CHANGING SPACES : Friendship Dynamics on the Road (Cambridge → Norfolk, Boundaries & Belonging)

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Melanie Gabbi -Bridging Psychology And Spirituality 101

By Melanie Gabbi

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Welcome to my Podcast I’m Melanie Gabbi—therapist, coach, and mental health consultant, podcaster, yoga and meditation speaker with over 25 years’ experience helping people heal, lead, and live with purpose. I’ve worked with thousands—from CEOs and entrepreneurs to creatives and seekers My approach blends psychology, embodiment, neuroscience, and soulful insight. The New project -Changing Spaces: Through the Lens isn’t just about travel. It’s about the stories that live and things I discover

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CHANGING SPACES : Friendship Dynamics on the Road (Cambridge → Norfolk, Boundaries & Belonging)

Melanie Gabbi -Bridging Psychology And Spirituality 101

34 minutes 38 seconds

3 weeks ago

CHANGING SPACES : Friendship Dynamics on the Road (Cambridge → Norfolk, Boundaries & Belonging)

On this leg of Changing Spaces (Through the Lens) I drive from Cambridge to Norfolk after a Windsor/London/Greenwich loop—and discover the hardest part of travel isn’t always routes or weather. It’s friendship dynamics: energy, boundaries, assumptions, and how quickly deeper patterns surface when you share tight spaces and shifting plans.

This isn’t just a travel vlog. It’s a journey through landscapes, history, psychology, spirit, and identity—from castles and river buses to caravan nights and flooded roads. We’ll unpack themes like psychic load (invisible labour), assumptions vs generosity, avoidance vs clarity, energy economy, masking vs authenticity, value clashes, boundaries in action, and discernment for who to travel with (and how).

Who this helps: solo travellers, vanlifers, mid-life changers, anyone renegotiating friendship/relationship dynamics or recovering from burnout.

Journal prompts

Where do I carry the invisible load (planning, booking, cooking, mediating)?
What drains me vs. restores me on trips? How can I protect my energy economy?
Which values are clashing (e.g., freedom/flow vs. control/avoidance)?
One boundary I’ll communicate before the next trip is…

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00:00 Intro & why this isn’t “just” travel
01:20 Series route recap: Windsor → London → Greenwich → Cambridge
01:59 New leg: Cambridge → Norfolk (weather, van issues, flooded routes)
03:55 The lens: TV’s “Race Across the World” & what it reveals
06:54 Theme 1: Psychic load in friendships (default organiser)
08:55 Theme 2: Assumptions vs generosity (transactions vs open giving)
10:58 Theme 3: Avoidance & hints vs directness (drama triangle)
13:15 Theme 4: Energy economy (what it costs to tolerate drains)
16:10 Theme 5: Masking → authenticity (speaking needs early)
17:40 Theme 6: Value clashes (freedom/flow/shared responsibility)
19:55 Theme 7: Boundaries in action (small acts of self-respect)
22:30 Theme 8: Discernment—who’s a good match to travel with?
24:30 Takeaways, journal prompts & invitation to reflect

Timestamps / Chapters#ChangingSpaces #VanlifeUK #SoloFemaleTravel #FriendshipDynamics #Boundaries #EmotionalLabor #Psychology #UKRoadTrip #Cambridge #Norfolk #EnergyEconomy #SlowTravel