Friends! Welcome back to Somewhere Road!

Co-Hosts Meg Vitti & Nicole Danielle are SO excited for today's episode & to introduce you their very special guest.

Not only is she a social media manager, a group fitness instructor and a girl's wrestling coach but she is an amazing artist and a total badass who always finds a way to sparkle & shine through anything life throws her way. A true ray of light in this world, Coach Gabbie Jones embodies the essence of the kind of genuine love & support we all hope to have in our corner, fighting alongside us in this game of life.

Today, we asked Coach Gabbie Jones to join us on the road with one specific purpose in mind, to help shatter glass ceilings! From being a woman in combat sports to finding a community to redefining what the word "Coach," this is one jam-packed episodes that packs a lot of punches but a lot more heart!

A personal friend & coach to Nicole, you're about to find out why Nicole herself always says "Everyone needs a Gabbie in their life!" Genuine souls attract genuine souls and when you find them, don't let them go. Life is certainly more beautiful when you've got a "Gabbie" in your corner! ;-)

In Ep. 17, "SHATTERING GLASS CEILINGS: The fight for confidence, creativity, community & courage w/ special guest, Coach Gabbie Jones," the conversation just flows! A few takeaways include:

- From couch potato to fitness coach & trainer: Gabbie's story

- The power of connection

- Why Meg & Gabbie are cut from the same soul cloth

- The Connection between Art & Physical Fitness

- Whole-Body Self: Connecting the mind, body & soul

- Transforming the intention behind working out

- Mindset shift from "skinny" to "strong"

- Creating fulfilling goals

- Why people like Meg & Gabbie make a difference in the lives of others

- Passion & true understanding for what you do

- "Coach" overused on social media

- Redefining what a Coach is

- How to find the right coach to work with in any aspect of life

- Beyond what you see on social media; it can't be undone overnight

- Managing your expectations

- The power of combat sports & fighting for what you want

- The beauty of group fitness

- Women in combat sports

- The power of community

- How to recognize you've tapped into others' insecurities

- Working hard to get what you want

- The ebbs & flows of life

- Trusting yourself, trusting the path

- The path from darkness back to the light

- And SO MUCH MORE!

No more waiting, y'all! Come join Meg, Nicole & Gabbie on today's walk down Somewhere Road.

Gabbie, we all loved this conversation & we cannot wait to have you back again! Keep being your sparkly badass self! The world needs you! XO

*Note that little 'E' icon if real, unfiltered voices are too triggering for you. We promised to always show up as ourselves. ;-)

Episode Resources:

Website: www.somewhereroad.com

IG: @its_somewhere road

Co-Host, Nicole Danielle

Website: www.nicoledanielle.life

Website: www.lifethrulyricsbooks.com

IG: @its_nicoledanielle

Co-Host, Meghan Vitti

Website: https://rawstrengthandmobility.com

IG: @vtface

Welcome back. Welcome back, everyone!

We're just gonna say it... manipulators, narcissists & gaslighters are pretty damn toxic and can do some real damage to a person's mental health. Today, Co-Hosts Meg Vitti & Nicole Danielle deep dive into how to navigate these mentally damaging people and find the strength to no longer allow them to affect you.

If you feel like there's someone(s) in your life who have been manipulating you, stop what you're doing & listen to this episode right now! May today's walk & talk help you remove the blindfold over your eyes, awaken to the possible truth of some relationships in your own life & help you discover the strength within you to make a change.

Episode 16, Manipulators and Narcissists and Gaslighters...Oh My!: How to Deal With Mentally Damaging Individuals, is packed with so many important takeaways for your life. Just some of the things we cover include:

- How to recognize the BIG RED FLAGS that you’re being manipulated.

- If you listen to your “pit,” it will guide you to and from the things you do and don’t want to be a part of.

- Doing the same things over & over again is the Crazy Train.

- If you’re trying to better yourself & your partner is saying the same thing but you’re taking the steps & your partner is saying they are but they’re not, it’s never going to work out.

