Finding Lisa was a turning point in my life! I found her by chance on Instagram. She began asking questions like "Does this sound your life?" I felt like she was reading from a script about events in my life, toxic relationships I've been in, and emotions I've regularly felt. I began pouring over her IG and learning as much as I could.

I had been told by a therapist in the past that I was codependent, but I really didn't understand what that meant. I stopped seeing the therapist and began the most toxic relationship that I had ever been in that resulted in abuse and a broken engagement.

Fast forward a few years, and I had just been ghosted by another man that I had no business giving any of my time or energy. I was FED UP. I started to realize that I was the common denominator in all of these relationships. I learned from Lisa what narcissism is and everything started to make sense. I started to understand the energetics of the codependent and the narcissist and how my childhood programming affected by subconscious beliefs.

I participated in Lisa's 12-week Breakthrough Course, and I gained the clarity and wisdom to truly understand codependency. I got in touch with my inner child for the first time in my life and began the process of reparenting myself. I began to believe that I was enough, and that I didn't have to please others or deny my needs in order to be loved and accepted. I also started to change my expectations of others and realize that everyone is on their own journey.

After the course, I completely quit alcohol and marijuana. I no longer needed to run from or numb my anxiety and emotions. I realized that whatever I was running from would still be there after the high wore off. The only way to get through it was to allow it, feel it, and try to understand what it was there to show me or to teach me. I also started my own business, which is something that I don't think I would've ever attempted until I had the self-love to take a risk and know that I was worth all that I desired.

I feel like Lisa gave me the flashlight that illuminated my path. She put to words so many things that I had the experience of but no words for. She taught me exactly what was happening in my brain and how trauma and abandonment can shape beliefs and behavior. I am now the observer of my thoughts, and I'm building the healthy habits of mind and body that help me to live in peace and abundance. And I believe that it's possible.

Thank you, Lisa! I'm forever grateful for you and the work that you do in this world.

As an experienced and successful attorney, who has specialized in all aspects of family law, protection orders, neglect and dependency cases, juvenile delinquency, performed child and family investigative work and testified as an expert witness in hundreds of cases before the court, worked in criminal law and been the victim of physical and sexual assaults by narcissists, Lisa work has not only helped me in my personal life to overcome my own demons and habits, but it has also helped me in my work realm.

Despite my plethora of experience and education, Lisa's YouTube channel basically saved my life by bringing understanding and clarity to me in a time of immense self-doubt and constant confusion. I have been a narc magnet my entire life. Despite years of abuse and counseling with licensed therapists to work through the negative life experiences that my special narc's have caused me to endure, only one highly educated counselor ever mentioned narcissism to me. My marriage counselor sent me Lisa's video "how the narcissist reacts when they know you've figured them out." This was a game changer for me. I went from constant self-doubt and confusion to utter clarity. Everything made sense. I finally understood what was going on, what I needed to do and what was to come.

I separated from my physically abusive narcissist husband over a year ago. He plead guilty to two charges in two separate criminal actions against him. His constant apologies, promises to change and love bombing will never draw me into his trap ever again now that I have a better understanding of narcissism.
Our story is almost textbook narcissism. He beat me, screamed and cursed at me in front of our children. He was cruel to our children. The bruises and busted hip which required surgery to fix were the easy part of my story. Anyone can look at a bruise and say that's bad. The hard part is the mental, emotional, verbal and sexual abuse.

Honestly, I do not know that I would have ever got away from him except for that first podcast by Lisa. I'd still be self-doubting and confused. My instinct is to forgive, forget, mend and try to make the best with what I have where I am. A narcissist will always use this to entrap and destroy people like me. I'd still be caught in the narcissistic domestic violence cycle if not for Lisa's podcasts.

Because of Lisa, I'm not surprised or confused by any of this. Instead, I have educated myself about narcissism and just expect these situations and actions. There is true freedom in the knowledge contained in Lisa's podcasts.

