Functional Medicine for Nurses: Monique Class on Healing and Coaching

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What does functional medicine look like when practiced through the lens of 35 years of nursing experience?

In this episode of The Functional Nurse Podcast, Brigitte Sager, DNP, IFMCP, interviews Monique Class, MSN, ARNP, IFMCP, a board-certified family nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist in holistic health. Together, they explore how functional medicine, holistic nursing, and systems biology come together in real-world practice.

Monique shares her unconventional path into nursing and how mind-body medicine, integrative care, and therapeutic partnership shaped her clinical philosophy long before functional medicine had a name. She explains why functional medicine became “home” — a science-based, patient-centered model that blends biochemistry with story and relationship.

You’ll hear real clinical examples of root cause care in action, including:

• Toxin exposure and environmental triggers

• Mitochondrial dysfunction and energy restoration

• Asking better clinical questions: “When were you last well?”

• Using IFM tools to streamline patient education

• Running an efficient functional practice without relying on excessive testing

Monique and Brigitte also discuss how coaching skills support sustainable behavior change and why nursing scope, clarity, and confidence are essential in personalized care.

This episode is essential listening for RNs and APRNs who want to practice functional or holistic medicine ethically, efficiently, and with professional confidence.

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