Helping Women Flourish in Midlife with a Doctor Who Actually Gets It.
The Flourish Forward Rx telehealth "consistent care" membership provides you with whole-woman midlife, menopause and metabolic care with Dr. Heather Hammerstedt. Don’t just struggle through...
Available to residents of ID, WA, OR
Midlife feels like your body suddenly changed the rules without telling you.
It’s NOT just in your head… it’s biology.
- Body getting lumpy
- Brain fog & leaky memory
- Midlife rage (it’s real)
- Libido loss & intimacy struggles
- Frustrating sleep issues
- Energy & motivation gone
- Mood feels… unfamiliar
- Feeling puffy and swollen
- Not recognizing yourself
As a physician going through midlife myself, I set out to:
Understand our body’s new rules and how to flourish instead of flounder.
Make sure midlife and perimenopausal women are heard and understood, instead of ignored, dismissed, and rushed through.
Give you the clarity, evidence-based science, and personalized medical support necessary for this new phase of life.
All with consistent, always-available care.
Hi, I’m Dr. Heather Hammerstedt
Your midlife doctor who gets it. Who’s been through it herself.
Menopause-certified. Metabolism-savvy. Science-first. Zero-shame.
Certified and specialized in all the things that really matter at midlife: Menopause medicine, weight management, lifestyle medicine, sexual health, and decades of experience coordinating health teams.
I work with midlife women who are smart, capable, and exhausted by the typical care that’s fractured, ineffective, inaccessible, and often dismissive of what we’re experiencing in midlife.
Flourish Forward Rx is my telehealth "consistent care" membership for midlife women tired of struggling through when everything’s changing....
I’m here to help you move forward with your biology instead of against it… so you can FLOURISH.
I’m the person at your side who listens, understands the changes that are happening, and knows how to help you THRIVE even when everything seems totally out of whack.
And who will NOT make you wait months just to get 15 rushed minutes.
What's different about my "consistent care" approach:
A doctor who’s accessible when you need it, both for telehealth consults and as the "Doctor in your pocket" to reach out to with questions anytime.
Comprehensive 60-minute consultations with someone who actually listens and deeply understands your history and the whole-woman picture of midlife health.
Continuously evolving integrative care as your body, treatments, and symptoms change. Without the hassles of a fractured, forgetful, and rushed medical system.
Truth is, much of our medical system doesn’t really get these midlife changes…
These aren’t 5 minute problems they can throw a pill at and rush you out the door (after waiting for 2 months to see them).
They don’t really know what to do with these deeper, continually changing struggles, or how these different facets of midlife heath interact and impact each other (including common treatments like HRT).
And too often, women are simply not taken seriously, not given the attention they deserve, and not given the deeper care they need to see meaningful change.
It’s time for a change.
What Happens in Flourish Forward Rx
This is a judgment-free, deep-dive into everything you’ve been Googling at 2am.
It's consistent medical care from a doctor who really gets it, goes deep, stays available to you, and knows the complex web of changes that is midlife for a woman.
This is medical care like you've never experienced it.
Some of the Things We Cover:
Menopause and perimenopause therapy options (hormonal and non-hormonal)
Metabolism, "lumpy" body weight shifts, and nourishment strategies
Mood, stress, cortisol, and nervous system support
Sleep disruption and how to restore it
Smarter movement for strength, energy, and recovery
Targeted labs and medication where they make sense
Preventive care and long-term risk reduction, including bone, health, and brain
Sexual health, mood, energy, and vitality
I Help You Flourish in Your Midlife Era With:
A personalized, evidence-based health framework tailored to your unique needs.
Educational empowerment so you feel back in control of your own health.
Clear next steps, consistent medical care, and me at your side every step of the way.
A Doctor Specialized and Certified in the Critical Factors of Women’s Midlife Health
Including certification in Menopause Medicine, Integrative Nutrition, Weight Management, Lifestyle Medicine, and Sexual Medicine, and the rare ability to also expertly manage your health “pit crew” from over 18 years as an Emergency Medicine physician.