- Gaslighting happens because someone has the need to control & control then puts the fear into others.

- People who raise their voice & put others down to make themselves feel better are broken, insecure and unable to deal with their own shit.

- How to take the power away from a manipulator.

- Why people lash out on others.

- How to regain control over the situation when dealing with a narcissist.

- What to do when you know you’re being manipulated but you’re stuck being a “people pleaser,” so you just continue to take it?

- Stockholm Syndrome

- Dangers of mental manipulation in relationships.

- Your body, brain and mind will tell you exactly what’s going on if you’re brave enough to listen to it.

- We continue to pick relationships with same manipulating character because we never made the adjustments.

- You have to stop giving a shit about the voices you don’t care about.

- If everyone’s opinion matters, you’ll never have a thought of your own.

- Learn to not be baited back into the argument.

- True colors coming out after the relationship begins.

- You have to have the right balance of reaction and emotion.

- How to change the “victim” role

- Dangers of serial relationship-ers and not taking the time to make adjustments.

- What is the difference between a Manipulator and a Gaslighter?

- Trust your gut.

We LOVE the conversation had on today's walk. If you feel like you're constantly riding the Crazy Train because of certain individuals in your life, you're definitely not alone!

Come on, let's talk that walk...

Please not that little "E" icon.

Episode Resources:

Website: www.somewhereroad.com

IG: @its_somewhere road

Co-Host, Nicole Danielle

Website: www.nicoledanielle.life

Website: www.lifethrulyricsbooks.com

IG: @its_nicoledanielle

Co-Host, Meghan Vitti

Website: https://rawstrengthandmobility.com

IG: @vtface

Welcome back, Friends! We've hit Episode 15 here on Somewhere Road and today's episode is a big one with the theme of "Change" driving the conversation.

In Episode 15, "Everything's FINE: Finding Calm in the Chaos & Navigating the Challenges within CHANGE," Co-Hosts Meg Vitti & Nicole Danielle address a heavy-hitting listener question on what to do when you're trying to make positive changes in your life but other people make you feel like you're the problem?

On the path to change, make sure to surround yourself with positive people who are going to encourage you along the journey to self-betterment. The truth is, you can't take everyone with you as you level-up in life, so you might just have to let go of some of the negative people who aren't backing you up as you are focused on personal growth.

Nicole & Meg then discuss the dangers of "assumptions" & Nicole gets heated when explaining why the word "Fine" is the worst word in the dictionary. Meg shocks Nicole when she reveals the acronym for the word "FINE," and Nicole shares why her least favorite word sends her right back to high school days with the "12 Fine of '99."

And later, Nicole gives her biggest bomb drop yet when she lets listeners in on the truth of her life currently and the CHANGE that's coming! A tease into "part two" of her book series, you want the inside scoop on what's really going down in Nicole's life? Then you better come & take a walk with us on this week's journey down Somewhere Road!

*Note that little 'E' icon if real, unfiltered voices are too triggering for you. We promised to always show up as ourselves. ;-)

Episode Resources:

Website:

⁠⁠⁠www.somewhereroad.com⁠⁠⁠

IG: @its_somewhere road

Co-Host, Nicole Danielle is a TV/Film Producer & author of the "Life thru Lyrics" book series.

Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.nicoledanielle.life⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.lifethrulyricsbooks.com⁠⁠⁠

IG: @its_nicoledanielle

Co-Host, Meghan Vitti is a strength & mobility specialist & the owner of RAW Strength & Mobility.

Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://rawstrengthandmobility.com⁠⁠⁠

IG: @vtface

Get ready to laugh until your stomach hurts because this week's walk down Somewhere Road is sure to make you laugh as much as it will give you valuable takeaways for your life!

In Episode 14: "TRIPPIN' ON TIME: A conversation about Weed, Getaways & 'Self-Care,'" Co-Hosts Meg Vitti & Nicole Danielle show up for a walk & talk that isn't quite like anything you've heard yet!

