In this special episode of the Sacred Gut Punch podcast, host Dr. Tomi White Bryan becomes the guest as Shonna Tsacoumangos explores Tomi's own transformative journey. Tomi shares the profound impact of losing her father when she was 33 ― a loss that sparked a 20-year quest to understand purpose and identity that ultimately led to her Emotional Intelligence 3.0 framework. Through intimate stories of caregiving, loss, and a $375,000 cyber fraud, she reveals how shifting from "this is happening to me" to "this is happening for me" unlocks emotional resilience and growth. The conversation illuminates how sacred gut punches — those life-shattering moments — can become portals to deeper self-trust, purpose, and transformation when we learn to ask "who am I going to be about it?"
