Resilience and the Power to Overcome Anything
Choosing to focus on the positive allows us to direct our energy and attention to what is good instead of what isn’t. Amberly Lago knows firsthand about pain and suffering and joins Lauren to share her journey of experiencing a devastating injury that changed her life forever. Amberly explains why your mindset matters and how to live your life with more gratitude, grace, and hope!
In this podcast episode, Lauren and Amberly discuss:
Community and connection
Amberly’s life-altering accident and why she chose those 1% odds
Practicing grace over grit
Why Amberly believes in non-negotiable rituals
Healing power of gratitude and kindness
Move your body to help move your mood and mindset
Handling haters by focusing on the good
Choosing to shift your perspective from hate to love and appreciation
Change is possible and hope is available
Memorable Quotes:
“Sometimes, that's all we need, is just that little glimmer of hope to carry us through some of the most difficult challenges.”
“You know, we're not always going to be motivated. We're not always going to be happy...I would say, the thing that changes your mood and makes you feel better if you're feeling down or you're feeling sluggish...is move your body because moving your body, it really moves your mood. It moves your mindset.”
“But I show the good, the bad. I try to keep it real, but I also don't just sit there and show pictures all day long of when I'm having a flare-up or my deformed leg because, honestly, it's not what I want to focus on. I want to focus on the positive. And I think that when we choose to focus on the good in our life, the good just keeps getting better.”
“I think that change is possible, and hope is available. And just to keep doing those affirmations, writing it out, saying it out loud, and reaching out to other people, and spreading kindness, and sharing what we're grateful for can take us a long way. It can keep moving us forward.”
About Amberly Lago:
Amberly Lago is the incredible motivational speaker and bestselling author of "True Grit and Grace”. A successful professional dancer and athlete, Amberly saw her world crumble when an SUV plowed into her and she suffered horrific leg injuries. Given a 1% chance of even saving her leg, refusing amputation, Amberly took that chance and 34 surgeries later, Amberly saved her leg, yet suffers severe resulting pain. She spiraled down into a depression because she'd tried everything for her resulting chronic pain and nothing worked. Except for one thing, and it’s not what you think.
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Links Mentioned:
True Grit and Grace: Turning Tragedy into Triumph
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