Her Heart full of Dreams

There are moments when we say yes to something exciting… and almost immediately panic because we don’t feel ready at all. What if trusting yourself begins long before you feel confident, qualified, or fully prepared? In this episode, I’m sharing the story of how Nico and I signed up for a Disney Lorcana European Championship qualifier at Disneyland Paris (whhhaaat) - even though we are still soooo...

Have you ever looked at old pictures and barely recognized yourself? Not because of how you looked, but because of who you were, who you thought you had to be, and how much you’ve changed since then? In this episode of Her Heart Full of Dreams, I’m sharing what came up for me after looking through old photos from my teenage years and twenties. We talk about self-discovery, personal growth, healing...

There are these moments in life that felt so beautiful, so magical, so alive, that we want to have them again exactly like that. We want to recreate the feeling, the energy, the version of ourselves that existed in that moment. And yet, every time we chase it, it seems to slip further away from us. In this episode, I am talking about something I caught myself doing recently: comparing a perfectly...

The time has come for me to say goodbye to something that, if it could speak, would tell thousands of stories: Our couch. It has been with me and Nico (my husband) for over 14 years in the best and worst moments of our lives. Having long conversations over coffee with good friends, intense belly laughs with my husband, looking at him and know we will get married, the couch literally holding me thr...

When we’re confronted with past trauma, nothing matters more than meeting ourselves with gentleness, especially in the moment we least feel capable of it. This week, I’m sharing a vulnerable story about being confronted with my own trauma (hello, infertility) and how quickly I slipped into self-criticism, emotional overwhelm, and a full nervous system spiral, even after telling you just last week...

After years of infertility grief and the emotional roller coaster of IVF, I’m finally feeling like myself again. In this episode, I share what shifted when we made the final cut with treatments - and how the “fog” started to lift, little by little, until I could feel joy, playfulness, and creative flow returning. I talk about the tenderness of letting go of the identity I once imagined, the conten...

Two years ago, I moved from Switzerland to France, leaving a life and starting over in a new country with new routines, new rules, and a very real fear: What if I regret it? In this honest two-year check-in, I’m answering the questions I carried long before the move: Will France ever feel like home? Will I miss Switzerland? Will I find community and make friends in a place where I’m not a native s...

In this episode, I invite you into a quiet fictional world, where a strange tree grows in every garden. A tree of hope. This whimsical healing fiction story explores hope in all its complexity. How it can carry us through grief, heartbreak, and longing and how, sometimes, it can also hold us in place when it’s time to move forward. As I tell this story, I weave gentle reflections into the narrativ...

There was a phase in my life when I realized that what I once thought was my path wasn’t what I wanted anymore. It was a strange season - do you know what I mean? When all of a sudden you just know you have to let go of something you worked hard for. And yet you’re scared to make that jump because… what comes after? Still, I knew it in my bones: the career I had chosen so long ago wasn’t what made...

I’m making a wild guess: There is this one dream, goal, or vision that you carry in your heart. And maybe you are already living this beautiful version of yourself every day. Maybe you are still at the beginning of making it come true and bringing it into your reality. Either way: Why? Why are you following this exact dream? Why are you doing all that you can, pouring your soul into everything you...

In his episode, I'm having a little chat with you about intentions, self-care, adventures planned, and creative projects that I hope and dream to see come to life this year. It is about talking kinder and gentler to yourself, practicing more self-love, and taking our creativity more seriously. It's about dreaming of soft adventures, slow travels through countries of Tolkien, and much more. I'm fin...

If you ever wondered: Is my dream worth pursuing? Is my dream needed in this world? Am I even good enough for making my dreams come true? Then this episode is for you. It is a little new year intention setting for your creative heart and a gentle pep talk. Let this year be the year where you decide to pursue your dream, to follow that inner spark of yours. Happy new year, dear friend. I hope you l...

