Episode 513: Grit, Shame, and Quitting Alcohol with Amberly Lago

Make Some Noise with Andrea Owen

Andrea Owen

Education, How To, Self-improvement

4.8 • 516 Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Amberly Lago, all around badass lady, is on the podcast this week! In this episode, she shares her incredible story of how she got into a terrible accident, went through unimaginable physical pain, and decided to get sober. We also explore the importance of asking for help and not feeling ashamed of one's struggles, as well as the need to confront shame and practice radical acceptance in order to heal. For those new to Amberly and her work, she is a Peak Performance Coach, TEDx Speaker, Podcaster, and a leading expert in the field of resilience and transformation. Some of the topics we discussed include: Amberly shares her story of how she started drinking wine to cope with pain which led to her alcohol addiction (4:35) Confronting shame and embracing radical acceptance (17:47) The difference between grit and resilience (29:55) What it means to live life from a place of ease and flow (36:36) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.8	I used to teach people how to pace themselves for marathons. And it was suddenly when I was in this
0:35.0	hospital bed and I couldn't run, All these feelings of shame that I had
0:39.2	ran from all were like in my face. And I had to learn how to heal that. And so the first thing that
0:47.4	you can do if you have shame is like be in radical acceptance, then really shine a light on it.
0:54.1	Just be willing to love those parts of
0:57.7	yourself. Reach out to others because so many of us have those same feelings. And when you know
1:03.9	you're not alone in that journey, it gives you strength. You're listening to Makesen Noise Podcast
1:10.5	episode number 514 with guest Amberley Lago.
1:18.0	Welcome to Make Some Noise Podcast, your guide for strategies, tools, and insight to empower yourself.
1:29.9	I'm your host, Andrea Owen, global speaker, entrepreneur, life coach since 2007,
1:35.1	an author of three books that have been translated into 18 languages and are available in 22
1:40.6	countries. Each week, I'll bring you a guest or a lesson that will help you maximize
1:45.9	unshakable confidence, master resilience, and make some noise in your life. You ready? Let's go.
1:56.7	Hey, everyone. Welcome to another episode of the podcast. I am pumped for today's guest. Amberly Lago is
2:02.8	pretty much a badass. This woman got into a terrible accident, went through unimaginable physical
2:10.9	pain, also decided to get sober. Her story is incredible. And anyway, anyway, before I get
2:17.3	too ahead of myself,
2:18.4	hi, I'm so grateful you're here. How are you? I hope you have been having an amazing day.
2:23.8	I hope you're having a great workout if that's what you're doing. Or you're getting all green
2:27.2	lights if you're driving or if you're doing laundry or household things. I hope they're going
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