Gabriella Rebranded | Healing After Trauma, Spiritual Growth, Brain Injury Recovery & Dark Humor

Gabriella Tranchina
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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. ✨ Welcome to Gabriella Rebranded. Win most, lose some. @‌GabriellaRebranded on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabriellarebranded @‌GabriellaRebranded on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gabriellarebranded Sign up for my newsletter! Website: https://www.gabriellarebranded.com/

  1. 6H AGO

    Exercise Is Brain Medicine l Ep 44

    Send Gabriella a Text Message. exercise, neuroplasticity, neurotransmitters, neuroscience Plot twist: exercise changes your brain perhaps even more than it does your body! To close out the season, I’m breaking down the actual neuroscience behind why movement helps mood, motivation, focus, recovery, brain fog, stress, and mental health—and how I experienced it rebuilding my life after being my accident - surgeries & come & all - and training my way back into myself. We get into neuroplasticity, BDNF (basically brain fertilizer), neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin, nervous system regulation, inflammation, sleep, and why exercise can make your brain feel online again when it’s been stuck in survival mode. This episode isn’t fitness hype. It’s brain chemistry, biology, scientific evidence, and lived experience. I'm standing ten toes down: work out for the brain, the body will follow. Win most, lose some DONATE TO MENTAL HEALTH & SPONSOR ME IN HYROX! https://www.raceforimpact.com/en/gabriella-tranchina @‌GabriellaRebranded on Instagram: Gabriella Rebranded (@gabriellarebranded) • Instagram profile @‌GabriellaRebranded on TikTok: gabriellarebranded on TikTok @gabriellarebranded on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDNWOqOEBzoNvE_TfkQqzDw Sign up for my newsletter! Website: Gabriella Rebranded | spiritual podcast Support the show

    18 min

  2. MAY 19

    Boundaries After Medical Trauma with Jessica Miller l Ep 43

    Send Gabriella a Text Message. healthy boundaries, medical trauma, invisible disability A long recovery can change far more than your physical body—it can completely alter how safe you feel in relationships, and suddenly something as simple as saying “no” can feel threatening.  I’m joined by Jessica Miller of Mind Your Boundaries to get very practical about what it actually looks like to set boundaries after medical trauma—especially when your symptoms are invisible and everyone assumes you’re fine because you “look normal.” Listen, boundary setting since getting hurt has been a double black diamond treacherous slope, but Jess gets right to it with her simple tools & education. We talk about why trauma can keep your nervous system stuck in fight-or-flight, how to regulate before hard conversations, and simple tools you can use in real time when you feel yourself spiraling. We dive into the raw, messy reality: family members who don’t understand your limitations, people pushing back when you finally start saying no, over-explaining yourself, people-pleasing, guilt, resentment, and what happens when protecting your peace costs you certain relationships. If you’re navigating recovery from medical trauma, brain injury, chronic pain, or any life-altering health event, this episode will give you practical tools, actual scripts, and a reminder that protecting yourself is not selfish—it’s necessary. Win most, lose some DONATE TO MENTAL HEALTH & SPONSOR ME IN HYROX! https://www.raceforimpact.com/en/gabriella-tranchina @‌GabriellaRebranded on Instagram: Gabriella Rebranded (@gabriellarebranded) • Instagram profile @‌GabriellaRebranded on TikTok: gabriellarebranded on TikTok @gabriellarebranded on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDNWOqOEBzoNvE_TfkQqzDw Sign up for my newsletter! Website: Gabriella Rebranded | spiritual podcast @MindYourBoundaries on Instagram Mind Your Boundaries Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpFOiBujrj00OAxWnCpsX_g Apollo Neuro Website: https://apolloneuro.com/ Code: GREBRANDED for $99 off Apollo Neuro Wearable  Support the show Support the show

    43 min

  3. MAY 12

    Stop Telling People To Get Over It l Ep 42

    Send Gabriella a Text Message. 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 that mindset fails—and what survivors actually need: patience, consent, compassion, and support that doesn’t turn into an interrogation or Barbara Walters interview (have sat for many of those).  You rarely know the full story behind someone’s pain and even survivors can still be uncovering the ripple effects years later. I also share what it feels like to be judged by people who know an itty bitty titty fraction of what happened—and why “mind your damn business” can be a very healthy boundary. We break down the difference between checking in with care versus pushing for details, how to encourage support without trying to control someone’s healing.  (I make it really easy for you, I literally I give you a sample script for how to ask someone about their recovery respectfully.) Let's all show up for people better. Win most, lose some DONATE TO MENTAL HEALTH & SPONSOR ME IN HYROX! https://www.raceforimpact.com/en/gabriella-tranchina @‌GabriellaRebranded on Instagram: Gabriella Rebranded (@gabriellarebranded) • Instagram profile @‌GabriellaRebranded on TikTok: gabriellarebranded on TikTok @gabriellarebranded on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDNWOqOEBzoNvE_TfkQqzDw Sign up for my newsletter! Website: Gabriella Rebranded | spiritual podcast Apollo Neuro Website: https://apolloneuro.com/ Code: GREBRANDED for $99 off Apollo Neuro Wearable  Support the show

