If you’ve ever found yourself thinking, “I’m doing all the right things… so why don’t I feel like myself?”—there’s a good chance you’re not lacking discipline, motivation, or willpower.
You’re lacking clear, personalized data.
Perimenopause and postmenopause are not the time for trends, generic advice, or one-size-fits-all protocols. Yet this is often when women are offered the least individualized support. What worked in your 30s no longer applies. What works for your friend, your training partner, or the latest expert online may actively work against your body.
And for women who are driven, curious, and invested in their quality of life, that disconnect can be especially frustrating. You want to understand why your body is changing, what it’s asking for now, and how to support it intelligently—without extremes or guesswork.
This is where data, not trends, becomes the difference between spinning your wheels and moving forward with confidence.
That’s why I created The Wild Pursuits Method.
In this post, I’m walking you through the framework I use inside my 6-month comprehensive functional health program for perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. It’s a method rooted in functional lab data, physiology, and long-term thinking—designed to help you make informed decisions, build sustainable routines, and trust that what you’re doing truly supports your body.
If you’re ready to stop guessing and start working with your body—let’s jump in.
The Wild Pursuits Method: A Clear Path Forward
The Wild Pursuits Method is the framework I use inside my 6‑month comprehensive functional health program for peri- and postmenopausal women who want to maintain their sharp mind, active lifestyle, athleticism, and quality of life—now and for decades to come.
The goal of this program isn’t quick fixes or rigid rules. It’s clarity, confidence, and trust in your body.
This framework comes into play after we’ve gathered extensive functional lab data and begun correcting key imbalances—whether that’s hormones, gut health, nutrient deficiencies, immune function, or cellular health. From there, we build supportive routines, test and refine what works for you, and finish with a long-term plan based on your genetics, goals, and real data.
Here’s how the Wild Pursuits Method works.
Step 1: Foundations & Clarity
Everything starts with understanding you.
This step includes an in-depth intake where we look at your full health history, current symptoms, goals, lifestyle, and everything you’ve already tried. We talk through what’s not working, what matters most to you, and what you want your life and health to support—whether that’s outdoor adventures, career goals, family life, or simply feeling strong and clear-headed again.
This step is important because no two people experience perimenopause or postmenopause the same way. Without this foundation, it’s easy to repeat things that haven’t worked or miss critical details that explain why you’re feeling the way you are.
This is how we make the work about you, not a template.
Step 2: Gather & Prepare
Next, we collect the information your body is already giving us.
In this step, we order comprehensive functional lab testing, including adrenal health, hormone levels, functional blood chemistry, stool testing, food sensitivities, and epigenetics. Most tests can be completed at home, and if outside labs are needed, I help coordinate everything to keep the process as smooth and low-stress as possible.
This step matters because this data becomes the backbone of your plan. Instead of guessing which supplements to take or what foods to avoid, we’re working from real information about how your body is functioning right now.
Step 3: Reset & Elevate
While labs are being processed, we don’t sit still.
During this phase, you’ll move through self-paced education focused on reducing toxins in your home, lowering inflammatory exposures you can control, and gently adjusting routines if needed. We also begin discussing nutrition strategies and naturopathic support for sleep, movement, and daily rhythms—always based on your intake and current capacity.
This step is important because meaningful change takes time. Starting early helps you build momentum and begin supporting your body while we wait for lab results.
Step 4: Data & Insights
This is where clarity really comes into focus.
All of your lab results are reviewed in detail, with video explanations you can watch at your own pace and revisit whenever needed. We then review them together in follow-up appointments and use the data to create targeted plans to address imbalances, deficiencies, and dysfunctions.
This step matters because it removes uncertainty. You finally know what your body needs—and why.
Step 5: Repair & Rebuild
Gut health is one of the foundations of overall health, especially during hormonal transitions.
Using stool testing and food sensitivity results, we assess your microbiome, intestinal function, and inflammation levels. From there, we design sustainable nutrition modifications that support healing—without diets or restriction. The focus is on nourishment, not rules.
This step is critical because hormone balance, neurotransmitters, and nutrient absorption all rely on a healthy gut. When the gut is inflamed, progress is harder to achieve.
Step 6: Recalibrate & Recharge
Here, we focus on adrenal and sex hormones.
Stress is cumulative, and perimenopause and postmenopause often bring increased demands on the nervous system. We assess how your body is responding to stress and work to improve resilience while addressing hormone imbalances and fluctuations.
Even in postmenopause, understanding how your body is managing low hormone levels plays a key role in long-term health and risk reduction.
Step 7: Revitalize & Optimize
This phase focuses on nutrient deficiencies and deeper metabolic support.
Using functional blood chemistry and organic acid testing, we address deficiencies and imbalances while continuing to support gut, hormone, and adrenal health. We also begin layering in epigenetic insights to guide longer-term strategies.
This step bridges short-term correction with sustainable, long-term support.
Step 8: Your Wellness Blueprint – Longevity & Performance
This final step is where short-term progress becomes long-term confidence.
By this point, we’ve addressed key imbalances and dysfunctions, supported your gut, hormones, nervous system, and nutrient status, and gathered an extraordinary amount of information about how your body operates. Step 8 is about translating all of that work into a clear, sustainable roadmap for the years ahead.
Your Wellness Blueprint is a personalized, data-driven plan built around longevity, performance, and quality of life. It includes both short-term and long-term recommendations informed by your lab results, epigenetics, and the patterns we’ve observed while working together. You’ll know which areas of your health need ongoing support, which markers should be monitored, and where you can be more flexible without compromising your well-being.
This is especially powerful for women who want to stay active, mentally sharp, and physically capable as they age. Instead of reacting to symptoms as they appear, you’re proactively supporting resilience, reducing risk, and making informed choices about nutrition, supplementation, movement, recovery, and stress.
Most importantly, this blueprint gives you autonomy. You’re no longer dependent on trends, conflicting advice, or constant trial and error. You understand your body, you know what supports it, and you have a plan that evolves with you—grounded in data, not fear.
What This Looks Like in Real Life
One client shared:
“Dr. Marsha’s approach was first ‘let’s get the data’—which I loved. She walks you through the very technical reports and then breaks the action plan into small, doable steps. I felt supported, validated, and confident in the process.”
Another said:
“At the end of the program, not only did I feel great, I felt empowered to take charge of my health. My goals—from preventing illness to fueling my outdoor adventures—were never lost along the way.”
Without a framework like this, many women end up cycling through trends with little improvement. With it, they gain confidence, peace of mind, and the energy to keep pursuing what matters most.
“This Sounds Great… But Is It Worth the Investment?”
You might be wondering if this level of support is worth it.
Here’s the truth: your health is the most important investment you can make. The Wild Pursuits Method isn’t a generic plan or surface-level coaching. It’s a deep, personalized look at what makes you you—with data and guidance you can use now and for years to come.
Your Next Step
If you’re the kind of person who values depth, clarity, and intentional choices—this work is for you.
The Wild Pursuits Method is a 6-month comprehensive functional health program designed for peri- and postmenopausal women who want thoughtful, individualized support grounded in real data. This is not about doing more. It’s about doing what matters, based on a deep understanding of your body.
If you’re ready to replace uncertainty with insight, and trends with a strategy built specifically for you, I invite you to apply for the Wild Pursuits Method.
This is an application-based program to ensure it’s the right fit—for your goals, your physiology, and the level of support you’re looking for.