Get Your Happy Back with Nina Lockwood

Why Awareness Changes Everything (With Natalia Garcia)

In this heartfelt episode of Get Your Happy Back, I sit down with Natalia Garcia to explore the life-changing power of awareness. Together, we reflect on how noticing what’s really happening — in our bodies, our thoughts, and our choices — can shift the entire way we experience life.
You’ll hear Natalia’s journey from struggling with eating disorders to finding freedom through functional nutrition, compassion, and presence. This isn’t about fixing yourself — it’s about seeing what’s true, so you can live more fully and with ease.
Connect with Natalia here:
 www.fnwellness.com
 https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalia-garcia-rd/
 https://www.facebook.com/nata.delmoral/
https://www.instagram.com/food.and.health.coach/
microbiome test: https://mailchi.mp/fnwellness/microbiometest

Why You’re Stronger Than You Think (With Jennifer Hendricks-Fogg)

When life tests us in ways we never imagined, a deeper strength often appears. In this episode of Get Your Happy Back, I speak with Jennifer Hendricks-Fogg who shares caregiving truths, practical self-care, and the quiet resilience that grows in daily choices.
"It's okay to not be okay—just don’t stay stuck there."
We explore:• Navigating a rare childhood brain tumor and redefining "limits"• Self-care that fits real life (5-minute practices, morning routines)• Decision fatigue, routines, and small stabilizing choices• Building a support system (family, employers, and community resources)• From surviving to thriving: possibilities over labels
Learn more about Jennifer: www.JenniferHendricksFogg.comGrab my book The Happiness Handbook: https://rpb.li/xM6nHave a conversation with me: http://bit.ly/4kpirdP
More ways to connect with Jennifer:
https://www.facebook.com/jenniferfhendricksfogg
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferhendricksfogg/

Finding Happiness After Loss (with Kim Perone)

In this moving conversation, I sit down with Kim Perone — a well-being coach, consultant, and certified workplace mindfulness facilitator — to explore how we can rediscover happiness even after profound loss.
Kim shares her journey through unimaginable grief and how she learned to welcome joy back into her life. As we talk, I reflect with her on resilience, love, and the courage it takes to let happiness find us again.
In this episode:• What happiness really means in dark times• The role of love and connection in resilience• How humor and lightness can become healing tools• Why permission to be happy matters• Finding windows of joy, even in grief
🌐 Learn more about Kim: www.center4c.com📘 Grab my book The Happiness Handbook: https://rpb.li/xM6n📆 Have a conversation with me: http://bit.ly/4kpirdP
---Kim is a Success Coach, Wellbeing Consultant, Certified Workplace Mindfulness Facilitator and founder of The Center for Clarity, Compassion & Contentment (CENTER4C). Kim works with business professionals and organizations offering a coaching form of employee assistance and on and off-site inspiring retreats.
Kim is a Certified Life Coach, with an Master’s degree in Organizational Communication, Certified Workplace Mindfulness Facilitator (CWMF), a Certified Grief Educator, Culture Talk Certified Partner and author of Finding Your Center: The Case for Clarity, Compassion & Contentment (available on Amazon) and podcaster for Find Your Center with Life Coach Kim Perone and frequent co-host of the Slightly Unmeditated podcast available wherever you get your podcasts.
Connect with Kim:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimperone/Email: kperone@center4c.comPhone: (518) 301-3593  Website: https://www.Center4c.com.

Stop Living by “Shoulds” (With Lisa Giruzzi)

So much of our unhappiness comes from the “shoulds” we carry.In this conversation with my friend and peak performance coach Lisa Giruzzi, I explore how letting go of those “shoulds” can bring us back to freedom, joy, and a deeper sense of ease.
✨ What we talk about:
Why “shoulds” keep us stuck and unhappy
The difference between stress and reality
How life happens through us, not to us
Finding freedom in the present moment
Living from our true nature instead of comparison
🌐 Learn more about Lisa: www.transformationalconnections.com📖 Grab my book: The Happiness Handbook📆 Have a conversation with me: http://bit.ly/4kpirdP
 
Connect with Lisa:https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisagiruzzicoach/www.EMSLeadershipAcademy.com
 
 

Own Your Happiness (With Alissa Quinn)

What does it mean to truly take responsibility for your happiness?In this episode, financial advisor and cancer thriver Alissa Quinn shares her journey of resilience, joy, and connection. From ballroom dance to impact circles, she reminds us that self-care and kindness are the foundation of living fully.
✨ Inside this conversation:• Why self-care is the foundation of happiness• How grief and joy can coexist• The role of spirituality and kindness in daily life• Creating “impact circles” that connect and heal• The freedom that comes with owning your joy
📖 Grab Nina’s book: The Happiness Handbook → https://rpb.li/xM6n
#GetYourHappyBack #SelfCare #Resilience
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Connect with Alissa on LinkedIn and Facebook.