No More Settling. No More Being Ignored and Dismissed.
Start Flourishing in 3 Steps:
Schedule Your Flourish Forward RX Consult
Deep dive into what’s happening in your unique body in this midlife era of your life with a doctor who truly listens, and who understands how everything is changing.
Dedicated, Consistent Care and Empowerment
Support your whole-woman midlife health intelligently. Evidence-based modern science and treatments, educational empowerment, and a clear plan that works with your body’s new rules, instead of against it.
Flourish in Midlife with Confidence
We’ll take it one step at a time with me at your side, while helping you coordinate your health team “pit crew” – so you can get your life back, feel amazing, and flourish forward.
My Long Term Commitment to Helping You Flourish from Day 1 to Year 10
When you work with me, I’m committed to you throughout your midlife era – supporting you through every change and challenge, and keeping you flourishing.
These biological changes aren’t “set it and forgot it.”
You’re going to be shifting throughout the next 7-10 years. I’ll be here for you every step of the way through our "consistent care" model.
Always available. Thorough care. Evolving to meet your changing needs.
It’s why we approach it as a comprehensive, membership approach for consistent care:
We walk together through your personalized, evolving treatment roadmap, one step at a time, so you make meaningful and SUSTAINED progress to flourish throughout your midlife era.
We’ll be fine-tuning and adjusting your care, hormones, or medications as your body shifts, your needs change, or new symptoms arise.
You’ll have “always-available” care directly from a doctor who deeply understands all aspects of midlife biology and care, from in depth consults (that don’t take months to schedule)… to anytime messaging access so you never need to worry about reaching out and getting answers.
PLUS: Through this consistent care model, you also get access to educational empowerment and community support for your midlife and menopause journey:
Actionable Course Modules
To give you a deeper understanding of what’s happening in your body, the science, and what you can do with practical steps.
Our Online Community
To connect and get support from others in their midlife era dealing with the same things as you, so you’re not alone in this.
Monthly live community Q&A’s
That I’ll be doing to help address your challenges, give you deeper insight, and to share our experiences and learn from each other.
Schedule Your Initial Flourish Forward RX Consult with Dr. Heather
Available to residents of ID, WA, OR
Your initial consult is the 60 minute deep dive into your current situation, needs, history, and health goals, so we can develop an integrative treatment plan specifically for you based on all aspects of whole-woman midlife health, and roadmap for flourishing forward!
$200 for your initial consult
This Isn’t Symptom Management.
It’s Whole-Women Midlife Medicine from a Doctor Who Gets it.
You are not:
A list of hot flashes, mood-swings, or waking up at 2am.
A body that’s “falling apart”
A fatigue that just won’t quit
A “stress case”
A metabolism that “gave up”
Flourish Forward Rx addresses:
Perimenopause through post-menopause care
Nourishment that supports metabolism (not restriction)
Stress and nervous system regulation
Weight wellness that honors your physiology
Sleep as your hormonal command center
Movement that builds strength and resilience
Long-term brain, bone, heart, and metabolic health
Nothing lives in a silo, because your body doesn’t.
Tired of being sent to specialist after specialist, none of them speaking to each other, and waiting forever? Maybe finally getting treatment for one symptom only to be experiencing unintended consequences in other areas? Or having issues ignored or dismissed entirely?
That is symptoms based medical care. Each in their own silo, but not understanding the complicated web of midlife and menopausal changes.
The medical system makes it impossible for any of these physicians to go deep, or to coordinate your care amongst themselves effectively, or even stay consistent over time as treatments need adjustment or new issues arise.
Many women end up feeling lost and ignored.
That's a big part of why I'm approaching things differently:
Providing direct medical care to you with a whole-woman, midlife medicine understanding. Doing it outside the fractured, rushed medical system model that's broken.
One physician. One integrative plan. Consistent care.
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