EP 12 | Live, Love, Laugh | Guest: Marlana

What happens when you stop trying to fit into the world you've been given and start building the one you wish existed instead?In this episode of Decode / Disrupt, Nicolette and Gabbi sit down with Marlana, creator of The Reflection Room and host of The Inner Room, to explore community, connection, purpose, and the courage it takes to trust a path that doesn't make sense to everyone else. Marlana shares her journey from losing a sixteen-year career and discovering Substack during one of the most difficult seasons of her life to building a community rooted in conversation, curiosity, and belonging.Nicolette decodes the messy middle of trusting yourself when the next step isn't clear, while Gabbi disrupts assumptions about work, success, security, and the systems many of us have been taught not to question. Together, we explore what it means to create spaces where people feel seen, why community matters more than ever, and how connection can become a catalyst for change. Decode / Disrupt goes live Sundays on Substack, where insight meets interruption.