    17 min

  4. MAY 5

    Crisis Alert!! Identity After Trauma Series (Part 3) l Ep 41

    Send Gabriella a Text Message. 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 Identity CRISIS aspect that gets violently pelted in. Trying to “go back to normal” can make recovery feel so damn much worse. And why??? Isn't the point of healing to get back to feeling like your old self??  - Not exactly, but I promise, it's ok! When your old life doesn't hit the same, that's not failure - that's change. We get into why forcing the “old you” leads to burnout—and how to sit in the in-between, get comfortable being uncomfortable, and define alignment in a way that actually feels good. I share what that looked like for me—letting go of a dream career, finding a new pace, and realizing I didn’t actually want everything I used to have. To all those in a season of recovery or major change, you’re not behind. You’re becoming. Win most, lose some  DONATE TO MENTAL HEALTH & SPONSOR ME IN HYROX! https://www.raceforimpact.com/en/gabriella-tranchina @‌GabriellaRebranded on Instagram: Gabriella Rebranded (@gabriellarebranded) • Instagram profile @‌GabriellaRebranded on TikTok: gabriellarebranded on TikTok @gabriellarebranded on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDNWOqOEBzoNvE_TfkQqzDw Sign up for my newsletter! Website: Gabriella Rebranded | spiritual podcast Apollo Neuro Website: https://apolloneuro.com/ Code: GREBRANDED for $99 off Apollo Neuro Wearable  Support the show

    21 min

  5. APR 28

    Brain Broke, Built a Business That Actually Listens l Ep 40

    Send Gabriella a Text Message. trauma-informed coaching, career pivot, TBI, recovery A 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. From it, Stephanie created SGA Coaching & Consulting: trauma informed transformational coaching with an emphasis on TBI survivors. Stephanie & I talk about what happens when “just get back to work” doesn’t work for your brain, your energy, or your nervous system. We get into the grief of losing the old plan—and the unexpected relief of admitting a 9–5 isn't for you anymore. Stephanie turned her experience into SGA Coaching & Consulting, and we unpack what “holding space” actually means, why validation matters when systems don’t get you, and how to stop living by “shoulds.” If you’ve ever wanted to scream at someone who claims “I understand” when they absolutely do not understand—you’ll feel this. We also hit career redesign: job interviews or tasks that flare symptoms, toxic work culture, and why entrepreneurship can be an accessibility tool. Plus her “four F words,” tiny confidence-building experiments, and gratitude that isn’t gaslighting. If you’re navigating concussion, TBI, trauma, or a life plot twist—this one has real tools, not just vibes. Subscribe, send it to someone who needs it, and tell me: what are you trying to reframe right now? Win most, lose some @‌GabriellaRebranded on Instagram: Gabriella Rebranded (@gabriellarebranded) • Instagram profile @‌GabriellaRebranded on TikTok: gabriellarebranded on TikTok @gabriellarebranded on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDNWOqOEBzoNvE_TfkQqzDw Sign up for my newsletter! Website: Gabriella Rebranded | spiritual podcast Stephanie's links & contact @sgacoaching on Instagram Email: Hello@sgacoaching.co  Website: Sgacoaching.co  @stephaniegrace ang on LinkedIn:  The Navigator's Letter by Jan Cress Dondi Support the show

    44 min

  6. APR 21

    My Uterus in a Soup Cup: Women's Autonomy in Healthcare l Ep 39

    Send Gabriella a Text Message. Patient/Female Advocacy & Agency, Cervical Cancer, Double Mastectomy, Uterus & Ovary Removal They 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 them. Time for a brief exhale. Same story, same reality—but this time we giggle. Alissa & I are still talking cervical cancer & BRCA2, but now it’s about what happens after your body has been through it. When you’re trying to feel like yourself again (or figure out who that even is). We touch on the messy parts—yeah, the system is still the system—but this is more about reclaiming. Expanders, reconstruction, making choices for you after a series of trips where it felt like everyone else was calling the shots while you rode shotgun within your own body. Femininity, vanity, pleasure…turns out those things still matter, and you don’t owe anyone an explanation for wanting to feel good in your body again. And because Alissa THANKFULLY refuses to be boring about any of this: she asked for her uterus and ovaries back, named her uterus, and keeps them as proof that she made it through. That's a f'ing WOMAN!!!! If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your body—or like you had to fight to get it back—this one will land in a different way. Subscribe, send it to a friend, and tell me what part made you feel like yourself again. Win most, lose some @‌GabriellaRebranded on Instagram: Gabriella Rebranded (@gabriellarebranded) • Instagram profile @‌GabriellaRebranded on TikTok: gabriellarebranded on TikTok @gabriellarebranded on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDNWOqOEBzoNvE_TfkQqzDw Sign up for my newsletter! Website: Gabriella Rebranded | spiritual podcast Alissa's website: https://www.alissamilo.com/ Alissa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alissamilo.jpg Support the show

