The Transition Bridge Podcast

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Oct 2026

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Our lives are a story of transitions. Navigating them can be challenging with all of the inner struggles, decisions, and the boatload of the unknown that confronts us. Every Tuesday, Debi Ronca, everyone's favorite Transition Life Coach will be interviewing guests who will be sharing their struggles and successes with transitions, along with experts who will give you tools to understand how to process the trauma, conflicts, mindsets, and habits that come with the transition experience. If you are wanting to learn how to embrace, grow, and be transformed by your transition, this podcast is for you!

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October 12, 202656 min

Life Lessons Learned from a Stuntman in Rising with Courage After the Fall with Aaron Crippen, Professional Stuntman, Stunt Coordinator, Military Veteran, Author

These words describe my next guest. Love discovered through failure. Strength redefined through vulnerability. Legacy built by choosing who you become after the fall. Aaron Crippen is a professional stuntman, stunt coordinator, military veteran, entrepreneur, and author of Love at First Fall . After spending decades in high-risk environments and surviving more than 70 near-death experiences, Aaron discovered that life’s greatest lessons are not found in the fall itself, but in the courage to rise afterward. Everything changed the day his first son, Colt, was born nearly three months early, weighing just three pounds. Standing beside his NICU bed, I realized that none of my training, accomplishments, or near-death experiences had prepared me for feeling completely powerless. This moment changed how I measured success. I stopped chasing the next achievement and started asking what kind of father my boys needed me to become. This transition led me to write Love at First Fall , not for the public, but for my sons, so they would have a roadmap for navigating life’s hardest moments. Today, Aaron shares powerful insights on resilience, purpose, fatherhood, and embracing life's transitions, inspiring others to see adversity not as the end of their story, but the beginning of a new chapter. CONNECT WITH AARON : Website: https://loveatfirstfall.net CONNECT WITH TEXAS ADVANTAGE ROOFING Website: https://www.texasadvantageroofing.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Texas-Advantage-Roofing-61570654345625/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/txadvantageroofing?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=cnoyMjZ4YTNxbjhu LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/texas-advantage-roofing YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@texasadvantageroofing Google Reviews: https://share.google/JECksrabbxha4kcf6 BBB: https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/houston/profile/roofing-contractors/texas-advantage-roofing-0915-90076347 CONNECT WITH DEBI Website – https://www.debironca.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DebiRoncaOfficial Instagram - @debironca Email – info@debironca.com Free Group Coaching - https://debi.sequoiatransitioncoaching.com/group-coaching Check out my online course! Your Story’s Changing: Finding Purpose in Life’s Transitions https://course.sequoiatransitioncoaching.com/8-week-program The Family Letter by Debi Ronca – International Bestseller https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SSJFXBD Free Clarity Call: https://calendly.com/debironca/free-clarity-call

October 5, 202645 min

Why Am I Attracted to the Wrong Relationships? With Anu Verma, Trauma Specialist, Author, Speaker, and Founder of Victim 2 Victor

Have you ever wondered why you are always attracted to the wrong person, what the patterns are, and how to break that cycle? My guest, Anu Verma, shares her personal story along with insight into how to understand and recognize the patterns you are walking in that continually drive you to the wrong relationships. Anu Verma is a Trauma Specialist, Author, Speaker, and Founder of Victim 2 Victor. Her story includes surviving childhood trauma, suicidal ideation, abusive relationships, and years of living in survival mode. Combining scientific expertise with lived experience, she helps people understand how trauma shapes behavior, relationships, and self-worth, and how healing through nervous system regulation, self-awareness, and resilience can help them move from survival mode to purposeful living. Anu has a tool to help people break the chemistry trap: https://victim2victor.net/the-chemistry-trap/ This is a 10-question self-diagnostic assessment to find out why you’re drawn to the “bad ones” and how to break free of the patterns. This tool helps you spot repeating patterns in your relationships. Noticing them is the first step to healing. Check out her book , Victim 2 Victor, to learn more about her story and how she can help you on your journey. CONNECT WITH ANU : Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/victim2victor_anuverma/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/anuvermaV2V Website - https://victim2victor.net CONNECT WITH TEXAS ADVANTAGE ROOFING Website: https://www.texasadvantageroofing.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Texas-Advantage-Roofing-61570654345625/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/txadvantageroofing?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=cnoyMjZ4YTNxbjhu LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/texas-advantage-roofing YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@texasadvantageroofing Google Reviews: https://share.google/JECksrabbxha4kcf6 BBB: https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/houston/profile/roofing-contractors/texas-advantage-roofing-0915-90076347 CONNECT WITH DEBI Website – https://www.debironca.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DebiRoncaOfficial Instagram - @debironca Email – info@debironca.com Free Group Coaching - https://debi.sequoiatransitioncoaching.com/group-coaching Check out my online course! Your Story’s Changing: Finding Purpose in Life’s Transitions https://course.sequoiatransitioncoaching.com/8-week-program The Family Letter by Debi Ronca – International Bestseller https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SSJFXBD Free Clarity Call: https://calendly.com/debironca/free-clarity-call

