Open To Happiness

In this episode Nicoleta explores spirituality and happiness with Mark Mezadourian, Intuitive from Oregan, USA.

Starting the day with gratitude and intention

How spirituality can help with nervous system (dys)regulation

From judgement to wholeness

Happiness is the freedom found in the present moment

The power of prayer and relaxation

Order and chaos in the universe

When you think happy people are crazy

Genocide, despair and the transgenerational trauma

Parental separation and hypervigilance

Family constellation therapy and EDMR for healing

Everyone wants peace and love

How to create a world of tolerance and kindness

Generations of children that are not traumatised

Spaces where people can regulate the nervous system

How an anxiety attack led to spirituality and insight

Recovering from cynicism and talking to angels

Family trauma and constellation therapy

Ending cruelty and creating generations of healthy children  

Understanding unconditional love 

Why we are all hard wired for intuition

Intuition as a conversation with the universe

How to ask for help from the divine

Feeling open to receiving guidance

When musicians and writers are our guides

How intuition and spirituality make the world bigger

Spirituality is not random

What if it’s no longer ok to be unconscious?

How would a world without arms look like?

The adolescent mindset of dismissive others

Acknowledgement is a huge healer

When angels want us to learn love

Raise your vibration to conscious adult self

You matter, you are powerful and you have a lot of support

Intuition as an experience not a concept

Connect with Mark here: https://www.markmezadourian.com/

In this episode Nicoleta explores trauma and happiness with Dr Agnieszka Piotrowska, academic, TEDx speaker, life coach and author from London.

When trauma is channelled in the creative work

Married with the Eifel Tower, the award winning documentary 

Can pain be sublimated completely?

The fear behind procrastination

Structural trauma living in communism

Granddaughter of Auschwitz survivor and transgenerational trauma

The abuse in asymmetrical power relationships 

Understanding the betrayal of trauma 

Healing through meditation, writing and sharing suffering

Psychoanalysis, transference, movies and AI

Turning to AI in the absence of a trusted person

How machine learning language “perform” empathy 

Trauma, therapy and the machine learning 

Live chat with an AI agent about future of humanity

The AI coaching and the dangers involved

Wellbeing through movement, community and learning 

Connect with Agnieszka: https://agnieszkapiotrowska.co.uk/ 

In this episode Nicoleta talks about love and happiness with Dr Keith Witt, clinical psychologist, author and teacher from California, USA.

A happy baby uncomfortable living in the 60s

Alcohol consumption and personality disorders in the family

Going through a depressive psychotic episode at 14

Death and rebirth through 23 electroconvulsive treatments 

The magic of psychotherapy for the entire family system

Finding solace and discipline in martial arts

Grateful for the lived hardship and for own incarnation

How the “archetype of healer” inspired a career in serving others

The practice of psychotherapy in the 70s

Doing contemplative practices for 60 years

The development of own cosmology through writing 14 books 

Fascinated by the concept of happiness

Happiness in the channel of being connected with spirit

When you start observing the evolution of your consciousness

The happy guy that had ups and downs

Why everything in life is about relationships

When improving relationships is essential to personal development

How to be at one with everyone and everything

Why love is compassion, unity and oneness

The learnings from 75.000 therapy sessions

How the School of Love was born

Learning to love completely 

How to move through conflict and repair relationships

Why people with personality disorders struggle to love

Positive impact of sexual education in relationships

Stop relying on hormones and start having a more intentional relationship

Secret affairs are shortcuts to temporary happiness

The selfishness of seeking self-gratification

How affairs slip into the slightest loophole in monogamy 

When monogamy turns into forced celibacy

Life of the third person in a relationship

Why couple therapy is cheaper than having an affair

The truth of modern psychology and psychotherapy

Attunement as the gate towards consciousness

Radical acceptance, gratitude and productive self-awareness

Connect with Keith: https://drkeithwitt.com/

In this episode Nicoleta is talking about healing and happiness with Lynda Samphire, intuitive and transformational guide from Seatle, USA.

The loss of mother at the age of 2

The confusion around a step mother

When grief is wired in your nervous system 

Growing up feeling on guard all the time

Intuitive and sensitive as a little girl

The unsafetiness that develops unhealthy patterns

How to work with the dreams and the inner experiences

Why dreams can bring both nightmares and healing

Using night time as a therapeutic sanctuary

Open to receive messages from the symbols in the dreams

Why it is important to remember your dreams

Connection with the higher self

How to feel safe into your own body

The gift of the human experience

Listen to the night time wisdom

How to reconnect with our whole self

Why happiness runs through the sadness

Please the self and learn to feel 

Stop outsourcing your inner truth

Start turning inwards and trust your intuition

Be guided by yourself not others

Connect with Lynda: https://www.lwsamphire.com/

In this episode Nicoleta talks about spirituality and happiness with Karen Docherty, Psychic and Medium from Scotland

Parental divorce and sibling separation at 13

When you feel like living by yourself

The connection with the spirit

What is a medium and psychic

The psychic link and connection with the Self

Reading mediumship books at 10

When you embrace what life brings you

The deep feeling of the awakened one

Scholarship at the College of Psychic Studies

From 9 to 5 to full time psychic work

How mediumship uplifts people

Why many would be sceptical of talking to spirits

Is mediumship fraudulent and witchcraft?

When people look beyond the religion

The source of spirit and the higher power 

The healing through talking to a medium

How meditation helps us center ourselves

Remember to have peace and balance

 Connect with Karen here: https://www.karendocherty.com/

In this episode Nicoleta talks about nutrition and happiness with Lea Dombrowski, Holistic Health Coach and Nutritionist from California, USA

Insight into trauma and chronic illness 

Young and struggling with gut health

Diagnosed with autoimmune disease

Why conventional medicine cannot help sometimes

How functional medicine works holistically

The root cause of our symptoms

Why listen to your body and its illness

How to create a sustainable wellbeing plan

From processed to whole nutrients dense foods

Fitness and core strength training

Nourish your body, move and be present 

Connect with Lea here: https://www.livingwithstrength.com/

In this episode Nicoleta explores trauma and happiness with Alsu Kashapova, holistic transformational coach from Barcelona

Trauma as the suppression of own self

Impact of growing up with addictive parents

From tech to the healing world

Touched by self-awareness, meditation and yoga

The return back to wholeness

Between personality and the true self

Consciousness vs unconsciousness

Ordinary and non-ordinary states of consciousness

The inner intelligence and our healing

Restoration of core beliefs for healing

The role of compassion in self-work

Appreciate the gift of life

Trust yourself and feel confident

Be present and curious

Connect with Alsu here: https://alsukashapova.com/

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 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/