Overview

An evidence-based look at the neuroendocrine drivers of mood, cognition, and behavior

How many of your patients are still struggling—despite doing everything right?

Even with advanced functional psychiatry approaches, many patients continue to experience persistent mood and cognitive symptoms. What if the issue isn’t neurotransmitters—but the signals controlling them?

This webinar introduces a critical reframe: psychiatry is not just brain chemistry—it is neuroendocrine signaling. Using large-scale data from the WHI follow-up, 2024 Menopause, and JAMA studies, we will explore how hormones influence mood, cognition, and neuroprotection—and why they are often the missing variable in complex cases. 

The challenge isn’t whether hormones matter. It’s whether we’ve been properly trained to use them.

Learning Objectives

  • Explain the role of hormones as upstream regulators of brain chemistry
  • Identify how hormone imbalances impact mood, cognition, and behavior
  • Review key evidence supporting hormone therapy safety and outcomes
  • Recognize when hormones may be contributing to treatment-resistant cases


Whether you are new to Functional Psychiatry or looking to deepen your treatment toolkit, this webinar offers a compelling, root-cause look at how hormones affect mental health and brain function.

Instructor

Staci Burrell, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, MSCP, ABAAHP

Staci Burrell, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, MSCP, ABAAHP, is an ANCC Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with 28 years of clinical experience specializing in women’s health and hormone optimization. Since 2009, she has focused on functional medicine and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, helping patients address the hormonal imbalances that can impact both physical and mental health. She is a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP) and an A4M-certified diplomate (ABAAHP). Staci works with both women and men, integrating hormone replacement, nutritional medicine, and functional medicine principles to optimize health and quality of life. In addition to her clinical practice at Signature Wellness in Charlotte NC, she is a speaker, educator, mentor, and co-author for the BHRT Training Academy where she is dedicated to advancing provider education in hormone health. Through her work with both patients and healthcare professionals, Staci focuses on the critical connection between hormones, brain health, cognitive function, and overall wellness, empowering individuals to achieve lasting vitality and resilience through evidence-based, personalized care.