While Nicole shares her children's recent "TRIP" at Red Rocks & Meg might accidentally give you a lesson in how to travel with weed, the heart of the conversation comes when they discuss the importance of making the TIME in life to do the things that are important because nothing is guaranteed.

From Meg telling the details of her recent girls' trip to Nicole sharing an embarrassing secret of her own, these friends highlight real discussions about life, relationships, feeling unseen, "fixing" vs "saving," FOMO, self-love, self-care, New Kids on the Block and SO MUCH MORE including:

- Leo Season

- Nicole's kids getting high at Red Rocks

- Meg's girls' trip & traveling with marijuana

- The science behind weed, tinctures, CBD & getting out of your own head

- Nicole's paranoia experience at the Hollywood Bowl

- Healing qualities of marijuana

- NKOTB, Paula Abdul & Missy Elliott

- Paula Abdul's still got it at 62 years old!

- Importance of making the time to take the trip

- Find the time to connect in person

- Maintaining connections to better yourself

- No guarantee in life

- Nicole admits an embarrassing secret

- The strength in recognizing the importance of "self" time

- If you don't take the time, you will break

- "Fix it forward..."

- Challenge of "date nights" when you have kids with special needs

- Finding the "work-around"

- Mental recovery

- Take the time for yourself & let others figure it out

- The lesson in discovering what you NEED

- It's not your significant other's job to maintain your sanity

- Claim your space

- Nicole's "EWWW" moment with her husband

- Romantic journey from being seen to not so

- Feeling the feelings of a partner who once was

- Change in perspective

- Importance of self-love and self-care

- Holiday vs "every day" recognition

- How to handle someone who isn't dealing with their own shit

- Take a pause to diffuse heightened emotions

- The journey to SELF

- Waiting for someone to "fix" you

- "Fixing" vs "Saving"

- Being drawn to those who need saving

- Why the idea of FOMO makes no sense!

- Nicole's "jealous" moment

- If you have FOMO, you need to step back & re-evaluate your own life

An episode sprinkled in nostalgia, "TRIPPIN' on TIME" is sure to get you in all your feels!

No need to wait any longer... Come, take a walk and laugh with us along this week's trip down Somewhere Road.

*Note that little 'E' icon if real, unfiltered voices are too triggering for you. We promised to always show up as ourselves. ;-)

Episode Resources:

Website:

⁠www.somewhereroad.com⁠

IG: @its_somewhere road

Co-Host, Nicole Danielle is a TV/Film Producer & author of the "Life thru Lyrics" book series.

Website: ⁠www.nicoledanielle.life⁠

Website: ⁠www.lifethrulyricsbooks.com⁠

IG: @its_nicoledanielle

Co-Host, Meghan Vitti is a strength & mobility specialist & the owner of RAW Strength & Mobility.

Website: ⁠https://rawstrengthandmobility.com⁠

IG: @vtface

May today’s episode of the Somewhere Road podcast be your reminder that we don’t always know where to start but something beautiful can come from trusting your inner knowing & going with the flow.

In Episode 13, "Keeping Up With the Joneses: Living the 'American Dream' but at what cost?," Co-Hosts Meg Vitti & Nicole Danielle dive into the idea of the American Dream and discuss how the expectations of others can make us desire a life that’s not true to what makes YOU happy. Then later, a listener wrote in asking Nicole about her own journey with starting over & writing her book and Nicole addresses this question that focuses on “starting over, why to do it & when?”

Not knowing how today’s walk was going to start, Meg & Nicole just let it all flow and it evolved into a truly packed episode with lots of takeaways we hope will bring value to your life. The girls cover lots of topics on this walk, some including:

- Where would Meg live if she no longer lived in Jersey?

- The mortgage, the big house, the white picket fence… chasing the “American Dream” but at what cost?

- Is it really your dream or the expectation of following what everyone else is doing?

