Board Certified Foot Zone Practitioner
American Foot Zoning Practitioners Association
May 1, 2026
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About Brooke Mickelsen
A grounded, compassionate approach to whole body healing, shaped by lived experience.
Her story
I understand the healing journey
My journey began in 2020 while I was pregnant with my fourth son. An ultrasound revealed abnormalities in his brain, and we were told he was not expected to survive to birth. We were told there was nothing we could do except return in four weeks. During that time, a woman I worked with introduced me to Integrative Footzoning. I received a session, implemented the suggestions I was given, and four weeks later the abnormalities were shrinking. By the time my son was born, they were no longer present. He had a healthy birth and today is a healthy six year old boy. That experience opened my mind to looking at the body differently, although I had no idea how much I would eventually need that perspective myself.
What led her to zoning
Searching for answers
In 2021, my own health changed dramatically. Within days of receiving a COVID 19 vaccine, I began experiencing symptoms that affected nearly every system in my body. I dealt with heart rhythm irregularities, extreme fatigue, neurological symptoms, neuropathy, burning sensations, difficulty swallowing, tinnitus, skin problems, widespread inflammation, and debilitating insomnia. There were periods when I would go six or seven days with little to no sleep. Eventually, I was largely bedridden and needed help caring for my children. The physical toll became an emotional one as well. I experienced severe nervous system dysregulation, panic attacks, and periods of suicidal ideation.
I searched everywhere for answers. I saw specialists, tried medications and procedures, explored Western and holistic approaches, and eventually underwent an elective surgery after being told it could resolve my symptoms. Instead, I became significantly worse and ended up in the ICU. That was a turning point for me. I truly felt that if I kept going down the same path, I was going to die, and I knew something had to change. After exhausting so many conventional options, the final recommendation I was given was to seek care through a behavioral health clinic. I knew my mental health needed support, but I also knew the physical symptoms I was experiencing were real and that I needed to keep searching.
That search took me across borders. I spent approximately six weeks, on and off, receiving treatment at BioAdvanced Medical in Mexico, including stem cell based treatments. I also completed an intensive four week program with Dr. Ghalili in Los Angeles at approximately $14,000 per week. I invested an enormous amount of time, energy, and money trying to get my life back. Eventually, the clinics I had been relying on told me that I needed more than they could offer and that they did not know how else to help me.
That was when I thought back to my pregnancy and booked another Integrative Footzone.
What happened next
How foot zoning helped
I received another Integrative Footzone, and this time I was the one desperately searching for a way forward. I implemented the suggestions I was given, paid closer attention to what my body was communicating, and looked at how the different pieces might be connected instead of treating every symptom as an isolated problem. Over time, I began seeing changes in myself too.
Within just three months of doing my Integrative Foot Zoner's protocol, my bloodwork had improved drastically. I was able to come off all 13 of my medications, and my health had improved so much that I no longer needed my mom and niece to live with me to help care for my kids. I was finally getting my independence back, and for the first time in a long time, I felt hopeful about my future.
My healing journey hasn't been perfect, and it certainly hasn't been a straight line. There have been ups and downs, and I'm still learning, growing, and working on my health every day. But when I look back at where I started and how far I've come, the changes have been incredible.
Through this experience, I've developed a deep passion for understanding how our bodies work and the incredible ability they have to heal when given the right support.
I believe our bodies were designed to work for us, not against us. Rather than simply accepting that my body was attacking itself, I began asking deeper questions about what might be triggering those responses. I became interested in how things like toxins, infections, inflammation, nutrition, and the body's internal environment may affect our health.
My approach is rooted in the belief that when we work to reduce what's burdening the body and replenish what it needs, we can create a better environment for healing.
That's why I'm so passionate about sharing what I've learned. I know what it's like to feel helpless, overwhelmed, and desperate for answers. And I know how powerful it can be to finally feel like you're moving in the right direction.
My hope is to help others become more connected to their bodies, ask better questions, and discover ways to support their own health and healing.
Did you know, our feet tell the whole story?
Her approach
The way I see the body
That experience changed the way I see the body, healing, and the people who come to me searching for answers.
Working with her
We start where you are
When you work with me, you are working with someone who knows what it feels like to sit in doctors’ offices searching for answers, to spend nights afraid of what is happening inside your own body, to try treatment after treatment, and to wonder if you will ever feel like yourself again.
You do not need to come to me with everything figured out. We start where you are. We slow down, listen to your story, look at the whole picture, and explore practical ways to support your body as an individual.
I will never promise a quick fix or tell you there is one answer for every body. What I can promise is that I will listen, I will be curious, and I will look deeper.
If you have been searching for answers and feel like there are still pieces of your story that no one has put together, I would be honored to sit beside you and start looking at those pieces together.
You know your body better than anyone. Let’s see what your feet say.
Certification
Credentials
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Training
- 01
Integrative Foot Zone Course (IFZC) with Amber Bodily
- 02
Advanced Practitioner training with Amber Bodily
- 03
Nutritional Herbalist certification, in progress
- 04
Master's program in Integrative Health, in progress
