The Real Cost of Starting Over, Divorce, Cancer, and Building Again, with Gabriella Travali
Wed Feb 04 2026
What’s up everybody, welcome back.
This episode hits different.
Thomas sits down with Gabriella Travali, Fairfield salon owner, entrepreneur, mom of four, run club energy, and someone who has been through more than most people talk about out loud.
They get into:
Raising boys in Fairfield and the real talk about parenting teenagersCo-parenting and what happens when life does not go the way you plannedDivorce, rebuilding financially, and learning lessons the hard wayBreast cancer, six surgeries, and what it actually feels like to face your own mortalityWhy discipline and routine saved her when everything else was falling apartThe truth about alcohol, trauma, healing, and acceptanceThis is not surface level highlight reel stuff. This is messy, honest, local, and real.
Gabriella shares how she rebuilt herself while running a salon in downtown Fairfield, showing up for four kids, and refusing to quit when most people would have folded.
If you are:
A parent trying to figure it outAn entrepreneur juggling too muchSomeone who feels like life punched you in the faceOr just need proof that you can come back from anythingThis one is for you.
Follow Gabriella Travali: @gabrielatravali
Salon: @gavalisalon – Brick Walk, Downtown Fairfield
Listen, share it with someone who needs it, and let us know what part hit home.
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What’s up everybody, welcome back. This episode hits different. Thomas sits down with Gabriella Travali, Fairfield salon owner, entrepreneur, mom of four, run club energy, and someone who has been through more than most people talk about out loud. They get into: Raising boys in Fairfield and the real talk about parenting teenagersCo-parenting and what happens when life does not go the way you plannedDivorce, rebuilding financially, and learning lessons the hard wayBreast cancer, six surgeries, and what it actually feels like to face your own mortalityWhy discipline and routine saved her when everything else was falling apartThe truth about alcohol, trauma, healing, and acceptanceThis is not surface level highlight reel stuff. This is messy, honest, local, and real. Gabriella shares how she rebuilt herself while running a salon in downtown Fairfield, showing up for four kids, and refusing to quit when most people would have folded. If you are: A parent trying to figure it outAn entrepreneur juggling too muchSomeone who feels like life punched you in the faceOr just need proof that you can come back from anythingThis one is for you. Follow Gabriella Travali: @gabrielatravali Salon: @gavalisalon – Brick Walk, Downtown Fairfield Listen, share it with someone who needs it, and let us know what part hit home.