Elizabeth Gaines

Speaker. Educator. Systems Thinker.

Helping humans heal from burnout, chronic fatigue, and emotional overload — so they can reclaim purpose, connection, and vitality.

Watch the Demo Reel

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Gaines is the Director of Education at Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® (FDN), where she leads the curriculum, live training, and mentor development for one of the world’s most respected certification programs in functional health.

But her path to FDN didn’t start in science — it started in survival.
For over a decade, Elizabeth worked in nonprofit trauma recovery, supporting victims of domestic minor sex trafficking. In her relentless pursuit to help others, she lost herself. Like many high-performing, purpose-driven women, she used work as a way to validate her own self-worth — until her body collapsed under the weight of unprocessed emotions, stress, and depletion.

Elizabeth

What began as compassion fatigue soon spiraled into chronic fatigue, depression, digestive issues, and a sense of invisibility in her own life. She was told by doctors it was “all in her head.” She knew better — but without resources or support, she was stuck in a cycle of trial-and-error wellness protocols that never worked.

Then she found FDN.

Through the program, Elizabeth discovered how to identify healing opportunities on functional lab tests that traditional medicine missed. She got her energy back. Her joy. Her clarity. Her purpose. And today, she helps others do the same.

What Elizabeth Speaks About

Elizabeth teaches and speaks with rare honesty and depth, blending lived experience with science-based strategies. Her talks connect the dots between unresolved emotional patterns, chronic stress, and physical dysfunction — helping audiences understand how burnout, codependency, and emotional boundaries affect everything from cortisol levels to digestive health to identity.

She also equips health professionals with tools, frameworks, and language to be confident, ethical, and empowered practitioners — without getting lost in the search for a single “root cause.”

Signature Talks & Suggested Topics

  • Invisible and Exhausted: The Hidden Physiology of Burnout
  • Why the Root Cause Doesn’t Matter (And What Does)
  • Stress, Cortisol & Chronic Fatigue: What You Haven’t Been Told
  • Codependency in Disguise: How Emotional Patterns Lead to Physical Dysfunction
  • The Five Functional Labs Every Practitioner Should Be Using
  • From Background Character to Main Character Energy: Healing When the System Says You’re Fine
  • Health Is Not the Goal: It’s the Foundation for Connection, Mission, and Legacy
  • When the “Fix” Doesn’t Work: Escaping the Trap of Wellness Trial-and-Error

Ideal For

  • Holistic health, functional medicine, and coaching audiences
  • Women’s health, burnout, or trauma-informed wellness events
  • Podcasts focused on emotional wellness, purpose-driven living, or overcoming chronic symptoms
  • Practitioner training, certification summits, and health entrepreneur events

Why Book Elizabeth

  • A story your audience will see themselves in. Elizabeth’s journey from compassion fatigue to chronic illness to full recovery is raw, real, and deeply relatable.
  • Deep expertise + grounded delivery. As the Education Director at FDN, she brings a systems-thinking lens to physiology, mindset, and clinical practice.
  • Speaks with conviction and care. Elizabeth’s presence is calm, clear, and compassionate — perfect for audiences craving truth over trends.
  • Trains the trainers. She not only teaches health transformation — she teaches the teachers how to hold space, interpret labs, and guide healing.
  • Dedicated to transformation, not performance. Her mission is to elevate how we teach, learn, and heal — and that shows in every talk.

Book Elizabeth for Your Next Event

If your audience is struggling with burnout, fatigue, or invisible health issues
If your practitioners need a better way to understand chronic stress and systems-based healing
If your community is tired of “quick fixes” and ready for real insight and integrity

Let’s talk.

Contact

To inquire about speaking, please use the form below or email: [email protected] speaker kit and press materials available upon request.

12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS - EXCLUSIVE MEMBERSHIP

Access exclusive discounts, private podcasts, and FREE resources

BECOME AN FDN INSIDER

12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

12 DAYS - 12 GIFTS

EXCLUSIVE ACCESS & MATERIALS YOU WON'T FIND ANYWHERE ELSE

3 Step Guide To Getting Real Results

Get our free 3-step guide to getting real results for you and your clients by filling out your info below.