#13: TRAUMA: Why You Keep Recreating the Same Problems (Part 1)

#13: TRAUMA: Why You Keep Recreating the Same Problems (Part 1)

On this week’s episode of the Capital T, Truth podcast, Larry Yatch and Vicky Giangregorio tackle one of the most misunderstood topics in personal development: Trauma. But not in the way you’ve heard it before. Most people think trauma is the event. Larry argues that trauma is actually the survival strategy we carry forward after the event is over. In Part 1 of this special two-part series, Larry shares the origin story behind one of the most powerful concepts in his work: The Sinking Ship. Through the story of a Coast Guard veteran named Ricardo, you’ll discover how the subconscious mind unconsciously recreates the very environments it learned to survive in—and how those patterns continue to shape relationships, careers, finances, health, and happiness decades later. In this episode: • Why trauma is not the event itself  • The difference between trauma and survival strategies  • How the subconscious creates familiar suffering  • Why high performers often don’t realize they’re operating from trauma  • The origin of Larry’s “Sinking Ship” framework  • How survival patterns become both your superpower and your kryptonite  • Why your biggest struggles today may have started long before you realize This episode will completely change the way you think about trauma, healing, and personal growth. 🎙️ Episode #13 TRAUMA: Why You Keep Recreating the Same Problems (Part 1)  The Sinking Ship That Runs Your Life 📅 Monday, June 22nd, 2026 • 8AM MT 🎧 Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts. 👉 TRUTHPATHMASTERY.COM/PODCAST

#12: Is Your Success Built on Fear? — Steve Nagib on Jessica Brandon’s Hidden Truth

On this week’s episode of the Capital T, Truth podcast, Larry Yatch and Steve Nagib answer listener questions following one of our most impactful conversations to date: Jessica Brandon’s story of trauma, success, survival, and the fight that drove her entire life. Together, Larry and Steve unpack the deeper lessons hidden beneath Jessica’s journey and explore the questions that resonated most with listeners. Can trauma create success? Why do so many high performers feel driven by fear, pressure, and an invisible “or else” hanging over every decision? And what happens when the very strategy that helped you survive becomes the thing holding you back? In this episode, Larry and Steve discuss: • The “or else” mindset and how it fuels anxiety  • Why catastrophic thinking keeps people trapped in fear  • The Fight-Control-Fear loop  • The relationship between trauma and achievement  • Why success doesn’t always create peace  • The difference between drive and fear-based motivation  • How to calm an overactive nervous system  • The surprising reason many people struggle to let go of old survival patterns  • Why fulfillment often arrives before success—not after it This conversation challenges the belief that fear, pressure, and struggle are necessary ingredients for achievement. Because sometimes the thing that got you here isn’t the thing that will take you where you want to go next.

#11: “Are You Secretly Addicted to the Fight?” — Jessica Brandon on Trauma, Success & Survival

On this week’s episode of the Capital T, Truth podcast, Larry Yatch sits down with entrepreneur Jessica Brandon for one of the most personal and revealing conversations we’ve had to date. Jessica built a multi-million-dollar business, raised a daughter as a teenage mother, and overcame a childhood marked by chaos, addiction, abandonment, and instability. But beneath the success was a deeper question: Why did she always feel like she was fighting? Together, Larry and Jessica unpack the hidden relationship between trauma, achievement, control, fear, and survival. They explore how the very patterns that helped Jessica succeed in life and business also kept her trapped in a cycle of hyper-independence, anxiety, anger, and emotional exhaustion. In this episode, you’ll discover: • How childhood trauma can become the fuel for extraordinary success  • The hidden “Fight-Control-Fear” loop that drives many high performers  • Why control doesn’t eliminate fear—it creates more of it  • How trauma shapes leadership, relationships, parenting, and business  • Why some people unknowingly create problems they can fight their way through  • The surprising connection between worthiness and the desire to be saved  • How nervous system healing differs from mindset work alone Larry also shares powerful lessons from his years as a Navy SEAL, revealing how fear, anger, survival, and emotional conditioning show up both in combat and everyday life. This is a conversation about trauma, resilience, entrepreneurship, healing, and what happens when the fight that once protected you becomes the very thing holding you back. 🎧 Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts. 👉 TruthPathMastery.com/podcast

#10: “AMBITION: The Hidden Driver Behind Your Life: Part 2

“AMBITION: The Hidden Driver Behind Your Life” In Part 2 of this deep dive on ambition, Larry Yatch and Vicky Giangregorio reveal the formula behind lasting change. Why do some people stay stuck even when they desperately want a different life? Why do some children never develop ambition? Why do others seem driven to achieve extraordinary things? Larry breaks down the three essential ingredients required for ambition to exist: ▪️ Dissatisfaction with the present situation  ▪️ Clarity about the future you want  ▪️ A perception of power to create change Through real-world examples involving parenting, relationships, business, leadership, and personal growth, Larry and Vicky explore why ambition isn’t a personality trait—it’s a tool. In this episode, you’ll learn: • Why many parents unintentionally destroy their children’s ambition  • The hidden relationship between responsibility and motivation  • Why dissatisfaction is necessary for growth  • How to create ambition in yourself and others  • The difference between power and the perception of power  • Why some people stay trapped in frustration despite wanting change  • How ambition can be used to create alignment, fulfillment, and purpose If Part 1 helped you understand what ambition is, Part 2 shows you how to harness it. Because the life you want isn’t created by desire alone. It’s created by understanding the forces that move you toward change. 🎧 Part 2 premieres Monday, June 1st, 2026 at 8AM MT Available on:  • Apple Podcasts  • Spotify  • YouTube 🔗 TRUTHPATHMASTERY.COM/PODC

#9: “AMBITION: The Hidden Driver Behind Your Life: Part 1

What if ambition isn’t just about success… but about pain, validation, and the need to prove something? In this powerful conversation, Larry Yatch and Vicky Giangregorio break down the real meaning of ambition — and why so many high performers still feel unfulfilled even after achieving everything they thought they wanted. They explore:  • The difference between desire, ambition, and purpose  • Why some people talk about change but never take action  • How childhood conditioning shapes adult ambition  • The trap of performing for love & external validation  • Why success without fulfillment leaves people empty  • The hidden patterns affecting parenting, business, money & relationships  • How ambition can either create freedom… or quietly destroy joy This episode challenges the way we think about achievement, leadership, parenting, and self-worth — and may completely change how you see your own drive. 🎧 PART 1 premieres Monday, May 25th, 2026 at 8AM MT 🎧 PART 2 premieres June 1st, 2026 at 8AM MT Available on:  • Apple Podcasts  • Spotify  • YouTube 🔗 TruthPathMastery.com/podcast #CapitalTTruth #Ambition #Purpose #Leadership #SelfWorth #Trauma #ExternalValidation #Entrepreneurship #Mindset #PersonalGrowth #Healing #Success #Consciousness #Podcas