Functional nursing isn’t a trend. It’s a professional transformation —and it’s already happening. If you’ve ever wondered what it really  looks like to integrate functional medicine into nursing practice, you're not alone. One of the most common questions I get from nurses is: “What can I actually do  with this training?” The answer? A lot more than you might think. At this point, I have trained over a thousand nurses and nurse practitioners who are now weaving functional medicine principles...

If you’re an RN or NP who completed the Functional Medicine for Nurses course through the Integrative Nurse Coach Academy (INCA), you’ve likely heard the news: the program is coming to a close at the end of this current cohort. And if you’re anything like the many students I have heard from recently—you’re probably asking: “Now what?” “Is there a next step?” “How do I keep growing in this specialty I love?” You’re not alone. The truth is, functional medicine for nurses has grown so rapidly ,...

In my recent blog,   Are Labs Within a Nurse’s Scope of Practice? Let’s Reframe the Conversation ,  we explored one of the most common roadblocks nurses face when transitioning into holistic or functional practice: lab testing. The feedback I received afterward was overwhelming—and familiar. “I want my patients to have access to labs, but I’m terrified of crossing scope boundaries." “My patients are asking for testing, but I don’t have a safe way to support them.” “I feel stuck between...