Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Ryan Syverson. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Ryan, appreciate you joining us today. Is there a heartwarming story from your career that you look back on?

I worked with a female client of mine who was in her mid 50’s. She was a mother of four, and struggled for over a decade with bone crushing fatigue, pain, sleep issues and a feeling of an unfulfilled life due to the inability to be and do the things she always wanted to do.. With her kids now grown and out of the home, she had extra time to attend to her health.

Over the course of a year or two, she saw many doctors, both conventional and functional medicine providers, and while she saw slight improvements, she still continued to struggle and was told she had fibromyalgia. This was a devastating diagnosis, which led to feelings of hopelessness and fear that she’d never get her life back. However, she didn’t give up all hope and continued to look for answers.

She ended up finding my Instagram profile and was intrigued by the things I was talking about, which eventually led to her signing up for my 6 month program. It didn’t take her long to start seeing changes which gave her hope and confidence. She started to sleep through the night, her mental & emotional state shifted, her pain subsided, and best of all her energy started to come back. At the three month mark, I interviewed her about her experience so far, and what she shared with me I will never forget. She talked about all the things that had changed for her – her energy, sleep, pain, but when she broke down and said, “This has changed my life. I’m a different person now and everyone can see it. I have more energy, and I’m so much happier. I have my power back.” It’s transformations like this that are the true currency for what I do.

My clients all come to me with physical issues like fatigue and pain, which not only takes away their function and mobility, it takes away their hopes, joy and dreams, which weighs significantly on their mental and emotional health. Helping them to tend to both the mind and body produces greater results and gives them a new lease on life.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

Health and performance have always been central to who I am. Growing up, I was deeply involved in sports—baseball, football, hockey—and I quickly realized that strength and conditioning gave me a competitive edge. I remember being at a Minnesota Vikings training camp at 9 years old, just in awe of the athletes pushing their limits. By 11, I was making makeshift weights out of coffee cans and tree branches because I wanted to train like them. That drive to be at my best never left me.

This drive be bigger, stronger, faster continued with me through my time in the Marine Corps, and into my early thirties as a weekend warrior. But then life took an unexpected turn. After multiple injuries and several orthopedic surgeries, my focus shifted from performance to rehabilitation. I was working at AT&T at the time as a Network Technical Specialist, which taught me valuable troubleshooting skills I used to break down and correct many of my aches and pains. Some of my coworkers struggled with similar issues, and they saw how I had worked through my own pain, so I started helping them and others on the side. Helping others feel better became my new passion. That’s when I knew I was meant to do this—to help people break free from pain and reclaim their health.

However, just as I was stepping into this new role, my own health took a nosedive. At 35, I woke up one morning feeling as though I was in a nightmare. Iwas in the worst pain of my life. I felt like I was 95. My muscles and joints were on fire, and I barely had the energy to get out of bed. Over the next 18 months, I saw over 15 doctors and specialists, but no one could give me answers. It took my own research, and determination to continue searching for a root cause in spite of the heat I took from doctors and even those close to me. It turned out that mold exposure, Lyme disease, and co-infections were attacking my body, and the help of mentors/practitioners who used alternative treatments to find relief.

But even after trying every diet, detox, and supplement, I wasn’t fully healed. I was missing something big but couldn’t figure it out. That’s when I realized something: I had been focusing solely on the physical, but true healing requires a holistic approach. I needed to address not just my body, but my mind and spirit. When I finally integrated emotional and spiritual healing into my process, everything shifted, and I reached full remission. That’s what inspired me to start SubLyme Life.

At SubLyme Life, we believe healing is more than just managing symptoms—it’s about reconnecting with your innate power to heal. Many of my clients come to me after years of feeling stuck. They’ve tried every diet, supplement, and test, but they’re not seeing the results they hoped for. What they don’t realize is that healing isn’t just about what we put into our bodies—it’s about processing emotions, building nervous system resilience, and reconnecting with our spiritual selves. That’s the missing piece, and when we address it, lasting healing happens.

I work with people who feel broken, exhausted, and hopeless. They’re dealing with debilitating fatigue, pain, insomnia, and other symptoms that seem impossible to overcome. But with the right tools, mindset, and support, they start to break free from the frustration and begin to heal. And that’s what sets my approach apart. I don’t see my role as someone who “fixes” people. Instead, I help them recognize their own inner healing power. It’s a collaborative process where they’re active participants in their recovery, not just following orders. Together, we explore the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of their health to find the root cause of their issues.

I do use functional lab testing and supplements as tools, but they’re not the focus. The real transformation comes from helping my clients uncover the emotional and spiritual blocks that have been holding them back. In fact, many of my clients have reduced or completely eliminated symptoms like pain, insomnia, and fatigue without needing supplements at all, just by tapping into that deeper mind-body-spirit connection.