Lisa may not have a degree, but she has lived all of her life with narcissist's who display certain traits and follow particular patterns. She has more understanding about narcissism than most therapists with degrees. Many therapists or people with psychological degrees do not really work with or understand narcissism.
The bottom line is most people with psychology degrees usually do not help hundreds of thousands of people. Lisa is on the forefront helping people, educating them about narcissism and it's patterns.
Lisa's podcasts did more for me than years of counseling sessions. I survived my trials by listening to podcast after podcast by Lisa, explaining the patterns narcissist follow. My past and my present suddenly made sense. I knew I was not the problem, but I played a roll in this pattern and until I understood the pattern and stopped doubting myself, I'd be forever running circles in some narcissist cycle. When I doubted myself, as my narcissist loved bombed me time and time again, I listened to Lisa's podcasts. I listened until I understood every move my narcissist would make and how he thought. I listened until it became second nature to me. I listened until I was strong enough to stand on my own and stop doubting my reality and myself.

Finally, I stepped away from everything narcissist and just started living again. Lisa helped me through it all. For the first time in my life, I was surrounded by a network of knowledgeable survivors who pointed out my life patterns and I was not alone. Also, I was able to better perform my work as I now understood domestic violence abusers and those cycles better.

A degree without practical knowledge and experience means nothing. What does mean something is taking life experiences and making a difference in other peoples lives with it. This is what Lisa has done on a massive scale and what she offers. I've worked with so many therapists and it was helpful- but none of them helped like Lisa.

Anyway it was not the years of counseling that helped me understand and break the cycle. It was Lisa's podcasts and the knowledge of what a narc is. All the counseling and therapists in the world cannot help you if you are a narc magnet and do not understand what a narc is.

Lisa's programs aren't just take a class and that's that. You get tools, and homework, and decisive actions to take to free your mind of old programming, You get all the course materials, videos, support from others who speak the same language, people who understand you to your core, and help you freely and lovingly, people who are going through the same things. The course is available to you for two years. And she has live streams weekly in where she answers questions, and sometimes takes calls while streaming so you can actually speak with her. You feel really connected to her and the community.

I have done the Breakthrough Warrior Class, and the Master Class. Those two things are the best gifts I have ever given myself. I was in a bad relationship with very limited funds at the time, so I scrimped and saved to afford them, and they are worth every penny.

Today, I am in a very comfortable monetary situation, and free of the alcoholic narcissist I was married to, because of the direction and tools Lisa gave me. That's the thing, you get tools you can use everyday. Tools that are invaluable in quieting the mind, showing you how to achieve your goals I am fully confident that anyone who does the work in the lessons will heal more than they would have believed possible. I know I did.

This course truly saved my life. I had hit bottom and saw no reason to live anymore. And then I googled 'Husband angry all the time" and found Lisa, and hope. My life is so much better, so wonderful, and the miracles are there if we know how to look for them. Lisa shows you how to do that.

Hundreds have taken her classes, including doctors, therapists, psychologists, scientists, and psychiatrists, and benefited. She has figured out why we do what we do, and how to get on a better path. She has suffered everything we have. She has the personal experience with an abusive partner, and has figured out how to deal with narcissists, alcoholics, addicts, abuse, and fear. No matter how complicated you think your situation is, there is hope here.

This is like no other program out there, and there are hundreds, if not thousands of graduates of these programs. I know of no on who has done these programs and is dissatisfied. I cannot stress enough the benefit of these classes. I would urge anyone to take these. They are a life saver and game changer.

I'm often concerned to tell others how much and how often I have sought help to overcome the pain of my existence. I have spent 17 years on and off in Therapy. When I was 23 I saw a therapist in London, England. It was a little like being bacteria on a microscopic slide. I was expected to expose everything about my life and got absolutely no positive input or direction in exchange. After a while dredging up the past with no productive outcome caused me to give up.
When I was 26 I went to couple's therapy with my 2nd husband. Unfortunately, I am pretty certain the therapist herself was a narcissist. The most useful thing I learned from that was I had an attachment trauma and likely had a Borderline Personality Disorder. Unfortunately, I did not learn until much later that Borderline Codependents are exact energetic emotional matches to Overt and Covert Narcissists. Because I was the one seeking help, I was considered the problem. His verbal abuse continued to escalate until it turned physical and I abandoned ship.
I then found another therapist. In many ways she helped me to realize that I had a "monster in my mind" though eviscerating it never drove it out completely. Under her care I married an alcoholic, workaholic, sex addict. The week after I married him, she considered me "cured" and I graduated from therapy. Eventually we got divorced and I again sought therapy to assist me with these feelings of abandonment, confusion, consternation and hopelessness. This therapist specialized in helping me physically feel the sensations of the emotions in my body. It helped; I began to notice ‘red flags. Before this I tended to trust everyone until they proved themselves unbelievably untrustworthy.

