Open To Happiness

Nicoleta Porojanu
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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.

  1. 183 - How AI “performs” love, care and empathy

    MAR 25

    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  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/

    1h 2m
  2. 182 - 101 reasons to not have a secret affair

    FEB 25

    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 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/

    1h 1m
  3. 181 - Trust your intuition

    JAN 28

    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 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/

    33 min
  4. 180 - In conversation with a psychic medium

    12/17/2025

    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 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/

    39 min
  5. 179 - About nutrion, health and happiness

    11/26/2025

    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 nutrients dense foods Fitness and core strength training Nourish your body, move and be present    Connect with Lea here: https://www.livingwithstrength.com/

    32 min
  6. 178 - The return back to wholeness

    10/29/2025

    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 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/

    44 min
  7. 177 - Open to inter-racial dialogues

    09/24/2025

    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 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/

    38 min
  8. 176 - Here's the essence of happiness

    08/27/2025

    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 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/

    44 min
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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.

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  • Creator
    Nicoleta Porojanu
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    183
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Open To Happiness
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