I just released a very personal and powerful episode of The Amberly Lago Show, and I want to invite you into a much needed conversation, one about rest, resilience, and realignment. So often we’re told to push through, keep grinding, and never slow down. But what if the most productive thing you can do is pause?

In this solocast, I open up about something that’s not always easy to share, I’m taking a short break from the podcast to focus on my health. Not because I’m giving up, but because I’m choosing to heal, to listen, and to be still. I’ve learned that rest isn’t weakness, it’s wisdom. And sometimes, the strongest thing you can do is stop, breathe, and realign.

Here are some takeaways that I know will resonate with you:

The Four R’s of Resilience

When life knocks you off your feet, how do you rise again? I walk you through the Four R’s of Resilience, a framework that has helped me move through some of the hardest seasons in my life:

• Recognize what you’re feeling and what you’re facing.

• Reframe the situation by asking, “What is this teaching me?”

• Refuel with what brings you peace, energy, and strength.

• Rebuild your life, one step at a time, with faith that it all adds up.

These steps are simple but powerful. They’ve guided me through the chaos, and I hope they’ll guide you too!

Presence Over Productivity

This episode is also a love letter to presence. We live in a world that praises constant productivity, but I’ve found that some of the most transformative moments come when we simply slow down and be. I’m learning to stop measuring my worth by how much I accomplish. I’m learning to embrace the stillness, the quiet, and the joy that comes from being fully present.

If you’re feeling the need to rest, please know, you’re not falling behind, you’re being prepared. You’re growing roots, gaining strength, and stepping into a deeper alignment with your purpose. As I take this pause, my hope is that you’ll give yourself permission to rest too. When I return this fall, we’ll dive even deeper into the conversations that heal, uplift, and empower!

Thank you for walking this journey with me. I’m endlessly grateful for this community. Keep shining, keep believing, and don’t forget to rest when your soul needs it.

With love,
Amberly

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Transcript:

