, and more
✔️ Know when to test, when to refer, and when to just listen
✔️ Improve patient satisfaction and outcomes without throwing the kitchen sink of supplements or labs
✔️ Finally connect the dots between hormones, gut health, thyroid, insulin resistance, and stress
✔️ Module 1: What Functional Medicine Is (and Isn’t)
What functional medicine actually is—and what it’s not
Core frameworks: systems biology, the timeline, and the matrix
How to start thinking functionally within your current clinical model—even in a conventional setting
Why the current system fails midlife women (and what you can do differently)
Mini case: the “everything looks normal” patient
Career pearl: How to apply root-cause thinking even when time is limited or testing is incomplete
✔️ Module 2: Hormonal Shifts in Perimenopause & Menopause
Hormonal fluctuations in the 30s–50s: estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, cortisol, insulin, thyroid
HPA/HPO axis, neuroendocrine changes, and metabolic shifts
Spotting dysfunction even with “normal” labs
Conditions that evolve in midlife: PCOS, PMS, PMDD, endometriosis, anxiety, depression
What to test, when to test, and how to explain it
Real case: symptom mapping by hormone pattern
Tool: symptom timeline + matrix integration
✔️ Module 3: Hormone Replacement Therapy: Through a Functional Lens
Who needs it, when to start, and how to personalize
Risks, benefits, and misconceptions (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone)
Routes: oral, transdermal, compounded—when and why to choose
How to layer hormone replacement therapy into a functional plan
Case-based: clinical decision-making & patient education pearls
Practice-building tip: common patient questions & how to answer them without overexplaining
✔️ Module 4: Gut, Liver, Stress & Hormones—Underlying Drivers
Gut health and the estrobolome
Liver detox: phases I & II, bile flow, SCFA’s, estrogen clearance
The role of chronic stress, cortisol patterns, and sleep disruption
Functional testing: stool, cortisol/DUTCH, toxins—what’s worth it
Nutrition & lifestyle interventions that move the needle
Integrated cases: fatigue, weight gain, irregular cycles, anxiety
Career insight: What not to waste money on (FM programs, supplements, testing)
$699.00 USD
