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Lisa A Romano Breakdown to Breakthroughs

3 Brain Science Tips The Metacognitive Science of Letting Go of the Past

Lisa A Romano Breakdown to Breakthroughs

Lisa A. Romano

Self-improvement, Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness

4.8805 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Do you feel stuck? Have people told you all you need to do is let go? Have you been shamed by others because you find it hard to stop thinking about how a narcissistic parent has wounded you? Do you ruminate, and find yourself clinging to old memories, plagued by negative self talk? Are you codependent, a people pleaser, who finds it hard to let go, even when you know you should walk away?

If so, this episode is for you.

Inside you will learn Lisa A. Romano's 3 step metacogntive process that teaches her private clients and members of her conscious healing circle, inside the Breakthrough Warrior Membership. These are also the types of logic and neurological based trainings she offers those within her coaching courses. Today, she shares her insights with those in her podcast community in the hopes of inspiring them to believe that the power to change and heal their lives has been within them all along. 

But, here's the thing. The power is not in action. It is in metacognition. It's in a particular type of controlled, conscious repetition, that allows for the brain to edit and rewire itself in real time. 

Sound interesting?

You know it does! And if you are someone who feels stuck, but you ache for joy, emotional freedom and total authenticity, Lisa's work offers a pathway through the muck of the past. 

0:00 Introduction--what reframing what letting to actually means

5:00 defining letting go through the lens of metacognition

6:26 Step One-accepting the external reality (fact gathering)

9:21 Step Two-accepting the internral reality (data observation)

11:00 When your self identity is crushed as a child

16:00 The codependent approval seeking pattern 

17:00 The power of self editing and somatic release

17:40 Step 3-the Metacognitive shift from lack to gratitude

18:01 Holding pain and gratitude simultaneously--creates internal balance

18:40 Childhood trauma symptoms to be observed not identified with

19:39 Observing the toxic patterns of negative self talk

20:12 The Gremlins of stinking thinking

20:26 The metacognitive shift using gratitude as a tool for balance

21:43 Emotional freedom explained

23:04 Stinking thinking explained

23:36 The future of childhood trauma recovery (metacognition/neuroplasticity)

24:45 Metacognitive exercise to help you shift

26:13 Seek the shift

27:14 Muscle memory and emotional recovery go hand in hand

27:32 Letting Go reframed as a mental resilience exercise

28:00 Repetition, why its necessary

28:80 The Wizard of OZ comparison; Dorothy had the power with her all along

30:19 Refuse to allow trauma to control your life

31:46 The 12 Week Breakthrough Coaching Program--your next steps

This episode will help you understand the power of a consciously controlled mind, which will help with emotional regulation, and emotional freedom, specifically for those suffering from childhood emotional neglect, codependency, low self worth, people pleasing, and the repeating of toxic relationship cycles. 

✨ Learn more about my work and resources:
here

✨ Explore the 12 Week Breakthrough Coaching Program:
here


Topics:
healthy boundaries, boundary guilt, people pleasing recovery, codependency healing, self abandonment, fear of rejection, emotional conditioning, inner critic, childhood trauma patterns, adult children of dysfunctional families, nervous system safety, relationship anxiety, self healing, codependency, codependency recovery, self recovery, metacognition, personal growth, self growth, selfhelp, mental health tips, lisa a romano, narcissistic abuse recovery, codependency recovery, 

 

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0:00.0

Welcome to Breakdown to Breakthrough, the podcast that empowers you to transform your life

0:04.8

by awakening to your true authentic self. I'm Lisa A. Romano, your host, as an award-winning author

0:10.6

and certified life coach, I've dedicated my life to helping others understand the incredible

0:16.0

power of an organized mind. I believe that true empowerment begins with awakening to our false self.

0:23.2

I created the Conscious Healing Academy, a three-part coaching and brain retraining program designed

0:28.6

to help individuals triumph over trauma and turn the breakdowns into powerful breakthroughs.

0:34.5

My mission is to support you on your journey toward mental and emotional

0:38.6

regeneration through conscious and deliberate awakening. In this podcast, I'll share insights,

0:44.5

tools, and transformative stories that illuminate the path to healing and self-discovery.

0:50.5

Namaste everybody. My name is Lisa E. Romano, the breakthrough life coach. And I teach

0:54.1

meta-acognitive

0:55.1

skills to people who are stuck in the past who want joy in their life instead with logical

1:01.3

brain science. That's the trick. And today we're going to be talking about three metacognitive

1:05.9

skills to help you let go. We hear this term a lot inside the healing communities. Ah, you just have to let go.

1:13.6

And if you're anything like me, when you were stuck in trauma, stuck in the past, when you were

1:19.2

unaware that you were unaware, when you were operating with, you know, under the guise of codependency,

1:24.9

but didn't know it. And let's just say this. Codependency is not loving

1:28.9

someone too much. It is not clingingness. That's a symptom. Coadependency means that I do not have a sense

1:35.3

of selfhood. It means my very identity, scary stuff, is tied up in how well I am able to please another person, how well I am able to convince

1:48.5

this person of my worthiness, I am seeking praise, I am addicted to validation, fear is running

1:56.1

the ship, I'm afraid of rejection, I'm running from my inner child's core wounds. I'm below the veil of

2:03.6

consciousness. I do not know how to access the experiences that have now been downloaded into

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