Survivor Story: Learning to Be with Joanne Susi

Shit happens! We don’t choose what occurs to us. We may feel victimized and out of control. We may feel scared.  How do you get through it?  In this episode we talk with Joanne Susi, life coach, stroke survivor, and a student of the law of attraction.  We talk about how to move through fear, learn from it, and choose joy. The only control we actually have in life is our thoughts. Need help listening to your inner wisdom and moving forward? Listen today to learn more about being a human being not a human doing.   Covered in this episode:Jonanne’s Stroke Survivor StoryHer intuition told her she should go to the grocery store rather than staying home alone.   She experienced a stroke while at the store and was around others that were able to quickly help herBecause of the speed of care, she was able to receive the clot buster drug TPA which you have to receive in the first 3 hours of a stroke.  She regained use of her left arm within 15 minutes after the shotWhile being hospitalized for her ischemic stroke she suffered cardiac arrest and had to be brought back to life.  Thankfully her daughter was with her, her intuition told her something was wrong, and she was able to get help from the medical staff quicklyIntuition is our wisdomJoanne suffered a serious hemorrhagic stroke and needed brain surgeryShe was told she would never walk againNever say never, she was determined“Focus on what you can do, not what you can’t do.” (7:30)  She can walk, it’s just not like she used to“We remember how we were prior to brain injury and when we look at how we are today we are not the same as prior to brain in jury when in fact we are better because we’ve learned more about ourselves.  We need to look at the fact that we can do things, we just do it differently. “ (7:40)Joanne has residual effects from her stroke still that include walking with a cane and an AFO, and has paresis in her left arm/hand.“We don’t need to let go of our goals.  Joanne uses the law of attraction to help her reach her desired outcomes. (8:47)The Law of Attraction is a force in the world like gravityWhen we set a goal, there are two sides to itThe goal is our desired outcome.  The other part is the desire of the thing that we don’t haveWhen you have a goal and are thinking about how you haven’t met it your energy is focused on what you don’t have.  You are vibrating in a frequency that doesn’t allow you to have itIf your focus is on what you don’t have than that is what you getThink of it like a radio station.  You have a choice of what station you want to listen to.  If you put on country and want pop you don’t get angry that you can’t hear pop, you turn the station.  The problem is one frequency, the solutio is another frequency.  If you are tuned into the problem you aren’t going to get anything but the problem.  If you tune into the solution, the solution will come to you (10:40)There’s power to positive thinkingIntuition and FearIntuition has no logicIn Jonanne’s story, logic told her she should stay home where she would not have gotten help.  Her intuition let her know she she go to the storeLogic (ego) is not bad but it can hold us back from what we want to doFear is paralyzing, caution will...