September 28, 202648 min

Changing our Fear-Based Reactions to Love-Based Responses with Bryan Post, Child Behavior Expert, Adoptive Parent, Creator of The Fear to Love Method

Have you ever thought about how to turn our fear-based reactions into love-based responses? This can be difficult, especially if you are coming out of being in traumatic relationships as a child. My guest, Bryan Post, is here to share how this can be developed even from a broken past. Bryan Post is a renowned child behavior expert, adoptive parent, and the creator of the Fear to Love™ Method, a relationship-based approach that has transformed the lives of families around the world. With more than 25 years of experience working with children impacted by trauma, adoption, and foster care, Bryan has dedicated his life to helping parents understand that behavior is not a problem to control, but a signal of stress to be understood. His groundbreaking work has reached global audiences, and his book From Fear to Love has sold over a million copies, offering a new paradigm rooted in compassion, neuroscience, and connection. CONNECT WITH BRYAN Website - https://feartolove.com/ Website - https://bondify.ai/ YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@BryanPost/Videos Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/bryanpostofficial/ LinkedIn – https://linkedin.com/in/bryanpost1/ CONNECT WITH TEXAS ADVANTAGE ROOFING Website: https://www.texasadvantageroofing.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Texas-Advantage-Roofing-61570654345625/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/txadvantageroofing?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=cnoyMjZ4YTNxbjhu LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/texas-advantage-roofing YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@texasadvantageroofing Google Reviews: https://share.google/JECksrabbxha4kcf6 CONNECT WITH DEBI Website – https://www.debironca.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DebiRoncaOfficial Instagram - @debironca Email – info@debironca.com Free Group Coaching - https://debi.sequoiatransitioncoaching.com/group-coaching Check out my online course! Your Story’s Changing: Finding Purpose in Life’s Transitions https://course.sequoiatransitioncoaching.com/8-week-program The Family Letter by Debi Ronca – International Bestseller https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SSJFXBD Free Clarity Call: https://calendly.com/debironca/free-clarity-call

September 21, 202644 min

Post Betrayal Transformation with Dr. Debi Silber, World’s Leading Expert on Betrayal Recovery, Founder and CEO of PBT, The Post Betrayal Transformation Institute, Top Ranked Podcast Host, TEDx Speaker

Betrayal is a unique trauma, and Post-Betrayal Syndrome is a real and measurable condition. In today’s episode, Dr. Debi Silber shares with us the Five Stages of Betrayal Recovery, which offer a universal pathway to healing. Dr. Debi also shares: What exactly is Post-Betrayal Syndrome, and how do we know if we have it? What makes betrayal a unique trauma to recover from for an individual? What's the difference between someone who heals from betrayal and someone who stays stuck? How does betrayal affect your emotions, mental, physical, and spiritual well-being? What are cluster symptoms of betrayal? How does unhealed betrayal quietly drive burnout, disengagement, and turnover? Dr. Debi is also the Founder of National Forgiveness Day, the host of the top-ranked podcast From Betrayal to Breakthrough, and a two-time TEDx Speaker. CONNECT WITH DR. DEBI SILBER Website: https://thepbtinstitute.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspireEmpowerTransform LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debisilber/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debisilber/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/debisilber The latest TEDx: “Do You Have Post-Betrayal Syndrome?“: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyqOR69dHiU TEDx: Stop Sabotaging Yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX30i6nC7ro CONNECT WITH DEBI Website – https://www.debironca.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DebiRoncaOfficial Instagram - @debironca Email – info@debironca.com Free Group Coaching - https://debi.sequoiatransitioncoaching.com/group-coaching Check out my online course! Your Story’s Changing: Finding Purpose in Life’s Transitions https://course.sequoiatransitioncoaching.com/8-week-program The Family Letter by Debi Ronca – International Bestseller https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SSJFXBD Free Clarity Call: https://calendly.com/debironca/free-clarity-call

September 14, 202644 min

Who Am I When the Title Disappears? Ruchika Singhal, Reinvention Coach, Speaker, Podcast Host, and Founder of Elevare Advisory

