Ep 35 True Grit And Grace Amberly Lago

Enjoy this episode A heartfelt conversation with author and speaker Amberly Lago Amberly started her speaking career after her life was deeply altered and her world was completely changed in May 2010. While riding her motorcycle in Woodland Hills, CA, she was hit by a SUV and thrown thirty feet down a busy street. Her right leg took the brunt of the impact and was crushed almost beyond repair. Despite an arduous recovery process, being a former professional dancer and athlete she was determined to walk again and return to work as a fitness trainer. After a lengthy hospital stay and 34 surgeries, doctors were able to fuse her leg together and repair her severed femoral artery despite the initial recommendation to amputate. However, Lago was diagnosed with a nerve disease called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (formerly known as RSD) and deals with chronic pain daily. This chronic pain has led her to develop positive, healthy ways of coping with pain and all the emotions that come along with it, and pass it on to others in any kind of pain. This life altering experience inspires Lago to communicate how you can turn tragedy into triumph. She demonstrates how you can hit My favorite takeaways from this week’s episode: * Any comparison can be the thief of your joy * Big granny my guardian angel * Life can be changed in the blink of an eye always be grateful * At the age of 8 she knew what she was put on this earth to do * It’s Hammer Time * Do the work Recommended Book: True Grit And Grace Sponsors Love the podcast? Sign up for listener support, you’re basically buying me a coffee each month. Trinergy Center for Integrative Psychiatry Mental Wellness Re-imagined EXACTA Corporation Think Possibilities Think EXACTA