Essentially, I saw various therapist from the age of 23 to 43. Alongside Therapy I also went to self-help groups such as AA. I was sent to AA when the Narcissistic Therapist asked me and my husband if we drank. I told the truth and he lied, I went to AA and he went to Al-Anon. The man now owns a brewery where all 15 of his employees quit in unison. That was a wake-up call for me. I realized that I wasn't making it up when I said that the way he was treating me was painful and humiliating. Fifteen other people agreed with me!

The problem with going to AA when you are a codependent is that you are for too willing to see the similarities and accept that you are selfish and self-serving. Even though AA is an amazing spiritual program, it served to keep me accepting myself as the problem and deserving of poor treatment.

I have read multiple self-help books, such as "You Create Your Own Reality", however, I did not realize that my subconscious was working in opposition to my consciousness. I've taken many classes in psychology, sociology and science. I became fascinated with Quantum Physics. I watched "What the Bleep do we Know" multiple times. I read self-help books by Wayne Dyer, Dr. Deepak Chopra, M Scott Peck among many others. I understood that my mind was creating my reality. What I did not understand was that my subconscious was running a program in opposition to my conscious desire.
My last therapist in conjunction with AA and obtaining two degrees helped me to attract and accept my Soul Mate. He died of a brain tumor 5 years later. His untreated tumor (if he had surgery, he would not have been able to see, walk or talk) in conjunction with steroids led him to behave like a psychopath. When he died my mother invited me to move back to Canada and live with her as she needed help. When I got there, I was rejected at her door. She'd given the room to my niece who needed it more.
I wandered away homeless and heartbroken and ended up being targeted by an Overt Narcissist. What took me 20 years to overcome was wiped away in 8 months. This man was the first person to alert me to the reality of Narcissism. He basically told me his dead wife called him one. I googled it up and discovered Lisa A Romano's you tube videos. If I hadn't found these videos, I don't know how I would have extricated myself alive from this situation. He slept with a loaded gun under his pillow, threatened my life multiple times, stalked me and attacked me physically in my own driveway. Thankfully my neighbor called the police.
In order to get away from him I went straight to a Covert Narcissist who lived on 40 acres and could protect me. Except he himself was dry drunk, drug addict and rage-aholic. If I asked how to do anything, made any suggestions or asked any questions he could fly into a rage and threaten to throw me out and burn all my possessions. He once throttled me because I asked if we could just please eat our meal in peace. When he would not relent, I became distraught and to shut me up he choked me. It was impossible for me to understand why I would leave this man and then go back. Which I did 3 times in the last 4 years.
When my mother died on April 9,2020 she left me a little money. I had moved back to my own home on December 1st 2019 and I was white knuckling it through leaving the relationship. One day I decided to get on Lisa A Romano's website. I'd only ever seen her you tube videos like "How to Disarm a Narcissist". The first thing that popped up was the fact that the 12 Week Break Through Program was going to start in 3 days. I immediately signed up and started a Facebook Account. I needed help and I needed it desperately.
It's odd but I had written a note to God on August 28,2019 Where I basically said "I give up, I am a sick codependent, please send help". So, when the opportunity to take the course popped up, I just took it. I thought it was an answer to my prayer. I had wanted to take it before but with someone prone to rages breathing down your neck it is really hard to take a self-help course. I was alone, I had the time and now I had the money. I knew if I didn't get help the chances were, I'd attract "the same person in a different package.

