The Transition Bridge Podcast

“Adversity is not the end of the road, it’s a detour that leads to growth and transformation.”   Michael Allison My guest, Michael Allison resonates with this quote as he lived a life filled with adversity and trauma.    Spiraling to his own breaking point, wanting to end his life, he found a reason and a purpose for his life and created a path of personal growth and ultimate transformation. Micha...

I believe we all want to know what our calling is in life. Our hearts cry?   I don’t want to miss it!   I want to walk in it! My guest, JR Rennie, Founder of BrushFire Ministries is here to share with us how to discover and understand our unique calling and God designed purpose. JR was the Founder of a 37 plus year software company who had thoughts of retirement; however, God had a different plan....

“Consistency gives us roots, Change gives us branches letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights.”   Consistency is a virtue I truly celebrate in people. They are the dependable ones, you can count on them because of their consistency.    Change gives us branches to experience growth. Transitions are known for the change they bring to us. I am challenging each of us to allow ourselves to em...

Challenges are what makes life interesting, overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. What role does our mindset play as we navigate through the adversity and challenges that transitions bring to us? My guest, Terry Tucker is someone who has experienced and continues to walk through the adversities and challenges in life and is here to share his powerful tools and truths on mindset, motivatio...

Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me. I was inspired to do today’s episode after listening to the familiar song that is played this time of year.  “Let there be Peace on Earth.’ How can peace begin with me?   What is my role, what is my responsibility?   What steps do I need to take? The second verse caught my attention and I began to ask myself about my own internal peace. Let pe...

This episode is going to be unique in topic and perspective. I was so inspired in my conversation with my guest. You will love listening to this episode!! Today, I am introducing to you, the highly respected, Dr. Azita Madjidi. Dr. Azita is a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon.  She has a rather unusual path in life that has brought her to this place, to who she is today and how she does her practice...

“Retirement is not the end of the road. It is the beginning of the open highway.” My guest, Len Hayduchok, shares his expertise in the transition of Retirement. He would share that Retirement is a time to experience the fullness of life, touching every part of who you are and what you want your life to count for. Len Hayduchok, is a Certified Life Coach, Fiduciary, and Certified Financial Planner™...

“To care for those who once cared for us is the highest of honors.” My guest, Mark Steven Porro would share that he came to rescue his mother but in the end, he realized that his mother rescued him.  “A Cup of Tea on the Commode is a sad, sweet and funny memoir that chronicles his multitasking adventures of caring for his mother in her final years and how he survived to tell the tale. Mark was a c...

Dr. Lucette’s journey of resilience and transformation serves as a beacon of hope. From being a single mother facing divorce without child support to battling cancer and financial hardship, she emerged as a triumphant example of turning adversity into victory.  Driven by her unique philosophy on life, she invites you to embrace life's challenges as opportunities, to rewrite your story, and to live...

“The task ahead of you is never greater than the strength within you” Connor McKemey A sudden, tragic, and unexpected event happens in your life. Everything has changed.  This is the story of my guest, Connor McKemey.  A fire dramatically changed the trajectory of Connor McKemey’s life, but would not define it.  At just 13 years old, Connor was burned over 90% of his body with third-degree burns a...

“The rise of childhood obesity has placed the health of an entire generation at risk”. Our children’s health is being compromised, and we need to turn things around for this generation. My guest, Dr. Katrina Nguyen is passionate about reversing childhood obesity and is the Founder of Faithful-2-Fitness, a Non-Profit established to fight childhood obesity. This episode is full of wisdom and insight...

I have a special place in my heart for students and youth that struggle, especially in the education system. My guest, Loni Lebanoff, helps foster youth, special needs students and adults excel through innovating life skills and critical thinking programs. Loni is the CEO of CogniTutor, a transformative company recognized for revolutionizing education across 21 states. Their methods achieve remark...

A Mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability in you than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out in you. One of the greatest gifts we can offer is stepping into the role of Mentorship. There comes a time in our lives where we can offer to another person, our wisdom and expertise whether in business or the issues of life itself.   Someone needs you! My guest, Doug Lawrence is an expert...

