The Integrative Clinician by BridgeWell
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The Integrative Clinician by BridgeWell

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You didn't become a nurse practitioner just to diagnose disease and prescribe medication.


You became an NP to solve problems, understand the whole patient, and make a lasting difference.


The Integrative Clinician by BridgeWell is a podcast for nurse practitioners who want to think differently about patient care.


Each episode combines real patient scenarios, practical clinical reasoning, and evidence-informed integrative medicine to help you organize complexity, recognize patterns, and make confident clinical decisions.

Rather than memorizing protocols or chasing the latest trends, you'll learn the thinking frameworks behind integrative practice. We'll explore hormones, metabolic health, obesity medicine, thyroid physiology, gut health, longevity, laboratory interpretation, lifestyle medicine, and the everyday clinical decisions that help patients feel better and live healthier lives.

Whether you're just beginning your journey into integrative medicine or you're already incorporating it into practice, this podcast will help you strengthen your clinical reasoning, ask better questions, and care for patients with greater confidence.


Dr. Sheri Erwin, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, a Doctor of Nursing Practice, board-certified family nurse practitioner, specialty-trained functional and integrative medicine clinician, educator, and founder of BridgeWell Integrative Education, hosts the podcast.


Because becoming an integrative clinician isn't about learning more protocols. It's about learning how to think.


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English
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17 episodes
since June 29, 2026
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BridgeWell Brief #7: You Took the Integrative Medicine Courses. Now What?

BridgeWell Brief #7: You Took the Integrative Medicine Courses. Now What?

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You took the courses. You learned about hormones, gut health, insulin resistance, cortisol, nutrient deficiencies, supplements, and specialty testing. Maybe you even earned a certification. Then a complex patient sits down in front of you and suddenly the question becomes: Where do I even start?  I…
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Peptide Therapy: What Should an Integrative NP Actually Know?

Peptide Therapy: What Should an Integrative NP Actually Know?

Episode Description Peptide therapy is everywhere in functional, integrative, and longevity medicine right now. BPC-157 for gut health and injury recovery. MOTS-C for metabolic health. Ipamorelin and growth hormone signaling. TB-500, GHK-Cu, and an expanding list of compounds your patients may alre…
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Her Testosterone is Low. Does She Need Testosterone?

Her Testosterone is Low. Does She Need Testosterone?

A 46-year-old woman sits down and says, “I want my testosterone checked.” Her libido is gone. Her workouts feel different. She’s gaining weight around her middle. She’s tired, her motivation has changed, and she keeps saying the same thing so many women say in midlife: “I just don’t feel like mysel…
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BridgeWell Briefs #6: LDN and Weight Loss: Don't Borrow the Evidence

BridgeWell Briefs #6: LDN and Weight Loss: Don't Borrow the Evidence

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Low-dose naltrexone is showing up more and more in conversations about weight loss. But are we borrowing evidence from a different treatment? In this BridgeWell Brief, we look at the important distinction between the FDA-approved naltrexone plus bupropion combination used for weight management and …
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When “Hormone Balance” Becomes a Supplement Stack

When “Hormone Balance” Becomes a Supplement Stack

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“Hormone balance” sounds like a treatment plan. Clinically, it can mean almost anything. In this bonus episode of The Integrative Clinician, we start with a familiar patient: a 44-year-old with changing cycles, broken sleep, weight gain, low libido, irritability, and a growing stack of supplements …
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Your Patient Doesn't Have Supplement Deficiency

Your Patient Doesn't Have Supplement Deficiency

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Your patient sits down and starts pulling bottles out of a tote bag. Magnesium. Berberine. Ashwagandha. Vitamin D. A methylated B complex. Probiotics. DIM. NAC. Zinc. Fish oil. Curcumin. A detox formula. Then she asks: “What am I missing?” Maybe nothing. Sometimes a treatment plan has quietly becom…
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BridgeWell Briefs #5: Why Integrative Medicine Adds Range for Nurse Practitioners

BridgeWell Briefs #5: Why Integrative Medicine Adds Range for Nurse Practitioners

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You can feel the pressure the moment you start exploring functional and integrative medicine: pick a side. Conventional or functional. Medications or lifestyle. Standard labs or advanced testing. That either-or thinking may sound decisive, but it can actually shrink your clinical reasoning and leav…
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Her Hemoglobin Is Normal. Is Her Iron? What NPs Should Know About Iron Deficiency Before Anemia

Her Hemoglobin Is Normal. Is Her Iron? What NPs Should Know About Iron Deficiency Before Anemia

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Her hemoglobin is normal. So iron deficiency is ruled out...right? Not necessarily. Iron deficiency does not begin the day hemoglobin falls below the reference range. Iron stores can become depleted before anemia develops, and that creates an important clinical question for nurse practitioners: How…
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BridgeWell Briefs #4: Practice Independence Requires More Than Owning the Practice

BridgeWell Briefs #4: Practice Independence Requires More Than Owning the Practice

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More freedom sounds like the answer until you realize freedom does not automatically change your clinical thinking. More nurse practitioners are stepping away from traditional employment and exploring independent practice through cash-pay clinics, telehealth, direct primary care, functional medicin…
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Is It Really Your Hormones? Estrogen, Metabolism & Midlife

Is It Really Your Hormones? Estrogen, Metabolism & Midlife

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What if the symptoms we keep calling “hormonal” are telling a much bigger physiologic story? A woman in her 40s presents with fatigue, weight gain, poor sleep, brain fog, anxiety, low libido, and changing menstrual cycles. It would be easy to call it perimenopause, order a hormone panel, or start t…
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