The one thing I never understood through all my years of Therapy and seeking self-help was the fact that I was programmed as a child. I didn't understand that I was in a hypnotic brain state as a child. That my first 7-8 years laid the foundation for my life. I spent a lifetime repeating patterns of neglect, abuse, rejection and abandonment by narcissists. Now I understand I was running a program. It took me over 20 years to break the program the first time. Then in one fell swoop with the death of my beloved husband and the rejection of my mother my new self-loving, self-actualized program was erased and I defaulted back to my old program. I'm not kidding. It was absolutely, beyond belief unimaginable that I basically fell right into the clutches of a narcissistic/ psychopathic partner immediately on the heels of being abandoned (once again) by my mother when I needed her most. I've been reeling from my loving husband's death and my narcissistic mothers "come here, go away" rejection of me for almost 5 years. What a revelation, "It's not me, it's my programming!"
As I embarked upon the course, I was really grateful that much of it. Such as the double-blind experiment was familiar to me. I did not have to go and learn it, I knew it, I remember being fascinated with the realization that consciousness affects reality. Just the simple inclusion of an observer changed reality. When I can embrace the idea that an aspect of me is the observer, I can change my reality. I have to admit that once again revisiting the Stages of Development caused me angst. I was neither a wanted nor loved child, I basically missed every stage of Development and it has impeded me in terms of fulfilling my potential. However, as an adult I can love and support and protect my inner child now. I truly appreciate the invocation that "I am enough" I have always been enough. Now as I embrace that concept, I feel empowered to remind myself that I am no longer a terrified 3-year-old. I am a "grown up woman" and I am enough.
I think it is really appropriate that people fully understand "Why" they are codependent. Without an understanding that it was our divine birthright to have a secure attachment to our mother, to be welcomed, loved, treasured and protected then we will always blame ourselves. It is a kindness as well not to place blame on our parents, the truth is they are still a part of us. To understand that they too were corrupted, that they did the best they could with what they had has taken the burden of guilt away completely. Blame and shame heals nothing. Care, compassion and action are the true healers.
As I am nearing the end of the course the meditations have embraced the three-fold concept of emotion, thought and action. The onus now is on having a plan and following through. I admit that in the last 5 years I collapsed on myself, I gave up, I wanted someone else to save me. I wanted someone else to love me. Thanks to this course, once again I realize, this is my job. It's my job to love me, protect me, take care of me and take micro action steps every day to set in motion the wheels of the Universe. I allowed my default program to take over. Taking back control of my own ship has been a bit of a struggle. Auto-pilot is so easy; it is also exceedingly painfull.

Every week I look forward to the meditations. I love the meditations. They get to the root of the problem. There's some relief in knowing that if you simply make a habit of listening to them just prior to going to sleep and just after waking up they are methodically nurturing and rebuilding the health of your subconscious mind. There will always be good thoughts and bad thoughts, the question is, which ones do you feed? Which ones do you focus on? The meditations are designed to feed healthy, healing, empowered thoughts into the subconscious mind. They are meant to rewire the brain, to create a new loop. As we feed good thoughts they grow, as we starve hurtful thoughts they wither. The meditations are an effective means of healing; they provide a wholesome alternative to the negative mind chatter that can come up if the mind is left to its own devices. I am so glad to have information that I can trust to listen to. I'm grateful for my brains plasticity and the opportunity to rewire it
I am of an age where computers do not come naturally to me. I have never been into watching television or even listening to the radio. I prefer the song of birds, and the sound of wind and rain. The images in my mind while reading a book were always more fascinating than the images on television. I'd rather call and talk on a phone than send an email. I was gifted an iPad about 10 years ago and managed to get myself to YouTube. Honestly, signing up for an internet course was about as extreme as I could imagine. So, it's been pretty pleasant to be able to figure out how to navigate Lisa A Romano's site without feeling like I was going to meltdown. I was provided with a little link that I can put into the search bar and it takes me right to where I need to be. It's actually been very intuitive which is a relief for someone like me. It's also beautiful, the images are calming and cohesive and after a while navigating the site is natural. This is a good thing. I'm always fascinated that someone had the good sense to make a website so navigable for someone with low to moderate computer skills.
I really enjoyed getting on the Facebook group. It was nice to see that I am not the only one who suffers from trying to love and attach to people who cannot love and attach to me. I'm not the only one who's suffered indignities, who's confused, who's hurt and scared and overwhelmed. The transparency and openness of my fellow participants helped me to honor and accept and love myself. We are all in this together and we are all worthy of healing and we are all willing to do the work. I am not alone. I think that very knowledge is what gave me the courage to open up and feel my pain so that I could heal my pain. As Lisa mentions, you can't fix a hole in the wall if you can't see it. Facebook helped me see I am not the only one with "holes in my walls". I found the moderators compassionate, honest, authentic and supportive. All good things when you are struggling to identify and heal wounds not of your own makin
For me understanding that codependency is the result of a trauma bond was enlightening. I have lived a great deal of my life being in denial about the depth of trauma I endured as a child. It bummed me out to realize that I am actually attracted to people who are a combination of my father, mother and stepfather because I am attempting to heal the past in the present. I'm attempting to attach to people who are unavailable to be attached too. Really?!? This sucks!
Basically, I defaulted to being attracted to angry, emotionally unavailable individuals who delight in putting me down, gas lighting me, minimizing me and abandoning me when I need them the most. It's beyond confusing and humiliating. I am a beautiful, intelligent, compassionate woman and I deserve to heal myself so that I can attract someone worthy of me. I am willing to do the work that it takes and it is work. I can notice when my ego comes up and tries to stop me from doing the work. It takes commitment to keep on going. There is a part of me that wants to quit, that wants to stay stuck. Co-dependency is like quicksand. When you are complacent and quit struggling it appears that you're not sinking but if you don't reach out and grab that branch now- you're going to sink. I guess that's how I view this course. It's the branch that a little bird settled on, it dipped down to just within my reach and I have grabbed ahold and am slowly extricating myself from the mire of my own mind. There is hope, I am so glad that I wrote my little letter to God and an answer was sent. I'm glad I grabbed the branch and I'm not going to let go.
The biggest change in my life since beginning this course is that I am not leaping blindly into relationships with the first person who comes along in my life and indicates that they have an interest in me. As an untreated codependent I felt awash and alone in an ocean of strangers. I used to grab the first person who would even look my way hoping that they would ‘save me.' Now I get that it is up to me to save myself. The first order of business is to slow down, not divulge every intimate detail of my sordid past and throw myself at them so they will save me.
I have finally realized that there are pirates in the ocean. There are narcissists lurking about like sharks and they want to feed. I am a tender, beautiful, intelligent woman and I am a tasty treat. Don't let them have me. This course is supporting me in choosing to be an adult. I am not a child any longer and I can take care of myself. I can be independent, I am independent. As I learn to love and protect myself, I change my mind and change my life. I'm really grateful to realize that it is ok to dream and to desire. Figuring out what I want and offering up my desires to the universe works. Acting as if I don't want or need anything only works to keep me stuck. Knowing what I want and taking active steps in the right direction will get me where I want to go. I really like the analogy of being the master helmsman of my own ship. It's time for me to take back control.

