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
156 - Infatuation and suffering in dating
In this episode Nicoleta talks about dating and happiness with Ruth Schwartz, the founder of the Conscious Girlfriend Academy, from California USA.
Exploring the many flavours of happiness
Happiness as joy and satisfaction
Happiness as a feeling of aliveness
Happiness in living your purpose
Happiness in sharing the message with the world
Childhood happiness in the relationship with the universe
Drawing happiness in adolescence from romantic relationships
When as an adult you remain a student of the mysteries of life
The longing for romantic connection
Between romantic attraction and sustainable love
Infatuation, limerance and delusion in dating
Abusive relationships and shattering breakups
Insight into the particularities of lesbian dating
Rapid bonding and premature commitment in lesbian dating
Healing childhood trauma to create conscious relationships
Homophobia and claiming the gay identity
The need for a conscious girlfriend school
Retraumatization and relational trauma in romantic relationships
Healing through compassion, awareness and tolerance
Healing through non-violent communication
Healing through the openness to learn and grow
The levels of compatibility: commonalities, chemistry and vision
Find more about Ruth here: https://www.consciousgirlfriendacademy.com/about