Get Your Happy Back with Nina Lockwood

What if the freedom you’ve been looking for… is simply the freedom to be who you already are?

In this episode of Get Your Happy Back, I sit down with Janet Tanguay for a gentle, honest conversation about identity, self-acceptance, and what happens when we stop trying to perform a version of ourselves that feels “enough.”

There’s something powerful that happens when we soften the pressure to fix, improve, or prove ourselves.

And in ...

What if life can still be good… even when it feels anything but?

In this episode of Get Your Happy Back, I sit down with Meta Watts for a deeply human conversation about resilience, authenticity, and the quiet courage it takes to keep moving forward.

Meta shares her experience navigating loss, illness, reinvention, and the subtle pressure many of us carry to be “good” — to meet expectations, to appear strong, to get it right. We ex...

What if creativity isn’t about talent, output, or getting it right?

In this episode of Get Your Happy Back, I’m joined by violinist and creative innovator Todd Reynolds for a conversation about what creativity actually is — and what it isn’t.

We explore insecurity, ego, success, and the pressure to produce. But more importantly, we look at creativity as something much closer and more human — a way of seeing, a way of listening, a w...

What if creativity was never meant to make us successful — only more ourselves?

In this episode of Get Your Happy Back, I’m joined by singer-songwriter Jake Holmes for a deeply honest conversation about creativity, aging, humility, and what remains when the need to prove ourselves begins to fall away.

Jake reflects on a lifetime of creating — not driven by ambition or recognition, but by curiosity, love, and the quiet joy of expres...

What if your voice could show you who you really are?

In this conversation, Heather Maîr — award-winning singer, vocal coach, and creator of the Sing Therapy Method — explores how singing becomes a doorway to emotional freedom, self-expression, and a deeper relationship with your own truth. We talk about vocal insecurity, childhood wounds, breathwork, the healing power of sound, and the moment a person finally hears themselves with...

What if you didn’t need talent, a plan, or a clear outcome… to create something meaningful?

In this heart-opening episode, I talk with intuitive art guide and coach Cherie Ray about the wisdom that shows up when we stop trying to “get it right.” Whether it’s a painting, a conversation, or your whole life—Cherie shares how creativity becomes a way back to presence, trust, and your own inner knowing.

We explore:

• What intuitive ...

What if life wasn’t something to control… but something to explore? In this episode of Get Your Happy Back, I sit down with the remarkable Kristy Halvorsen — a woman who has spent seven years on the road, living by curiosity, inner guidance, and what she calls “the tickles of your soul.”

Our conversation opened my heart in the best way. We talk about letting go of “shoulds,” trusting the unknown, and discovering that you truly can’...

Some people move through life with a quiet kind of courage… the kind that shows up as curiosity, openness, and a willingness to say “yes” when life taps them on the shoulder.

In this conversation, Ray Smith shares a lifetime of creativity, synchronicities, and the simple truth that joy doesn’t come from planning — it comes from showing up. Together, we explore what happens when you follow your instincts, stay open to possibility, a...

So many of us move through life feeling disconnected… not because something is wrong with us, but because we’ve forgotten how it feels to be fully alive. In this conversation, I sit down with Leiah Bowden to explore how we return to that natural aliveness through presence, intuition, and the truth inside us. Together, we look at the simple openings — noticing, sensing, creativity, nature — that allow life to express itself through...

What if leadership — and life — aren’t about doing more, but about connecting more deeply?

In this heartfelt conversation, Kristy Mandour, communication coach and founder of Sow to Speak, joins Nina to explore how we can move from me to we — from performing to connecting, from control to presence, from fear to authenticity.

We talk about: • Rehumanizing the workplace through empathy and connection • What happens when we feel unsafe...

What if the key to thriving in uncertain times isn’t control… but ease?

In this conversation, futurist and author Karena de Souza joins Nina to explore how we can navigate constant change — in work, parenting, and identity — with grace and curiosity instead of fear. Together they reflect on what it means to raise resilient humans, live through transitions, and anchor ourselves in the qualities that never go out of style.

We talk ab...

Sometimes pain doesn’t go away — but how we meet it can change everything.

In this episode, Nina Lockwood sits down with yoga teacher and Ayurveda counselor Zaidee Bliss to explore how we can live well, even when the body aches. Together they uncover how awareness, movement, and compassion can transform our relationship with pain — helping us reconnect to calm, clarity, and true well-being.

In this episode: • How chronic pain affec...

What if peace wasn’t something you had to earn, but something already inside you? In this conversation with Fiona Jacob, we explore how even in the midst of chaos, loss, or uncertainty, we can return to the calm and clarity at the core of who we are. ✨ In this episode: • Discovering wholeness beneath life’s struggles • Finding love again in the hardest moments • Why awareness changes everything • Real stories of resilience, grace,...

So many of us are taught to keep pushing through — until our bodies finally say “enough.” In this heartfelt conversation, Wai Hin Chan shares her powerful journey of health challenges, resilience, and the deep wisdom that comes from truly listening to your body. Together, we explore: • Moving from burnout and illness toward healing and wholeness • The hidden cost of ignoring our body’s signals • Self-respect and self-love as pa...

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 is...

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-minut...

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 epis...

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 mom...

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 spirit...