It's almost been two years since I found Lisa's breakthrough class. Like many of us we found Lisa on her YouTube channel. Talk about shine your light on me. I have worked with other therapists who have never talked to me about How to fix me. I was told hat's just the way I processed things. I knew in my heart I had to find a way out of the craziness. Lisa's work is a wonderful breath of fresh air! Lots of wonderful breaths. I jumped in thirsty for answers and ready for anything that would help me find joy and peace! I was not in a hopeful place. Lisa‘s groups, books, YouTube and Podcasts are especially wonderful freebies for anybody. It was very odd for me to think that I was worthy, that I deserve love, just as much as anybody, and especially that I was worth giving love to myself. I had no needs because I was totally blinded to the fact that I was codependent. Lisa goes the extra mile. Her focus is to truly help heal codependency and bring hope to people who suffer and are blinded to the effects of childhood programming. She has an incredible knack at keeping it simple and teaching the HOW TO DO It. She makes you feel worthy enough and gives one the confidence that there truly is a way out of the tunnel! This program is like waking up from a nightmare. The class teaches you how you became codependent and how you can fix it.
I have learned it's ok to sit back observe and listen to what you think about. She teaches one to stop focusing outward and how to focus inward and validate yourself not seeking validation outside of you. This course woke me up to the power of thought. The power to observe and the right to love myself and take responsibility for myself That my life was not over and that I could change the outcome of my future. It has changed me physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. I've been able to see and enjoy the simplicity of what life is really about. A fresh and a simple approach,, gives you the tools to help you change your thinking. She connects with her students because shes been there. She too was codependent and came from the same familiar background. She gets it. I've benefited immensely from this course and highly recommend it to any human being! I think it would make us a much better people and a much better world. Lisa knows how to help people that are suffering from codependency and heal from the devastating effects of alcohol on families and especially children. Freeing one from negative and self limiting thinking. The class teaches one to be in harmony with the love that they are and to see the harmony and love in everything! Lisa is a teacher/coach and makes everyone feel like shes coaching one on one. Lisa is very involved with her students. She's available for questions always and does a lifestream for all her classes weekly. She's very involved in her Facebook groups. As I continue to do this work I'm truly grateful and humbled by my journey in this life. The breakthrough class is amazing education that you learn about your how the brain works. I have a higher understanding of how present experiences in the past drama held within the body, mind and soul are deeply connected.
The wealth of information really has no monetary value. How can one place value on life? It's a transformation a chance to really start living a life worth living. Indeed her charge is afford and penny's compared to most life coaching programs. Listening to her you tube channel was empowering! I could not have Imagined the benefits of taking her classes. It's totally worth the money and time invested. This work is giving one power to live life in real joy. And truly helps one find the answers within themselves. Allowing rest in pure consciousness of gratitude and awareness. To simply be who you are. Wisdom lies within our own consciousness. Finally coming home as she puts to the life that I am. Incredibly grateful.

