The Internal Shift Show With Debbie Longo

In this episode of The Internal Shift Show, Debbie Longo speaks with Kanika Vasudeva about grief, surrender, purpose, healing, and the internal transformation that followed the devastating loss of her daughter during pregnancy. Kanika shares how, on the surface, her life appeared successful and stable. She was working with major global brands, traveling, raising her young son, and preparing for th...

In this episode of The Internal Shift Show, Debbie Longo speaks with Carine Van Hee about toxic relationships, emotional abuse, healing from manipulation, self-awareness, and the internal shifts that helped her understand lifelong relationship patterns and rebuild her life. Carine shares how she grew up believing she came from a loving family, never realizing many of the relationship dynamics she...

In this episode of The Internal Shift Show, Debbie Longo speaks with Angell Kelly about burnout, limiting beliefs, spirituality, intuition, personal transformation, and the internal work that completely changed the direction of her life. Angell shares how she spent years working as a full-time geologist in Canada while living in a constant cycle of overworking, hustling, and attaching her worth to...

In this episode of The Internal Shift Show, Debbie Longo speaks with Nancy Dayo about chronic pain, disability, opioid addiction, identity loss, resilience, and the internal shifts that helped her rebuild her life after going from Silicon Valley CEO to bedridden chronic pain patient. Nancy shares how her entire identity was built around achievement, endurance, pushing harder, and constantly provin...

In this episode of The Internal Shift Show, Debbie Longo speaks with Heather-Ann Ferri about childhood abuse, PTSD, self-care, emotional healing, meditation, and the internal shifts that helped her rebuild her life after years of trauma and self-sacrifice. Heather-Ann shares how years of childhood abuse shaped the way she viewed herself, her voice, and her role in relationships and work environmen...

In this episode of The Internal Shift Show, Debbie Longo speaks with Gina Economopoulos about grief, emotional pain, addiction, faith, loss, self-worth, and the years of internal conflict that shaped her life journey. Gina shares how the sudden loss of her mother to cancer at 23 years old completely changed the direction of her life and left her searching for meaning, identity, and emotional stabi...

In this episode of The Internal Shift Show, Debbie Longo speaks with Brenda Bridges about divorce, emotional trauma, victim mentality, personal responsibility, and the internal choices that helped her rebuild her life after the end of a 26-year marriage. Brenda shares the moment her husband unexpectedly told her their marriage was over and how the divorce process became one of the most traumatic a...

In this episode of The Internal Shift Show, Debbie Longo speaks with Steve Barton about therapy, forgiveness, spiritual awakening, intuition, and the life-changing experiences that completely shifted the direction of his life. Steve shares how, despite having success, family, and stability, he still felt unhappy and disconnected internally. That realization led him to begin therapy more than 30 ye...

In this episode of The Internal Shift Show, Debbie Longo speaks with Zulma Williams, also known as The Swearing Therapist, about overcoming breast cancer, changing careers later in life, and refusing to let setbacks define her future. Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Zulma moved to the United States at age 31 and spent years working in accounting before realizing she wanted a completely...

In this episode of The Internal Shift Show, Debbie Longo speaks with Vincent Hazenboom about overcoming trauma, fear, addiction, and years of living inside a negative mindset. Vincent shares how childhood trauma and emotional pain led him into isolation, video game addiction, pornography addiction, and constant fear. For years, he avoided risk, stayed inside his comfort zone, and believed the nega...

In this episode of The Internal Shift Show, Debbie Longo speaks with Zander Sprague about the devastating loss of his sister Lucy, who was murdered in 1996, and the emotional transformation that followed. What began as overwhelming grief, depression, confusion, and emotional isolation eventually became a turning point that reshaped Zander’s life and direction. He openly shares the reality of sibli...

In this episode of The Internal Shift Show Debbie Longo speaks with Russell Van Brocklen about transforming what is often seen as a limitation into a measurable advantage. Diagnosed with dyslexia and placed in special education early on, Russell faced years of frustration, setbacks, and academic barriers. With a first-grade reading and writing level entering adulthood, the expectation was limitati...

