You Don't Feel Like Yourself in Your Body Anymore
A mental-health-first approach to mood, metabolism, and nervous system regulation for women navigating stress, hormonal changes, and midlife.
You Don't Feel Like Yourself in Your Body Anymore
A mental-health-first approach to mood, metabolism, and nervous system regulation for women navigating stress, hormonal changes, and midlife.
You’ve been doing the “right things”… but your body isn’t responding the same way anymore
You’ve tried to do the “right things.”
You’re eating well enough.
You’re staying active when you can.
You’re managing a full life.
And still… the weight sits differently.
Your energy feels off.
You don’t quite recognize yourself in the mirror or in your clothes.
So you start questioning yourself.
Not because you’ve lost discipline.
But because your body is operating differently now.
And no one has explained it in a way that actually helps you move forward.
It’s not a discipline problem—it’s a biology problem
I’m not here to give you another plan to follow.
I’m a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in my 40s, and I built this approach because I needed it too.
I know what it feels like to be busy, successful, and still feel disconnected from your body.
This isn’t theory.
This is the exact method I use in my own life and with my patients to create real, sustainable change.
"I am nearly 50 years old and have worked tirelessly over the past 10 years to move the needle backwards on the scale. Diet and exercise did not do the trick, even after trying keto, macro tracking and a variety of supplements. And then a friend recommended I meet with Jess and Val. I started their program in January. I was apprehensive because I had tried so many things before with no success. But their holistic, science-based approach, combined with true human care, is what finally made a difference. I feel like my mind, body and spirit have returned and that woman I used to know is back. I have mental clarity and energy no longer fueled by caffeine. I am motivated to move every day because I'm lighter on my feet and am so much stronger. I was able to donate those "big girl" clothes with sizing labels that I never thought would be on my body. And I have found my strut again. It seems silly at this age to still want that, but it's also a big part of who I used to be - someone who felt confident and able and self-assured. I cannot recommend this program enough to other women who have had the same struggles as me."
- FH
"I am nearly 50 years old and have worked tirelessly over the past 10 years to move the needle backwards on the scale. Diet and exercise did not do the trick, even after trying keto, macro tracking and a variety of supplements. And then a friend recommended I meet with Jess and Val. I started their program in January. I was apprehensive because I had tried so many things before with no success. But their holistic, science-based approach, combined with true human care, is what finally made a difference. I feel like my mind, body and spirit have returned and that woman I used to know is back. I have mental clarity and energy no longer fueled by caffeine. I am motivated to move every day because I'm lighter on my feet and am so much stronger. I was able to donate those "big girl" clothes with sizing labels that I never thought would be on my body. And I have found my strut again. It seems silly at this age to still want that, but it's also a big part of who I used to be - someone who felt confident and able and self-assured. I cannot recommend this program enough to other women who have had the same struggles as me."
- FH
This approach wasn’t built from theory—it came from experience
Your body doesn’t need more pressure.
It needs precision.
That’s where medical support and behavior change come together.
For some women, that includes GLP-1 medications.
Not as a shortcut.
Not as a last resort.
But as a strategic tool used alongside coaching, structure, and support so your results actually last.
This is about working with your body instead of fighting it.
Your body doesn’t need more pressure—it needs precision
If you’ve been trying to figure this out on your own and getting nowhere, start here.
The Lighten Up Course is your first step back into clarity.
You’ll understand what’s actually happening in your body, why what used to work isn’t working anymore, and how to start shifting it without overhauling your entire life.
This is not another plan to follow.
It’s where you get your footing back.
Meet the Team Behind Brandt Wellness
Valerie Brandt, PMHNP-BC
Board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Valerie combines psychiatry, metabolic health, and lifestyle medicine to help women improve their mood, energy, and overall well-being. Her personalized, evidence-based approach addresses the connection between mental health and metabolism, creating care plans designed around each woman's unique needs rather than a one-size-fits-all solution.
Jessica Brandt
Health & Life Coach | Menopause Coaching Specialist
Jessica bridges the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it. Through personalized coaching, practical strategies, and compassionate accountability, she helps women build sustainable habits that support their mood, metabolism, strength, and long-term wellness.
If you want answers to why you’re feeling off, your first step is a comprehensive intake.
Brandt Wellness integrative lab panel (LabCorp locations)
90-minute intake and lab review visit
A personalized care plan and program recommendation
Receive your lab explanations and clinical recommendations. From there, you decide. Choose our 12 week program or choose no ongoing treatment or prescribing beyond the intake visit.
If you want answers to why you’re feeling off, your first step is a comprehensive intake.
Brandt Wellness integrative lab panel (LabCorp locations)
90-minute intake and lab review visit
A personalized care plan and program recommendation
Receive your lab explanations and clinical recommendations. From there, you decide. Choose our 12 week program or choose no ongoing treatment or prescribing beyond the intake visit.
12-Week Transformation
If you’re ready for full support, this is where we go deeper.
Lighten Up: mind, body, mood is a 12-week medically guided transformation where we combine:
Medical oversight
GLP-1 support when appropriate
Health coaching for real habit change
So you can lose the weight, stabilize your energy, and feel like yourself again in your body and your life.
This is for women who are done guessing and ready for a clear, supported path forward.
12-Week Lighten Up Program Details
Intake consultation
Metabolic Lab review
Advanced lab panels
Lighten Up Course
Supplement plan
Eating guide and meal plan
Training guide
Weekly insights emails
Two follow-up visits
Goal-setting session with health coach
Weekly 1:1 telehealth health coaching sessions
Personalized peptide stacks
Custom exercise plan
Unlimited provider access
Real Women. Real Results.
Discover how women have improved their mood, metabolism, energy, and confidence through a personalized, whole-person approach to care.
I gained so much knowledge and continue to use the habits I built with them. I would say that wherever you are in your own journey, whether you're highly motivated or need to work on your health without having a lot of energy or time, you'll get a lot out of this program!
Working with them changed everything. They helped me see exactly where I needed to adjust my habits, and the support was incredible. I can honestly say I am healthier now than I have been in decades! I've lost weight, but more importantly, I am mentally in an amazing place.
To anyone considering working with Brandt Wellness: just do it! It was exactly what I needed to feel like myself again.
You don’t need another plan.
You need the right approach for the body you have now.
Start where you are.
Our Story
We're twins. We turned 40 together, and right on cue, our bodies started changing in ways we couldn't explain.
The weight settled in around our midsections and wouldn't budge. The fatigue showed up even after good sleep. The brain fog made us second-guess ourselves in moments we used to breeze through. And the most frustrating part? We were doing all the "right" things — the cardio, the calorie-counting, the discipline that used to work.
It turned out the "right" things weren't right anymore. Not for our age, not for our hormones, not for our metabolism. Too much cardio. Not enough recovery. No strength training. Not enough protein or fiber. Advice built for 25-year-old bodies, not 40-year-old ones.
So we went to work — the way clinicians do when the problem is personal. We dove into nutritional psychiatry, the newest menopause research, and the protocols the leading experts are actually using. We tested it on ourselves first. We rebuilt our energy, our mood, and our bodies from the inside out.
We're 44 now, and we feel better than we did at 38.
Brandt Wellness is the framework we wish had existed when we turned 40. It's the care we couldn't find, built by two clinicians who also happen to be the patients. We're here because women deserve better than generic advice and dismissive shrugs — and because no one should have to piece this together alone the way we did.
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