Open To Happiness
This podcast is guiding trauma survivors through their journey of self-discovery, healing and personal growth. Its host Nicoleta is a Romanian-British Psychologist, Therapist and Educator and a survivor of childhood trauma and TNBC herself. Nicoleta is interested in authentic human connection, healing and personal development and loves to help people grow conscious awareness, heal their past, develop relationship attunement, and finally open to happiness.
Episodes
In this episode Nicoleta explores dating and happiness with Mat Boggs, dating expert, speaker, best-selling author, from California USA
Happiness as the differential between your expectation and reality
Joy in what is happening in the present moment
Peacefulness when you give up the resistance to what is
Living in an infinite field of goodness
Challenge as the seed of an equal and greater opportunity
Helping thousands of women manifest ...
In this episode Nicoleta talks about mindset and happiness with Juan Campoo, mindset & behavior expert, author, TEDx speaker from Argentina, living in Netherlands.
Happiness, as contentment and wellbeing
When health struggles lead to coaching training
Doctors prescribing yoga for life
Using intuition to work with people for people
Happiness has nothing to do with circumstances
The impact of epigenetics in happiness
Trauma coming t...
In this episode Nicoleta explores relationship and happiness with Lisa Tahir, licensed therapist from New Orleans, USA.
When we measure happiness in units of hertz
From peace and joy to happiness in the little things of life
The old and the new therapy and compassion fatigue
When we integrate spirituality in our therapy practice
20 years in therapy focused on the past
Hope as a precursor to change
Empathy and self-forgiveness key in heal...
In his episode Nicoleta talks about relationships and happiness with Mateusz Bajerski, fellow psychotherapist, from London.
Life through the eyes of a millenial therapist
When happiness is a choice and internal discipline
The jurney of self-love and self-acceptance
From cognitive science to Reiki
Awakening to spirituality through an Ayuhasca ceremony
Insight into the human consciousness
When awake...
In this episode Nicoleta explores sexuality and happiness with the author of EXODAI Elizabeth Hendrick, British national living in Tokyo.
Happiness as the 100% contentment with who you are
Starting life in a happy loving family
Discovering interest in girls at puberty
Fantasies of bondage at the age of 10
Identified as a lesbian at 13
Discomfort within due ingrained religious conditioning
Feeling miserable with own sexuality
Unconsciousl...
In this episode Nicoleta talks about dating and happiness with Ruth Schwartz, the founder of the Conscious Girlfriend Academy, from California USA.
Exploring the many flavours of happiness
Happiness as joy and satisfaction
Happiness as a feeling of aliveness
Happiness in living your purpose
Happiness in sharing the message with the world
Childhood happiness in the relationship with the universe
Drawing happiness in adolescence from roman...
In this episode Nicoleta talks about hardship and happiness with Elaine Glass, intuitive coach, speaker and author from Arizona USA.
When happiness is living your soul’s person.
The gift of a blessed happy childhood.
Moving through hardship in the 20s.
Surviving as a single mom with 2 children.
Offering emotional support to patients as a hygienist.
Training in coaching and coming back “home”.
When the quietness is not silence.
Overcoming ...
In this episode Nicoleta talks about relationship and happiness with the founders of The Hendricks Institute, Katie and Gay Hendricks from California, USA.
Celebrating 44 years of marriage and over 40 books.
The relationship is about two people telling the truth to each other.
Adversities are our best teacher.
Creating a healthy relationship out of tiny choices.
Take responsibility and understand how you contribute to conflict.
When yo...
In this episode Nicoleta explores parenting and happiness with Kara Hoppe, psychotherapist from California USA
The impact of a baby on marriage.
When the couple relationships gets stuck.
When childhood trauma robs us from happiness.
About the capacity for joy and sadness.
When leaning into sorrow opens the door for happiness.
The joy in the small moments of life.
Joy is connection, suffering is isolation.
Trauma in adolescence during the ...
In this episode Nicoleta is talking about labels, social identity and happiness with Jaï Bristow, an international diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) coach and consultant.
Humans as complex multidimensional beings.
Life growing up in a meditation centre.
Depression and anxiety from the age of 10.
Living with chronic health conditions and disability.
Coming out as trans and non-binary.
When gender becomes a limitation of freedom.
H...
In this episode Nicoleta chats about mental health and happiness with Matt Hussey, Journalist, Therapist and Educator from London.
When happiness feels like a Hollywood story.
From the pursuit of happiness to our agency to tap into joy.
The happiness as an internal dialogue.
Watching divorcing parents fight in the court.
From failed therapy sessions to training as a therapist.
The journey of becoming a therapist.
About the messiness of...
In this episode Nicoleta explores relational trauma and happiness with Jacquie Burgwin-Turner, psychotherapist from England.
From clinical and forensic social worker to psychotherapy.
Insights after 32 years in the service of others.
Life as a mother of seven children.
Life as a foster mom for 44 children.
The pain of living with a cruel mother.
Leaving home at adolescence.
From loneliness and conf...
In this episode Nicoleta explores relational trauma and happiness with Trevor Rocca, Polyvagal and Trauma Informed Coach from Gibraltar.
Inside the mind and life of a Gibraltarian.
When personal training becomes thea path for self-soothing.
How understanding dissolves the self-blame and shaming.
The lack of parental affection and trauma injuries.
Insight into relational trauma.
Why each relationship carries relational trauma.
How the p...
In this episode Nicoleta explores relational trauma and happiness with Mieke Vander Heyden psychotherapist and coach from Brussels, Belgium.
Happiness in the contentment and acceptance of where we are in life.
From angry child to adult travelling freedom.
We have the choice and we are in charge of our happiness.
How our relationship with our parents shape our relational style.
Insight into the fascinating journey of healing.
How relati...
In this episode Nicoleta talks about relational trauma and happiness with Dr. Maureen Petersen from North Carolina, USA.
Happiness is embracing the successes and failures in life.
Why life is a teacher.
When you become a doctor out of love for people and love for science.
How a paediatric doctor has dealt with her child’s cancer and type 1 diabetes.
The importance of gratitude when faced with hardship.
Why sitting with discomfort helps...
In this episode Nicoleta chats about relationships and happiness with Tripp Lanier, professional coach and author from North Carolina, USA
Why we should not chase or pursue happiness.
Happiness in laughing with friends and writing music.
When your mother takes her life at 13.
Expressing anger and finding relief in music.
How using the voice leads to healing.
When humour helps us move through hardship.
Why coaching is an extension of ar...
In this solo episode Nicoleta explores what lying is, why do we lie, what is the impact of lying and what can we do about it?
There’s nothing good coming out of lying, only pain and destruction.
In this solo episode Nicoleta explores life when partners are on different levels of consciousness.
What can you do when your realise you are awakening and your partner is still stuck in their tunnel mind?
Can the relationship survive?
In this solo episode Nicoleta explored "the best version of yourself".
Do you feel good enough or you feel rather inadequate and insufficient?
Is there a best version of yourself and if there is how do you find it?
Let's explore how the humanistic psychology inspired the empowerment culture and changed the way we think about ourselves as human beings.
Most inportantly, let's guide you find your b...
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