- Carving out your piece in this world

- Don’t leave this world without making your mark on it & imprint on those you meet

- Being unafraid to take chances promotes opportunity for growth

- The dangers of “expectations”

- Our ancestors didn’t have time to be afraid

- Are you just going to walk someone else’s path?

- The grass (seems) greener until it isn’t

- A big house full of STUFF does not define happiness

- “Adulting”

- How do YOU define success?

- No time is wasted time if you learn from the lesson

- New listener question for Nicole

- How powerful your intuition & gut is to your inner knowing

- Nicole dives deeper into finding the strength to write her book & why she did it

- What “starting over” is for Nicole

- Not looking back & regretting you didn’t take the chance

- The #1 thing that stops you from making progress forward in anything

- Relearning what you already knew

- Nicole shares one of the “darkest” stories from her book & why the ones who seem to be able to handle it all are actually the ones suffering inside

- And then, Meg flips the question onto the listener…

May this episode help you see that in every part of the darkness, there is beauty in the light.

And please keep those listener’s questions coming. So much of our incredible discussions along Somewhere Road are happening because of YOU.

Deep breaths, Friends. We got you. Time to go for a walk…

*Note that little 'E' icon if real, unfiltered voices are too triggering for you. We promised to always show up as ourselves. ;-)

Episode Resources:

Website:

www.somewhereroad.com

IG: @its_somewhere road

Co-Host, Nicole Danielle is a TV/Film Producer & author of the "Life thru Lyrics" book series.

Website: www.nicoledanielle.life

Website: www.lifethrulyricsbooks.com

IG: @its_nicoledanielle

Co-Host, Meghan Vitti is a strength & mobility specialist & the owner of RAW Strength & Mobility.

Website: https://rawstrengthandmobility.com

IG: @vtface

What do you do when you feel like you're "going through it" & you know you don't want to feel stuck but also don't know what you want?

Well, on this week's episode of the Somewhere Road podcast, Co-Hosts Meg Vitti & Nicole Danielle tackle the complexity of that question & talk through handling the hard seasons of life we all encounter at some point.

It's inevitable that on this journey in life, we will all face hard times but an essential part of getting through it is knowing that a positive mindset can change it all.

On today's walk, Meg & Nicole dive deep into this listener's question and remind all of you that on the journey from dark to light, you're gonna feel all the things during that grey "Messy Middle" part. A quick but powerful episode, the conversation goes beyond simply answering the question but covers topics such as:

- How to find positive in the negative

- Staying in the "shit" or choosing to dance in the rain

- Allowing yourself to have emotional reactions

- Trusting yourself vs living in a victim-induced mindset

- SHIT HAPPENS, literally! (Thanks, Gabbie!)

- Life is about perspective

- What to do to start living a better life

- Opposites: Good / Bad, Positive / Negative

- Tease into Nicole's second book

- Ying / Yang = Your Whole Self

- "Backpacks" + No one else's SHIT is yours to carry

- Can't rush someone else's process

- Not about "right" and "wrong"

- Why "TALK" is so important

- "BandAids" will never allow you to move on

- And so much more!

Keep those listener questions coming! We LOVE them!

Ep 12: "SHIT HAPPENS: How to find the positive within the negative seasons of life" is a quick but packed episode that you don't wanna miss. Put on those headphones, tune out the noise & come take a walk with us down Somewhere Road.

*Please note that little 'E' icon if real, unfiltered voices are too triggering for you. We promised to always show up as ourselves. ;-)

Episode Resources:

Website: www.somewhereroad.com IG: @its_somewhere road Co-Host, Nicole Danielle is a TV/Film Producer & author of the "Life thru Lyrics" book series. Website: www.nicoledanielle.life Website: www.lifethrulyricsbooks.com IG: @its_nicoledanielle Co-Host, Meghan Vitti is a strength & mobility specialist & the owner of RAW Strength & Mobility. Website: https://rawstrengthandmobility.com IG: @vtface

Welcome back to Somewhere Road!

