ABOUT
Michelle Peña is a Functional Health Coach, speaker, and Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Rise RX Fitness in East Texas.
She works with high-performing women who look successful on the outside but feel depleted underneath. Women navigating gut dysfunction, hormone shifts, chronic stress, and nervous system dysregulation while still carrying full lives and full leadership roles.
Her focus is direct: restore energy, clarity, and capacity by addressing physiology at the root. Not by chasing symptoms or pushing harder, but through a structured process that stabilizes the nervous system, metabolism, gut, and hormones in the right order, so that success no longer comes at the expense of health.
A life-altering accident brought Michelle face to face with what years of pushing through had cost her. That experience deepened her understanding of strength, stress, and recovery, and cemented the conviction at the center of her work: discipline is not the solution to dysregulation.
Today, through Wellness with Michelle, she combines functional lab testing, targeted nutrition, nervous system regulation, and lifestyle strategy to help women understand the underlying drivers of what they are experiencing and build a foundation that holds.
On stages and in her coaching programs, Michelle is known for honest storytelling and a willingness to name what high achievers often feel but rarely say out loud. Her mission is to help women work with their bodies instead of against them, restoring stability, expanding capacity, and reclaiming the vibrant, purpose-filled lives they were created to live.
How We Work Together
We take a structured, root-cause approach. Together, we assess and restore stability in the systems that shape your energy, clarity, and long-term capacity:
Your Nervous System Chronic stress, burnout patterns, and survival mode activation that prevent the body from fully repairing.
Your Metabolism Blood sugar stability, liver function, and the foundations of steady, sustainable energy.
Your Gut Inflammation, immune burden, and digestive dysfunction that often sit at the root of hormone imbalance.
Your Hormones Cortisol, insulin, estrogen, progesterone, and thyroid balance, addressed in context, not isolation.
Your Environment and Lifestyle Hidden stressors, toxins, habits, and rhythms that quietly influence how your body functions day to day.
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Credentials
Michelle holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and advanced certifications as an Integrative Health Practitioner (Level Two), Nutrition Therapy Practitioner, and Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner.
She has worked in health and wellness for nearly 30 years, building and operating fitness businesses alongside a functional health coaching practice.
Let's Work Together
Discipline is not the solution to dysregulation. When your physiology is stable, everything else becomes possible.
Book a complimentary 20-minute clarity call to discuss what’s truly driving your symptoms and determine the most strategic path forward for your health.
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