In this episode Nicoleta explores the link between inter-racial struggles and happiness with Urmi Hossain, finance professional, blogger and author from Montreal, Canada.

Happiness in the peace within you

The impermanent nature of happiness

Finding joy in the little actions

Happiness in high school and university

Identity trapped in between cultures

When you belong to two different nationalities

Displacement through migration and struggling to fit in

Attuned to the diversity of an adoptive country

How blogging helps you build a community

The power of sharing with others

Open to inter-racial dialogues 

Frustrated by the racial prejudice

Learn, explore, socialize and be yourself

Connect with Urmi here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/urmihossain/

In this episode Nicoleta explores trauma and happiness with Matt O’Neil, Happiness Coach and Best-Selling Author from South Carolina, USA.

Growing up with a tyrant father

The impact of parental abandonment

In therapy at 6 year old

Life in poverty and struggle

Finding joy in family connection 

Between success and addiction

Resilience that follows trauma

Why hardship happen for us

The eternal soul as the essence of happiness

You choose how much you like the reality

How to heal the 8 bad moods and wounds 

Why the truth is reality and love

Insight into the good mood revolution

The path of conscious happiness

How unresolved emotions affect our wellbeing

Healing in alignment with your soul

Happiness when you love reality the way it is

The awful existence of our abusers

Prioritise authentic loving relationships

Be grateful and appreciate the abundance around

Movement as antidepressant

Connect with Matt here: https://mattoneill.com/the-book/

In this episode Nicoleta explores yoga and happiness with Chloe Markham, award winning yoga teacher, writer and joyful living coach from York, England.

When life challenges wire our brain 

Feeling life is short in childhood 

When the parent goes through stroke rehabilitation

The joy following loss and trauma

From practicing to teaching yoga 

Living more joyfully through you yoga

About the toll and magic of yoga

Yoga as the reminder of our aliveness

How to engage with stress more positively 

Interoception and the connection with own body

Growing through therapy and self-work

Learn to navigate your nervous system

Accept boredom and stillness

Be present and mindful 

Connect with Chloe here: https://www.chloemarkham.co.uk/

In this episode Nicoleta explores trauma and happiness with Wendy Alexander, mid-life career coach, author and entrepreneur from Melbourne, Australia.

Life as a mixed race in the segregated South Africa

Trapped in protests and social unrest

Laughter and connection in the family home

The experience of migration to Australia 

Domestic abuse throughout pregnancy

Losing the house after divorce

Embraced by the multicultural Melbourne

Growing resilience and cultivating gratitude

Inspired by the experience of motherhood

Fighting to pay off debts as a single mother

Mid-life career change in the corporate world

Coaching others to change their path

Seek help and take it one step at a time

Connect with Wendy here: https://happycareerhub.com/

In this episode Nicoleta is talking about trauma and happiness with Akilah Riley-Richardson, clinical trauma therapist from Trinidad and Tobaggo.

Happiness in living aligned with own values

Trauma and the relationship with happiness 

Understanding own value in the world

How to erect proper psychological boundaries

Moving through rough patches in life

From true pain to authenticity

Receiving validation for our internal experiences

The relationships we choose and choose not

When trauma and pain make you a better friend

Why we are all on the same path 

The calling for a particular profession

Sitting with people that feel deep trauma

Why you are worth being here

The systemic trauma of marginalised people 

Grief and self-compassion are immensely important

About your relational privilege

Various tools in healing trauma

The challenge of living in the now

Connect with Akilah here:

https://akilahrileyrichardson.com/

 In this episode Nicoleta talks about healing and happiness with Marie Young, Stress Management Coach from Texas, USA.

