Hi, I’m Lauren — a nurse practitioner, Menopause Society Certified Practitioner, and certified menopause coach. I’ve been a nurse for 25 years and a nurse practitioner for more than 20.
I’ve always loved being a nurse, but a quiet voice kept telling me to seek a deeper purpose. I adored the relationships I built with my patients, yet traditional healthcare no longer left time to nurture them. Care requires listening and curiosity. Care requires time and a relationship, not just a prescription. I knew it was time to CHANGE how I provided care — I just didn’t know yet what that change would look like.
And speaking of change… as I was yearning for a new path, I was also entering perimenopause (and didn’t know it!). At the same time, I was going through a difficult season in my personal life. Midlife has no shortage of stressors, does it? So I filed every symptom under “adulting is stressful”: anxiety, heart palpitations, brain fog, GI issues, sleepless nights, mood swings, changes in intimacy, a sudden lack of patience, and simply not feeling like myself without being able to say why.
I lived like that for too long. Eventually, I got curious and started caring for myself in a new way. I began treatment for perimenopause, even though I still had regular periods and thought I was “too young” (ha!). The transformation I felt on menopause hormone therapy was so profound that I knew instantly I wanted to be part of the movement to change healthcare for women.
With a zest I hadn’t felt in years, I dove in headfirst. I read, researched, studied, and listened to everything I could find. Learning all I could about perimenopause and menopause became my personal and professional mission, and I became a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner and a certified menopause coach. I discovered what no one had taught me in school or in my career: menopause is a cardiometabolic and neuroendocrine transition with lifelong effects on the brain, heart, bones, and beyond.
I wanted to shout it from a mountaintop. But as I looked for my next role, I kept running into the same wall: traditional healthcare didn’t allow the time to build real relationships with patients. I wanted presence, not speed. I wanted a more human way to bring together medicine, nutrition, lifestyle, mindfulness, and science — and to see the whole person.
So I changed my approach. With grit, determination, and a deep belief that women deserve better care in midlife, I founded Change Health and Wellness, P.A.
Welcome. I can’t wait to get to know you and help you thrive with purpose, agency, strength, and a healthspan to match your lifespan.
