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
163 - Exploring gender without identity
In this episode Nicoleta is talking about gender and happiness with Ann Pellegrini, psychoanalysts, author and Professor at New York University.
How happiness is shaped by the social and cultural norms
Personal questioning around struggle and flourishing
When early life experiences drive our career choices
Happiness despite sexism, misogyny and homophobia
How a tomboy learns to live in gender
Why all gender arises out of a relationship with normative trauma
Trauma and its impact on happiness
Why trauma is constitutive to what it means to be human
How our sense of self and identity develops
Insight into gender internalisation
Why everyone is gender nonconforming
Societal discrimination and prejudice around gender fluidity
Healing trauma through gender affirmative care
Solidarity and common cause for support, catharsis and healing
Connect with Ann here: https://annpellegrini.com/
Order the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Gender-Without-Identity-Avgi-Saketopoulou/dp/1942254199