A closer look / Mood

Less on edge. More like you.

The sudden tears. The shorter fuse. The days you just don’t feel like yourself. Join Dr. Michele Burklund to explore what may be shaping your mood, from nourishment and daily rhythms to thyroid health, botanicals, and the lab questions worth asking.

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A little room
to breathe.
A pause, just for you

We thought you might
need a minute or two…

Listen to the hypnotic sound of nature with the cicadas.

A closer look at your teaching

Room for every feeling.

Explore the teachings and companion guide at your own pace. Devices shown for illustration.

YOUR COMPANION GUIDE

Mood Wellness

Rhea Teachings
THE DIGITAL EDITION / PDF
Yours to return to

Your teaching.
Off screen.

Keep the conversation going with your companion downloadable PDF. Read at your own pace, revisit the ideas, and bring your questions back to the teaching.

Lifetime access to this teaching and its companion guide is included. Existing members can access their materials in the member area.

Meet the founders Access your member guides
Get to know your body

What we’ll explore.

  • Food and mood
  • Mind and body practices
  • Botanical approaches discussed in the course
  • Thyroid, vitamin D, and other biomarkers
All twelve courses
Good questions

Before you choose.

Why take the class if I can shop the protocol?

You can shop an Edit without buying a class. The class gives you the fuller explanation of your changing body, starting with food, sleep, movement, and daily habits. Learn where botanicals, supplements, and functional tests may fit, with recorded lessons and a companion guide to revisit. So you understand the why behind your choices. Supplements and tests are purchased separately.

What is it actually like to take a Rhea class?

Like hanging out with your best friend who also happens to be a doctor. You’re learning, laughing, connecting the dots, and getting excited that you have options. We start with food, sleep, movement, and daily habits, then explore where herbs, supplements, and lab testing may fit. You get the whole conversation, with recorded lessons, your companion guide, and detailed product notes at the end of the class. Come back to it all at your own pace.

How long is the course?

The main recorded lessons in this class run for about 26 minutes. Allow extra time for the companion guide and practices. It’s self paced, with lifetime access, so there’s no schedule to keep up with. Watch a little, put something into practice, and come back when you’re ready.

The Rhea apothecary / Make room for how you feel.

The Mood Edit

Mood & Emotional Wellbeing

Your experience deserves more than “that’s just this age.” Explore nourishment, connection, restorative practices, and the physical contributors worth discussing alongside your emotional wellbeing.

Begin with the foundations
Selected products from The Mood Edit arranged on travertine
01 / Begin with the foundations

Before the bottle.
The bigger picture.

01

Nourishment first.

Begin with regular, satisfying meals, enough energy, varied plants, and hydration. Consider what your day needs before adding more formulas.

02

Rest, rhythm & movement.

Look at sleep, daylight, movement that fits your capacity, and the demands on your day. Recovery deserves a place in the plan.

03

Notice your pattern.

Keep a simple record of what has changed and when. Bring the details of food & mood into the conversation.

04

Choose the next step.

Review your history, current medicines and supplements, and existing results. A test or preparation should answer a specific question.

02 / The considered collection

Inside the Mood Edit.

Eleven selections, chosen by Dr. Michele Burklund. Begin with the foundations, then choose around your own needs with your practitioner. These are individual options, not a routine to take together.

01 / The amino acid edit

L theanine & GABA.

Two distinct preparations to explore within your personal plan.

02 / The nutrient edit

Minerals & vitamins.

Begin with nourishment, your current intake, and the questions raised by your health history and laboratory results.

03 / The nourishment edit

Gut & essential fats.

A probiotic selection and an omega 3 formula, alongside the everyday foundation of satisfying meals.

04 / The botanical edit

From the plants.

Three botanical preparations from the Mood Support collection. Consider each formula individually.

04 / Functional laboratory testing

A closer look.
A clearer question.

Your numbers tell part of the story. Your experience tells another. Begin with a question, then choose testing that can help answer it.

The Mood Edit LabsA shorter fuse. Less spark. Feeling unlike yourself?