Amberly Lago:
Hey there, thank you for tuning in to the Amberly Lago Show. I appreciate you being here. This is a different kind of episode. I wanted to take a few minutes to speak straight from my heart to yours and it’s Well, to be honest, it’s one of the hardest episodes I’ve ever had to record. And it’s not because I don’t know what to say, but it’s because I care so deeply about this community. And I was going to try not to cry, but I care so deeply about you, you showing up and tuning into the show. And what we’ve built together for over five years now, I can’t believe it. I’ve shown up every single week. no matter what was going on to bring you some encouragement and inspiration and real conversations that matter from incredible guests like Ed Milet and last week we had John Gordon, Henry Amar. I mean, the list goes on and on. And now I just need to take a little pause and it’s not forever. It’s just until the fall because sometimes I think the strongest thing that you can do is to stop, is to breathe, to heal, to refill your cup before you pour again. And if you’ve watched my social media or you get my newsletter, which I hope you do, by the way, Lately, you will see that I’ve been navigating some really tough terrain with my health. And as many of you know, I live with a condition called complex regional pain syndrome, and it’s ranked highest on the pain scale. For those of you who don’t understand, because I’ve got friends who, you know, I’ve known for years, And they so kindly offer me, you know, advice on how to get rid of the pain. And, and, uh, I’ve tried just, I think just about everything. And, but so many of my friends don’t really know what it is. Well, complex regional pain syndrome, it’s, It’s caused by trauma and it’s where your sympathetic nervous system is all out of whack. So for lack of a better term, it’s where it’s kind of like a computer that needs to be rebooted. It’s a constant loop of pain. And when I say constant, it’s all the time. And I know I put on a brave face a lot and there’s a lot of people that don’t even know I live with pain. I navigate pain and I plan things out daily. Mine is in my right leg and it feels like a million rubber bands wrapped around my foot and a vice grip going around it, squeezing it with battery acid flowing through my veins. Seriously. I have moments where it’s less and I can do more, but, um, it’s, you know, ranked higher than, uh, amputation without anesthesia. Um, it’s ranked higher than kidney stones. I mean, it’s, it’s pretty crazy. So. Pain can drive you to do, you know, search and try different things. And I have flown out of the country to try radical treatments. I’ve done everything from ketamine infusions to Eastern Western medicine, spinal block, spinal stimulator. And that’s what I recently had a second trial for the spinal stimulator. And so this one was especially hard physically and emotionally. And it reminded me that even the most resilient among us need space to recover. And so I hope that if you are struggling with anything, you take time to recover as well. And as I was laying in bed this morning, and I was thinking about what should I share about this procedure, and I’ve decided not to share so much other than I had this spinal stimulator already taken back out. because I don’t want to discourage someone who might think that that’s a right fit for them who has complex regional pain syndrome, not to do it based on my experience because we’re all different, you know, and what works for some may not work for others. And so if you have questions, you can always reach out to me. You can shoot me a DM on Instagram and Amberly logo motivation, or shoot me an email at info at AmberlyLago.com and I’m happy to share my experience with you because I want the best for you. You know, there’s a version of me that would have just pushed through, just kept recording podcast episodes and pretended like everything was fine. But I feel like I’ve grown too much and hopefully you’ve grown along with me too. Just ignore when your body is talking to you, when your body and your spirit are calling for rest. So I’m taking this break to get clear, to listen and to dream again. When I come back this fall, I want to come back stronger, more intentional and full of fire with brand new content for you. deeper conversations for you and guests that are going to blow you away. And so this pause isn’t just about healing my body, it’s about healing my soul. It’s shown me that rest isn’t weakness, it’s wisdom. It’s revealed how, I don’t know, I think sometimes how easy it is to get caught up in doing and forget the power of simply being. And so I hope that this episode that’s short and sweet is going to remind you to listen to your body and also not forget the power of just simply being. It’s reminded me that purpose, it’s not about constantly pushing. It’s not all about the grit. It’s about giving yourself some grace. It’s about honoring your season and showing up with presence. I know for me, Ruby’s got one more year of high school left. And so I am just being fully present with her. I mean, last night we went out on a date and we went to Barnes and Noble. And by the way, I asked them if they had joy through the journey and they were sold out and they’re getting more copies in if you’re in Garland. It was just so good to go to Barnes and Noble and I love how it smells in there. I haven’t been to a Barnes and Noble in a while and just to be present. Um, and you know what? I feel like sometimes success looks like surrender. Sometimes strength is soft. And sometimes the best way forward is to stop and to reflect and to realign. And I was just really thinking, I did a keynote actually yesterday, and luckily it was a virtual one, because I’m still feeling a little bit weak. I’m getting stronger. But I talked about the four R’s of resilience. And first is to recognize. And so I kept saying the first week after this spinal cord stimulator, I’m fine. No, I’m good. And my husband was like, you’re not good. And my team was like, you’re not good. I’m canceling and rescheduling. I’m canceling appointments. I’m rescheduling appointments. My husband was like, I’m taking you back to the hospital. And when we recognize what is going on, who we are, where