Relocate to Happiness

Luca Firanescu Shaked

🎙️ Welcome to Relocate to Happiness Podcast! 🌟 Are you ready to dive into the world of joy, positivity, and fulfillment? Join me on a journey of exploration and discovery as we uncover the secrets to living a happier, more meaningful life. In a world that often feels chaotic and overwhelming, finding happiness can sometimes seem like a daunting task. But fear not! My podcast is here to serve as your guiding light, offering insights, inspiration, and practical tips to help you cultivate happiness in every aspect of your life. In each episode, we'll search into a variety of topics related to happiness, well-being, and personal growth. From the science of happiness and positive psychology to mindfulness practices, gratitude, and self-care, we'll explore the strategies and techniques that can empower you to live your best life. But “Relocate to Happiness” is more than just a podcast—it's a community of like-minded individuals who are committed to supporting each other on our journey to happiness. Through engaging interviews, expert guests, and real-life stories, we'll create a space where you can connect, share, and learn from each other's experiences. So, whether you're seeking a little dose of positivity to brighten your day or looking for actionable steps to enhance your overall well-being have something for everyone. Join us as we embark on this joyful adventure together, and let's make happiness a priority in our lives. After all, life is too short not to be happy! Get ready to ignite your inner joy and create a life filled with laughter, love, and endless possibilities. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review us on your favorite podcast platform, and let's spread happiness far and wide! 🌈✨

  1. Jul 23

    The Future Is Here: Are We Ready? (⁠AI Two Years Later: The Predictions and the Reality) with Itay Adam

    Artificial Intelligence is evolving faster than ever, but is it actually making our lives better? In this special follow-up episode of Relocate to Happiness, I welcome back Itay Adam who first joined the podcast two years ago to share his predictions about the future of AI. Now, we're revisiting those predictions to see what came true, what surprised us, and what the rapid rise of AI means for our work, relationships, and overall well-being. From everyday AI tools to the bigger questions about trust, purpose, and happiness, this conversation explores how we can embrace innovation without losing what makes us human. In This Episode Together, we explore whether AI has lived up to the hype or whether we're still underestimating its potential. We revisit the predictions made two years ago, discuss the biggest surprises in AI's evolution, and examine how it's already changing the way we work, learn, communicate, and make decisions. We also dive into one of the most important questions of all: Can AI actually make us happier? Or does true happiness still depend on the very human qualities that no technology can replace? Finally, we look ahead to the next wave of AI, with bold predictions about what's coming next, and what each of us can do to prepare for the future. Listeners will discover: Which AI predictions came true, and which didn't.Whether AI is overhyped or underestimated.How AI is changing our daily lives and work.The opportunities and risks AI presents for our well-being.Practical ways to use AI intentionally without losing human connection.Bold predictions for the next two years of artificial intelligence.This episode is an invitation to pause, reflect, and ask not only "What can AI do?" but also "What kind of future do we want to create with it?

    The Future Is Here: Are We Ready? (⁠AI Two Years Later: The Predictions and the Reality) with Itay Adam
  2. Jul 2

    The Psychology of Health span in the Age of Addictive Technology

    What if the biggest threat to your longevity isn’t what you’re eating, how much you’re sleeping, or whether you’re taking the right supplements?What if it’s the fact that you’re slowly losing the ability to focus, regulate your emotions, tolerate discomfort, and do the hard things that make a healthy life possible? Because here’s the truth: longevity isn’t just about keeping your body alive longer. It’s about preserving your agency. Your attention. Your motivation. Your resilience. Your ability to make decisions that align with the life you want to live. And that’s exactly why I’m excited about today’s conversation. Most longevity discussions focus on biomarkers, blood tests, exercise protocols, and nutrition strategies. Those things matter. But there’s a question we don’t ask often enough: Why do so many people know what they should do and still struggle to do it consistently? Today’s guest, Dr. Silja Litvin is a clinical psychologist, researcher, entrepreneur, and executive advisor. She is the founder and CEO of PsycApps, creator of the award-winning emotional fitness game eQuoo, which has reached more than 500,000 users worldwide and was featured on the NHS Apps Library. With a PhD in Clinical Psychology and experience spanning healthcare, research, and venture-backed leadership, Silja works at the intersection of resilience, mental health, technology, and human performance. She has partnered with organizations including the NHS, Unilever, Bosch, Mental Health America, UCL, LMU Munich, and the Resilience Research Centre. Drawing on both clinical expertise and more than a decade as a CEO, she advises founders, executives, and boards on resilience, leadership, emotional regulation, and navigating complexity under pressure. Silja is also the co-founder of the Healthy Digital Childhood Alliance, a parent-led initiative promoting science-based approaches to children's digital wellbeing.. We’re talking about why your environment is often more powerful than your willpower. How modern technology is rewiring reward systems through endless novelty and low-effort stimulation. The difference between cheap dopamine and earned dopamine. Why a little-known part of the brain called the mid-cingulate cortex may hold important clues about resilience and healthy ageing. And how families can create environments that protect attention, sleep, autonomy, and mental health in a world designed to steal all four. Most importantly, we’re exploring a new way to think about longevity. Not as the pursuit of living longer at all costs. But as the pursuit of staying capable—capable of focusing, adapting, growing, connecting, and doing meaningful things for as many years as possible. If you’ve ever wondered why healthy habits feel harder than they should, why your attention feels fragmented, or how to build a life that supports both your health span and your happiness, this conversation is for you.

