Happy you're here!I’M SARA.
About Me
Hi, I'm Sara — a Registered Nurse with almost 15 years of experience, currently working in the Emergency Department. Every shift, I care for patients arriving in crisis — often after years of chronic stress, gut imbalance, and blood sugar dysregulation, with symptoms that were minimized or dismissed for far too long.
While Emergency Medicine plays an essential role in healthcare, I’ve long wished I could meet people earlier in their journey— before preventable issues become chronic illnesses.
That’s why I created Healthie Co. 🤍
To support women with simple foundations that help the body regulate and recover. By blending functional wellness principles and clinical nursing wisdom, I guide you toward intentional, sustainable shifts — so you can feel clear, confident, and truly well in your body.
My Story
In 2016, pregnant with my second child, I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism. I was handed a prescription for Synthroid and told I'd be on it forever.
What I didn't know then — but have since learned — is that I have Hashimoto's, an autoimmune thyroid condition. And there is so much that can be done beyond medication to address the root cause, calm the immune response, and genuinely change how you feel. I just wish someone had told me that back then.
That realization sent me down a path I've never looked back from. Over the last 10 years, I've gone headfirst into functional and holistic wellness — not just for myself, but for my family. I'm a mom of four busy kids, ages 10, 9, 7, and 5, and completely overhauling the way we think about food, stress, sleep, and daily habits while running a full household has been both humbling and transformative.
At the same time, I started noticing undeniable patterns in my patients at work. Blood sugar. Over and over again. I dove deep into blood sugar regulation, insulin resistance, and the downstream effects of chronic glucose dysregulation. The more I learned, the more I saw the gap — between what medicine treats and what the body actually needs.
Functional medicine became the bridge I had been looking for.
So many symptoms, so many diagnoses, trace back to a few foundational imbalances. And if more women had access to this information earlier, we could slow chronic disease dramatically. That's not just my belief — it's what I see every single day on both sides of the curtain.
I created Healthie Co. for the woman I was in 2016..
Overwhelmed, uneducated, and handed a prescription when what she really needed was a foundation and support 🤍
Why Functional Nursing?
Functional Nursing is a patient-centered approach that focuses on identifying and addressing the root-cause of diseases, rather than just treating symptoms. It combines conventional Western medicine with integrative, evidence-based therapies to treat chronic conditions by considering genetics, lifestyle, and environmental factors.
Key aspects of functional medicine nursing are:
Root-Cause Focus: One plan does not fit all. By investigating why you are experiencing a symptom, we are able to deep dive into how your body is functioning.
Individualized: Care plans are tailored to you and your unique genetic makeup, personal history, and lifestyle — which allows me to develop a personalized plan to support your body.
Holistic Approach: It considers the whole person — physical, mental, and emotional health — rather than just the isolated condition.
Real change doesn't happen overnight. It happens in the quiet, consistent moments — the glass of water you drink first thing, the meal you actually sit down for, the decision to finally put yourself on the list. That's what I'm here for. To walk alongside you, one foundation at a time, until feeling good becomes your new normal.
Are you ready to start?!