About

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Mikayla is a functional health coach who helps busy women and burned-out mamas experience freedom from their life-dulling symptoms with a sustainable, root-cause approach.

Meet Mikayla!

it means SO much to me that you’re here!

Mikayla attended Texas A&M to obtain a Bachelor’s in Health, then went on to Texas A&M Corpus Christi where she earned a Bachelor’s in Nursing. After working in the hospital setting, she returned to school at Georgetown University to obtain a Master’s in Nursing.

After years of researching and diving into the root cause of her own mood, metabolic, and hormonal health issues, Mikayla developed a passion for functional, root-cause based health and wellness.

She started Mikayla Smith Wellness as a way to provide health coaching support to other women who are looking for sustainable wellness and alleviation of life-dulling symptoms.

Mikayla’s philosophy on health is a grounded, holistic, lifestyle-based approach to healing, NOT thousands of supplements and bandaid solutions. Empowerment and education will leave you able to advocate for your health long-term and not just in one particular season of life.

When she is not working with clients, you will find Mikayla spending time with her husband and two little boys, cooking (and eating!), going on walks, doing yoga, or hanging out with friends and family.

it all started when

Mikayla was going to school and working in the conventional medicine world. She experienced nagging health symptoms and side effects from being on different types of birth control medications that left her fatigued, frustrated, and confused. Unfortunately, her providers were not much help in figuring out the cause of the symptoms or educating on potential side effects of the medications she was given. Her symptoms spanned from daily headaches, bloating, abdominal pain, acne, anxiety and depression, to a PCOS diagnosis, and gestational diabetes.

She was told all-too-common phrases like “we’ll check on you again in 6 months” and “your labs look normal” but was still stuck dealing with the same symptoms. She felt unheard, dismissed, and blown-off by the healthcare system that was supposed to help her.

but then everything changed!

She took matters into her own hands to find the root of her health problems and a solution that would finally work. Mikayla studied functional medicine with the Institute for Functional Medicine and researched countless hours discovering the important world of mineral balance, gut health, metabolic and hormonal balance and the body’s innate healing system. She worked 1:1 with a health coach to adjust her diet and lifestyle and focused on getting to the TRUE root cause of her body’s inflammation. Slowly but surely, the nagging symptoms started to go away, and when things did come up, she felt knowledgeable and empowered to encourage her body to heal without having to use another band-aid solution.

healed with a root-cause approach

Mikayla went from acne-covered skin to a clear complexion; being told she may need help getting pregnant to having two healthy babies; gestational diabetes in her first pregnancy and blood sugar dysfunction postpartum to a diabetes-free second pregnancy and balanced blood-sugar; from using medications daily for headaches to rarely experiencing them at all; from anxiety, depression, and inability to handle stress to supporting her nervous system and being able to better regulate her emotions; and so much more.

All by identifying the root cause of her symptoms, optimizing lifestyle factors, and trusting her body’s innate ability to heal.