“Trauma creates change you don’t choose, healing creates change you choose”. We hear so much about trauma and how critical it is to find healing from what caused this deep pain. My guest, Danielle Bernock, is a childhood trauma survivor turned trauma-informed coach, speaker and author. To date she has reached over ONE MILLION emotional trauma survivors, opening their eyes to their value through th...

“Healing yourself emotionally is without a doubt the biggest gift you could ever give yourself.”   We all have those messy “junk” drawers in our homes where we store things we don’t know what to do with, so we open the drawer, drop it in and sometimes we even forget what we put in that drawer. Imagine with me that just like that junk drawer, we can have an emotional drawer deep inside of us that n...

Have you ever met a hero? Have you ever witnessed someone who disregarded their own welfare to save the life of others? Let me introduce my special guest, Aaron Burros, the Running Servant. On November, 2015, Aaron Burros fought to stay alive after being shot 5 times while saving his co-worker’s lives. As a promising professional trail runner, he realized at this moment, his career and future was...

“As women, the greatest thing we can do is to help each other rise and support each other and collaborate, share, inspire and empower”.   Today’s episode is about the different seasons of a woman’s life, whether you are a wife, a mother or career woman. My guest, Brenda Ridgley shares that as women, we can sometimes fall victim to the silent epidemic of letting ourselves go. Not the makeup free, y...

“Don’t act your age in retirement, act like the inner young person you have always been”. There comes a time when we transition into the latter years of our lives, and we wonder about “what’s next” for us. Our children are grown, and we have more time, but maybe lack the larger vision of how we should live this season of our lives. My guest, Cathy Lawdanski understands this latter season and has b...

“Don’t allow your wounds to turn you into a person you are not” Have you been hurt? Have you noticed that maybe an area of your gifting or a particular strength you have is no longer operating in your life? Life hurts, and when we get wounded by other people or events in our lives, that unhealed wound can eventually cover or shut down our giftings and strengths. When we get wounded, it is so damag...

FROGS is an acronym for the spaces we jump between in the face of a change or a disorienting life event.  This journal guides you through your 5 FROGS® transformation journey on the road to greater resilience – Brenda Reynolds   Transitions are all about seasons of change, and sometimes these changes catch us off guard and leave us feeling devastated.   My guest, Brenda Reynolds would share that b...

“When we forgive, we heal.    When we let go, we grow.” Forgiveness is not easy, but it is necessary. It’s necessary because unforgiveness impacts our health, our mental and emotional well-being, and also our spiritual walk.   In today’s episode, Debi shares: The health benefits of walking in forgiveness How unforgiveness affects our health in a negative way What the medical field says about both...

“To compare yourself to others is to forget about your own unique journey” Emily’s Quotes “Don’t compare yourself to others, compare yourself to the person you were yesterday” Jordan Peterson   Comparison is a slippery slope.  In the beginning, we may not think it is a dangerous thing to do, but inevitably, we will be caught in its web.  While it may be good to consider what others are doing to po...

“Retirement is a blank sheet of paper.   It is a chance to redesign your life into something new and different.”   One of the transitions that eventually most of us will experience is the transition of retirement.    We know this season is coming into our lives and we know it is inevitable, so how do we prepare? Can retirement be more than financial security?   My guest today, Milan Schwarzkopf is...

Transitions of Loss are one of the most difficult to navigate.  Your normal has been radically changed, and it’s daunting.  In this episode, we are having a conversation about the loss of health, specifically with long COVID-19 and Chronic Fatigue. My guest today, Dr. Jenny Tufenkian, a licensed Naturopathic Physician with two decades of experience, specializes in empowering health-conscious profe...

"I became a prisoner in a golden cage and I wasn’t even aware that I was helping to build it." Mia J. Hanks is a survivor of narcissistic abuse and the author of the book "Bride-Made: A Memoir".  She is dedicated to raising awareness about narcissism and letting other victims know they are not alone. In her memoir, Mia shares stories about her nearly 30-year marriage to a covert narcissist. Told i...