You deserve a conversation that makes room for all of it: sleep, nourishment, your cycle, and what life is asking of you. This edit includes vitamin B6 testing and specialized genetic and other panels. Some have limited clinical usefulness. The goal is to understand what a test could add before deciding whether it belongs in your care.

6 selected tests

Find my tests
Kryptopyrrole Quant.

Kryptopyrroles are compounds measured in urine. This test is sometimes offered when exploring mood symptoms, but we do not have good evidence that it can identify their cause or guide effective treatment. It does not directly measure vitamin B6 or zinc, so it is worth discussing what you would learn before ordering.

Yes, I want to order my test
COMT (Buccal Swab)

COMT gives your body instructions for making an enzyme that helps clear chemical messengers such as dopamine and adrenaline. This cheek swab looks for selected variations in that gene. It does not measure your current brain chemistry or tell us why you feel anxious, flat, or overwhelmed.

Yes, I want to order my test
MTHFR (Buccal Swab)

MTHFR gives your body instructions for making an enzyme that helps process folate, vitamin B9. This cheek swab looks for selected variations in that gene. Read the result alongside your nourishment and relevant blood work. A common variation alone does not show a deficiency or tell you which supplement to take.

Yes, I want to order my test
Micronutrient, Vitamin B6, Plasma

Vitamin B6 helps your body use food for energy and make chemical messengers used by the nervous system. This blood test checks B6 in plasma, the liquid part of your blood. It can help investigate too little or too much, so bring your supplement list into the conversation. More is not always better.

Yes, I want to order my test
Array 7X, Brain Autoimmunity

Antibodies are proteins your immune system uses to recognize targets. This panel looks for antibodies that react with selected parts of nervous system tissue. It may raise questions for a clinician to investigate, but it cannot diagnose a brain autoimmune condition or explain changes in mood on its own.

Yes, I want to order my test
Pharmacogenomics Panel with Coriell Life Sciences (CLS) Report

Genes can affect how your body processes certain medicines. This test looks for selected gene variations that may matter for medication choice or dosing, and includes an interpretation report. It is useful only for particular medicines; review it with your prescriber before making any changes.

Yes, I want to order my test

Begin with nourishment, sleep, movement, and your health history. Choose testing with a clear purpose. Current pricing, collection instructions, and ordering eligibility are shown on Fullscript. Labs are purchased separately from the teachings.

Explore all lab collections Start with the Foundations labs
Testing questions from this teaching

Food & mood

A question to bring to your clinician
The conversation
What are you noticing, and what has changed? Start with the pattern discussed in the teaching.
Keep in mind
Existing results, symptoms, medicines, and the timing of collection all belong in the interpretation.

Thyroid & vitamin D questions

A question to bring to your clinician
The conversation
Would testing help distinguish between plausible contributors, or would the next step be the same without it?
Keep in mind
Existing results, symptoms, medicines, and the timing of collection all belong in the interpretation.

Mind & body practices

A question to bring to your clinician
The conversation
Which result would change your plan? Ask what a test can establish, what it cannot, and how it will be followed up.
Keep in mind
Existing results, symptoms, medicines, and the timing of collection all belong in the interpretation.

You do not need every test. Results belong alongside your history and clinical assessment; there is no single “optimal” number that fits every woman.

05 / Good questions

A little more
understanding.

Do I need everything in this edit?

No. The foundations come first. Product selections are individual options, not a stack to take together. Choose around your needs, history, and existing care.

Can I start with the teaching?

Absolutely. Watch the lessons, notice your own patterns, and return to the protocol when you have a clearer sense of the questions you want to explore.

Are labs and products included?

Labs and products are purchased separately through the linked Rhea stores. Availability, current labels, and pricing are confirmed there.

How do I make this personal?

Bring your symptoms, medicines, supplements, and existing lab results to your clinician. Together, decide what to try, how to use it, what to monitor, and when to reassess.

Whole body wisdom. One next step.

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Educational information, not an individual treatment plan. Labs and supplements are purchased separately. Purchases through the dispensary may support Rhea Teachings.