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Lessons - From Death Bed to TEDx Stage | Amberly Lago - Resilience Expert & Chronic Pain Warrior

Oct 14, 2025
Amberly Lago, a resilience expert and chronic pain warrior, shares her incredible story of transformation from a life-threatening accident to TEDx speaker. She introduces her PACER method, emphasizing how Perspective, Acceptance, Community, Endurance, and Rest play vital roles in overcoming challenges. Listen as she discusses the power of gratitude, the importance of supportive relationships, and how developing non-negotiable healthy habits can lead to lasting resilience. Amberly also stresses that even high achievers need to prioritize rest for sustained strength.
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PACER: A Daily Resilience Framework

  • Amberly Lago presents PACER: Perspective, Acceptance, Community, Endurance, and Rest as a framework for daily resilience.
  • She argues small daily practices compound into lasting strength during uncertainty.
ADVICE

Use Gratitude To Reframe Perspective

  • Shift your mindset by practicing gratitude to transform what you lack into what you have.
  • Use gratitude deliberately to reframe anxiety, comparison, or scarcity into appreciation.
ANECDOTE

Heels, A Fall, And A Shift To Gratitude

  • Amberly describes wearing heels for an anniversary despite fused ankles, then falling and feeling disgusted with her leg.
  • Her husband's comment reframed the moment into gratitude, shifting her feelings to seeing her leg as a miracle.
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