On today's episode, things get spicy as Co-Hosts Meg Vitti & Nicole Danielle address a listener's question about "friendship" & that thing called Social Media.

One of you amazing listeners out there opened up to us about a problem you're having with one of your friends who, in front of others, called you out for not "liking" one of her posts... (insert exploding head emoji)!

In a digital age where the idea of "Social Media" is taken way too seriously, Meg & Nicole let their own views fly and hold nothing back while discussing this dicey, and somewhat controversial, topic.

We live in a world where often, for many, there's a heavy emphasis on the idea of "friends" and "following," overlooking the value of true connection. While Meg calls out the fakeness of a perceived life that isn't real, Nicole explains why she has no problem if someone chooses to "unfollow" her. And while Nicole is as a big fan of social media housekeeping, she also drops a huge bomb you aren't gonna wanna miss!

Thanks to you listening, Episode 11 - Social Media Evolution: Maturing Your Perspective and "Pit" in the Digital Age, might just be one of our favorites yet!

We really are in this together! Keep those questions coming because this episode is proof of the beautiful discussions that can be had and are the reason we show up week after week to discuss, in a safe space, the things people don't always want to talk about.

Episode 11 is waiting for ya! Come on, let's take a walk...

*Please note that little 'E' icon if real, unfiltered voices are too triggering for you. We promised to always show up as ourselves. ;-)

Episode Resources:

Website: www.somewhereroad.com IG: @its_somewhere road Co-Host, Nicole Danielle is a TV/Film Producer & author of the "Life thru Lyrics" book series. Website: www.nicoledanielle.life Website: www.lifethrulyricsbooks.com IG: @its_nicoledanielle Co-Host, Meghan Vitti is a strength & mobility specialist & the owner of RAW Strength & Mobility. Website: https://rawstrengthandmobility.com IG: @vtface

Today on Somewhere Road, Co-Hosts Meg Vitti & Nicole Danielle are joined by dear friend & fellow RWU alumni, Susan "Hoxie" Grossweiler!

A marketing guru, wife & momma, Sue brings the REAL to this week's episode as she opens up about the struggle with "balance" in life these days. As Nicole questions where is the "ME" piece of it all, Meg does what Meg does best & brings a different perspective to what the idea of "balance" really is.

While we're all just often trying to find the calm in the chaos... this week's walk with these three friends goes deep as, in Ep 10 "Embracing Equilibrium: Navigating Kindness & Self-Ownership," they also discuss topics such as:

- What is "balancing?"

- The importance of the word "No!"

- Our true self

- Lessons from church on "Kindness"

- "single" parent-partner life

- Why we second guess what we know is true

- Getting HER back

- The meaning behind the name of Nicole's book

- Breaking Generational Trauma

- A SAHWM is the hardest job there is!

- If you could go back in time & change anything...

- Losing people as you get closer to self

- Reconnecting with the "friends" who have always been there

- Who am I?

... And so much more!

Today's episode is exactly what it is when we say showing up unapologetically as ourselves & having the conversations most people don't wanna talk about. As these three friends walk & talk together down Somewhere Road, they extend a hand and invite you to come along with them so you know that you're not alone in all the things you feel.

What are you waiting for? Friendship, Friends. Come walk with us... *Please note that little 'E' icon if real, unfiltered voices are too triggering for you. We promised to always show up as ourselves. ;-)

Episode Resources:

Website: www.somewhereroad.com IG: @its_somewhere road Co-Host, Nicole Danielle is a TV/Film Producer & author of the "Life thru Lyrics" book series. Website: www.nicoledanielle.life Website: www.lifethrulyricsbooks.com IG: @its_nicoledanielle Co-Host, Meghan Vitti is a strength & mobility specialist & the owner of RAW Strength & Mobility. Website: https://rawstrengthandmobility.com IG: @vtface