Send Gabriella a Text Message. 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 surgeries, the complexity of a patient-caregiver relationship, and life after long-term rehabilitation. Kathryn (Kat) Prescott, a UK actress known for the titular role of Carter in Finding Carter and - a guilty pleasure of min...

Send Gabriella a Text Message. 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 all need to get better about trusting our intuition, sis is never wrong, but it’s hella hard to trust her when we’ve been conditioned our whole lives by society to not trust our intuition. Instead, we’ve learned to foster attack t...

Send Gabriella a Text Message. 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 been entirely guided by Dr. Herman and I and my brain would not be where we are today if it wasn’t for him. As the Medical Director of Traumatic Brain Injury at California Rehabilitation - where yours truly was posted up fo...

Send Gabriella a Text Message. Me? Patient? Babe, I want things done yesterday. I ride on impulsivity. Based on my birth chart - it's a birth right...but one that needs some mastering. Healing has required me to be patient or try to learn to be patient, but I almost want it to be done? I'm like 'Ok, I've been patient long enough, let's get going!!!' Unfortunately - that's not how healing works. Healing is not linear. Just because some things are good now, doesn't mean they'll be good forever....

Send Gabriella a Text Message. Ever had a heart-to-heart with the Universe? I did! - On shrooms, of course. In this episode, I share what was dragged out of me from somewhere deep inside—truths about who I am, how I love, and why we’re all here (spoiler: the job description for being human is very simple and easy - but we overthink and make it harder different than you think). We’ll talk trust, friendships, the cosmic inside joke we’re all in on, and that feeling when your subcons...

Send Gabriella a Text Message. Do you believe in giggling? Do you believe in hehe-ing? Do you believe in haha-ing? And do you believe that it can heal you?! I preach it, I scream it, I yell it - and so does Dean Lin, cohost of the Definitely Delusional podcast. I mandate that laughter saved me and I wouldn't be where I am today - as recovered, healed, happy, and back to life I am today, if it hadn't been for my ability to giggle while my life getting railed with a cheese grater. D...

Send Gabriella a Text Message. Another episode about hair?! Guys, the curly hair community NEEDS this one, I need this one. The haters will say trauma from curly hair is a stretch - by haters I mean people without curly hair! Anyone with curly hair knows it's a fucking struggle, a beautiful struggle, but still a struggle. Meet my hair stylist, Valerie or Val of ValCutColor. Val is a curl specialist and the first specialist I found in LA - after 7/8 years of trying 7 different curl styli...

Send Gabriella a Text Message. I met Taylor Swift because I was hit by a car. This is that story. And this story reflects the entire moral/thesis of this podcast: Using what you have to work with the Universe, rather than focussing on what you don't have. I was able to take said coma and said 16 surgeries and said two month hospital & rehab stay and said brain injury and said Uh Oh experience and use it as a way to canoodle with the most famous woman in the world. But how?! How does...

Send Gabriella a Text Message. Being a party girl can make you a good person! My friend, Emily, cohost of the 'Definitely Delusional' podcast, is here to tell you allllll about that. She wanted to restore the rep of untz untz and tell about how music festivals, the dance floor, and how what most identify as taboo debauchery woke her up to the Universe and connects her to her chakras. At it's core, festivals, partying, and dancing are about connection, community, freedom, and love. As a retire...

Send Gabriella a Text Message. My written plans for my funeral and wake extravaganzas are as follows. It is very important to write down your funeral plans. Make your final farewell specific to your personal brand. It is more important that we all get more comfortable talking about our own deaths because yeah...that's gonna happen. Win most, lose some You'll discover: Why writing her own funeral/wake became a radical act of self-ownership. How contemplating mortality can catalyze healin...

Send Gabriella a Text Message. When I left the hospital, I couldn’t walk more than 10 feet. Prior to that, I spent over a decade in a toxic relationship with food & my body defined by alternating between overeating and under eating and over exercising and under exercising. Now, I’m in the best shape of my life and my kink is making boys insecure at the gym. Hannah Leboff was a key part of that journey. An instructor at my gym, whose strength training class I’ve taken weekly for near...

