If you were raised in a dysfunctional, toxic home, and you struggle today with codependency, self-worth, and relationships, it is easy to lose a sense of meaning and purpose in life. Childhood trauma arrests the mind in a state of hypervigilance, worry, and fear. And although that is not your fault, if this is your experience, until we stop, look within, and take the time to integrate the past with the now, our future becomes a copy of the past, like it or not.

There is great hope for the one willing to go within.

Lisa A. Romano gently unpacks why so many of us feel stuck chasing something outside ourselves—while the real answer lives in the now. Through neuroscience, psychology, and spiritual wisdom, she shows how trauma wires the brain to equate authenticity with danger, creating the illusion of separation from your highest self— and how to integrate, regulate, and come home to who you truly are.

You'll learn:
• Why the brain's prediction machine keeps you looping old stories
• How the ego clings to identities (both "I'm great" and "I'm broken") to feel safe
• Using mindfulness & metacognition to quiet the default mode network
• Practical ways to down-regulate the nervous system and end the inner war
• The first veil to break: "I am separate from my true self"
• How integration (not perfection) creates purpose, peace, and presence

Chapters
00:00 Welcome – If meaning feels out of reach
02:12 Trauma, neurology & the illusion of self
06:45 The first veil: separation from the higher self
10:18 Why your brain resists authenticity (safety vs. unfamiliar)
14:30 Ego identities on both ends of the spectrum
18:40 Mindfulness, observer mode & metacognition
22:55 Integration over fragmentation: ending the inner war
27:40 Rewiring shame & reclaiming self-worth
32:10 Unity, love-consciousness & true purpose in the now
36:50 Your next steps + resources

Take the next step
Ready for a map to rewire your mind and reconnect to your true self? Join Lisa's 12 Week Breakthrough Program to heal at the subconscious level, regulate your nervous system, and integrate your higher self into daily life.

👉 Start here: here
Need guidance on which program fits you best?

Email coach@lisaaromano.com.

You are enough!

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