we are, then we can take action steps to move in the right direction. We heal what we reveal. And then I think it’s really important to reframe. And so the next R in the resilience formula that I’ve just kind of come up with yesterday is reframe. And how can you reframe something from why is this happening to me into how is this happening for me? What am I learning from this? What is this teaching me? And I will tell you, as hard as it was the last couple of weeks, I am telling you, I kept saying, there is a purpose in this. God has a plan. I did not just go through all this pain for no reason. God has a plan. So reframe and look at how you can learn from the situation. and then refuel. I really encourage you to do everything you can to refuel yourself mentally, spiritually, physically, so you can pour from a full cup. You can pour again. And that’s one of the things I’m doing is I’m taking a little pause so I can just mentally refuel myself and come back stronger. So physically, How can you refuel yourself? Look at what you’re eating. Look at how you’re sleeping. Look at how you can move your body. Even if like, I couldn’t move y’all. I could not move. Seriously. I couldn’t move, but I could take deep breaths. Um, so do everything you can to get stronger and physically, Spiritually, I was praying and I had prayer warriors. And spiritually, sometimes I feel just spiritually lit up and closest to God when I go outside in nature. And mentally, how can you flip the script as soon as you feel any kind of negativity creep up in your own mind or you hear it? How can you flip it and turn it to a positive? Um, I encourage you to listen to things that lift you up. This is your time while I’m on this break to go back to hundreds of episodes that I’ve recorded and catch up on things. Cause let me tell you, I’ve had some real rock stars on the show. So refuel yourself and, um, get stronger mentally, physically, spiritually, And then finally, the last R is rebuild. It’s never too late. You’re never too old. You’re never too young. You’re never too dumb. These are some of the things, well, except for the not too young part, that I would tell myself. But one of the reasons I’m taking a pause is because I’m rebuilding, and I want to bring this show back stronger with more intentionality, and I’m rebuilding. And you know, it wasn’t long ago that I completely rebuilt my whole entire career. And so if you have a dream of rebuilding, I’m still carrying on with my Profit and Your Purpose coaching program. I wasn’t planning on sharing this right here and right now, but we’re talking about how to scale your business, how to level up. And that starts July 7th. And I’ll put the link for that in the show notes for you. But I just really want you to take care of yourself mentally, physically, spiritually, and know that you can, you have the power to recognize and reframe and refuel and then rebuild. So I just want to say thank you. Thank you for listening. Thank you for showing up. Thank you for tuning in, for sharing episodes, for your, you know, sending me messages of encouragement. You’ve made this show what it is. I couldn’t do it without you. It wouldn’t be a top 1% podcast without you. And I promise this pause is only going to make it better. The joy through the journey does not stop here. I’ll still be sharing on social media. I’ll be writing and coaching and sending my newsletters out. I will be living the message. The podcast is going to be back in the fall with more truth, with more transformation, with more joy than ever before. And I would like to hear from you. Who are some guests that you would love to hear on the show? So please let me know. You can shoot me a DM on Instagram at AmberlyLagoMotivation or at the Amberly Lago Show. And so for now, I’m just, I’m going to rest. I’m going to heal. I’m going to dream. I’m going to get stronger. And I really hope you’ll do the same in your own life. Take the pause if you need to, because if you’re not, you know, you, you’re not falling behind. You’re being prepared. I want you to remember that. you’re not falling behind. You are being prepared. I love you and I’m cheering for you and I’ll see you back on the show this fall. And then before I go, if you still want to connect, grow and be a part of something that’s powerful this summer, there’s still some amazing opportunities to do just that. I had my team tell me, I think you should go on a complete sabbatical. And I was like, oh, well, that’s not going to happen. I have my mastermind ladies. I have events that I’ve committed to. I’m not going to do that. And so I will take a little short pause with the show, but I’m going to continue with my coaching and the mastermind and some of the events. So if you go to amberleelago.com forward slash events, you can see if there’s an event near you. I would love to see you hug your neck in the flesh. My unstoppable life mastermind is still going strong and we are diving deep into purpose, branding, building influence. So if you’ve ever wanted to speak, write or scale, Your mission, now’s the time. Right now, I have every single lady in my mastermind that is either in the middle of writing their book, they’re starting their book, or they’re finishing their book. Christina Simmons, her book is coming out July 3rd. She listens to the show. Hey, Christina, I love you. Congratulations on your book. I was honored to write the foreword for her book. I’m also doing a special retreat at my home. It’s a full day of strategy. It’s connection, branding, a photo shoot, a whole lot of joy. So it’s a day of hot seats and brainstorming and intense breakthroughs. And then we go have a day of fun, usually out on the lake. I like to rent a double deck or pontoon and we go have some fun. But I’ll be speaking at a lot of events coming up. You can check out my website again at amberleelago.com forward slash events. And again, if you want to really build your brand and turn your purpose into a profit, um, go to, uh, the link in the show notes and you can find out all about the three month coaching program. There are a few spots open, but we start that July 7th. Thank you again for tuning in, and thank you for being here. And please share the show, catch up on episodes, and I will see you soon.