From Conventional Medicine to Integrative Medicine: My Journey of Transformation
“If you’re reading this, it’s likely that you, or both of you as a couple, are on a fertility journey that at times feels like a real emotional rollercoaster. You may feel exhausted, frustrated or lost… or perhaps both of you feel the weight of the process, the anxiety, the fear, or even the loneliness. I understand. And I’m here to remind you: you don’t need to face this journey alone.
I’m Vânia Rodrigues, an Integrative Nurse and Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach, specialising in fertility nutrition.
But above all, I’m a woman who believes that freedom begins within us. And when the body, mind, heart, and cycle are aligned, life begins to bloom.
My Story
From a System to a Mission from the Heart
For more than 10 years, my life has been dedicated to nursing within the UK’s National Health Service (NHS). I love caring for people, but over the years something inside me began to feel unsettled. I saw women, and many couples, receiving infertility diagnoses, undergoing invasive treatments, and feeling like pieces in a medical puzzle, without anyone truly looking at the whole picture.
No one asked about the emotional weight they were carrying, the invisible stress shaping every decision, the food that was (or wasn’t) nourishing them, or the personal story that shaped each body and each journey.
That’s when I realised I didn’t only want to treat symptoms. I wanted to support people as a whole, their body, mind, heart, and story.
That realisation was my turning point. I dived head first into a new world of knowledge, searching for answers that conventional medicine couldn’t give me. I studied Integrative Medicine, became a Health Coach, and went deeper into Mindfulness, Functional Nutrition, and Yoga.
Each step was a discovery, a piece that clicked into place and revealed a more complete vision of health, fertility, and how we can truly support women and couples on this journey.
How Can I Help You (or Both of You) Bloom?
My work is the embodiment of that search: a bridge between scientific rigour and the wisdom of your body, or your bodies and your shared journey as a couple.
It is the combination of my clinical experience with a holistic, personalised approach that is centred on your story, individually or as a couple.
Here are some of the ways I can walk alongside you, or both of you, on this journey:
Do you feel, or do you both feel, stuck on the emotional rollercoaster of fertility, moving between cycles of hope and disappointment? I’m here to help you restore inner peace and rebuild trust in your body through stress management and nervous system regulation strategies, one of the core pillars of my VR Method.
Do you worry about what you eat and how it might be affecting your fertility? I will guide you, individually or as a couple, through a functional nutrition approach that supports the body for fertility, promotes better hormonal balance, and helps create the right conditions for reproductive health to flourish.
Do you long for a healthy pregnancy, but don’t want to continue feeling alone in the process, or rely on approaches that don’t honour your pace and your wellbeing? I will guide you, individually or as a couple, through an integrative approach that sees the person as a whole: body, mind, and spirit. Together, we create the internal and external conditions that support your fertility journey.
My Commitment to You (or to Both of You)
VR Method
All of my work comes together in the VR Method - Vital Rhythmmy Integrative Fertility Programme. VR stands for Vital Rhythm, the unique vital rhythm of each woman, and also of each couple walking this journey.
This method is born from the union of up-to-date science, clinical experience, and a holistic approach. It represents the commitment that, together, either individually or as a couple, we will explore and align your inner rhythm with the needs of your body, mind, and spirit, creating the conditions for wellbeing, balance, and fertility to flourish.
This method is built on five pillars that form the essence of my approach:
Functional Nutrition
Evidence based nutrition to support hormones, the menstrual cycle, and fertility, with personalised dietary recommendations, appropriate supplementation, and safe checking of interactions between supplements and medication.
Stress Management & Nervous System Regulation
Mindfulness practices and stress management techniques to promote inner safety and emotional balance, both essential foundations for fertility.
Sleep and Recovery
Routines and strategies to improve sleep quality and restore energy, essential foundations for hormonal balance and fertility.
Mindful Movement
Movement to modulate stress, support hormonal balance, and optimise reproductive health.
Relationships and Emotional Connection
Strategies to strengthen communication and connection within the couple, creating an environment of support and emotional safety for both partners.
Resources for You
Free Ebooks
Practical tools you can start using right away to begin transforming your relationship with your body, your reproductive health, and your dream of creating a family.
Free Classes and Meditations
Explore here the classes and practices created especially to support your journey.
Podcast IKIWOMEN
Here, we debunk myths, simplify the science and bring you conversations with experts in functional and integrative medicine, so you can make informed decisions, feel supported and walk your journey with greater confidence, whether it’s related to fertility, hormonal balance or overall wellbeing.
Because I Believe in You
I believe in you, because I’ve supported many women, and many couples, who came to me exhausted and without hope… and yet still carried within them a quiet strength to keep going.
I believe in your ability to reconnect with your body, to take care of yourself, and to create changes that transform your fertility and your life.
I believe in your courage, even on the difficult days, and in your intuition, even when you doubt it.
And I know that with support, clarity, and a safe path, you can reconnect with your inner rhythm, the one that brings back balance, peace, and hope.
Not because it’s easy, but because you are far more capable than you imagine.
I am here to support you, or both of you, on this transformative journey, with the best of my experience, knowledge, and presence.
A Personal Message for You
If you’ve made it this far, it’s because something in my story resonated with you, or with both of you. Perhaps you’re tired of quick answers, of not feeling truly seen… or perhaps you, as a couple, feel the weight of trying to hold on to hope when everything feels difficult.
I want you to know: you are not alone. Your journey matters.Your feelings are valid. And your longing to become parents deserves care and a space to be heard.
I am here to walk beside you, or both of you, through the lighter days and the challenging ones. To help you find calm, confidence, and balance again, at your own pace. Here, you are welcomed with respect, understanding… and a heart that genuinely cares.