LP for CRPS: From the Worst Pain Imaginable to Health and Happiness

When I first met Amanda I told her that CRPS had stolen my life. I had been off my foot for 8 months and had to learn how to walk again.  I had seen over a dozen doctors and had every treatment possible. I could not walk to our mailbox without being in the worst pain imaginable. I couldn’t sleep. Today I am training with a CrossFit trainer and starting to run with my dog, Maia.  I recently traveled all through Europe and walked many miles each day.  I am fully in-charge of my life and choose happiness. Now I am a genius at being in charge of myself.

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No More Migraines and Other Crap (After 30 Years)

No More Migraines and Other Crap (After 30 Years)

“Mama, you’re the best mama in the world because you laugh all the time.” These are the words of my seven-year-old son. We are bobbing around in a pool playing a silly game when he says them. I smile and feel those words sink into my skin, like the drops of water we’ve splashed on each other. I could scream in revelry and sob in relief at the same time.

Six months prior, these are not words I would have ever anticipated hearing, nor would my son have said them. Six months prior, I likely would have been in bed with one of my hormonal migraines, hearing the sounds of my family, my beloved animals and the farm I live on echo in the distance. A distance I couldn’t span, a life it seems, I could barely touch, much less experience.

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More Happiness, Confidence and Inner Peace

A few weeks after taking the seminar:

The Lightning Process has been a wonderful experience and I continue to make notable improvements every day. I am finding it fun to coach myself into a reality I prefer. My self confidence has greatly improved, I am enjoying my special projects, and I am experiencing much more inner peace. It is great to feel happiness returning and I look forward to building on this wonderful foundation I have created for myself.

Audrey S.
Arizona

No More Throat, Facial, Body Pain, Sensorimotor OCD, or Anxiety!

No More Throat, Facial, Body Pain, Sensorimotor OCD, or Anxiety!

If you are hoping to overcome any chronic, seemingly debilitating symptoms – emotional or physical – my advice would be to give Amanda a call. Before I spoke to Amanda, I genuinely started to believe that perhaps I was losing my mind. I am 31 years old and was 30 years old when I first started working with her eight months ago. I now know that I was not losing my mind, but my chronic pain and symptoms left me feeling so stuck in my body, I was terrified. Amanda helped get me out of this debilitating loop.

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CRPS to Amazing Improvements

Amanda Ashley and the Lightning Process are a godsend.  I attended Amanda Ashley’s Lightning Process workshop at the Spero Clinic and immediately started seeing results in my CRPS recovery.  At first the positive changes were small, and I celebrated each and every one of them while continuing to apply the Lightning Process and what Amanda taught me. Over time, the little victories added up.  They built on one another, until one day, I realized I was myself again (and an even stronger version than before!).

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No More Anxiety, Depression or Asthma, and No More Dog Allergy!

No More Anxiety, Depression or Asthma, and No More Dog Allergy!

I didn’t want to feel stuck for the rest of my life, reaching for something I didn’t even think was possible. I wanted to live the life I wanted, but I doubted I could ever get better.

I was taking medication for depression and anxiety.  I had asthma. I was allergic to dogs. And I couldn’t focus at school, so my grades weren’t nearly as good as I knew they could be.

Then my dad told me about the Lightning Process. I did my research and it gave me a new sense of hope.

I was really nervous at the start of the seminar and not sure I could make it work for me. I thought everyone else would do better than I would, and I put a lot of pressure on myself. But I decided I had to give it a try because that was the only way I was going to learn something.

I’m really glad I did!

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No More Migraines or Social Anxiety

No More Migraines or Social Anxiety

I got Covid in fall of 2020. It hit me hard and then didn’t go away. It took me a year of dozens of tests and practices to feel that I had recovered. While building my nonprofit, Positively Covid, I kept hearing about the Lightning Process, and those that had experienced amazing results from taking the training. Through my recovery, I became more interested in the mind-body connection and the science of neuroplasticity and I was dedicated to continuing enriching my life through this path, so, I decided to try the Lightning Process. Couldn’t hurt! I knew there would be tools that I would benefit from, but what I didn’t know was that it would change my life!

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CFS, Mold Disease, and Lyme to Truly Thriving

Sixteen years ago I had a severe reaction to a medicine that left my body in dire straits. I had a hard time eating, always felt sick, couldn’t detox, couldn’t sleep. I was diagnosed with CFS, mold disease, Lyme. But it always puzzled me that I was well one day and then never well again.

I tried all sorts of treatments to get well and some helped but I was still plagued by exhaustion and frequent bouts of illness. My Functional Medicine doctor recommended the Dynamic Neural Retraining System (DNRS). I did the practice at home for 9 months and then attended an in-person seminar. I realized that my body was stuck in fight or flight. I did the DNRS practice for about 18 months and saw lots of improvements.

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Full Remission from CRPS: “Once our Mind Heals, our Body Follows”

Full Remission from CRPS: “Once our Mind Heals, our Body Follows”

I broke a toe on July 21, 2020 and it developed into a debilitating whole body CRPS in 2 months. I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t sleep and my pain was 10 out of 10 for 24 h a day. I realized very fast that mainstream medicine had no cure or no means to help me. Because I am a holistic nutritionist, I was able to find the Spero Clinic in Arkansas very fast and I started my treatment for CRPS there at the end of October 2020. The healing journey was very painful and for about 4 months I could barely see any improvement. I started losing hope that I would ever heal and I became very depressed. It was extremely hard to go on with my life like that.

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"I Can Eat Whatever I Want Now"

I guess I was lucky. I learned about the Lightning Process (LP) through my partner, who suffered from chronic fatigue for six years many years ago and after doing the process got her life back. I came to LP in 2021 after a long year and half of dealing with – as we call it in the process! – “stomach weirdness,” which translated into a lot of constipation and hemorrhoidal issues. It was also the years of COVID-19, working from home, lockdowns, and my father had recently passed away. I became afraid of eating certain foods, afraid of going to the toilet, and went back and forth to see doctors who couldn’t help me. It’s amazing how quickly we become accustomed to a certain lifestyle, no matter how horrible it is.

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Our Son Is Well: a Journey From CFS/ME to Living Fully

Our son is well.  He’s been well for over a year.  It is SO WONDERFUL to have him back!  When he was 11, he got sick after having an oral surgery to remove several teeth to get ready for braces.  I’d been worried that he would miss the Valentine’s Day party in his 5th grade classroom. His surgery was Feb. 12th.  It turned out he missed a lot more than the party.

A day or so after the surgery, his stomach started hurting.  We thought it might be the pain medicine.  Even after he was off the pain medicine, his stomach hurt, and it seemed to be getting worse.  He started getting strange little spells when he’d feel terrible, get a low fever, have severe brain fog, and abdominal pain.  Within a month we had a diagnosis for Celiac Disease.  Celiac is an autoimmune disorder.  The body attacks itself when exposed to gluten.  We thought we had our answer and made our home gluten-free.  The abdominal pain subsided, but the spells continued and got worse.  He missed a lot of school.  We talked to a lot of doctors. The day he was supposed to be at his 5th grade promotion and celebrating the last day of elementary school with friends, he was sick at home, and I was meeting with a prospective naturopath.

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