We recently connected with Morgan Prejean and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Morgan thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. We’d love to hear the story behind how you got your first job in field that you currently practice in.

I’m originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Back in 2018, while I was in PA school, my health started to unravel. It started with some one-off symptoms that eventually progressed into neurological symptoms. For the first time, I felt genuinely scared in my own body.
Like most people, I went from doctor to doctor searching for answers, but every time I heard the same thing — “everything looks normal.” I was handed prescriptions without any real explanation, and nothing made sense. Even in school, surrounded by textbooks and treatment algorithms, I still felt like no one was actually explaining why this was happening — and I felt like a stranger living inside a body I didn’t understand.
After graduating, I moved to Dallas at the end of 2020 and decided to take matters into my own hands. I dove into podcasts, functional medicine books and research from practitioners who thought differently. I was determined to find answers — to look deeper.
That’s when I found functional medicine. I finally had a provider run comprehensive testing, and for the first time, things clicked. I began treating the root causes, and my body slowly started to heal. But the biggest shift came when I started working on the emotional layer — nervous system regulation, subconscious beliefs, and stored trauma patterns. That’s when my true healing began.
And that’s when I knew: this is the kind of medicine I’m meant to practice.
One day I shared with my functional medicine doctor how this work had completely changed my life — and how I wanted to help others in the same way. She and her husband (both functional medicine providers) mentioned they were looking to hire someone, and invited me to join their practice and train under them. That’s how my career in functional medicine began.
That moment felt like confirmation — like everything I went through had a purpose. My journey became my greatest teacher. I’m so grateful for my symptoms because I don’t think I would’ve learned how to truly listen — to the body, to intuition, to the stories behind symptoms. I turned my pain into purpose, and now I get to help patients who feel lost in the same way I once did. I get to be the provider I needed back then.

Morgan, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I’m a Physician Assistant specializing in functional medicine, women’s hormones, gut health, metabolic health, nervous system regulation, and emotional wellness. I currently live in Dallas, Texas and work in two functional medicine roles — one serving patients throughout Texas and another where I can see patients anywhere in the United States through telemedicine. I support women who feel dismissed, confused, and stuck in their health — especially those who feel like they’ve tried “everything” and still don’t have answers.
I entered this field because of my own health journey. Traditional medicine gave me pieces — but not the whole picture. When no one could explain why things were happening in my body, I began searching for answers myself and eventually discovered functional medicine. Healing through a root cause lens — and integrating emotional healing, nervous system work, and subconscious pattern shifts — is what changed my life. And now I help women do the same.
What I love most about my work is that I get to integrate both my Western medical training and functional medicine background — blending the best of both worlds to help patients heal. My foundation in conventional medicine gives me the structure and clinical knowledge to understand complex physiology, while functional medicine allows me to go deeper and address the “why” behind symptoms.
In my practice, I help patients uncover the underlying causes of inflammation, hormone imbalance, gut dysfunction, mold illness, immune dysregulation, metabolic issues, and the emotional patterns that keep them stuck.
What sets me apart is that I treat from lived experience. I’ve sat where my patients sit. I’ve felt what they feel. And I believe symptoms are communication from the body — not something to just suppress. My work is grounded in listening deeply and supporting patients in reconnecting to their own inner knowing.
I’m most proud that I was able to alchemize my pain and confusion into purpose. The hardest chapters of my journey became the foundation of how I serve. And what I want people to know about my work is this: I want to make women’s healing approachable, intuitive, and empowering — so they feel safe in their bodies again. My future brand vision includes creating more education, community, and offerings that help women understand their bodies, heal themselves, and expand into their highest expression.

Training and knowledge matter of course, but beyond that what do you think matters most in terms of succeeding in your field?

Other than training and knowledge, I think the most helpful qualities for succeeding in this field are empathy and lived experience. So much of functional medicine is about meeting people where they are — especially those who have been dismissed, overlooked, or left without answers. The ability to truly understand what they’re feeling, to validate their experience, and to guide them from a place of compassion is invaluable.

My own health journey has given me firsthand insight into what it feels like to navigate chronic symptoms, confusion, and fear. That lived experience allows me to connect with patients on a deeper level, anticipate what they need emotionally as well as physically, and help them feel seen, heard, and supported. Empathy and experience create trust, which in this field is just as important as lab results or protocols.

If you could go back, would you choose the same profession, specialty, etc.?

Absolutely — even if I hadn’t consciously chosen this field, I believe it would have found me the same way it did. My own health journey and curiosity about root-cause medicine naturally led me here, and every step — from feeling lost in conventional care to discovering functional medicine — was part of the path that shaped me. I wouldn’t trade any of the challenges or lessons along the way.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://evergreenfunctional.com/our-practitioners/
• Instagram: more.with..morgan

Image Credits

Butterflies of Hope by Katelyn (IG: @bohbykate)