Open To Happiness
Open To Happiness
Nicoleta Porojanu
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 Trauma Specialist 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.
184 - Honouring your ancestors by thriving
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 hypervigi...
Apr 29
47 min
183 - How AI “performs” love, care and empathy
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 Understandi...
Mar 25
1 hr 2 min
182 - 101 reasons to not have a secret affair
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 live...
Feb 25
1 hr 1 min
181 - Trust your intuition
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 heal...
Jan 28
33 min
180 - In conversation with a psychic medium
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 psych...
Dec 17, 2025
38 min
179 - About nutrion, health and happiness
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 nu...
Nov 26, 2025
31 min
178 - The return back to wholeness
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 belie...
Oct 29, 2025
44 min
177 - Open to inter-racial dialogues
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 co...
Sep 24, 2025
38 min
176 - Here's the essence of happiness
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...
Aug 27, 2025
43 min
174 - Mid-life career choices
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 Inspire...
Jul 30, 2025
41 min
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