REVERSE chronic symptoms –
live the life you DESERVE.
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We help high-achieving, motivated women transform their burnout, fatigue, and health issues into steady and productive energy. Ready to feel energized, balanced, and unstoppable?
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If this sounds familiar…
- You're getting everything done – work, family, responsibilities – but something still feels off.
- You are overwhelmed by conflicting health advice and all the products out there.
- Your labs come back "normal" — but you know something is wrong. You've been told it's just your age, and you're exhausted by that answer.
- You're there for dinner, bedtime, the conversations — physically present, but mentally elsewhere.
- Deep down, you've started to wonder if this is just how it's going to be.
Here's what we know.
- You haven't failed anything – the things that used to work just aren't what your body needs in this season.
- Your body isn't broken. In fact, it's been working overtime trying to get your attention.
- What you feel is real — and there is a reason for it. You just need someone willing to look at it all and connect the dots.
- Healing doesn't come from trying harder or stacking more protocols. It comes from aligning your lifestyle with what you actually need.
- Chronic does not mean permanent. There is always something that can be done. Always.
We start where most ignore – the foundation.
WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENTMost functional medicine practices begin with extensive testing panels and complex supplement protocols.
But over the years, we’ve discovered something important: Testing first is rarely the most direct path to healing.
More data doesn’t automatically translate to more health. In fact, it often leaves you feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and still searching for answers.
Instead, we begin where real healing starts — the foundation of your health : your daily lifestyle.
When your body finally receives the sleep, nourishment, movement, and support it has been asking for, something remarkable happens. It begins doing what it was designed to do all along: heal. And the results speak for themselves.
On average, our clients experience a 63% reduction in symptoms within the first three months, before we ever order a single test.
It’s not complicated, and it doesn’t leave you feeling more overwhelmed.
But it is incredibly effective. Here’s what that looks like in practice…
Your Healing Journey
Four Phases to Lasting Wellness
A guided path from reconnection to embodiment — with support from one of our functional coaches every step of the way.
Phase One
Reconnect
Understand what your body is asking for.
Phase Two
Restore
Rebuild the foundational systems that support healing.
Phase Three
Transform
The momentum is building to deeper healing.
Phase Four
Embody
Create a lifestyle that supports long-term vitality.
About Dr. EmilyShe’s lived both sides of chronic illness - doctor and patient.
Dr. Emily was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at age 10 and spent decades managing it with strong medications—even throughout her 15-year career as a family physician.
Then she discovered functional medicine. She reversed her RA.
Came off her medications.
And realized she could no longer practice the same way.
This isn’t theory. It’s lived experience.
When she tells you change is possible, it’s not just hope. It’s proof.
She left conventional medicine to build Balanced Living Functional Medicine—a virtual practice rooted in a lifestyle-first, root-cause approach.
Her work has been featured at the Institute for Functional Medicine’s international conference, and she now leads a team of health coaches who share her mission, each with their own healing story.
Her mission is simple:
to help you understand your body, support it the way it actually needs, and feel like yourself again.
Because healing isn’t about doing more—
it’s about finally doing what works.
Get to know
Dr. Emily
Get to know Dr. Emily, her vision, and how she created Balanced Living and the Health Begins Here program with this 3-minute video, or by exploring her podcast!
The Changes are profound
Energy that holds
Not a spike. Not caffeine. Steady, reliable energy that's there when you need it, without the crash that used to follow.
"I have the energy to do anything I want. I feel younger than I did at the start." Nancy
Real sleep, finally
Waking up refreshed isn't a personality trait you're missing. It's a biological outcome, one that's achievable when the right things are in place.
"I went from 2 to 4 hours of sleep per night to now getting 7 to 8 hours. It's not an exaggeration to say I feel like I've been given my life back." Holly
Reducing or eliminating medications
When the root causes are addressed, many women find they no longer need what was only ever managing a symptom.
"I cut my prescription drugs by more than half. My symptoms practically disappeared." Lindsey
Mental clarity & emotional steadiness
The fog lifts. The irritability softens. You find yourself present in conversations again, not just in the room, but actually there.
"The physical, mental, and emotional fog I was living in has lifted." Ronda
Chronic conditions that finally shift
RA, Hashimoto's, gut dysfunction, autoimmunity, perimenopause. Conditions that were managed or dismissed elsewhere begin to move when we address what's actually driving them.
"My symptoms were cut in half during my time in the membership." LB
Finally feeling heard
For many members, the first shift isn't physical. It's the relief of having their experience received as real, valid, and worth investigating. That shift alone is healing.
"After years of seeing doctor after doctor and feeling crazy, I was finally being heard, and in turn finally able to heal." Allison
Our most frequently asked questions:
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Accepting insurance requires the doctor to follow steps that are not always best for the patient and don’t allow the doctor to take the time needed to get to the root cause. We work for you, not the insurance companies.
No more endless waiting to see the doctor. We are always on time. And our treatment is based on what is best for you, not your insurance company! At Balanced Living we listen to your concerns and goals and build a trusting relationship with ongoing collaboration. This ultimately allows for lower costs and better outcomes for you because you finally feel better!
We do accept HSA and FSA cards. -
Dr. Emily works as a Functional Medicine consultant in conjunction with your current healthcare team and is not considered a replacement for your primary care physician.
She requires all patients to have a primary care physician to cover emergencies and routine care/screening. -
Yes, all of our appointments are completely telehealth and conducted over Zoom.
You can stay in the comfort of your own home!
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Dr. Emily has carefully created this program to offer transformational care to each member. One-off appointments don’t give us the time to find the root cause. My membership structure has proven to create lasting change.
To learn more about the structure of our practice, and why we have chosen a membership, please visit Our Approach.
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