It's not you, it's your programming!
This is my new mantra and I'm thankful to Lisa A Romano for talking about her journey through her own personal hell, which unconscious behavior manifested, and rising out of the abyss by using skills and strategies she's learned along the way to catch and shift her thoughts. I see in me and my own life, similarities that codependent patterns brought about through my attachment to unavailable men over and over again and the wounded children I was instrumental in raising and passed along generational feelings of unworthiness, unseen-ness and the overall general sense that I am not enough. People I chose to bring close to me and call friends are conditioned to take advantage of me because that's the social contract I force on them to avoid abandonment... it's all connected and Lisa's language and style resonate with me as I traverse my own awakening journey. I'm indebted to her informational videos, books, podcasts, blog, meditations and classes for her unwavering dedication to wake us all up and offer a different perspective on our overall health and happiness as it stems from her research to connect it all... the spiritual, physical, psychological, biological, vibrational, hormonal, chemical, etc, etc! She brings a real-ness to the concept of "codependency" through her focused research, therapy, interpersonal skills, vulnerability to use her own life as an example, and simply being an interesting storyteller. I personally love her personal life examples of showing us (codependents) how to shift our perspectives to see things for what they really are and to use specific skills (with her own personal language) to keep us free from negative and stressful situations (shutty shutty... lifesaver!). She's one of a handful of people I've found on YouTube that shows us that trauma is real and although there may be different levels and extremes of trauma, the effects of an abused and neglected child are lifelong, insidious and depleting nevertheless. The majority (if not all, to one extent or another) of people out in the world are "walking wounded" and are deserving of compassion and peace, especially people that hurt us. The money I spent on the 12 Week Breakthrough Program and the Master Your Own Reality course was well worth it because of the ongoing support from Lisa as well as her moderators... I feel connected to this group of people with similar life experiences and continue to experience "ah-ha" moments right along with everyone else. She puts it all out there personally and lays out the trajectory her life has taken when using skills and strategies to keep the peace as she flourishes and grows! She's the real deal! Thank you, Lisa, for sharing your own journey into finding peace, creating your life journey AND bringing as many of us along as possible, onto the path of living a conscious and deliberate life of happiness and joy.
E Tolle says, "Awakening is irreversible"... Through Lisa's courses, videos, blogs, books, etc, I now realize the profound depths with which the human spirit must heal to find my bliss point.

I joined Lisa's initial 12-Week Breakthrough Program in 2016 and initial Master Class Program in 2017 and will provide feedback both on my own experience and in response to a few other comments that are posted here.

As with many others, I was attracted to Lisa's programs after watching several of her YouTube videos. Lisa's ability to clearly communicate complex ideas and her openness to authentically share from her own experience particularly resonated with me.

Both programs include structured weekly videos, worksheets, meditations, weekly livestream calls, and an online community for group members. This balanced approach offers participants a chance to gain general exposure to program content and also personalized attention (through questions that are answered on livestreams and in the online community). The program is balanced in the tools it provides for cognitive, affective, and behavioral applications. It takes time and repetition for the lessons to sink in, and Lisa admits that her programs are not quick fixes. Still, there is a lot of encouragement to stay on track and to be accountable.

Yes, there is some rehashing of YouTube material, but there is more depth, support, and structure of the content in the programs. I gained more of a grounding in how the pieces fit together. If left to my own resources just by watching YouTube videos, then my growth and development would have been incomplete and hodge podge.

The communal aspect in Lisa's programs is especially encouraging and a big source of inspiration. Lisa's programs aren't only "Lisa's" programs but "our" (the participants) programs as we do the work together and support each other during the process. And Lisa helped to bring us all together.