Send Gabriella a Text Message. First time I cried after my accident for a legit reason that wasn't espresso martinis? When all my hair fell out of my head! A combination of significant bodily trauma and being exposed to exorbitant amounts of anesthesia caused my seemingly endless amounts of thick curly hair to abandon me during the time I needed it most. Unfortunately...that happens to a lot of people along complicated health journeys and battles, not just me. Losing your hair is losing...

Send Gabriella a Text Message. Grab your tea, light that sage (or palo santo if you're feeling fancy), and buckle up—because this episode is a cosmic ride! This week, I’m joined by the radiant and revolutionary Ryan Bacchas, a man whose journey reads like a spiritual superhero origin story. Once navigating life without a roof over his head as a teen, Ryan became a government lobbyist by nineteen—yes, NINETEEN—playing a key role in legalizing medical marijuana in California (you’re welcome). T...

Send Gabriella a Text Message. Making peace, surrendering, accepting that death is inevitable and not fearing it - a mindset 99% of the world can only dream of reaching, but Bill Hartman did, in fact, inspirationally reach. Today I sit down with my new friend, Annie Hartman, to talk about all she learned about life, faith, trust, empathy, & strength from watching her dad, Bill, battle brain cancer. We discuss the harsh realities of living with or watching a loved one live wit...

Send Gabriella a Text Message. 9 metal bones? Ya, fitness gonna be a tad difficult, but it's a tons of tads necessary. Since my accident, I've made fitness a priority to rebuild and maintain both my mental and physical strength. Buuutttt with a once shattered body, there is definitely more I need to pay attention to than the average perason. Meet Dr. Jackson Bates, lead clinician at Myodetox West Hollywood. Jackson is the only chiropractor or physical therapist I've worked with who seem...

Send Gabriella a Text Message. I have had four sets of boobs in my lifetime. This tetralogy has taught me a thing or two about life, growth, self-forgiveness, redemption, shame, love, persistence, patience, healing - my tits have taught me a lot about a lot of important things. Life lessons can come from yitties? Yes, yes they can. Listen if you would like to learn, listen if you're curious, or listen because ya just need to know how tf a person can have four sets of boobs and string th...

Send Gabriella a Text Message. Two spiritual students brought together by curly hair & boobs. Meet my life coach, Dominique Gold, who teaches through the lens of spirituality. In this episode we discuss navigating the crossroads and transitions we go through in life - especially when growing up and learning how to adult. . Career changes, moves, social life fluctuations, the campy drama that is dating in Los Angeles all while battling trauma?! To start your own business is a lot for anyon...

Send Gabriella a Text Message. My accident was written in the stars?! Surgery on the soul?! Meet Danny Santos of Danny Santos & The Crystal Visions. Ayahuasca shaman, spiritual coach, astrologer, tarot reader, reiki healer, breath work instructor, host of the 'Astro Daddy' podcast - he does it all! From working with trauma survivors to corporate retreats, come hear all Danny has to say about humans and the Universe. And listen to him read and analyze my birth chart!!! For anyone who...

Send Gabriella a Text Message. Gabriella was launched on this mission by the Universe upon waking up from her nap (coma). This podcast is dedicated to fulfilling that mission, showing her up for her assignment. What is said 'mission? Who is this bish? What's she talking about and why is she even talking? Well, you gotta listen to her talk in this introductory debut episode to find out what Gabriella and 'Gabriella Rebranded' is all about. Win most, lose some 🎙️Get ready to dive into: Wh...

Send Gabriella a Text Message. Welp, we had to get it out of the way! Detailing the first not very cash money 20 months following my accident. Hear about the car bodying me, the first 14 surgeries (yes - I had two more following where this video ends), the big bad sad, and finally, my spiritual intervention that sent me on the trajectory that I'm on now. A trajectory of positivity, a life of love. How I found my newfound trust in the Universe. Oh yeah, and we're laughing during it. Win most, ...