Dr. Caitlin Doody, PhD, Family Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Caitlin Doody, PhD, Family Nurse Practitioner Board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and PhD researcher specializing in Lyme disease treatment.

Founder and owner of Rise Wellness, expanding care to comprehensive wellness treatments

✨ BIG NEWS at Rise Wellness — Announcement #1 ✨We are so excited to welcome Courtney McGuigan, APRN, CRNA to the Rise W...
01/25/2026

✨ BIG NEWS at Rise Wellness — Announcement #1 ✨

We are so excited to welcome Courtney McGuigan, APRN, CRNA to the Rise Wellness team!

Courtney brings 20+ years of clinical experience and is also the Founder of The Well, a functional medicine practice rooted in whole-person, integrative care — a philosophy she now brings to her work with our patients at Rise Wellness.

She began her career in the ICU at NYU, earned her Master’s in Anesthesia from Northeastern, and practiced for nearly 15 years as a CRNA at Yale — specializing in endocrine surgery, pediatrics, and obstetrics. She has also presented nationally recognized research at the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) Conference.

But what truly sets Courtney apart is how she practices medicine today. Her clinical focus is centered around:
✔️ Hormone optimization
✔️ Thyroid health
✔️ Fertility support
✔️ Nutrition & metabolic health
✔️ Peptide-based therapies
✔️ Personalized, advanced lab-driven care

At Rise Wellness, Courtney provides comprehensive functional health evaluations and individualized treatment plans that may include bioidentical hormones, peptide therapy, medical weight management, IV nutrient therapy, and gut/genetic testing — always tailored to your physiology, not a one-size-fits-all approach.

She is deeply committed to helping patients uncover the root cause of symptoms and building sustainable paths to long-term wellness.

And outside the clinic? She’s a mom of four, creative at heart, and someone who truly lives the wellness principles she teaches 💛

We feel so lucky to have her as part of the Rise team.

📍 Now seeing patients
📩 DM us or visit risewellnesses.com to learn more

Stay tuned… Announcement #2 coming next week 👀

IntegrativeHealth WomensHealth

01/19/2026

Vitamin D is often thought of as a simple supplement, but in the body it actually functions more like a hormone with wide-reaching effects on the brain, immune system, and inflammation pathways.

Vitamin D receptors are found throughout the nervous system and immune cells, which is why low levels are commonly associated with fatigue, low mood, anxiety, immune imbalance, and Seasonal Affective Disorder–type symptoms.

Oral vitamin D can be helpful, but absorption varies a lot. Gut health, inflammation, chronic illness, genetics, and metabolism all influence how well someone absorbs and uses vitamin D. Because of this, many patients remain low or low-normal despite taking supplements consistently.

In my practice, I’ve recently started transitioning appropriate patients to vitamin D injections, and the clinical response has been striking. Patients who previously struggled to optimize their levels are now reaching healthier ranges and are noticing improvements in energy, mood stability, anxiety, depressive symptoms, and seasonal symptoms.

By bypassing the digestive tract, injectable vitamin D provides more predictable absorption and steadier levels in the body. For some patients, that difference truly matters.

Sometimes it’s not about adding more —
✨ it’s about delivering it better.



For providers:Staying curious means being willing to say “I don’t know—yet.” It means pausing when symptoms don’t fit th...
01/14/2026

For providers:
Staying curious means being willing to say “I don’t know—yet.” It means pausing when symptoms don’t fit the textbook, looking beyond our own experience or expertise, and staying open to collaboration. Some answers live outside the status quo—and complex patients often benefit from curious, connected care teams.

For patients:
Staying curious means listening to your body’s responses without judgment. Noticing patterns. Asking thoughtful questions. Seeking helpers who remain engaged, open-minded, and committed to understanding the full picture—not just what fits neatly into a box.

Curiosity doesn’t mean something is wrong.
It means the journey continues.
And there is real hope in continuing to seek answers.

“Burping your house” refers to briefly opening windows to allow for air exchange between indoor and outdoor environments...
01/12/2026

“Burping your house” refers to briefly opening windows to allow for air exchange between indoor and outdoor environments.

During colder months, homes remain tightly sealed, which can allow indoor air pollutants, allergens, and excess moisture to accumulate. Over time, this may contribute to symptoms such as headaches, fatigue, brain fog, poor sleep quality, increased allergy symptoms, and nervous system dysregulation.

Periodic ventilation supports:
• Improved indoor air quality
• Reduced moisture and mold risk
• Better sleep quality and cognitive function
• A healthier home environment overall

You do not need prolonged exposure.
Opening windows for 10–15 minutes is often sufficient to support air exchange without significant heat loss.

Simple intervention. Physiologic impact. Often overlooked.

wholebodyhealth

01/12/2026

Indoor air can be 2–5× more polluted than outdoor air—even in clean, well-kept homes.
Dust, pollen, pet dander, mold spores, VOCs from furniture and cleaners, and wildfire smoke all add up.

High-efficiency air purification helps reduce PM2.5 particles and airborne irritants that are linked to:
• airway inflammation
• disrupted sleep
• allergic symptoms
• immune stress

Since adding this to our home, we’ve noticed a real, daily difference:
We breathe easier.
We sleep deeper.
We wake up without the morning sniffles and throat clearing that used to feel “normal.”

It’s one of those quiet health upgrades that works in the background—but changes how you feel every day.

✨ Clean air is foundational health.

If you’re considering one, you can use RISEWELL for a discount

01/08/2026

After a full day of thinking, caring, and decision-making…
outsourcing what’s for dinner feels like self-care.
Honestly? Perfect. 😉

What’s your go-to dinner when you’re done thinking for the day?

Conscious kindness is not the automatic kind of kindness—the polite smile, the quick response, the reflex to fix.But the...
01/05/2026

Conscious kindness is not the automatic kind of kindness—the polite smile, the quick response, the reflex to fix.

But the kind that asks you to slow down first.

Conscious kindness is noticing your reaction before acting on it.
It’s choosing your words with care.
It’s offering compassion without losing yourself in the process.

I realized how often kindness can be rushed, performative, or exhausting.
And how different it feels when it’s intentional.

Sometimes conscious kindness looks like showing up.
Sometimes it looks like stepping back.
And sometimes, it’s simply choosing not to add more weight to someone else’s day.

It felt worth sharing.

No matter how you arrived here, this moment still holds possibility.Growth, healing, and change begin right now. ...
01/03/2026

No matter how you arrived here, this moment still holds possibility.
Growth, healing, and change begin right now.

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