Yes, the programs are pricey. Yet, there is an initial time period where a full moneyback guarantee is available. I have personally never felt that Lisa has flaunted her lifestyle, as a few people here have suggested. Instead, I feel that she comes from a place of sharing her life openly as an inspiration to others which includes some of the happier moments that may include material stuff. She also spends a lot of time talking about her own life challenges (past and present) with warts and all.

My rating is 4/5 because I believe there is always room for improvement in any program. Still, I am very satisfied with Lisa's programs overall and can recommend them without hesitation.

Brad D.

Understandably this type of program Lisa offers is not for everyone base on some of the reviews here. Some folks might not be ready in dealing with the information delivered in the 12 Week Breakthrough Program and the Master class (not a good thing or bad thing, but just where one is at in their recovery journey). They might have needed other programs instead to help.

However, for me, I have been in this recovery journey since 2004. I've been in therapy since then. I have tried antidepressants only have to get off if it due to side effects later on. I've been in therapies for years (even with trauma specialist) and completed a few yoga programs too. However, the underlying trauma was never resolved and I continued experiencing CPTSD symptoms until I started the 12 Week Breakthrough Coaching program.

Go to Lisa A Romano's linked in profile you will see she is a certified life coach and if you read her books, watch her you tube videos, you will know this person is full of love and is trying to share what works in her recovery journey with others. Her persona in YouTube, Facebook is genuine which is hard to find.

Now, let's talk about the program. If I reflect on the amount of money I spent in therapy plus yoga programs over the years compare to what I got out of Lisa's work, I'd say I spent way more in therapy and yoga programs than her programs. But her program is the centerpiece of how I feel complete resolution (not temporary relief) of CPTSD symptoms because I followed every one of the advice given in the program. When I signed up for the classes, I was in a giving up' state thinking I've to just live with CPTSD symptoms waiting to be emotionally slaughtered by my next trigger. Only to learn that her program actually helped me resolved the experience I endured in childhood and early adulthood. The triggers are now just plain memories I recall without the visceral painful reaction that follow after.

Lisa's program materials are not new. Yes. It's repackaging in some sense. However, she put the formula together of different pieces together and prescribe the formula, structure for you to take so the materials can sink into the mind, body and soul for full recovery. I don't care if materials are recorded in 2016 because it's still relevant in today's world for me. Materials are new to my brain and that's all that matters. I don't mind doing her meditations two times a day if it can bring more awareness and strength in my life. I don't mind following all of her suggestions in Facebook livestream if it can change my life. She inspired me to love and care for myself and to be non judgmental towards CPTSD symptoms. That's the space I needed for healing and resolution.

The 12WBCP program is also not a program to be done once and done. I see progressive transformation in my mind and body as I re do the program (completed my 4th round).

Materials might not be new. However, repetition, observation and consistency is what's important to her and I find that is true for me. Rather than seeking new materials for some other a ha moments, I'd rather pick a few things she spoke about and repeatedly work on it mind and body base on the program progression which had worked very well for me.

Some folks talked about the program can be triggering. I was already in full blown triggered mode before the program started. So, I guess I can't comment on whether the program was triggering. But having materials to validate my triggers are valid and have tools to deal with the triggers helped aid my recovery journey. Validation helped me shed the shame that was put onto me growing up and she created that space on Facebook to do so. During her live-streams, she frequently encourage folks to seek additional help as she sees the need. She never claimed to be the savior and so, never should program participant expect her to do that. She's kinda like a tour guide that shows you the recovery path that works for her. You've to walk the path and it may work for you or it may not. Or you may have to tweak the path for your own journey.

So, here's my honest review. You can take it or leave it.

I just got done taking Lisa's 12 week Breakthrough Coaching Program back in April. Before this I worked privately 1:1 with one of her moderators. I had been in therapy a year before all of this and found that the private sessions I had for about six months with her moderator were more helpful than an entire year of therapy. This is why I chose to do the Breakthrough Coaching Program.

I enjoyed the program but especially the meditations. Doing them religiously in the AM and PM. I was calmer at work (ICU nurse here), I was calmer setting boundaries, it was easier for me to cry and understand my feelings. The journaling prompts helped me a ton. I can say that I have never experienced sexual abuse in my life (though there was many other forms of abuse throughout my life) and the private Facebook group had people who had experienced things that I felt would need a special trauma counselor but Lisa and the moderators did explain that to people ahead of time and throughout the program as well.

