Meet the heart behind Merope
Owner / Founder, Medical Provider
Hi, I'm Kim, a dual-certified Nurse Practitioner with over a decade of nursing experience, more than five years in advanced practice, and a background in military service with the U.S. Air Force. I founded Merope with a clear mission: to bring thoughtful, evidence-based, and personalized care to people who are ready to take ownership of their health — body, mind, and hormones — in a way that's flexible, virtual, and deeply personal.
My journey in healthcare has taken me from bedside nursing to military service and advanced practice in psychiatric and lifestyle-focused care. I understand firsthand how our physical and emotional health are connected — and how real healing requires time, partnership, and a plan that fits your life.
That population became women in midlife specifically after watching how often hormonal and mental health symptoms get treated as separate problems — split across a gynecologist, a psychiatrist, and a primary care visit that never talks to either — when they're so often the same underlying picture.
Every client begins with Merope 90, and many continue into Merope Membership for ongoing care. Either way, what I'm offering is what's often missing in modern care: continuity, connection, and a true therapeutic alliance.
Kim Smith, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
Practice Manager, Wellness Coach
Brad Smith
MindBodyGreen-Certified Health & Wellness Coach · Founder, Second Stage Wellness
Hi, I'm Brad. I spent years as an engineer and program planner — building systems, solving problems, and making complex plans actually execute on schedule. Somewhere along the way, I realized the work I cared about most wasn't on a project plan. It was helping people actually follow through on the changes they already knew they needed to make.
I get it: a demanding pace, a full schedule, and a health goal that's quietly slipped down the list while you took care of everyone else first. Maybe you've tried before and it didn't stick. That's not a willpower problem — it's usually a plan that didn't fit a real life, and no one checking in when things got hard.
I'm a MindBodyGreen-certified health and wellness coach and the founder of Second Stage Wellness, my independent coaching practice. At Merope, I lead your one-on-one coaching sessions, keep your Merope 90 cohort on track, and I'm usually the first person you'll hear from in the portal between visits. No judgment, no lectures — just steady, honest accountability toward the goals that actually matter to you.
Kim determines what needs to change. My job is helping you actually live it out — day to day, week to week, for the full ninety days and beyond.