One of the things I’m most proud of is how my approach empowers my clients. I had a client tell me recently that when she went to other practitioners, she always felt anxious—like she was doing something wrong or needed fixing. But when she started working with me, that anxiety melted away because I didn’t see her as broken. I helped her see that she wasn’t a special case to be fixed—she simply needed to reconnect with the part of herself that already knew how to heal. That’s the real power of what I do. It’s not about making people dependent on me; it’s about helping them realize they’re their own best healer.

The most fulfilling part of my work is witnessing these transformations. Whether it’s a mother with fibromyalgia who can finally play with her kids again, or someone bedridden with Lyme disease who can now enjoy life, these are the moments that remind me why I do this work. My clients don’t just get better—they regain their energy, their hope, and their life.

At SubLyme Life, it’s not just about treating symptoms. It’s about helping people remember their strength and capacity for healing, so they can live fully again.

Other than training/knowledge, what do you think is most helpful for succeeding in your field?

While knowledge and skill in your craft are absolutely necessary, I quickly learned—and am still learning—that success hinges even more on your ability to communicate and connect with those who you seek to help. I remember graduating as the top student in my personal training certification course, but despite my expertise, I wasn’t very successful at because I didn’t know how to market myself or sell. To me, marketing and sales felt sleazy and inauthentic, so I avoided them. But the reality is, you can’t thrive in business on skill alone.

You can have two practitioners: one might be far more skilled, but if the other knows how to market, connect, and sell, they’ll be the successful one. I had to shift my mindset and realize that sales isn’t about being pushy—it’s about helping people. Through business trainings and masterminds, I came to see that sales, leadership, and coaching are really the same thing. If you’re good at sales, you’re likely good at coaching, because both involve understanding people, building trust, and solving problems. The reverse is also true: great coaches can become great at sales, because at the core, both are about service.

I’ve also learned that 90% of perceived business problems stem from mindset and energetics. Entrepreneurship is the ultimate personal development journey—you have to confront your own limiting beliefs, step out of your comfort zone, and get out of your own way to be able to market, sell, grow and impact those who need your service.

To be honest, I thought overcoming mold and Lyme disease was the hardest thing I’d ever face. And while there are so many parallels between recovering from chronic illness and building a business, I’ve found that succeeding as an entrepreneur is an even greater challenge. But I’m incredibly grateful for my health journey and my background as an athlete, because both experiences laid the foundation for resilience, discipline, and adaptability—traits that are just as essential in business as they are in healing.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

Two years into my chronic health journey, I had already seen 15 different practitioners, but none of them could give me answers or solutions. I was in a dark place—emotionally drained, fearing that I would be stuck in pain and fatigue for the rest of my life. I had turned to alternative and functional medicine, hoping they could look beyond just masking symptoms and actually find the root cause. I was finally able to get an appointment with the head of integrative medicine at one of Chicago’s top hospitals, and I felt a glimmer of hope again. Maybe this was it—the person who could help me unlock the answers I’d been searching for.

I showed up armed with all my lab results, research papers, and a book called Surviving Mold by Dr. Richie Shoemaker, which I believed held the key to what was going on with me. But just 10 minutes into our conversation, I felt my hope slipping away. She barely listened, didn’t even look at the research I’d brought, and dismissed my request to run the specific labs that could have ruled out or confirmed mold as the issue. Instead, she handed me a pamphlet, told me I had fibromyalgia, and pitched me her new book on the topic. As I stood there, defeated, she said, “There’s no cure for fibromyalgia, but we can help manage your symptoms.”

I left that appointment devastated, driving home in a daze. It felt like I had hit yet another dead end. But something in me snapped that day. I made a decision right then and there: if no one else was going to help me, I was going to figure this out on my own. That’s when I decided to hire a mold inspector to check my home.

I’ll never forget the call I received from him on Thanksgiving Day. He asked if I was home, and I told him I was in Minnesota, visiting family. He replied, “Good, don’t go back. Your home has some of the highest levels of toxic black mold I’ve ever seen, and that’s why you’re sick.”

Hearing those words was a mix of relief and validation. For the first time in two years, I had an answer. I wasn’t imagining things. I wasn’t just destined to “manage my symptoms.” I had a clear path forward, thanks to Dr. Shoemaker’s work on mold toxicity. I just needed to find a practitioner who was willing to support me and run the right tests—which I did a month later.

If I had accepted the head doctor’s diagnosis of fibromyalgia and stopped searching for answers, I wouldn’t be where I am today. And I wouldn’t be helping others break free from the same health challenges that nearly broke me.

That resilience has carried over into my business, too. Back in 2022, I hit a rough patch, after 30 free consultation with potential clients, not one enrolled with me. I was depressed, felt like a failure, and was on the verge of giving up. But instead of throwing in the towel, I doubled down and worked with a sales coach for a couple of weeks who helped me convey the value of my services, and over the next 3 weeks I enrolled 3 new clients.

It was a reminder that sometimes, success is just around the corner, waiting for you to push through one more obstacle. That same determination to never give up is what drives me—both in my own journey and in the way I support my clients.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.yoursublymelife.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryan__syverson/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialryansyverson

Image Credits

These are all no professional photos accept the last one by the lake which is credited to Kael Escobar