    The Psychology of Health span in the Age of Addictive Technology
  3. Jun 10

    Your Chatbot Is Not Your Therapist: A Coder on AI, Loneliness, and Real Happiness

    What happens to human happiness when machines get smarter than us? This week on Relocate to Happiness, we sit down with Sean Caetano Martin, an AI expert and coder, for an honest, unfiltered conversation about what AI is doing to our minds, our work, and our sense of meaning. AI is no longer a distant future, it's writing our emails, scheduling our days, and increasingly, listening to our problems. But is it actually making us happier? In this episode, Sean takes us inside the mind of someone who builds this technology for a living. We talk about loneliness in the age of chatbots, what only humans can do, how to set healthy boundaries with our tools, and what happiness even means to a person who spends their days writing code. It's not a hype episode. It's not a doom episode. It's a real conversation about being human in a world that's changing fast. In this episode, we cover: - Why an AI expert chose this field - The surprising emotional side of coding - Whether AI is genuinely improving our daily lives or just speeding them up - The honest truth about AI chatbots replacing therapists and friends - How to protect your mental health in a world of constant tech - What only humans can do, and why that matters more than ever About the guest: Sean Caetano Martin is a remote AI product and full-stack systems engineer with 15+ years of experience building products from startup MVPs to enterprise-scale platforms. Most recently at rumi.ai, he helped build AI meeting intelligence features, including automated meeting bots, transcription, summarization, semantic search, and agentic UI workflows. He also works on open-source AI-agent tools like mini-coder, and others. His strength is turning ambiguous product problems into reliable, scalable systems that ship. You can find him: https://x.com/xonecas https://sacenox.github.io/ Connect with us: - Follow Relocate to Happiness on Spotify/RSS/Apple Podcast - Instagram: @relocatetohappiness - Got a topic you want us to cover? Reach out at hello@relocatetohappiness.com If this episode made you think, share it with one person you've been talking to about #ai lately.

    Your Chatbot Is Not Your Therapist: A Coder on AI, Loneliness, and Real Happiness
  4. Apr 27

    Parenting while Healing

    Some of the hardest parts of parenting are the parts nobody really prepares you for. Not the schedules. Not the lunchboxes. Not the logistics. I’m talking about the inner stuff. The voice in your head that says you’re not doing enough. The pressure to get it right. The comparison. The guilt. The feeling that somehow everyone else got the manual… and you didn’t. Because parenting doesn’t just ask you to raise a child. It asks you to meet yourself. It brings up your fears. Your doubts. Your wounds. Your inner child. And all the parts of you that still wonder, “Am I enough?” And here’s the truth: so many adults are out here trying to raise emotionally healthy children while still learning how to become emotionally healthy themselves. That’s not failure. That’s being human. So today, we’re talking about what it really means to parent from a place of awareness instead of shame. How imposter syndrome shows up in parenting. Why comparison keeps so many of us stuck. How healing our inner world changes the way we show up for our kids. And why connection, compassion, and courage matter so much more than perfection ever will. Because you do not have to be a perfect parent to be a powerful one. And maybe happiness doesn’t come from becoming someone else… maybe it comes from finally meeting yourself with honesty, dignity, and grace. .My guest today is May Kassem, MA is a Psychological Counselor with over 15 years of experience supporting children, adolescents, and adults across diverse cultural and clinical settings worldwide. She earned her Master’s Degree in Counseling from Webster University in Geneva, Switzerland, and has dedicated her career to helping individuals and families navigate life’s challenges with clarity, resilience, and confidence. May’s work is grounded in a human-centered philosophy, integrating Adlerian psychology and mindfulness-based practices. She believes that meaningful change happens within safe, collaborative relationships, and she tailors each therapeutic journey to meet the unique strengths, goals, and needs of every client. Her approach empowers clients not only to overcome difficulties but to build deeper self-awareness, stronger relationships, and lasting emotional well-being. In addition to her clinical work, May is a certified Positive Discipline Educator who facilitates engaging group sessions, workshops, and talks for parents, educators, and schools. Her areas of focus include parenting with connection and structure, Positive Discipline in the classroom, and nurturing joyful, resilient relationships within families. May is also the founder of The Mindful Connection, a mental health platform dedicated to family well-being, education, and mindfulness. Through this initiative, she continues her mission of making practical, research-informed tools accessible to families and communities. Her professional certifications include Mental Health First Aid and Encouragement Consulting, further enriching her integrative and strengths-based approach to care. For the past 7 years, together with her husband and daughter, May co-founded Sacer, a sustainable streetwear fashion brand that advocates for the mental health of marginalized communities. It operates out of Egypt and most recently Portugal, selling all over the world in places like New York, Dubai, Berlin, Switzerland and more.

    Parenting while Healing

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🎙️ Welcome to Relocate to Happiness Podcast! 🌟 Are you ready to dive into the world of joy, positivity, and fulfillment? Join me on a journey of exploration and discovery as we uncover the secrets to living a happier, more meaningful life. In a world that often feels chaotic and overwhelming, finding happiness can sometimes seem like a daunting task. But fear not! My podcast is here to serve as your guiding light, offering insights, inspiration, and practical tips to help you cultivate happiness in every aspect of your life. In each episode, we'll search into a variety of topics related to happiness, well-being, and personal growth. From the science of happiness and positive psychology to mindfulness practices, gratitude, and self-care, we'll explore the strategies and techniques that can empower you to live your best life. But “Relocate to Happiness” is more than just a podcast—it's a community of like-minded individuals who are committed to supporting each other on our journey to happiness. Through engaging interviews, expert guests, and real-life stories, we'll create a space where you can connect, share, and learn from each other's experiences. So, whether you're seeking a little dose of positivity to brighten your day or looking for actionable steps to enhance your overall well-being have something for everyone. Join us as we embark on this joyful adventure together, and let's make happiness a priority in our lives. After all, life is too short not to be happy! Get ready to ignite your inner joy and create a life filled with laughter, love, and endless possibilities. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review us on your favorite podcast platform, and let's spread happiness far and wide! 🌈✨