Unexpected Career Transitions can blindside us, but also become teachers for us in the next chapter. Ruchika Singhal is a Reinvention Coach, speaker, podcast host, and founder of Elevare Advisory. A Wharton MBA with nearly 30 years of leadership experience across Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, and Medtronic, she has led businesses, built high-performing teams, and driven growth across India and Asia Pacific. But her most transformative leadership lesson didn't come from the boardroom. After an unexpected career transition, Ruchika found herself facing a question many successful professionals secretly fear. Who am I when the title disappears? That experience became the catalyst for a new chapter. Today, she helps senior professionals navigate: Career Transitions Identity Shifts Confidence Crises Reinvention She has also created the Reinvention Playbook that she uses for corporations and individuals as they process this new season. CONNECT WITH RUCHIKA: Website: https://www.elevareadvisory.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruchikas Podcast (Lead with Ruchika): Spotify & Apple Podcasts Instagram: @singhal_ruchika CONNECT WITH DEBI Website – https://www.debironca.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DebiRoncaOfficial Instagram - @debironca Email – info@debironca.com Free Group Coaching - https://debi.sequoiatransitioncoaching.com/group-coaching Check out my online course! Your Story’s Changing: Finding Purpose in Life’s Transitions https://course.sequoiatransitioncoaching.com/8-week-program The Family Letter by Debi Ronca – International Bestseller https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SSJFXBD Free Clarity Call: https://calendly.com/debironca/free-clarity-call

September 7, 20261 hr 1 min

Good Grief, Hollywood, You Stole My Childhood! Hilary Momberger Powers, Transformational Mentor and Trauma Coach

This episode is about our childhood wounds. If not recognized, and find their place to heal, they will have the power to impact our adult lives in an incredibly negative way. My guest , Hilary Momberger Powers, shares about her wounds that started in Hollywood and compounded with her family dynamics at home. At the age of 5, she landed her first audition as Sally Brown in the Peanuts Cartoon. She was fortunate to work non-stop until her early teens, but then she was introduced to drugs and alcohol, and her life began to fall apart. Unfortunately, her childhood trauma wounds continued to drive her addiction and all of her decisions from that point on. Her journey—from fame to fall to flourish—isn’t just a story; it’s the foundation of her work. Hilary specializes in trauma-informed coaching, supporting individuals—especially women—in turning pain into purpose. She helps clients heal from past wounds, shift their mindset, and step into a more confident, self-led life. Hilary has over 40 years of life and professional experience working as a Transformational Mentor, Trauma Coach, Motivational Speaker, as well as a dynamic Keynote Presenter committed to helping people rebuild, rise, and truly flourish. Hilary would love for you to connect! CONNECT WITH HILARY: Website - Hilary Momberger Powers's Website CONNECT WITH DEBI Website – https://www.debironca.com Instagram - @debironca Email – info@debironca.com Free Group Coaching - https://debi.sequoiatransitioncoaching.com/group-coaching YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DebiRoncaOfficial Check out my online course! Your Story’s Changing: Finding Purpose in Life’s Transitions https://course.sequoiatransitioncoaching.com/8-week-program The Family Letter by Debi Ronca – International Bestseller https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SSJFXBD Free Clarity Call: https://calendly.com/debironca/free-clarity-call

August 31, 202628 min

How to Cope with “Financial Fog” After the Loss of a Spouse With Catherine Bass, Federally Licensed Tax Professional

If you enjoy watching the episodes on video, please check out my YouTube Channel. - https://www.youtube.com/@DebiRoncaOfficial The message today from my guest, Cathy Bass, is both personal and practical for anyone who experiences the devastating transition in life where we sadly lose our spouse. After losing her husband, she experienced firsthand how grief can shut down decision-making, especially when paperwork, deadlines, and IRS letters keep coming. Today, she speaks to widows about the “financial fog” after loss and the simple, steady steps that create stability and financial peace. Cathy is an Enrolled Agent, a federally licensed tax professional who has over 25 years of experience in tax preparation and tax resolution and has helped thousands of individuals and business owners make sense of complex tax issues. Connect with Cathy: Website - www.basstaxservice.com CONNECT WITH DEBI Website – https://www.debironca.com Instagram - @debironca Email – info@debironca.com Free Group Coaching - https://debi.sequoiatransitioncoaching.com/group-coaching YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DebiRoncaOfficial Check out my online course! Your Story’s Changing, Finding Purpose in Life’s Transitions https://course.sequoiatransitioncoaching.com/8-week-program The Family Letter by Debi Ronca – International Best Seller https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SSJFXBD Free Clarity Call: https://calendly.com/debironca/free-clarity-call

August 24, 20261 hr 10 min

Freedom by Design, For You and Your Business with Michael Walsh, Visionary Leader, Speaker and Author

