Gabriella Rebranded | Healing After Trauma, Spiritual Growth, Brain Injury Recovery & Dark Humor
What happens when you survive the unthinkable: a 3.5-week coma, brain surgery, and 15 broken bones, and wake up to a whole new purpose?
Gabriella Rebranded is a podcast about healing after trauma, spiritual growth, brain injury recovery, and dark humor. After being struck by a car and nearly losing my life, I discovered a way of living rooted in resilience, spirituality, and laughter.
Each episode dives into what it really means to rebuild after trauma, connect with the Universe, and find joy in unexpected places. With honest conversations and plenty of humor, I’ll help you harness positive energy, embrace your identity, and rebrand your life — even after the unthinkable. All with a wink and a giggle.
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Episodes
44 episodes
Stop Telling People To Get Over It l Ep 42
trauma-informed care, recovery, boundaries, emotional healing“Just get over it” sounds like typical advice from the outside, but to someone living through trauma, it sounds dismissive and cheapens their experience.Let's unpack why...
Crisis Alert!! Identity After Trauma Series (Part 3) l Ep 41
Trauma can erase the version of you that felt familiar. Then, you’re left figuring out who tf you are now. And that figuring out period, girrrrlllllll......In part 3 of the Identity After Trauma Series, we're talking that fun lil Identit...
Brain Broke, Built a Business That Actually Listens l Ep 40
trauma-informed coaching, career pivot, TBI, recoveryA brain injury or any health scare will clean up your priorities fast. Enter Stephanie Ang, a fellow TBI survivor who agrees with me that she would not let her pain be for nothing. Fro...
My Uterus in a Soup Cup: Women's Autonomy in Healthcare l Ep 39
Patient/Female Advocacy & Agency, Cervical Cancer, Double Mastectomy, Uterus & Ovary RemovalThey can take your organs, but they don’t get to take your identity...and they can give you back your organs if you relentlessly remind t...
RIP to Girl Parts: Cervical Cancer, BRCA2 Positive l Ep 38
Patient advocacy amidst a double mastectomy, ovary & uterus removal, & the 2024 election Contrary to popular belief, hearing “You have cancer,” is not even close to the toughest part of the journey. Alissa's real grind was ...
Father's Loss Turned Into Remote Energy Healing w/ Luminara l Ep 37
Reiki healing, breathwork, burnout, AI, transactional energy, loveMake energy healing mainstream - that is Luminara's goal. Meet Romain Daumont, the founder of the energy healing talent agency, Luminara. Energy healing talent agency? I'm...
Nervous System Dysregulation vs Exhaustion l Ep 36
Everyone on the internet (TikTok......) thinks their nervous system is dysregulated - but what does that actually mean? Many people say their nervous system is exhausted or dysregulated, as if those two states equate to the same thing....
Year of the Horse with Danny Santos l Ep 35
Year of the horse, year of the snake, Saturn return, AriesWelcome back Danny Santos of Danny Santos and the Crystal Visions, astrologer, ayahuasca shaman, spiritual life coach, and integrative healer. Danny is breaking down for us what i...
Ep 34 l USA Olympian w/ CTE Treatment: Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber
Concussions, TBI, Brain Injury, Athletes, Veterans CTE is something that negatively effects the daily life of millions, but we are just barely beginning to talk about; Former team USA Olympic bobsledder, William Person @OneManWithAC...
Ep 33 l Identity After Trauma Series: Not Recognizing Yourself (Part 2)
Identity crisis, morning pages, meditation, sense of selfLosing yourself is, unfortunately, a pretty common part of trauma. When things - perhaps many things - that were so integral to who you thought you were or your daily life suddenly...
Ep 32 l What NOT to Say to Medical Trauma Survivors: Stereotypes, Blanket Statements, Advice
Invasive questions, the survivor/patient archetype, incorrect assumptions vs validation, honesty, empathy.One of the hardest parts about reconnecting with friends and family, as well as forging new relationships, after medical trauma is ...
Ep 31 l Friendship After Medical Trauma: Growth, Evolvement, Loneliness
Tightening your circle, misalignment, outgrowing people, quality over quantity, discernment, friendships that no longer fit….the list goes on.Oof! This was a tough one - tough to live and tough to write. Peer reviewed by fel...
