Practitioner Stories
People who made the leap. In their own words.
Physicians. Physiotherapists. Physical therapists. Nurse practitioners. Craniosacral therapists. Different credentials, different starting points — all saying the same thing.
Former Emergency Physician · Menopause Metabolic Health
"One regret — that I didn't start sooner. The difference I'm making now, seeing results I never saw in traditional medicine, has filled my heart and brought me back into my purpose. The things I came in not strong in — the marketing, the business — I've had so much support. I know I can depend on and lean on this team."
S.B
Former Emergency Physician · Menopause & Metabolic Health
United States
She left emergency medicine frustrated with conventional care — then voluntarily let go of her medical licence. She was turned away by another FM program because of it. FMFT said yes. She enrolled for her own health, watched friends and family transform, and now runs a virtual menopause metabolic health practice with clients across the US. She came in convinced she could only do the clinical work. The business, marketing, and mindset support changed that.
When my son needed open heart surgery, the hospital called me while he was in the operating room and told me my leave wasn't approved — I needed to show up to work the next day. That tipped it for me. I now have time with my kids, my relationship with my husband has improved, and I'm getting ready to leave that job altogether. There is no amount of money that takes that away."
S.D
Multi-Credential Health Professional · Lab · ER · Naturopathic
United States · Was working 16-hour days, 6 days a week
Side-Starter · Freedom
Side-Starters — building alongside their existing18 work
Healthcare Provider · 30+ years conventional medicine
Having seen behind the curtain, there's no going back. I feel like I'm helping myself and others in a way I haven't in a really long time. The mindset, business, and clinical coaches are phenomenal — they make it all feel so much more doable."
T.B
Healthcare Provider
United States
Craniosacral & Lymphatic Therapist
I wanted to find something that has it all in one place — that would teach me how to really help people. Not just the symptoms, but get back to what's really causing the disease. I didn't even know what functional medicine was. I just knew that's what I wanted. This is a world class organisation. No one's going to let you fall."
K.K
Craniosacral & Lymphatic Therapist
United States
Physiotherapist · TCM Practitioner · Acupuncturist
From what I knew when I started to how I now approach even my existing patients is significantly different. The clinical side and the marketing side — when you pull them together, that's what makes this work. I feel really supported in a world I didn't know."
M.K
Physiotherapist · TCM · Acupuncturist
United Kingdom
Physical Therapist
Clinically, I used to think there was no way I could treat a patient beyond a certain point. Now I know there is a root cause — and I can help them meet their goals. That's huge for me. It's a business in a box. Just learn it, be coachable, stop the noise in your head and do it."
G.C
Physical Therapist
United States
Stuck Scalers — experienced practitioners who restructured
Physical Therapist · Running separate FM practice
It offers clinical and business education together — you immediately know what to do with your applied clinical knowledge. That's what no other place can do. I had zero experience ordering labs. I am now running a separate functional wellness coaching business and have made my first eight recommendations successfully."
P.O
Physical Therapist
United States
PhD · Nurse Practitioner
The way it weaves in the marketing aspect and helps you get all systems in place to run your own virtual practice is extremely helpful. Whether or not you've had functional medicine training, this program is still amazing — it goes deeper than anything else I'd encountered."
S.S
PhD · Nurse Practitioner
United States
Functional Medicine Practitioner · Month 1
I've been doing discovery calls for a long time — and you are a ninja. I get tremendous value from the discovery call workshops. The day after the workshop I ran my own event — the show-up rate was strong, the interaction was high, and the discovery calls that followed were some of the most qualified leads I've had."
R.B
Functional Medicine Practitioner
United States - One month fully in
Physician · Converting existing patient base
There's a lot of frustration being a regular physician — knowing something needs to be done but not being able to do it. When I introduce the program to patients now, everyone wants to know more. I'm targeting the younger generation — I want to prepare them before something happens. The complex cases are like a workout for my head."
R.S
Physician
United States - Years of consideration before joining
Sent without being asked
This program is so much more than I could ever even hope for — I had no idea. My husband is jumping up and down for the first time ever. He says spend as much as I need to. I helped a nine-year-old with depression yesterday and it's just the beginning. Never stop what you're doing because it all matters. Keep people signing up — if they hesitate, they may not come back, and that's where they're missing out."
R.B
Health Professional
United States · Early program stage
Side-Starter · Freedom
What the program does for patient compliance
Thrive Nine · 6-Month Program · Patient Compliance
For months I was the one pushing — suggesting the next step, asking her to progress. The moment she started engaging with the program consistently, everything flipped. Instead of me chasing, she was messaging me asking when she could move forward. The assessments gave me the clinical picture I couldn't see before. The last two months have been game changers — because of the six-month program.
Before the program was engaged
Practitioner initiating every next step
Patient hesitant, resistant to progress
No consistent clinical visibility
Slow, partial engagement over months
Once the program was running
Patient messaging the practitioner to progress
Full compliance — diet, protocols, assessments
Assessments surfacing patterns not visible before
Two months of consistent forward momentum
What made the difference
Not new clinical information — the practitioner and patient had already discussed most of it. It was the consistency of the right content at the right time, in a structured sequence, that turned knowledge into action. The program created the compliance that the clinical relationship alone hadn't been able to produce.
FMFT Practitioner
Functional Medicine Practitioner
United States · Shared in clinical mentorship session
You've read the stories.
The only difference between them and where you are now is the decision to book the call.
No obligation. No hard sell. A genuine conversation about where you are and whether this is the right fit — for both of us.
Licensed Naturopath · Hospital-Based
Side-Starter · Month 7
"The clinical mentorship made the difference. I wasn't making complex decisions alone — every case had experienced eyes on it. That's what gave me the confidence to keep going."
$4,800/month recurring — still employed full-time