Passionate and driven, Jessica Carlan Ahlers is a distinguished holistic health coach and women’s health educator with over a decade of experience in functional and integrative medicine and over 22 years in healthcare. Jessica started her practice with a focus on autoimmunity and in recent years shifted her focus to womens health. She has a targeted interest in hormone optimization through nutrition, lifestyle redesign and nervous system regulation and is zealous about the profound impact trauma can have on a women’s menopause experience.
Jessica holds certifications in holistic nutrition and coaching, alongside advanced training in hormonal health focused on the menopause transition through esteemed doctors like Dr. Sara Szal Gottfried and accredited programs like The School of Applied Functional Medicine. Always staying current, Jessica is currently finishing her menopause specialist certification through a Yale endorsed program. Her commitment to education and empowerment has driven her to conduct workshops and events, inspiring her clients to take charge of their health and lead vibrant, fulfilling lives. Believing that true health encompasses physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being, Jessica’s approach is holistic, compassionate, and deeply empowering.
While Jessica has an enormous amount of experience and education, her most difficult learning “course” wasn’t in a textbook…it was through her personal struggle.
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Education
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Marketing– Bryant University
- Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach | Institute for Integrative Nutrition
- Menopause, Trauma and Psychedelics | A Private Womens Retreat with Dr. Sara Szal Gottfried
- Sexy, Juicy, Joyful: Sex Drive | Dr. Sara Szal Gottfried |George Washington University Accredited Course
- Breast Health and Breast Cancer | Dr. Jennifer Simmons, MD | George Washington University Accredited Course
- The Connection Between Thyroid, Weight Gain and Metabolic Health |George Washington University Accredited Course
- Mind-Body Medicine Conference | Gut Brain Connection and Novel Approaches to to Trauma | Thomas Jefferson University | Marcus Institute of Integrative Health
- HPATG Axis: Adrenal/Thyroid Balance and Dysfunction | The School for Applied Functional Medicine
- Sex Hormone Balance, Dysfunction, and Assessment | The School for Applied Functional Medicine
- Navigating Perimenopause & Menopause | Dr. Sara Szal Gottfried | Communiversity
- Beautiful Hormones: Hormone Replacement Therapy | Dr. Sara Szal Gottfried | Communiversity
- Menopause, Perimenopause and Menopausal Hormone Therapy | Precision Analytical Practitioner Training
- The Menopausal Microbiome | Dr. Carrie Jones, ND | Biocidin Academy for Professionals
- Disease Begins in the Gut | The School for Applied Functional Medicine
- Reversing Metabolic Dysfunction | The School for Applied Functional Medicine
- Exploring the Power of the Dutch Test | The School for Applied Functional Medicine
- Supplements & Nutrition 101 & 202 | The School for Applied Functional Medicine
On a Personal Note…A Tad About My Journey
I had a successful career in pharmaceutical sales working for a large, international corporation, which I’m forever grateful for the knowledge that decade provided me. In 2011 my mother’s breast cancer diagnosis prompted me to take an inventory of my own health and wellbeing, which led me to enroll in the Institute for Integrative Nutrition followed by the CME accredited program at The School of Applied Functional Medicine. I took the leap to start a new career and opened my integrative health coaching practice in 2013, originally in Hoboken, NJ, and in 2015 relocated to Monmouth County, NJ.
I spent years suffering from an undiagnosed thyroid condition, crippling period pain from undiagnosed endometriosis (masked by BC pills), which led to infertility and what some would consider “early menopause” at the age of 44. Perimenopause started as a concerning level of depression, insomnia, and chronic pain. It wasn’t until I revisited the foundations I had learned from my training, such as nourishing my adrenals, regulating my nervous system/limbic retraining, and addressing childhood trauma that I started to get relief. Despite all the lifestyle redesign which helped alleviate the intensity of my symptoms, my depression persisted and my sex hormones remained in the tank. As someone in my early 40’s who’s mother had breast cancer no-one would give me bioidentical hormone replacement therapy -I had to advocate for myself.
In addition to spending time with family and friends, I love traveling with my husband and daughter to the west coast of Florida, Europe and Vermont. I have a heart felt passion for dancing and music, which I believe is an undervalued tool for deep healing and relaxation. I love being out in nature hiking or power walking the boardwalk in Asbury Park and Ocean City New Jersey.
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