Why Success Feels So Scary (With Yolanda Caldwell)

In this heartfelt conversation with Yolanda Caldwell, we explore the hidden fears that come with success — and why stepping into your authentic life can feel both terrifying and liberating.
Yolanda is a results-oriented executive with over 20 years of experience managing diverse business operations and communications projects. She's also an awarding facilitator and international speaker.
Yolanda shares her journey from corporate leadership to building a life centered on authenticity, intentionality, and empowerment.We talk about:
The often-unspoken fear of success and what it costs us
How values create clarity, agency, and resilience
Finding your voice and building true community
✨ Have a conversation with Nina: http://bit.ly/4kpirdPOr grab Nina’s book, The Happiness Handbook: https://rpb.li/xM6n#GetYourHappyBack #NinaLockwood #Authenticity
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Connect with Yolanda here:
Website: www.theheightening.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yolandacaldwell/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yolanda.m.caldwell
 

Who are you when everything falls apart? /with Carole Heaney)

In this episode, Nina Lockwood speaks with Carole Heaney about what happens when life takes a turn you didn’t expect.
Carole is a death doula and advocate for dignified deaths, helping individuals and families create sacred, meaningful experiences at life’s end. With over 20 years as an oncology nurse and nursing administrator; wife, and mother, Carole has a lifetime of experience dealing first hand with the challenges that death and dying bring.They talk about grief, identity, and the experience of starting over. Carole shares her personal story of loss and what she discovered as she began to rebuild her life.Together, they explore how to move forward when the old path no longer fits — and what it means to trust yourself through change.
🌐 Guest website: https://caroleheaney.com/
📘 Explore The Happiness Handbook: https://rpb.li/xM6n🌐 Learn more at: https://ninalockwood.com
#CaroleHeaney #GetYourHappyBack #GriefHealing #LifeAfterLoss 
 

What if Happiness isn't something you chase? with Nick Clay

What if happiness isn’t something you chase?
In this episode of Get Your Happy Back, I talk with integrative coach and mindful alchemist Nicholas Clay about the emotional layers of happiness, the power of presence, and how to let go of what's blocking your peace.
We explore:
The emotional root of happiness
Anger as a doorway to healing
How to stop storing emotions and start moving through them
Why presence—not productivity—leads to peace
✨ “Wisdom is memory without the emotional charge.” – Nicholas Clay
🔗 Learn more about Nick: https://beingoneworld.com📕 The Happiness Handbook: https://rpb.li/xM6n☕ Let’s talk: http://bit.ly/4kpirdP
#getyourhappyback #emotionalhealing #innerpeace

What if I just stopped doing what was so hard with Anna Morris

What if the only thing standing between you and freedom… was your own effort? In this rich and honest conversation, Nina Lockwood sits down with coach, journaling teacher, and multi-passionate creative Anna Morris to explore what happens when we stop trying so hard — and start listening instead.Together they explore journaling as a practice of truth-telling, the wisdom of the body, and what it really means to follow your inner GPS — even when it leads you away from what you thought you wanted.In this episode:• Journaling as a way to hear your own truth• Signs you're gripping instead of listening• Why resistance feels like effort• How childhood freedom still holds clues• Letting go of what’s hard (even when it looks “right”)• The power of asking: What do I really want?✨ Learn more about Anna’s journaling program:  https://annakmorris.com📘 The Happiness Handbook: https://rpb.li/xM6n📅 Have a conversation with Nina: http://bit.ly/4kpirdP
#getyourhappyback #journaling #wisdomatyourfingertips

Purpose Doesn't Come in a Bottle with Cheryl Crockett

In this episode of "Get Your Happy Back," Nina Lockwood shares an intriguing conversation with Cheryl Crockett, a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, about the profound connection between happiness and health. Cheryl's extensive background in healthcare informs her approach to coaching, particularly her passion for helping individuals with complex life challenges, including those with autoimmune diseases.
Their dialogue delves into the nuances of happiness, its relationship with purpose and authenticity, and the impact of modern-day stressors like technology and the pandemic on well-being. Cheryl emphasizes the importance of finding joy in everyday experiences, embracing life's challenges, and building resilience. The episode also highlights the significance of community, the power of words in shifting our emotional state, and the need to pause and reflect amidst life's chaos.
A little more about Cheryl, RN, NBC-HWC: She's the President and Chief Empowerment Coach of Reach Wellness Collective. As a seasoned business leader and wellness strategist with more than 20 years of experience spanning healthcare operations, leadership development, and coaching, Cheryl also has an MBA and a clinical foundation as a Registered Nurse. Cheryl has built a career at the intersection of operational excellence and human potential. Through personalized coaching grounded in science and compassion, Cheryl empowers clients to take control of their well-being with sustainable strategies that support long-term vitality.
Connect with Cheryl here:
Website: https://www.reachwellnesscollective.com/
LinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/in/cheryl-crockett
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reach.wellness.coll
Instagram: @reachwellnesscollective