The Embodied Longevity Method

An 8-week functional + somatic program for women in midlife

There's so much information out there, and it can leave you feeling like there's always one more thing you should be doing. This is a place to slow down, understand what's actually changing in your body, and care for your health from a place of steadiness.

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Understand what matters. Support your body. Live your life.

Functional wellness, nervous-system health, embodiment, and longevity for women in midlife - in service of a life with more peace, joy, and connection.

Your body is not a problem to solve.

You can care deeply about your health without approaching it from fear. You can understand your labs without letting a single number determine how safe you feel, and learn about hormones without feeling like your body is betraying you. You can use supplements, medications, and modern wellness tools without believing you need all of them. And you can be proactive about longevity without spending your life trying to avoid aging.

Good care is not always about doing more. Sometimes it's about knowing what matters and what can wait, and sometimes it's about realizing that you are already doing enough.

What we'll explore together

Week 1: Your Body Makes Sense
Week 2: Why Stress Feels Different in Perimenopause
Week 3: Hormones + HRT, Beyond Symptoms
Week 4: Gut Health + the Gut-Brain Connection
Week 5: Metabolism, Muscle + Bone
Week 6: GLP-1s as a Longevity Tool
Week 7: Heart + Brain Longevity
Week 8: Connection + Your Plan Forward

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A different approach to women’s health.

This program brings together the clinical and the deeply human. We'll explore the physiology of midlife through a functional wellness and longevity lens. We'll also look at the way you relate to your body, your symptoms, and your health.

Information is only truly useful when it helps you feel more grounded, more informed, and more capable of advocating for yourself, and when it leaves you more able to live your life.

Your body makes sense.

Midlife can bring changes that feel confusing. Stress gets harder to shake, sleep and metabolism shift, and labs come back "normal" when you don't feel normal. Over eight weeks, you'll learn what's driving those changes and what truly supports you. Alongside the science, you'll practice simple nervous system and somatic tools that help you feel safe and grounded in your body, so you can make decisions about your health from that place

What you'll leave with

You'll come away with a clear understanding of your most important labs and optimal ranges, and more confidence advocating for yourself with your provider. You'll also have practices for working with stress instead of against it. And, I hope, a quieter, kinder relationship with your body.

Katie Schafer, RN, MSN, AGNP

I'm a nurse practitioner specializing in women's health, hormones, gut health, and longevity. I'm also a somatic coach and a 500-hour yoga teacher, with training in Ayurvedic coaching.

This work is personal to me. I've lived with endometriosis, celiac disease, and hormone imbalance for years, so I know what it's like to search for answers while trying to keep living your life. I love the science of the body, and my own journey taught me that information alone isn't enough. Real healing happens when we feel safe enough in our bodies to listen, trust ourselves, and live fully. That's what this program is for.