How to choose the right starting point for your practice

One of the biggest questions new NPs face when building an integrative or functional practice is whether to open a physical office right away. Some NPs feel excited about having a space of their own. Others feel overwhelmed at the thought of ...

Small, Accessible Places to Begin

A lot of NPs feel pulled toward integrative medicine but assume they need another certification, another degree, or years of specialized training before they can begin. The truth? You don’t need a long list of credentials to start practicing in a more integrative...

Growing your own integrative practice doesn’t happen through one giant, dramatic leap. It happens through small, intentional actions taken consistently over time. When NPs imagine “starting a practice,” they often picture a mountain of complicated decisions—branding, legal structure, EMR setup, webs...

Nurse Practitioners have always stood at the crossroads of science and compassion. We listen, teach, and guide people toward healthier lives. But as rates of chronic disease continue to climb, many of us are searching for a more effective, sustainable way to help patients heal — one that focuses on ...

Health isn’t just the absence of disease—it’s the art of living fully. It’s the energy you wake up with, the calm you bring to challenges, and the sense of alignment that comes when your body, mind, and spirit are working in harmony.

After more than 30 years in integrative and functional medicine, ...

When I talk with nurse practitioners about opening their own practice, the word I hear most often is freedom.
Freedom to practice in alignment with your values.
Freedom to spend real time with patients.
Freedom to create a schedule that honors both your work and your life.

That vision isn’t just possi...

When I first stepped into private practice, I thought the biggest challenges would be logistical — setting up systems, finding patients, keeping up with charting. What I didn’t realize was that the hardest (and most transformative) part would be internal: learning to think like an entrepreneur.

No ...

For years, the phrase integrative medicine has been met with skepticism — as if it meant trading in science for sage sticks. But those of us practicing on the front lines of healthcare know the truth: integrative medicine is not a fringe idea. It’s a necessary evolution in how we understand and deli...

If you’ve made it to this point—becoming or working as a Nurse Practitioner—you’ve already done some incredibly hard things. You’ve pushed through exhaustion, doubt, and long nights of studying. You’ve cared for people in their most vulnerable moments. And even when it felt like too much, you kept g...

The Entrepreneurial Leap

When you choose private practice, you’re choosing both healing and leadership. That means trading institutional guardrails for your own judgment, your own systems, your own voice. The variable that most reliably determines whether you’ll weather the turbulence isn’t a perfe...

Burnout isn’t about personal toughness. It’s what happens when the work your practice requires consistently exceeds the energy, time, and support you actually have. In private practice, that mismatch often hides in plain sight: invisible admin work, open-ended messaging, unclear scope, and a money m...

Launching a practice can feel like a maze. This guide turns it into a series of clear choices. Pick one option in each step—by the end, you’ll have a coherent, real-world plan.

Step 1: Practice Model

• Cash Pay — simple operations, transparent pricing, faster setup

• Insurance-Based — broad

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