Open To Happiness
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 Educator 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.
Open To Happiness
154 - Conscious loving in relationships
In this episode Nicoleta talks about relationship and happiness with the founders of The Hendricks Institute, Katie and Gay Hendricks from California, USA.
Celebrating 44 years of marriage and over 40 books.
The relationship is about two people telling the truth to each other.
Adversities are our best teacher.
Creating a healthy relationship out of tiny choices.
Take responsibility and understand how you contribute to conflict.
When you eliminate blame and criticise.
Reclaim your ability to interact consciously.
Being who you are in the relationship.
Solve the problems with the incredible power of commitment.
Why fear stops us from creating healthy relationships.
Guy’s incredible story of weight loss.
When Gay learned to love himself.
Katie is sharing her traumatic past.
How Katie used dance and movement in therapy.
The power of sharing our immediate internal experience.
When happiness is openness to live and internal peace.
There is hurt in the betrayal and the emotional divorce.
3 types of relationships: learning, celebratory and toxic.
We repeat our traumas in our relationships.
Wounded relationships can be saved through commitment.
How to nurture a conscious loving attitude.
Attend yourself, speak the truth and be committed to your creative genius.
Be authentic, responsible and appreciate life.
Connect with Katie and Gay here: https://hendricks.com/.