From her struggles with severe IBS, anxiety, depression, and her experience with the medical system, Karen shares her journey of learning in this in-depth fireside chat. Join the show to learn more about what it takes to build up a practice through struggles and keep your focus on helping people.

 

Key Takeaways:

[1:02] Sachin welcomes listeners to this episode with special guest Karen Porter; he introduces his guest and invites her to talk a little bit about the personal story that brought her to the health and wellness field.

 

[5:50] Karen talks about how little the system encouraged her to look into nutrition to tackle her issues, and how her own meandering — and often confusing — search for answers led her to finally find respite.

 

[9:13] Karen shares anecdotes of her hospital visits, and encourages everyone not to judge a book by its cover.

 

[12:31] From finding her own path to health, Karen shares how she came to decide to work towards making other people’s lives better as well.

 

[16:27] Her business is focused on helping people, mainly women over 45, regain the energy they once had. Karen talks about the incredible amount of symptoms gut issues manifest as and so she ends up tackling a wide array of issues.

 

[19:59] The number one belief that high achievers have! Karen shares her experiences dealing with high achievers and the common denominators she has found.

 

[25:46] Karen shares the limiting beliefs she harbored when she first came to work in the health and wellness field.

 

[38:55] What’s next for Karen? She shares the short-term goals she has set for herself as well as her long-term aspirations, and news in terms of the clientele she is now attracting.

 

[46:19] Sachin thanks Karen for coming on the show and sharing so much of herself, he invites her to share one last thought with the audience, and signs off until the next episode.

 

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Books by Sachin Patel:

Perfect Practice: How to Build a Successful Functional Medical Business, Attract Your Ideal Patients, Serve Your Community and Get Paid What You’re Worth

The Motivation Molecule: The Biological Secrets To Eliminate Procrastination, Skyrocket Productivity, and Get Sh!t Done