If you are in leadership and want to transition to a new season of freedom in your business and from your business, today’s episode is for you. My expert guest today is Michael Walsh. Michael Walsh is a visionary leader, speaker, and author known for igniting passion in the business owners and senior leaders he works with by helping them to drive their established businesses to growth levels beyond their expectations. He has supported hundreds of company owners in their quest for business growth and 3 core freedoms. Freedom in their business, from their business, and because of their business . Michael has authored three books: Freedom By Design Thinking Big Is Not Enough Business Growth By Design CONNECT WITH MICHAEL Website: http://www.walshbusinessgrowth.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-walsh/ CONNECT WITH DEBI Website – https://www.debironca.com Instagram - @debironca Email – info@debironca.com Free Group Coaching - https://debi.sequoiatransitioncoaching.com/group-coaching YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DebiRoncaOfficial Check out my online course! Your Story’s Changing, Finding Purpose in Life’s Transitions https://course.sequoiatransitioncoaching.com/8-week-program The Family Letter by Debi Ronca – International Best Seller https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SSJFXBD Free Clarity Call: https://calendly.com/debironca/free-clarity-call

August 17, 202647 min

Is it Possible to Have a Fulfilling and Rewarding Career? With Stephen Shortt, Creator of Happy Work Life MAP, Founder of Happy People Project

Is it possible to have a career that fulfills you and also brings you joy? My guest, Stephen Shortt, is here to answer that question. Stephen Shortt is an Irish entrepreneur, speaker, and career expert known as the HAPPY People Guy. His mission is simple: to make the world a better place with happy people in fulfilling, rewarding careers. He built the HAPPY framework not as a product, but as a lifeline — during a period when things weren't going the way he wanted, and he needed to figure out what actually mattered. Drawing on psychology, behavioral science, and hard experience, he distilled it into five elements: Highlights, Appreciation, Progress, People, and Your Contribution . The core idea is that happiness is progress towards purpose. Through the HAPPY People Project, Stephen runs workshops and speaks at conferences, helping high achievers stop chasing the wrong finish line — and get clear on what they actually want, not just what they think they're supposed to want. He's a member of Entrepreneurs' Organization, a former GSEA Global Chair, and runs ETC Consult in Dublin. He lives in a three-generation home with his wife and two daughters — and is quietly building the life on his own Happy Life List. He founded the Happy People Project and created the Happy Work Life MAP, a framework to help individuals and teams align work and life by design, not by default. In our episode today, Stephen unpacks the framework of his Happy Work Life MAP and how he specifically helps individuals and teams. He is also a career and talent specialist as well as a family business facilitator. CONNECT WITH STEPHEN Website - https://happypeopleproject.com / stephenshortt.com CONNECT WITH DEBI Website – https://www.debironca.com Instagram - @debironca Email – info@debironca.com Free Group Coaching - https://debi.sequoiatransitioncoaching.com/group-coaching YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DebiRoncaOfficial Check out my online course! Your Story’s Changing, Finding Purpose in Life’s Transitions https://course.sequoiatransitioncoaching.com/8-week-program The Family Letter by Debi Ronca – International Best Seller https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SSJFXBD Free Clarity Call: https://calendly.com/debironca/free-clarity-call

August 10, 202655 min

Rock Bottom Hope With Danny Childress, Founder and Director of Rock Bottom Hope

If you are an individual or a family affected by addiction, and you want to know if there is still hope you can hold on to, this episode is for you. Our story today will restore your hope as you hear the struggles and then ultimate triumph of my guest, Danny Childress. Danny Childress is the Founder and Executive Director of Rock Bottom Hope, a Christ-centered nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals and families impacted by addiction, mental health challenges, and life crises. After spending nearly a decade battling meth-alcohol addiction, homelessness, and incarceration, Danny experienced a life-changing transformation through faith and recovery. Today, he combines his personal experience with years of ministry and as a recovery advocate to help others find hope and healing. I highly recommend you connect with Danny for your own personal restoration or for that of a loved one your heart is breaking over. Rock Bottom Hope will help you! CONNECT WITH DANNY Website - Www.rockbottomhope.org CONNECT WITH DEBI Website – https://www.debironca.com Instagram - @debironca Email – info@debironca.com Free Group Coaching - https://debi.sequoiatransitioncoaching.com/group-coaching YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DebiRoncaOfficial Check out my online course! Your Story’s Changing, Finding Purpose in Life’s Transitions https://course.sequoiatransitioncoaching.com/8-week-program The Family Letter by Debi Ronca – International Best Seller https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SSJFXBD Free Clarity Call: https://calendly.com/debironca/free-clarity-call

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