From childhood neglect to depression

The impact of the absent parents

Coming from divorced families

Lacking role modelling and support

Between the compare and despair modes

About the hardening of the heart

Starting healing in the 20s

The emergence of the post-traumatic growth 

Takings from the corporate world

Happiness in human connection

Wisdom of the divine masculine

The unconditional love of the divine feminine

Using the technology of yoga to return back home

How we can yoke ourselves to the divine

When yoga can be learned by everyone

How discovering yoga helps you surrender

Contentment and bliss in mixing yoga and meditation

The space of balance we can return to

Connection with the self and your intuition

Consciousness as the sum of awareness and love

Connect with Marie here:

www.bodyinformedresiliency.com

www.mariebyoung.com

In this episode Nicoleta talks about PTSD and happiness with Garret Biss, retired marine pilot, addiction recovery coach, and TEDx Speaker from North Carolina, USA.

Happiness as the peace in your heart

Joining the Marines in search for connection

Travelling around the world and learning about the human condition

In touch with the pain and suffering of people

Between hedonic happiness and eudaimonic happiness 

The profile of a Marines pilot and the need for compartmentalisation

PTSD for military that transition to civil life

Finding safety in belonging and purpose in life

Coping behaviours after military trauma

Why military do not share their inner experience

Overcoming alcohol addiction through filling the internal void

Recovery and positive psychology, coaching and mentoring

How to create a life you don’t want to escape from    

The journey of reconnection with the self 

Intentionally bringing joyfulness back into your life

Pot-traumatic growth following trauma

Follow joy, seek connection, search for meaning

Connect with Garret here:

https://valiantpath.vet/

https://garretbiss.com/

In this episode Nicoleta explores emotions and happiness with Andy Brown, author and leadership coach from England.

Happiness in balance and equity

Jumping with joy growing up in Brighton

Curiosity is key to create happiness

Attending the inner child 

Feeling chosen as an adopted child

Living with a strong desire to serve

About the emotional overdraft

Investing in work at the cost of your mental health

The factors that create emotional overdraft

Why your thinking created your emotions

How your emotions create your behaviour

When your behaviours lead to certain outcomes

Changing habits to rewire the brain

Expanding our emotional vocabulary

Happiness is infinite and has no limits

Do not hold the happiness, spend it without fear

Connect with Andy here: https://emotionaloverdraft.com/

In this episode Nicoleta explores healing and happiness with Holly Copeland, scientist, coach and healing practitioner from California, USA

The youth and the false idea of happiness 

Missing the feeling of wholeness within

Happiness as the inside out job

Aligning with the love within

When you naturally connect with the joy in life

Life near a sibling with mental health struggles

From conservation work to Buddhist teachings

Finding purpose and helping others

When you stop expecting the world to change

Embracing kinship in our shared humanity

The bridge between science and spirituality

Meditation and the life beyond the mind

How the nature of our mind is pristine

Working with the energy of our universe

Sound healing and tuning forks to let energy flow

The power of frequency healing devices 

Freeing from programming and indoctrination

Ancient teachings for chronic illness and inflammation

The importance of readiness for healing 

Honour the breath for peace and wellbeing

Great each day intentionally

Allow yourself to feel the truth into your heart

Connect with Holly here: https://www.hollycopeland.co/

In this episode Nicoleta explores health and happiness with Mark L Fox, entrepreneur, scientist, and former Space Shuttle Chief Engineer, from Coco Beach, USA. 

Looking forward to waking up in the morning

Happiness in helping others

When you see the half full glass

From love of chemistry to rocket science

Why NASA is not progressive in its production

16 years in the space shuttle industry

What inspired the interest in energy work

How everything in the universe involves an energy exchange 

Energy in the magnetic field, electrical current, sound, vibration and light

The science of DNA and the energy of human cells

Modern technological energy devices that promote health 

Balancing the energy source in the body for healing

Frequencies for illness and frequencies for wellbeing

The VIBE device with protocols that send therapeutic vibrations

How an MP3 player can send healing energy through vibration

Helping with toxicity, inflammation, PTSD, anxiety, sleep, blood sugar regulation

How to switch between different brain waves

High success rate in the medical clinical trials

The miracle of human body healing

Harmonising the brain with meditation and the energy work

How different frequencies stimulate the vagus nerve

Healing through other devices like watches, chairs and grounding matts

A future where various frequencies can be accessed through the lighting system

Connect with Mark here: https://resona.health/