The body
The Body After Loss
Understanding the physical effects of grief
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Dr. Michele Burklund, NMD · Naturopathic Physician & Functional Medicine Doctor
Medicine From
the Earth Designed for
Modern Women
Dr. Michele Burklund · Supplements & labs
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Begin with nourishment and everyday care. Then explore my supplement collections and functional lab selections for grief, perimenopause, longevity, skin, and preconception—one thoughtful choice at a time.
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The philosophy
There is more to wellness
than what we can measure.
We can study her hormones, map her genetics, explore her microbiome, and understand the intricate biology of her body. And the science matters. Deeply.
But understanding her biology is only the beginning of understanding the woman…
She is also the life she has lived. The love she has known, the losses she has carried, the wisdom she has gathered, and the many versions of herself she has yet to become.
The many ways we begin
For the chapter you’re in.
01 / Love, loss & becoming
The Physiology
of Grief
The physical effects of grief.
Medical care for widows.
02 / Her changing body
The
Feminine
Hormones, mood, metabolism
& vitality.
03 / The art of connection
The
Gatherings
Conversation, connection
& room to simply be.
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The Foundations
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Before protocols. Before supplements.
Before doing more.
Come back to the everyday essentials: water, nourishment, nature, and the way you live. Join me for a physician-guided audio journey, with beautiful companion guides and simple practices to make your own.
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The feminine · Private clinical care
The body speaks.
The symptoms and conditions that bring you here.
The life behind them. The woman within it all.
For the woman you are.
And the woman you’re becoming.
01Hormones & transitions
Cycle changes, perimenopause, and the shifts in how you feel from one season of life to the next. Your symptoms, history, and priorities help guide an individualized evaluation.
02Mood, sleep & vitality
When sleep, energy, or interest in daily life changes, there is a story worth understanding. We consider your health history, daily rhythms, medications, and the broader context of your symptoms.
03Digestion & nourishment
Digestive symptoms and nutrition belong within the whole picture of your health. We can explore symptom patterns, food tolerance, prior results, and whether further evaluation would be useful.
04The body after loss
A dedicated part of my practice explores the physical experiences that may accompany grief. Explore grief medicine to learn more about this approach.
The physiology of griefExplore women’s carePrivate Care
I’m welcoming private-care inquiries for future availability.
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The medicine
Ancient wisdom.
Modern science.
Thoughtfully together.
I practice through the therapeutic order: understanding what is getting in the way of health, supporting the foundations, and choosing targeted treatment when it is needed. Botanical medicine, clinical nutrition, and conventional therapies each have a place in that conversation.
Beneath the surface
I choose testing to answer a specific question: what might be contributing to your symptoms, and how would the result change our plan?
Behind the medicine
There is
a woman.
A physician. A mother. A widow.
A life that informs the medicine.
Dr. Michele Burklund, NMD, is a naturopathic physician and functional medicine doctor whose work brings together botanical medicine, contemporary clinical science, women's health, and whole-person care. Trained at Bastyr University, I have more than a decade in clinical practice.
My education taught me to investigate. Caring for my father taught me to advocate. Widowhood, reinvention, and motherhood deepened my understanding of what it means to care for a whole person.
Those experiences inform how I listen, the questions I ask, and the space I make for your story. Here, I focus on women’s health, functional medicine, and grief medicine. I do not offer ongoing general primary care through this practice.
The private practice · Virtual care
Medicine
without walls.
My practice is designed to meet you where you feel most grounded. Your home. Your sanctuary. A familiar space where you can settle in and speak freely.
Because healing is not bound by place.
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A moment, just for you
Room to
simply be.
The world can wait a minute.
Let this one belong to you.
Settle in. Begin whenever you’re ready.
Grief Medicine Articles
Grief medicine.
The journal.
The sleepless nights. The meal you cannot quite make. The questions you have not known how to ask. Thoughtful reading for life after loss.
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Ritual & spirit
A Ritual for What Remains
Nature, Taoist wisdom, and living with grief
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Rest
When Grief Keeps You Awake
Sleep, exhaustion, and a gentler way into the night
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Nourishment
A Place at the Table
Nourishment when grief changes your appetite
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Untold Medicine.
The body, the inner life,
and the questions that bring us closer.
With Dr. Catherine Clinton
The Biology of Feeling
Biology & emotion
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With Dr. Katherine Willow
What Are You Still Carrying?
Emotional history & German New Medicine
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With Dr. Nasha Winters
Your Body Is an Ecosystem
A personal healing story
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With Lauren Mahana
A Mother Is Born, Too
Birth & spiritual life
Watch, listen & readWhen you’re ready
We begin
by listening.
Private Care Private care for the whole of you.