Hidden Gems: Meet Aubrey Christensen of Sea of Health Functional Wellness

Today we’d like to introduce you to Aubrey Christensen

Hi Aubrey, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
I started experiencing health symptoms in my early 20’s. My first symptom was anxiety. I saw a primary care doctor for my shortness of breath that, at the time, I had no idea was anxiety. He thought it might be asthma so he prescribed me an inhaler. Several years later I started getting perioral dermatitis on my face, which is an inflammatory rash. Over the first couple of years trying to get rid of the dermatitis, I saw a few different dermatologists, all of whom prescribed me antibiotics and steroid creams. It would make it go away temporarily but it always came back. A few years after that I had a baby and experienced PPA/PPD. My doctor prescribed me Zoloft along with birth control. Trying to get my anxiety under control, my dosage was increased multiple times and I was still not seeing relief. This went on for 1.5 years. In 2021 I gained some weight, especially in my belly, something I never experienced before. Once that weight came on, I could not lose it despite eating healthy and increasing exercise. I knew something had to change.

This cycle of throwing medication at the problem without real answers was escalating in a way that I could clearly see the vicious cycle. So in 2020, I stopped taking any medications and set on the path to take control over my own health, naturally. I did my own research and found naturopathic practitioners/doctors who would help me get to the root of my symptoms. After a couple years on that health journey, I became very passionate about root causes and natural health approaches. I wondered how I could share this type of care with others and what my role would be in that. Enter Functional Diagnostic Nutrition. Becoming an FDNP showed me a natural, whole body approach to health. This whole journey led me here because I knew there had to be a better way. I didn’t settle for less and accept what my doctors told me just because they’re doctors. Being empowered with knowledge about your body is one of the best things you can do & I love teaching people how.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
It has not been the smoothest road. I find that people often want a quick fix to feel better and that’s just not possible. It takes years to build up the dysfunction in the body that ultimately shows up as symptoms/disorders/disease, it takes time to heal the body and bring it back into homeostasis. I love working with people who are determined to do what it takes to achieve optimal health.

As you know, we’re big fans of Sea of Health Functional Wellness. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about the brand?
Sea of Health Functional Wellness is a holistic health coaching program that considers your whole body (and how your different systems affect each other) while balancing and restoring the body. Every day we are faced with internal and external stressors that ultimately create malfunction in the body. Applying a functional medicine approach, I use advanced lab testing, not used by traditional doctors, to uncover hidden imbalances within the body. Using real data from the lab results, I then identify healing opportunities that restore balance and resiliency back to the body, all completely drug-free. With the body functioning properly, it can use its innate healing abilities and work properly to avoid any further symptoms, disorders or disease from developing.

I work with my clients in five main pillars of health: diet, rest, exercise, stress reduction, and supplementation. Within these categories, I make lifestyle adjustments and recommendations that allow the body to heal. During each coaching session, I provide my clients with information about their bodies and empower them to be more in tune and in control over their bodies so they can make informed decisions about their health going forward.

I see people with all different types of symptoms, but I’d say I specialize in gut health and the mind/body connection. What sets me apart from others is that I can see when people are disconnected from their bodies. I often times make recommendations for somatic therapy so my clients can reconnect to their bodies and become more in tune with how their bodies are speaking to them.

Brand wise I’m proud of creating my business on my own, from my website, business cards, social media page. I had a career in marketing for many years before becoming a health coach so it was a pretty useful skill.

I’d like readers to know that my packages are customizable to the individual. I do have core lab tests that I run, but I can bundle the tests according to the clients symptoms, priorities and budget. I typically like to start people with a micronutrient test, working on balancing vitamins and minerals, which prepares the body and cells for the bigger gut work that can be hard on some people. During this time, I coach them through the lifestyle adjustments and work on opening up drainage pathways that is key for detoxing. Once these things are in place, we can then do further lab testing and dive into gut healing protocols.

Can you share something surprising about yourself?
I’m an open book. I’m super honest and transparent, I can talk about anything and make it a really safe place for my clients.

Pricing:

• Mineral Package $500
• Back To Health Package $3,000
• Lifestyle & Nutrition Coaching Session $200

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.seaofhealthwellness.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seaofhealthwellness/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Sea-of-Health-Functional-Wellness/100095031350781/

Image Credits
Heal.Me