Interview with Emily Roedersheimer, DO, IFMCP of Balanced Living Functional Medicine

In this transformative episode, host Ginger Allen welcomes Dr. Emily Roedersheimer—Board-Certified Family Physician, IFM Certified Practitioner, and founder of Balanced Living Functional Medicine.Dr. Emily shares her powerful personal story of reversing her own rheumatoid arthritis through lifestyle change and functional medicine—an experience that led her to leave conventional family practice and create a new model for sustainable, root-cause healing. Her innovative program, Health Begins Here, leverages a health-coach-led, lifestyle-first approach that reduces patient symptoms by an average of 63% in just three months—often before patients ever meet with her directly.This episode is packed with practical insights for providers seeking more impact, better outcomes, and a more sustainable way to practice medicine. Dr. Emily offers a blueprint for reversing chronic disease, reclaiming work-life balance, and empowering both patients and practitioners to thrive.In this episode, we cover:✔️ Dr. Emily’s personal journey from autoimmune disease to remission✔️ The structure of her lifestyle-first program & why it works✔️ Using health coaches to scale care and improve outcomes✔️ Reversing burnout with systems that support both provider & patient✔️ Her “Push Pause to Heal” philosophy and the power of micro-breaks✔️ Advice for clinicians considering functional medicine or health coaching models🌐 Learn more: BalancedLivingFM.com📢 Coming soon: Push Pause to Heal Podcast