In this episode of The Internal Shift Show, Debbie Longo, Transformational Coach speaks with Kevin Cover about a critical leadership breakdown that started not with failure—but with success. After rapidly growing a business and doubling performance as a young general manager, Kevin found himself in a position many aim for—things were working. But that success led to comfort, and comfort led to sub...

In this episode of The Internal Shift Show, Debbie Longo, Transformational Coach speaks with Al Isaacs about a life-altering discovery that forced him to completely re-evaluate his identity, past, and sense of self. During the COVID pandemic, while dealing with career disruption and both parents facing serious health issues, Al received unexpected news from a doctor that changed everything—he was...

In this episode of The Internal Shift Show, Debbie Longo, Transformational Coach speaks with Cheryl Fimbel about the unexpected emotional and psychological impact of retirement—and the internal shift that changed everything. After 45 years in healthcare, Cheryl was forced into retirement just weeks after losing her mother. What seemed like a financial concern at first quickly turned into something...

In this episode of The Internal Shift Show, Debbie Longo, Transformational Coach speaks with Zolal Habibi about a life shaped by loss, resilience, and a commitment to something larger than herself. At just seven years old, Zolal lost her father, a writer and human rights activist, to political violence. What could have defined her life through grief instead became the moment that reshaped how she...

In this episode of The Internal Shift Show, Debbie Longo, Transformational Coach speaks with Belinda Coker about the internal turning point that transformed her life from burnout, depression, and disconnection into clarity, health, and purpose. At 55, during the pandemic, Belinda found herself overwhelmed by years of accumulated stress—divorce, motherhood, career pressure, and identity loss. She w...

In this episode of The Internal Shift Show, Debbie Longo speaks with Heike Yates about the internal shift that changed how she approached health, performance, and self-worth. After struggling with weight as a teenager and again after becoming a mother, Heike entered the fitness world determined to change her body and her life. What began as progress quickly turned into a pattern of pushing harder—...

In this episode of The Internal Shift Show, Debbie Longo speaks with Debbie Weiss about a lifetime of caregiving, burnout, and the moment that forced her to finally shift how she was thinking about her life. From becoming her father’s caregiver at 17, to raising a child with special needs, supporting a husband with mental health challenges, and later facing his terminal illness, Debbie spent decad...

Tigrilla Gardenia joined The Internal Shift Show With Debbie Longo and shared a powerful story of walking away from a life that looked perfect on the outside but felt misaligned internally. She described the moment she chose uncertainty over comfort—leaving a stable career at Microsoft and a structured life to follow a deeper internal truth. The conversation explored how internal decisions, not ex...

In this episode of The Internal Shift Show, Debbie Longo, Transformational Coach speaks with Mickey Fitch-Collins, PhD, about a major internal and professional transformation that redefined her career, identity, and direction. After years of building a successful career in higher education and reaching senior leadership, Mickey found herself experiencing severe burnout, health challenges, and a gr...

In this episode of The Internal Shift Show, Debbie Longo, Transformational Coach speaks with Eric Robinson about a defining life decision that changed his direction, identity, and long-term outcomes. Eric shares his journey from leading a growing church to realizing that the emotional weight of constantly carrying other people’s struggles was taking a serious toll on his health. What began as purp...

In this episode of The Internal Shift Show, Debbie Longo, Transformational Coach speaks with Rebecca Mullen about a moment that seemed small on the surface but carried deeper meaning that was quietly shaping her relationship and decisions. What started as frustration over something as simple as an unmade bed revealed deeper assumptions, fears, and patterns rooted in past experiences. Rebecca share...

In this episode of The Internal Shift Show , Debbie Longo speaks with Nan Saysana about her 30-year struggle with binge eating and how she ultimately broke the cycle through internal change. Nan shares how her journey began with dieting in her teens, which quickly turned into years of yo-yo dieting, emotional eating, and frustration. Despite trying multiple approaches—from restricting food to inte...

IIn this episode, Sheryl Hauk shares her experience of surviving childhood trauma and the long process of rebuilding her life piece by piece. She opens up about years of silence, the impact of abuse, and the moment everything shifted—not through control, but through perspective. From her son’s life-threatening illness to a simple moment that changed how she saw everything, Sheryl explains how rebu...