Ep 30 l Carlos Rodriguez, Golf Teacher for Veterans: Students w/ Disabilities & Trauma
Healing to live in harmony & balance, the lost art of listening, true inclusivity for all abilitiesWhen Puerto Rican immigrant, Carlos Rodriguez, returned from Vietnam, he bravely chose to devote himself to a life of peace. Already a...
Ep 29 l Identity After Trauma Series: Rebuilding Identity (Part 1)
Identity, Re-Birth, Acceptance, Self-Transformation, Growth, Emotional Healing. In this new series I’m doing ‘Identity After Trauma,’ I will be giving step by step guidance on the process of finding yourself again after the re-birth...
Ep 28 l Caregivers for TBI Survivors: Managing Medical Needs, Behavioral/Cognitive Changes, Stress, Burnout, & Frustration
A deeply honest caregiver-focused episode, My Mom and I unpack the reality oflife after a traumatic brain injury—for both the patient and the people who love them. Together, we reflect on the long road from returning home to outpatient rehab an...
Ep 27 l A Mother’s Perspective: Family Amidst a Health Emergency/NDE, Caregiver’s Struggle, Community Support
A family unites during a daughter’s NDE (near death experience), caregiver ptsd & struggle, strength & dependance on each other, love from the community. How does a parent cope when they think their child is going to die? Ho...
Ep 26 l Dr. Carl Berdahl: Emergency Medicine, the Future of Diagnosis, & Patient Advocacy
Where emergency medicine currently is, the future of diagnosis, including medical AI , & patient advocacy. Introducing Dr. Carl Berdahl, an emergency medicine physician at Cedars Sinai who saved my life. He will say emergency me...
Ep 25 l New Years Reflection & Celebration: Healing, Faith Strengthening, Recovery, & Self-Trust
2025 brought growth & healing: trauma work for my CPTSD diagnosis, career expansion, faith strengthening, intrapersonal divulgence, family relationship appreciation, friendship fine tuning. Each day, I got closer and closer to reaching alig...
Ep 24 l Perks of a Mental Disability
Mental disability accommodations for TBI’s include extra fast passes, private sections at events, escorts, jury duty exemption - and that’s only the literal! The theoretical? Even better!Bit of a hot take today, but in ...
Ep 23 | Pleasure Science: Reclaiming Sex After Trauma with Nadège
Whether it’s sexual trauma, like assault, abuse, violation, vaginismus or nonsexual trauma like a brutal accident, sex after trauma can lead to aversion, hypersexuality, and unsafe decisions. Do you need exposure therapy? Is that a bad idea? Ho...
EP 22 l Gratitude: Align with Positivity, Manifestation, & Attraction
A quick hack to align with positivity, manifestation, and drop into a state of attraction is to practice gratitude. There is always something to be grateful for, even if it doesn’t look like it at first glance.Happy Thanksgiving!! ...
EP 21 l Healthy Positive Mindset: CPTSD, Grief, & Processing
Divulging into my battle with CPTSD and healing my trauma with the help of neuropsychology. A healthy positive mindset that comes allowing yourself to grieve and celebrating the good, but acknowledging the bad.Refusing to allow yourself ...
Ep 20 | Kathryn Prescott: Traumatic Accident, PTSD & Recovery
Fellow automobile-pedestrian accident survivor, actor Kathryn Prescott, shares the story of her own recovery from being hit by a truck. Together, we chat about our common similarities in PTSD and CPTSD, invisible disability, years of surg...
Ep 19 | Intuition vs Inner Critic: How To Differentiate Them?
Trust your intuition, ignore your inner critic - but how? My ICF certified life coach, a fan favorite repeat guest, Dominique Gold helps me break down how to choose yourself, choose love, and ignore anxiety-inducing attack thoughts.We al...
Ep 18 | Invisible Disability: Life After Brain Injury
This episode is dedicated to brain injury survivors and caregivers of. Today I sit down with my physiatrist, Dr. Seth Herman. Dr. Herman has been with me from week one of the coma until now and for the forseeable future. My recovery has b...