If we'd grabbed coffee fifteen years ago, you would've met a completely different woman. I had a plan for everything — successful media executive, married, building a family. Then, under the pressure of infertility, my marriage crumbled. Soon after, my career came to an abrupt halt. I was forced to ask the hardest question of my life: who am I when everything I built for myself is gone?
I'm trisha
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Scared and humiliated, I packed up my life and ran to Spain. Without the familiar rhythms of my old life, there was nowhere left to hide from the questions I'd spent years avoiding — questions that eventually led me to walk the Camino de Santiago. That journey changed the story I'd been telling myself for two decades.
BRANDS I'VE IMPACTED:
Today, I still love ambitious goals and a well-organized plan. But now I spend my days telling stories, coaching women through life's biggest transitions, and helping organizations build stronger leaders and healthier communities.
I never would've predicted this life. None of those things were part of my plan. But I'm very grateful they were part of God's.
NOW, DON'T GET ME WRONG...
When I was twenty-nine, my dad was dying of heart failure. My mom prayed for a miracle and asked God for one unmistakable sign if He healed him. On Christmas morning, snow covered the palm trees outside our South Texas home. Weeks later, my dad's doctors had no medical explanation for what had happened. The story went on to be featured on The Today Show, The 700 Club, and in SQuire Rushnell's Godwinks series.
You'd think witnessing something like that would have made trusting God easy.
It didn't. Instead, it scared me. I became convinced that if I'd been given a miracle, I had to spend the rest of my life proving I deserved it. I worked harder. Planned more. Controlled everything I could. I didn't know it then, but that one Christmas morning quietly shaped the next twenty years of my life.
I spent several years unraveling that history and wrote a memoir, Bad Catholic, about my experience finding my way back to my faith. It's currently on submission to literary agents.
It took me a long time to understand what had actually happened.
THE RÉSUMÉ
Executive HIGHLIGHTS:
While the final year of my career was a blur... the first eighteen years were killer.
Time for the Receipts
Coach women through major life transitions, including divorce, career change or relocation, through an international practice spanning the U.S. and Europe
Speaker to women's groups on starting over, resilience, and imperfect discipleship — from local churches to expat communities in Madrid, including the International Newcomers Club (INC) and International Women Building Businesses (IWBB)
Help hundreds of families access essential resources and benefits through community engagement work and partnering with the local food bank to deliver thousands of pounds of fresh produce and non-perishable goods to families in need
Given hundreds of copies of Bending Palms to churches, retreats, and events — a book about God's nearness, even in life's hardest moments
Author of Bad Catholic, a memoir on submission to literary agents, telling the story readers and audiences say makes them feel less alone in their faith journey
PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS:
THE REDIRECT
Today, I don't rate my achievements the way I used to.
What matters now is impacting others. So if sharing my mess helps others get through theirs and grow closer to Christ... nothing else can compare.
Head of Programming and Content Strategy, MTV and VH1
Two-time honoree, Cable's Most Influential Minorities
Two decades of media leadership across MTV, VH1, LogoTV, Oxygen, and BET
Featured in Texas Monthly, Variety, and Broadcasting & Cable
Selected for Harvard Business School / CTAM's Executive Education program; certified in Cable Executive Management
Speaker for the International Radio Television Society (IRTS) and Texas State University's College of Fine Arts and Communication
ICF-certified executive leadership and life coach
MY REALLY OFFICIAL BIO:
THE 60-SECOND VERSION
Trisha F. Espinoza is an author, ICF-certified executive leadership and life coach, speaker, and former award-winning media executive. Drawing on her experience leading strategy for some of the world's most recognized media brands, she now helps women deepen their faith, navigate life's biggest transitions, and lead with greater purpose.
Beyond her coaching practice, Trisha designs and leads community engagement initiatives for affordable housing communities, building partnerships that connect individuals and families with education, wellness, and essential resources. Her work combines faith, leadership, and evidence-based coaching practices—including positive psychology, motivational interviewing, mindset, and strengths coaching—to help people embrace the life God is inviting them to live.
LETTERS FRom A BAD CATHOLIC
For anyone who's ever wondered if they're doing enough, being enough, or believing enough. Letters from a Bad Catholic is a monthly letter about learning to live as an imperfect disciple, keeping Christ at the center of everyday life.