Dr. Nadine Macaluso is a licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice. She received her master’s in counseling psychology and doctorate in depth psychology with an emphasis on somatic psychotherapy from Pacifica Graduate Institute in California. She completed a two-year post-doctoral training in an evidence-based psychotherapeutic treatment method, the Neuro-affective Relational Model (NARM), designed to treat complex trauma. 

Combining her professional training with her personal experience of being married to the infamous Wolf of Wall Street, Dr. Nadine is now a leading expert in trauma bonds, shame, relationships, complex trauma, and Dark Tetrad personalities. Nadine currently has over 400,000 social media followers.

Amberly Lago is a widely recognized expert in helping entrepreneurs build their business with grit and resilience. As the Founder of “The Unstoppable Life Mastermind,” Amberly has worked with thousands of clients over her career to find success through harnessing their grit.

Her podcast, The Amberly Lago Show, is recognized by Apple as one of the Top 1% of podcasts in the world. 

An International speaker on Grit, Resilience, and Connection, Amberly has shared stages with bestselling authors, thought leaders, and has spoken for multimillion dollar companies like Lululemon, Google, and Athleta. Her TEDx talk has hundreds of thousands of views to date.

A sought after thought leader and bestselling author in 19 categories, her insights have been featured in national media outlets like Forbes, USA Today (named Top Most Influential Speaker In the nation), The Doctors, Hallmark and The TODAY Show.

She has singlehandedly built not only a massive but committed following through her dedication to authentically connecting with people and teaching them how to overcome personal and professional obstacles with resilience.

Amberly has overcome major trauma in her life and emerged on top by leveraging her proprietary P.A.C.E.R. Method which teaches how authentically connecting with others leads to unstoppable resilience and success.

Did you grow up feeling like an object, a plant in the room that was just watered once a day? Were you shamed and shunned for having a feeling or a need? Were your thoughts and opinions rejected? Did you feel like a burden in your childhood??

Many of us then struggle with multiple addictions and self-harming ways to soothe ourselves. We continually attract emotionally unavailable, or alcoholic and narcissistic partners and friends. And our need, even though we don’t want to admit it, is to be consistently validated.

You don’t have to walk with an orphan spirit any more, you don’t have to feel less than others who have had healthy, loving up bringing, you can have a new father, GOD! You most certainly can heal your traumas and get up and out of your addictions. You can attract healthy, loving and nourishing relationships, but you must do the work! It is not going to be easy, it is messy, emotional, and 2 steps forward 3 steps back, but God will do the spiritual surgery if you show up, do the hard work and give it ALL to Him.

We don’t have to be victims any longer! We can finally take our power back and heal so we can start feeling more comfortable in loving relationships which starts with us and God first!

One narcissistic relationship after another, and another round of emotional pain and grief, left confused in despair, trying to figure out how it happened again? That’s when I decided I am going to break this cycle if it’s the last thing I do! I knew I was the ONLY one who could break this destructive and self-damaging pattern for myself. I kept asking myself HOW? I can’t isolate from relationships, I love people! I can’t walk around not trusting and being suspicious of everyone, that kills my mental health! I went back to what got me sober in the first place. The 12 steps! Bam!

True Grit and Grace tells the story of a woman’s life forever altered by a horrific motorcycle accident that shattered her right leg. Despite the initial recommendation to amputate, she endured 34 surgeries to save it. However, as a sexual abuse and divorce survivor, she determined to save not only her leg, but her career, her dreams, and her dignity. Amberly Lago’s unwavering commitment to regain her active lifestyle transformed her tragedy into victory. She motivates readers to find resilience in their own difficulties and is a fierce advocate for others who, like her, suffer from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). Her story proves that any challenge can be overcome with the support of others, determination, a sense of gratitude, and belief in oneself.