Professional Profile:

Ellen Kennedy Nicholas, FDNP, BCHHP (AADP)

Complex Chronic Illness Practitioner @ Roots & Wings for Renewed Health

Complex chronic illness doesn't fit in one box.
Neither does our approach.

The founder of Roots & Wings for Renewed Health, Ellen Kennedy Nicholas is an FDN Practitioner and Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner (AADP) who works with clients living with complex chronic illness.  

Their symptoms will tend to include chronic pain, exhaustion, insomnia, brain fog, gut issues, and the nagging concern that something important has been missed.  Some will have accumulated a bunch of diagnoses along the way like Lyme, mold, toxic exposures and nervous system dysregulation but despite care and treatment, they have not recovered sufficiently to function well enough to live a full life. 

Roots & Wings for Renewed Health exists for one reason and one reason only: to help people with complex chronic health problems get from their old life, through this current stage, and toward what we call renewed health.  Renewed health won't look exactly the same for everyone, but we aim for a reduction in symptoms and greater energy and capacity for living.

Ellen brings decades of lived experience with complex chronic illness to her work, along with empathy and practical wisdom as a result.  She works directly with every Roots & Wings client.  Ellen intentionally works with a limited number of clients, giving each the time and attention this work requires.  By doing so, she is able to protect her own health and capacity -- the same things she encourages her clients to protect in themselves.  

Complex chronic illness doesn't fit in one box. Neither does our approach. That's where our proprietary, two-phase Restorative Health Framework begins.

Phase One begins with one of our two Roots & Wings Assessments. We investigate more than 50 areas for causal, contributory and perpetuating factors that may be affecting someone's health. We look broadly and deeply. When we find something, we dig deeper. No detail is too small. 

At Roots & Wings, what we learn through the Assessment becomes the foundation for developing a comprehensive, coherent strategy for changing the trajectory of someone's health.  Self-healers can also use the data points through the Assessment as their foundation.

Phase Two is putting that strategy into action. For clients who choose our practitioner-guided support doing that, Roots & Wings offers two program paths. The Roadmap to Renewed Health is for people dealing with emerging or progressively declining complex health concerns. Restorative Health & Reintegration is for people who have been living with complex chronic illness for a year—or for years or even decades.  

Clients who have taken the Assessment and do not choose our six-month programs may also work with Ellen on an ongoing consultation basis. 

If you choose to work with Ellen, you can plan to feel seen, heard and believed.

Accreditations

Functional Medicine Practitioner
Functional Diagnostic Nutrition
Association of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioners

Wellness Professional
BCHHP - Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner
AADP - American Association of Drugless Practitioners