Open To Happiness

In this episode Nicoleta explores the relationship between neurotechnology and happiness with Toby Pasman , neurophysiology researcher and entrepreneur from Eugene, Oregon, USA.  Living in a small town and growing with an incessant curiosity to discover the world . From reading to developing passion for psychology and neuroscience. How applied neuroscience plans to bring “neuromodulation” to the m...

In this episode Nicoleta talks about men’s mental health and happiness with Joe-y Busuttil, psychotherapists, coach and podcaster from Melbourne, Australia. When 3 of your closest friends commit suicide the same week . How disability allows you to detach from a specific outcome . When personal challenges trigger the desire to become a psychotherapist . How coronavirus changed the way we live and c...

In this episodes Nicoleta chats about healthy anger and happiness with Marty Wolner , brain strength coach from Philadelphia USA. The stress of adolescence and its impact of physical health. When own challenges inform our choices and career in life . How a brain strength coach sees the world . What can you do to take charge of your brain .  What brain research tell us about what is going on inside...

In this episode Nicoleta is talking about entertainment and happiness with Wize El Jefe , host of the “Stuck in My Mind” podcast, entertainment expert and podcaster, from Pennsylvania USA.  How do you entertain after years of tragedies ? The pain of becoming a widower at 31 . When your father dies next day after you reconnected after 25 years. How do you move from anger back into joy ? Secrets fro...

In this episode Nicoleta is chatting about purpose in life and happiness with Janice Hooker Fortman (Dr. Jan) , Relationship coach, author, speaker and host of Relationship Matters TV from Chicago USA.   Meet an inspirational octogenarian podcaster . Learn about the passion for teaching others . Find purpose in inspiring and motivating people . Why your purpose is linked to what makes you happy ....

In this episodes Nicoleta chats about child development and happiness with Karen Strallard, integrative art therapist from London, UK . From the role of female minister in the Christian Church to the role of psychotherapist. What is it like to grow up surrounded by mental health problems . How faith and music soothes our sadness . Why the secure attachment is essential for good mental health . Whe...

In this solo episode Nicoleta explores with you what makes change so difficult . Learn a 7 steps of real transformation framework that has been tested over and over again and has never failed. Use this system to transform your life for good , so you can move into the direction of your realistic dreams. You are only 7 steps away ! Get your pdf guide here: https://crafty-originator-2530.ck.page/7c7c...

In this episode Nicoleta is chatting about lifestyle and happiness with The Holistic GP, Dr. Ashwini Gana Baskaran, from Perth, Australia,  Learn about the shift from growing in Malaysia to relocating to Australia. Are you for conventional or holistic medicine ? What is root cause medicine ? Why childhood and parenting style are the most important in our health and wellness .  When quick tradition...

In this solo episode Nicoleta is exploring with you the truth and lies about psychotherapy from the inside out. Is therapy really working ? Can therapy harm you? What is psychotherapy anyway? Is psychotherapy and counselling the same or different? Why after more than 130 years since its birth in the modern world people still distrust therapy? Are there good and bad therapists? Who is the therapy g...

In this episode Nicoleta chats about pleasure and happiness with Adriana Borja Henriquez , a clinical psychologist and writer originally from Ecuador. Get inside the life of a queer activist dealing with hate crime and conversion therapy in South America. Explore the intimate work with refugees and LGTBQIA survivors of sexual abuse and torture from Colombia and Venezuela.  Find if there is room fo...

In this solo episode Nicoleta explores the values that make our relationships thrive (and survive). Titles and achievements mean nothing in the long run if your values are not clear and strong. Values are crucial to living a life of meaning and purpose.  Get your pdf copy of the Essential Values Staircase here: https://crafty-originator-2530.ck.page/1cc74883ef

In this episodes Nicoleta chats about suicide and happiness with Mark Henick, TED Talk speaker, author and mental health advocate from Torronto, Canada. When early trauma shows up in adolescence . Are parents aware of our pain ? It is hard for children to make sense of their depression and anxiety. How does it feel to be suicidal at 12 and feel like that is the only choice? When you spend your ado...

