About Dr. Meghan Tierney
Founder, Sorrel Health & Wellness
My path to medicine wasn't traditional. I started with a BFA in Drama from NYU, spending years learning to truly embody different characters and perspectives. That foundation in empathy, connection, and communication has proven invaluable in medicine—seeing patients feels like one tiny improv scene after another. I walk in, sense the energy, listen, and meet the patient where they are. The "yes, and" of improv translates beautifully to patient-centered care.
After completing my post-baccalaureate studies at the University of Washington, I earned my MD from Saint Louis University and completed my family medicine residency at Kaiser Permanente Washington. I became board certified in family medicine in 2017 and recently earned my Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine in 2024.
A Personal Understanding
My understanding of what my patients face goes beyond clinical training. I had my first child at 36 and my second at 38, while building my medical career—and now I'm navigating perimenopause with school-age children. I find myself frequently demonstrating emotion regulation while feeling sabotaged by my own hormones. It's challenging to be everything I want to be for myself and my family when my body feels like it's working against me.
This personal experience has given me deep appreciation for women who are starting families later—when pregnancy, postpartum, and breastfeeding symptoms start bumping up against perimenopause. You're parenting young children while essentially going through puberty in reverse, with all the hormonal ups and downs that bring even more exhaustion and irritability.
I really get it.
Seeing What's Missing
Throughout my clinical practice, I witnessed a troubling pattern: women weren't being seen or heard when they came to clinic with symptoms likely related to the menopause transition. Women experiencing new anxiety, fatigue, and insomnia weren't having conversations about hormone therapy as a potential solution. Meanwhile, patients seeking weight management support were receiving subpar—sometimes unethical—care, prescribed powerful medications without detailed care plans or routine follow-up.
As someone who lives in a larger body, I've experienced weight bias in my own healthcare and throughout my career. People in larger bodies often don't receive the best evidence-based care due to pervasive biases in healthcare. Even in this era of GLP-1 medications, people in larger bodies who choose weight loss as part of their health goals continue to encounter poor, uncoordinated, suboptimal care. We deserve better and should demand better of our providers.
These populations often overlap, and both have been historically underserved and ignored by healthcare. I knew I wanted to bring my expertise and patient-centered approach to women who deserved so much better.
Why Insurance Isn't the Answer
Having worked extensively in traditional healthcare systems—including leadership roles where I developed innovative programs for underserved populations—I've seen firsthand how insurance-based models create barriers to quality care. Insurance companies dictate how care is delivered through reimbursement decisions, making it challenging to show up for patients the way they deserve.
When insurance companies set the rules, visits are rushed, follow-up is fragmented, and complex care gets squeezed into 10-minute slots. That's not how healing works.
I chose a direct specialty care model because it allows me to give you the time, attention, and expertise you actually deserve. At Sorrel, I offer longer visits, ongoing communication, and a care plan designed around you—not billing codes.
What You Can Expect
Patients often tell me they feel truly seen and heard for the first time. That's because I listen carefully—not just for symptoms, but for patterns, context, and the emotional weight behind what you're experiencing.
I bring my clinical expertise, and you bring your lived experience. Together, we collaborate to make a plan that fits your real life, your priorities, and your capacity. My role is to offer tools, guidance, and evidence-based options so you can make informed decisions—without pressure or shame.
You will never be expected to be perfect. Just present. Just you.
My Philosophy
I'm here for women who are thoughtful, curious, and ready to approach their health with both intention and compassion. You're not here for quick fixes. You want real answers. Sustainable energy. Hormonal balance. A better relationship with your body.
If weight is part of your goals, we approach it with clarity and care—never assumptions. And if it's not, we focus on what matters most to you: strength, vitality, mood, sleep, or simply feeling like yourself again.
I believe midlife isn't a crisis—it's an opportunity. A powerful time to reimagine what thriving looks like. I'd be honored to help you get there.
At Sorrel, we blend evidence-based medicine with compassionate, personalized support. If weight is part of your care goals, we approach it thoughtfully with clinical tools, respect for your autonomy, and an understanding of the emotional history many women bring to that conversation. If it’s not, we focus on what matters most to you—energy, strength, sleep, longevity, or simply feeling at home in your body.
You’ll never be reduced to a lab result or a number on a scale. You’ll be seen, heard, and supported in building a version of health that works for you.
Midlife isn’t a problem to solve. It’s a powerful time to reclaim your health on your terms.
