Kristin / Raquel

Raquel B. Cartagena and Kristin Brucker are functional medicine certified health coaches and NJ moms dedicated to helping women over 40 age strong by taking control of their health. They created the Functional Moms Podcast to build a community of midlife women who want to learn how to use lifestyle and functional medicine solutions to improve their own health as well as their family’s health.

Raquel is also a certified personal trainer and fitness specialist for women over 40. As a single mother of four and Ama of two, she understands the challenges of balancing health and family life. Kristin, a married mother of three, brings her own experiences in navigating wellness through midlife.

Both believe that wellness is a journey and that behavior change is hard—but with the right mindset and support, anything is possible. That’s what Functional Moms is all about: empowering women to take charge of their health, build healthy habits, and thrive in midlife and beyond.