In this solo episode Nicoleta starts exploring the transgenerational truama cycle of pain. This is a difficult converastion that we as a sociaty seem to avoid or postpone, but until when? Our ancestors' trauma shows up uninvited in our lives through our childhood trauma, and if we do not raise conscious awareness around this reality of our lives this will continue to hurt the next generations...

In this episodes Nicoleta chats about commitment and happiness with Samuel Morgan, business manager and first time author from Brighton, UK. From sustainability to psychology and personal development. When a book stays unpublished for 8 years. How sharing through writing is therapeutic and helps in the relationship repair process.   Why do men struggle to commit ? Are our attitudes towards relatio...

In this solo episode Nicoleta explores The 3 Entangled Minds Blueprint , the ultimate guide to understanding your mind(s). Are you in charge of your mind or it's your mind running your life ? Is there one mind or more than one mind ? What are your 3 minds? How do your 3 minds work together ? Why consciousness is not in the mind . How can you expand your brain ? Download your own pdf blueprint...

In this episode Nicoleta talks about parenting and happiness with Melissa Vera , a teacher turned full time blogger from North Carolina, USA. Seeing the world falling apart when your child is diagnosed with epilepsy, your father is put in a hospice and you have a car accident. When we turn our trauma and early experiences in positive parenting for our children.  How do we raise children that are s...

In this episodes Nicoleta chats about life passion and happiness with Paul Harvey , podcaster and mid-life coach, from Highlands, Scotland. Do you follow your life passion ? What triggers a mid-life crisis ? Why would someone change their career after 3 decades.  How to get out of a career that you don’t love . The transition from marketing to podcasting. How the pandemic benefited our lives .  Ab...

In this episodes Nicoleta chats about human brain and happiness with Dawson Church , an award-winning science writer and researcher from California, USA. What is the connection between consciousness, emotion, and gene expression? How deep meditation release bliss neurochemicals in our brains. Enter a state of awareness and change your brain functioning by paying attention, relaxation and meditatio...

In this episode Nicoleta explores the relationship between our modern society and happiness with Dr Pamela Gurley, retired USA Federal Government veteran, these days professional speaker, author and social activist from Washington DC, USA. Meet a woman of many talents , a foodie that loves wine and has many hobbies, who is self-thought in many things, and loves to step out of her comfort zone.   F...

In this episode Nicoleta explores the relationship between digital technology and happiness with Sug Sahadevan , entrepreneur and CEO at Testhouse, London. What does an electronic engineer and past employee at the UK government communication headquarters thinks about technology ? How can a software developer for national gas suppliers and international banks start his own tech business and build i...

In this episode Nicoleta explores the relationship between fitness and happiness with Zack Rutledge , personal trainer and nutrition specialist from New Jersey, USA. When you find it hard to go through breakups in adolescence. The experience of having your best friend killed at 18 . Why moving and fitness helps with low mood and depression . How depression can be healed through forgiveness .    Wh...

In this episode Nicoleta talks about adolescence and happiness   with Aayushi Kulsunge from Mumbai India, the Founder and CEO of Teen Mental Health Society.  How does it feel to be diagnosed with clinical depression at 15 ? The world of a teenage girl fighting eating disorders. What makes an adolescent unhappy . Our subjective expectation around happiness. What are the main challenges at adolescen...

In this episode Nicoleta talks about the relationship between success and happiness with Michael Biarnes , a scientist form Washington DC, USA. How does a scientist in oncology, diagnostic, neuroscience and cardiovascular disease ends up writing about redefining success? Why would someone replace the aspiration of owning a biotech company or a big pharma with becoming a wellbeing advocate? How the...

In this episodes Nicoleta chats about millennial entrepreneurship and happiness with James Mulvany, a serial entrepreneur from Manchester, UK. What makes the difference between an entrepreneurial mindset and a 9 to 5 corporate aspiration? How is life when you start your own business at 16? What does a millennial learn from setting up start-ups? What are the secrets in succeeding in business these...

Why do men seek intimacy with a sex worker ? Do men go to an escort to avoid an affair ? Are they seeking excitement or A different type of connection ? Why men share with an escort what they fear to share with their wives? How an escort provides sex for 10 min and chatting for the remaining 50 min. Is the affair, the fling or paying a sex worker just a symptom of a relationship issue ? Do people...