Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in health and wellness but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Linnea Passaler, founder, and CEO of Heal Your Nervous System and Mamadoctors, located in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
People who experience overwhelm, anxiety, and burnout are often particularly sensitive. They may have concluded that their sensitivity is a weakness and hide it or even resent it. But the problem is not being too sensitive: it is a dysregulated nervous system. We use practical, science-based tools to help people get in control of how their body and mind feel by regulating their sensitive nervous system.
Tell us about yourself
I have been a high-performing health professional and entrepreneur for my whole life and across three continents. Ten years ago, I started experiencing IBS, rosacea, anxiety, and other chronic conditions, but my medical background didn't give me any clue about understanding the connection between these symptoms or how to actually treat them besides using traditional therapies. That's what got me started learning about the mind-body connection and bridging the gap between traditional Healthcare and this new way of understanding the human body through the nervous system. I was able to heal rosacea and IBS completely and solve my emotional struggles. I decided to retire from surgery and other businesses to focus on helping as many people as possible to regulate their nervous systems and heal their bodies - the brain. I believe this is how we will heal our society, communities, and ultimately our planet.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
Before starting with Heal Your Nervous System, my biggest accomplishment was starting and leading the largest online health service in Italy at Pazienti.it (which connects hundreds of thousands of health professionals and clinics with patients). I exited in 2015 before I moved.
However, I'd say my biggest potential for worldwide impact now is the community and online health program I have created with Heal Your Nervous System, particularly through Instagram.
What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?
For sure, the sense of self-doubt and isolation that creates dysregulation of the Nervous System.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
- Get a support system. 2-3 people that you can go and talk to. I don't mean advisors of any sort. Just people who can hold a safe space for you and not try to fix or give advice.
- It doesn't matter how much of a failure you feel and for how long. What makes the difference, in the long run, is how willing you are to keep making progress and testing out things. If you keep doing it, you'll get there.
- Don't get into the hustle mentality, or you'll burn out. It's important to pace yourself for the long run and, above all, never lose sight of the things that truly matter in life.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website:
https://healyournervoussystem.com/
https://www.mamadoctors.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linneapassaler
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healyournervoussystem/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/linneapassaler
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linneapassaler/
If you like what you've read here and have your own story as a solopreneur that you'd like to share, then email community@subkit.com; we'd love to feature your journey on these pages.
Feel inspired to start, run or grow your own subscription business? Check out subkit.com and learn how you can turn "one day" into day one.