GO BACK TO YOUR ROOTS

Send us Fan Mail What if the thing holding you back isn't a lack of ambition, knowledge, or opportunity? What if you've simply gotten too far away from your roots? In this episode of Be Visible with Veronica, Veronica Bahn sits down with Dr. Anna Laura for a powerful conversation about health, healing, purpose, entrepreneurship, and what happens when successful women finally give themselves permission to slow down. Dr. Anna Laura shares the deeply personal story that led her into naturopathic medicine. In her late 20s, she was an overachieving corporate professional working full time while going to school full time. After experiencing the loss of her brother to leukemia, she continued pushing forward while struggling with declining cognitive function, low physical energy, and what she later recognized as severe depression. After seeing approximately ten doctors without finding the answers she needed, she continued searching. Eventually, slowing down, changing her lifestyle, and listening more deeply became part of her healing journey. That journey eventually led her to naturopathic medicine and a completely different understanding of health: looking beyond the surface and exploring the underlying causes affecting the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of a person's life. But this conversation goes far beyond health. Veronica and Dr. Anna Laura explore what happens when women entrepreneurs put themselves last, carry guilt about resting, and allow the demands of business and family to take priority over their own wellbeing. Because when the person driving the business is depleted, the business feels it too. And then the conversation takes an unexpected turn. After attending a conference, Dr. Anna Laura realizes that she has been spending so much time being the expert in her field that she has not been fully stepping into her role as the CEO and face of her own company. She begins to recognize that she has been limiting her own growth. That leads to one of the most powerful moments of the episode: Go back to your roots. Her business is built around the idea of roots and treating root causes. Her original vision carries a powerful image of a wise woman people come to for knowledge and healing. And now she realizes she needs to reconnect with that vision. Because sometimes the next level isn't about becoming someone completely different. Sometimes it is about returning to the woman, the mission, and the vision you knew you were meant to build in the first place. In this episode: • Dr. Anna Laura's personal journey from corporate success to naturopathic medicine • What happened when conventional medicine didn't provide the answers she needed • Why slowing down became part of her healing • How grief can affect more than our emotions • Why women entrepreneurs need to make their health a priority • The connection between physical health, mental clarity, and purpose • Why it's never too late to start something new • The importance of conferences, community, and continuing education • The difference between being the expert and being the CEO • How successful women can unintentionally keep themselves small • Why your business can be treated like a living, breathing entity • What it means to return to your roots • How alignment can create clarity for your next level • Dr. Anna Laura's vision for reaching and educating more women and families If you've been feeling successful on the outside but depleted on the inside... If you've been questioning your direction... If you've been putting everyone else first... Or if you know your business is ready for another level but something inside you is holding you back... This conversation is for you. Your health matters. Your purpose matters. Your business matters. And so do you. What was the most impactful part of this conversation? What moved you into action? And where in your life or business do you need to go back to your roots? Physician, Heal Thyself Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/physician-heal-thyself-the-podcast/id1753436888 Dr. Ana Lara's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PhysicianHealThyselfThePodcast Take your Visibility Quiz here: https://veronicabahn.com/visibility-scorecard Hair and Makeup by: Jennifer Chriss https://jennifer-chriss.com #BeVisibleWithVeronica #WomensHealth #WomenEntrepreneurs #NaturopathicMedicine #BusinessGrowth