I never saw Lisa flaunt her wealth and the few times she did mention her house, family, or husband it just made me feel proud of her and also excited to continue to create a beautiful life for myself. It's pure motivation but if someone already has jealous tendencies due to lack in their life, I can see how that would upset them.

As far as advertising goes, I can say that I never once felt her push or pressure anyone into her Master Class. In fact I saw her write to someone that they were not ready for the Master class and should take more time for healing and NOT to purchase it.

I have felt pressure from other "gurus" in the past and I am very picky with how I spend my money. I can tell you first hand that this entire experience was worth it for me. I see that it may not be for everyone. There are many people throughout many walks of life who might need a more one to one approach or more involved counseling. I felt Lisa and the moderators did a good job recommending using the program in combination with other modalities many times.
Side note: I also used to be a person who wanted a quick fix or didn't understand how hard the work would be to really turn your life around. I feel that this program is not for those type of people. There is going to be hard work, there is going to be processing trauma (that's going to happen no matter what licenses therapist you see), it isn't going to be easy or fun all the time. If you are someone who is needy for attention ( I can admit that I was and still am at times) then you might not like the private Facebook group and feel you are "competing for love". The moderators always commented on every post even when Lisa couldn't as did the community. I felt heard, seen, and held, and the times I felt needy I knew I had to practice self love so I did. Lisa mentioned a couple people who did the entire program without the Facebook page entirely and got so much out of it. I mean seriously you make the program work for you!

If you are looking for someone licensed then find them. Not all licensed individuals are created equal and I can say that I have gotten a ton of wisdom and help from licensed and unlicensed personnel throughout life, sometimes the more experience you have the better. But if someone being licensed is important to you then you should seek that and that's OK.

I felt good about using this program. I am happy I have it for a minimum of three years and going to restart again soon. I'm currently pregnant and grateful that I took it before I give birth to my daughter, I can see all the ways I am able to do better for my children. I would recommend this course for anyone looking to heal trauma but as with anything do your research and realize that you may need more help than just one person or one modality and that's OK!

I purchased and participated in the 12 Week Program offered by Lisa Romano online two years ago, and have since then participated in her Breakthrough Membership site since the fall of 2019. I just wanted to leave an honest review of my experience taking her courses, as I was surprised to see pointedly negative reviews pop up online after being so happy with the concrete results I got doing "the work" and using the tools she offered. Objectively speaking, what drew me to the 12 Week Course was the very generous amount of free content Lisa Romano offered through youtube, as well as her willingness to always be open about her own journey, imperfections, and mistakes she made in her own codependency. Her honest, open personality really resonated with me, perhaps because I could relate to her family background and where she grew up. In the 12 Week Course, we had a private facebook group that was for people to meet and support one another while doing the work at the same time, after which you are invited to become part of the 12 Week breakthrough graduates group. What I liked the most about the 12 Week Course was the privacy we had in our own class, the very thorough and generous amount of information each week that amounted to an hour or two of journaling and homework a day, and the livestream Lisa gave every week. What I felt was different about Lisa from other life coaches offering online courses, is that Lisa made an effort to connect in real time. She checked online for everyone's posts, and she answered everyone's questions in the livestream, often going well over an hour or so. I liked that she was always honest, that she was willing to share the imperfections from her own story and use her own humanness as proof that no one is perfect and that everyone is a work in progress. I liked that she was down to earth and told it like it was, I felt that this was trustworthy, compared to many self help coaches or self proclaimed "gurus". The tools and life skills I learned from her have really helped turn my life around. I thought for what amounted to $75 a week, cheaper than a lot of life coaching appointments, it was worth the investment. The Breakthrough site has new content every month, and a live stream as well, in which all questions are answered. It is a nice way to still feel connected to the people I started the work with, and meet new people at different points of their journey too. The dynamic seems to wax and wane, as over time the people posting a lot sort of come and go, so the personalities change, but everyone is really supportive of one another, which I like.

I find Lisa to be someone that walks the walk, offers a much more generous and detailed amount of concrete information, than many other life coaches in the field, is refreshingly honest about her own life, and would reccommend her courses highly. They gave me the skills I have used to get concrete results in my own life.