After more than 20 years in nursing, and over a decade as a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, I began noticing a pattern that didn’t sit right with me.
Brilliant, capable women leaving appointments with more prescriptions than clarity. Symptoms brushed aside because labs were “within range.” Conversations cut short because the schedule didn’t allow for more.
I’ve worked inside that system. I understand its constraints.
And I knew my patients deserved something different.
As a provider, and as a woman navigating my own health journey, I’ve experienced how discouraging it can feel to search for answers and come up short.
Empowered Mind and Body was created to offer care that slows down. That asks better questions. That looks beyond surface symptoms to understand contributing factors like hormones, stress, sleep, metabolism, and lifestyle, while staying grounded in evidence-based medicine.
I Built the Kind of Care I Couldn’t Find.
This isn’t alternative care.
It’s thoughtful care.
What We're About...
Our Values
We believe time is essential to good medicine.
We believe women deserve to be heard, especially during hormonal transitions.
We believe root-cause investigation matters more than temporary symptom relief.
We believe access to care should be simple, transparent, and affordable.
We believe prevention is powerful when it’s personalized.
Direct Primary Care allows us to step outside the rushed, insurance-driven model and return to what medicine was meant to be—thoughtful, relationship-based, and thorough.
Through a simple monthly membership, you receive longer visits, direct communication access, and continuity of care without copays or surprise bills. In-person appointments are available in St. Paul, with telemedicine offered throughout Minnesota for added flexibility.
This is primary care, redesigned to feel personal again.
Better care begins with more time.
A Practice Built with Intention.
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2003
The Beginning
Katie began her nursing career, drawn to medicine by a desire to care for the whole person—not just a diagnosis.
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2011
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2021
A Turning Point
Frustrated by rushed visits and surface-level solutions, Katie began envisioning a practice that prioritized time, access, and root-cause investigation.
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2023
Empowered Mind and Body Launches
A Direct Primary Care model designed to simplify healthcare, deepen relationships, and offer women thoughtful, evidence-based support at every stage of life.
Advanced Practice and Advocacy
After becoming a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, she saw firsthand how time constraints and insurance models limited meaningful patient care.
Meet Katie
Meet Katie Brula
Katie Brula, APRN, CNP, brings more than two decades of nursing experience and over 15 years in advanced practice to every patient relationship. But what defines her work isn’t just credentials—it’s how she practices medicine.
She believes good care starts with listening. It requires curiosity, context, and time. Her training in Lifestyle Medicine and Functional Medicine principles allows her to evaluate patterns others may overlook—while remaining firmly grounded in evidence-based standards.
As a busy mom of three, she understands how easily women place their own health last. Her approach is steady, practical, and collaborative, helping patients feel informed, supported, and confident in their decisions.
Because healthcare should feel like partnership, not pressure.
Nurse Practitioner. Lifestyle Medicine Provider. Advocate for thoughtful care.
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