    47 min

  7. APR 14

    RIP to Girl Parts: Cervical Cancer, BRCA2 Positive l Ep 38

    Send Gabriella a Text Message. 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 everything that follows: decisions she never wanted to make, pain she did not expect, and a medical system that can feel weirdly casual while patients, like Alissa, are quietly panicking about their own mortality. As promised, a true trauma porn episode: Alissa Milano & I sit down and trace her path from a cervical cancer diagnosis at 31 to the reality of a radical hysterectomy. We talk about what “radical” can actually mean, why recovery is not a nice & clean lil six-week timeline, and how trauma can show up after treatment - when everyone around you thinks you should be celebrating. Alissa gets blunt about intimacy, vulnerability, and the mental health crash that can come when your body changes. Since the body & mind are s closely connected, when your body completely changes, so do the mental coping mechanisms...but wait, there's more!  Alissa was also given a fun n flirty BRCA2 genetic mutation diagnosis. For the common tongue, she was carrying a high lifetime risk for breast and ovarian cancer, in addition to already having been violently "treated" for cervical cancer. Alissa breaks down the nuances, difficulties, and cruciality that comes with patient advocacy and why screening versus prophylactic surgery is such a personal call. We also get into the part nobody glamorizes: insurance authorization battles, inconclusive results, false positives, and the dehumanizing feeling of begging for care while still trying to keep your job. The episode closes with her preventive double mastectomy, ovary removal, surgical menopause, and hormone replacement therapy, plus a tease of the deeper conversation coming next about femininity and women’s health care. If you have ever felt dismissed, rushed, or forced to become your own medical expert, you will feel seen here.  Win most, lose some @‌GabriellaRebranded on Instagram: Gabriella Rebranded (@gabriellarebranded) • Instagram profile @‌GabriellaRebranded on TikTok: gabriellarebranded on TikTok @gabriellarebranded on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDNWOqOEBzoNvE_TfkQqzDw Sign up for my newsletter! Website: Gabriella Rebranded | spiritual podcast Alissa's website: https://www.alissamilo.com/ Alissa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alissamilo.jpg Support the show

    1h 3m

  8. APR 7

    Father's Loss Turned Into Remote Energy Healing w/ Luminara l Ep 37

    Send Gabriella a Text Message. Reiki healing, breathwork, burnout, AI, transactional energy, love Make 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 sorry - what?  Born from grief & devastation over the loss of his son, Luminara is an online immersive platform that pairs you with an energy healer curated for your specific needs. From the comfort of your own home, people can now log on and have recurring sessions with a curated energy healer.  People chalk energy healing up to be 'woo, woo,' but energetic healing works at a cellular level, something that people are finally starting to talk about. While energetic healing isn't a 'cure all,' it is something that should be more than complimentary to modern medicine.  The same healer doesn't work for everyone - everyone has their own needs. That's why Luminara guides you in finding the healer that fits for you.  Use my code, LUMIGAB20 , for 20% off! Don't worry, you're not limited to the only one single healer that they chose for you. While they guide you, you can watch videos of several that they recommend before who you decide you want to work with - and a switch up is always an option. With burnout on the rise, Romain & his son, Raphael, are here to combat it with love. Win most, lose some  @‌GabriellaRebranded on Instagram: Gabriella Rebranded (@gabriellarebranded) • Instagram profile @‌GabriellaRebranded on TikTok: gabriellarebranded on TikTok @gabriellarebranded on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDNWOqOEBzoNvE_TfkQqzDw Sign up for my newsletter! Website: Gabriella Rebranded | spiritual podcast Luminara website: https://www.luminara.care/ Code for 20% off Luminara: LUMIGAB20  Phenomena:https://www.phenomenahealing.com/ Apollo Neuro Website: https://apolloneuro.com/ Code: GREBRANDED for $99 off Apollo Neuro Wearable  Support the show Support the show

    52 min
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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. ✨ Welcome to Gabriella Rebranded. Win most, lose some. @‌GabriellaRebranded on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabriellarebranded @‌GabriellaRebranded on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gabriellarebranded Sign up for my newsletter! Website: https://www.gabriellarebranded.com/

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