"I heard someone knock on the door. Who could this be? I didn't expect any visitor." This episode is a magical short story for that moment when we feel that we have been through too much. When we need to come back to ourselves. Hi, my name is Bettina and I'm making both, storytelling fictional podcasts and podcasts episodes where I talk about real life fairy dust. Make yourself cozy, grab a coffee...

Did you ever have to make a decision that felt impossible - one you knew would change everything? In 2025, I faced the hardest decision of my life: to stop trying to become parents. This episode is a deeply personal reflection on a year filled with adventure, family, and joy - and one that will forever be shaped by letting go of a dream we carried for a long time. We talk about endings and beginni...

Hellooo Christmas, right? This is a tough one. If you’re childless not by choice or struggle with infertility, being around pregnant friends, pregnancy talk, or families with babies and young children, especially around Christmas and the holidays, can feel so daunting. You can love them deeply and still feel like your heart is breaking. In this episode, I’m sharing a gentle warm blanket for those...

It's about time that we talk about bitterness and childless not by choice. Have you ever read about that link? Nope? Neither have I, unfortunately. It seems to me, that not a lot of people talk about it, when it is so important we do. That feeling of unjustice, anger, frustration, disappointment, "why me" and everything else that it brings along is so common with infertility and even more so when...

When you realize you just made a huge mistake, what is the first thing you tell yourself? When it sounds something like this: "I'm so stupid!", "I get it wrong all the time", "I'm a horrible adult", "Why can't I just be in control of what I am doing?", then, well, welcome to my brain and how it reacted when I realized that I was at the wrong airport in London (but why, London, do you have to have...

I can't be the only one thinking that, right? But plot twist: This isn't true, at least not in the way that you think. Well, let me explain. I recently had been thinking that I might do this life wrong, falling from one crisis to the other. When in fact I realized, that I am just going through something tough, through a phase in my life that is really difficult and struggling with that is more tha...

There are movies that leave a mark on your heart and that you think about for a long time. These two movies did exactly that to me, and I believe they find us in times when we need them most. Through them, we can find exactly the wisdom we need to hear at the specific time we watch them. At their core, they’re about what we’re here to do: discovering our truest, most authentic self and living it,...

I wonder about that feeling of home and how it evolves over time, especially when you’ve moved across countries or far away. Where is it? Where is home? I wrote a short poem about it. I felt like expressing it that way. Thank you so much for being here, for listening to my creative endeavors, my thoughts, hopes, and dreams. You are so welcome here. If you enjoyed this kind of episode, leave me a h...

When was the last time you realized, again, that you are actually living somewhere in a vast nothingness, casually sitting on a round rock that just so happens to be floating through the dark, in a universe for which we have no exact evidence of where it actually comes from? We often tend to forget that we're only playing a small part in the universe, constantly self-centering and letting our thou...

“I shouldn’t. It’s irresponsible anyway.” No, it’s not. You’re allowed to pursue things that bring you joy and remind you of being a kid. As adults, we often think we have to behave a certain way and pick hobbies that “make sense.” But you have permission to do the things that spark wonder and carefree time. You have every right to spend time on something that isn’t productive, doesn’t lead anywhe...

“Leave everything and start a new adventure,” it said. No explanation. No logic. No advice on how to do that. So what now, should I go on a new adventure? Should I move to a new country - to Norway, the Lofoten specifically? Since coming back home, my heart won’t stop talking me into it. I am feeling as if I am meant to be living somewhere else right now, although I moved to France only two years...

Recently, I’ve been feeling irresponsible for continuing to pursue my dreams. Not good enough, not working hard enough, not disciplined enough. I felt like a complete failure, both in writing my book and in hosting my podcast. Behind schedule, procrastinating hard, and lacking confidence in my creative skills. (Looking at the podcast statistics didn’t help.) Then I paid attention to a tiny questio...

Learning something new can be scary, especially when we’re learning in a group. Even more so when it’s about art and creativity. We have to be willing to put ourselves out there and accept not being good at first. We might fear being ridiculed, feel a little anxious about not showing our best yet, and even worry about being judged. I’m currently learning to draw—something I’ve never studied and I’...