Get Your Happy Back with Nina Lockwood

What if you didn’t need talent, a plan, or a clear outcome… to create something meaningful?

In this heart-opening episode, I talk with intuitive art guide and coach Cherie Ray about the wisdom that shows up when we stop trying to “get it right.” Whether it’s a painting, a conversation, or your whole life—Cherie shares how creativity becomes a way back to presence, trust, and your own inner knowing.

We explore:

• What intuitive ...

What if life wasn’t something to control… but something to explore? In this episode of Get Your Happy Back, I sit down with the remarkable Kristy Halvorsen — a woman who has spent seven years on the road, living by curiosity, inner guidance, and what she calls “the tickles of your soul.”

Our conversation opened my heart in the best way. We talk about letting go of “shoulds,” trusting the unknown, and discovering that you truly can’...

Some people move through life with a quiet kind of courage… the kind that shows up as curiosity, openness, and a willingness to say “yes” when life taps them on the shoulder.

In this conversation, Ray Smith shares a lifetime of creativity, synchronicities, and the simple truth that joy doesn’t come from planning — it comes from showing up. Together, we explore what happens when you follow your instincts, stay open to possibility, a...

So many of us move through life feeling disconnected… not because something is wrong with us, but because we’ve forgotten how it feels to be fully alive. In this conversation, I sit down with Leiah Bowden to explore how we return to that natural aliveness through presence, intuition, and the truth inside us. Together, we look at the simple openings — noticing, sensing, creativity, nature — that allow life to express itself through...

What if leadership — and life — aren’t about doing more, but about connecting more deeply?

In this heartfelt conversation, Kristy Mandour, communication coach and founder of Sow to Speak, joins Nina to explore how we can move from me to we — from performing to connecting, from control to presence, from fear to authenticity.

We talk about: • Rehumanizing the workplace through empathy and connection • What happens when we feel unsafe...

What if the key to thriving in uncertain times isn’t control… but ease?

In this conversation, futurist and author Karena de Souza joins Nina to explore how we can navigate constant change — in work, parenting, and identity — with grace and curiosity instead of fear. Together they reflect on what it means to raise resilient humans, live through transitions, and anchor ourselves in the qualities that never go out of style.

We talk ab...

Sometimes pain doesn’t go away — but how we meet it can change everything.

In this episode, Nina Lockwood sits down with yoga teacher and Ayurveda counselor Zaidee Bliss to explore how we can live well, even when the body aches. Together they uncover how awareness, movement, and compassion can transform our relationship with pain — helping us reconnect to calm, clarity, and true well-being.

In this episode: • How chronic pain affec...

What if peace wasn’t something you had to earn, but something already inside you? In this conversation with Fiona Jacob, we explore how even in the midst of chaos, loss, or uncertainty, we can return to the calm and clarity at the core of who we are. ✨ In this episode: • Discovering wholeness beneath life’s struggles • Finding love again in the hardest moments • Why awareness changes everything • Real stories of resilience, grace,...

So many of us are taught to keep pushing through — until our bodies finally say “enough.” In this heartfelt conversation, Wai Hin Chan shares her powerful journey of health challenges, resilience, and the deep wisdom that comes from truly listening to your body. Together, we explore: • Moving from burnout and illness toward healing and wholeness • The hidden cost of ignoring our body’s signals • Self-respect and self-love as pa...

In this heartfelt episode of Get Your Happy Back, I sit down with Natalia Garcia to explore the life-changing power of awareness. Together, we reflect on how noticing what’s really happening — in our bodies, our thoughts, and our choices — can shift the entire way we experience life.

You’ll hear Natalia’s journey from struggling with eating disorders to finding freedom through functional nutrition, compassion, and presence. This is...

When life tests us in ways we never imagined, a deeper strength often appears. In this episode of Get Your Happy Back, I speak with Jennifer Hendricks-Fogg who shares caregiving truths, practical self-care, and the quiet resilience that grows in daily choices.

"It's okay to not be okay—just don’t stay stuck there."

We explore: • Navigating a rare childhood brain tumor and redefining "limits" • Self-care that fits real life (5-minut...

In this moving conversation, I sit down with Kim Perone — a well-being coach, consultant, and certified workplace mindfulness facilitator — to explore how we can rediscover happiness even after profound loss.

Kim shares her journey through unimaginable grief and how she learned to welcome joy back into her life. As we talk, I reflect with her on resilience, love, and the courage it takes to let happiness find us again.

In this epis...

So much of our unhappiness comes from the “shoulds” we carry. In this conversation with my friend and peak performance coach Lisa Giruzzi, I explore how letting go of those “shoulds” can bring us back to freedom, joy, and a deeper sense of ease.

✨ What we talk about:

• Why “shoulds” keep us stuck and unhappy

• The difference between stress and reality

• How life happens through us, not to us

• Finding freedom in the present mom...

What does it mean to truly take responsibility for your happiness? In this episode, financial advisor and cancer thriver Alissa Quinn shares her journey of resilience, joy, and connection. From ballroom dance to impact circles, she reminds us that self-care and kindness are the foundation of living fully.

✨ Inside this conversation: • Why self-care is the foundation of happiness • How grief and joy can coexist • The role of spirit...

In this heartfelt conversation with Yolanda Caldwell, we explore the hidden fears that come with success — and why stepping into your authentic life can feel both terrifying and liberating.

Yolanda is a results-oriented executive with over 20 years of experience managing diverse business operations and communications projects. She's also an awarding facilitator and international speaker.

Yolanda shares her journey from corporate le...

In this episode, Nina Lockwood speaks with Carole Heaney about what happens when life takes a turn you didn’t expect.

Carole is a death doula and advocate for dignified deaths, helping individuals and families create sacred, meaningful experiences at life’s end. With over 20 years as an oncology nurse and nursing administrator; wife, and mother, Carole has a lifetime of experience dealing first hand with the challenges that death a...

What if happiness isn’t something you chase?

In this episode of Get Your Happy Back, I talk with integrative coach and mindful alchemist Nicholas Clay about the emotional layers of happiness, the power of presence, and how to let go of what's blocking your peace.

We explore:

The emotional root of happiness

Anger as a doorway to healing

How to stop storing emotions and start moving through them

Why presence—not productivity—leads to...

What if the only thing standing between you and freedom… was your own effort? In this rich and honest conversation, Nina Lockwood sits down with coach, journaling teacher, and multi-passionate creative Anna Morris to explore what happens when we stop trying so hard — and start listening instead. Together they explore journaling as a practice of truth-telling, the wisdom of the body, and what it really means to follow your inner GP...

In this episode of "Get Your Happy Back," Nina Lockwood shares an intriguing conversation with Cheryl Crockett, a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, about the profound connection between happiness and health. Cheryl's extensive background in healthcare informs her approach to coaching, particularly her passion for helping individuals with complex life challenges, including those with autoimmune diseases.

Their dial...