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The written work

Books

Two books of my own, and two collections I am honored to be part of. Every one of them was written from something I lived before I ever taught it.
Start with the one that finds you.

Books of my own

Joy Through the Journey by Amberly Lago, National Bestseller with a foreword by Jon Gordon
USA Today BestsellerThe current release · 2025

Joy Through the Journey

Shift your mindset, embrace the present moment, and cultivate resilience through life's ups and downs.

This is the book I wish someone had handed me in my hardest seasons. It is about taking your joy back when life gets hard, and it is built from my own stories and the practices that carried me through.

Joy is not something that waits for you at the finish line. It is available in the middle of the hard thing. Through mindfulness, resilience, and gratitude, I will show you how to find it and how to hold onto it, no matter what your life looks like right now.

The bestseller that started it all

True Grit and Grace

Turning tragedy into triumph.

I was a personal trainer, a wife, and a mother living the California dream when a motorcycle accident on Ventura Boulevard changed everything. Thrown thirty feet, my leg crushed and my femoral artery severed, I was given a one percent chance to save my leg. I said no to letting it go.

Thirty-four surgeries later, living with the chronic pain of CRPS, I made a decision that I write about in this book: to save not only my leg, but my career, my dreams, and my dignity. It is the story of how I turned the hardest thing that ever happened to me into the work I get to do now.

The audiobook is narrated by Amberly, in her own voice.

True Grit and Grace by Amberly Lago

Collections I am honored to be part of

Two anthologies, many voices

These are multi-author collections. In each one I contributed a chapter of my story, sharing the page with other authors, speakers, and everyday people who turned adversity into something worth passing on.

Rising Above book cover

Rising Above

Empowering Stories of Women Overcoming Adversity

Curated by Alison Maloni

A collection of raw, true stories from women who faced life's hardest challenges and reclaimed their power. Amberly contributed her chapter alongside the other women featured.

Persistence, Pivots and Game Changers book cover

Persistence, Pivots and Game Changers

Turning Challenges Into Opportunities

Curated by Kyle Wilson · Foreword by Brian Tracy

A number one Amazon bestseller of transformation stories from entrepreneurs, athletes, and speakers. Amberly's chapter sits alongside Phil Collen, Glenn Morshower, Kevin Eastman, and more.

Amberly Lago holding True Grit and Grace

Bring the message to your stage

The books are where the story lives. The keynote is where a room feels it together. If you want your people to leave with resilience they can actually use, let's talk.