In this short solo episode, Özlem speaks to parents who want to support their children during exams and school pressure while protecting their confidence and emotional wellbeing.

She explains why learning is not only about intelligence or discipline, but about nervous system safety. When a child feels safe, the brain can focus, remember, and stay curious. When a child feels pressured or afraid of failure, learning becomes much harder.

Drawing from neuroscience and her experience as an educator, Özlem invites parents to shift from pressure to presence and to support their children in a way that builds trust, resilience, and confidence over time.

In this episode, you will learn about

• Why emotional safety supports learning

• How pressure interferes with focus and memory

• The difference between support and pressure

• Simple ways to help your child feel safe during exams

🎙️ Host: Özlem Özkan

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✧ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ozlemozkan/

In this short solo episode, Özlem reflects on the quiet power of a simple smile and how small, unintentional gestures can create unseen ripples in the lives of others. This episode is a reminder that kindness is contagious, that presence matters and that even when you don’t know it, your way of being can soften someone else’s day. A gentle invitation to smile, for yourself and for the people you may never realize you’re helping.

🎙️ Host: Özlem Özkan

✧ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ozkanozlem/

✧ Website: www.ozkanozlem.com

✧ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ozlemozkan/

In this short episode, Özlem explores why your body often says “no” long before your mouth does — and how ignoring your limits slowly disconnects you from yourself. She explains why saying yes can feel safer than saying no, how this pattern forms in the nervous system, and why physical pain or exhaustion can become the body’s final attempt to get your attention. Through science, psychology, and lived experience, Özlem guides you toward understanding boundaries not as rejection, but as regulation and self-respect. This is a solo episode inviting you to pause, feel your own capacity, and give yourself permission to choose what is true — gently, clearly, and without shame.

In this episode, you will learn about:

• Why saying yes feels safer than saying no

• How overgiving becomes a nervous system habit

• What happens in the body when you override your limits

• Why resentment is a physical signal, not a character flaw

• Two simple practices to create honest, grounded boundaries

🎙️ Host: Özlem Özkan

✧ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ozkanozlem/

✧ Website: www.ozkanozlem.com ✧ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ozlemozkan/

In this short episode, Özlem explores the difference between cheap dopamine and meaningful dopamine, and how these habits shape your energy and wellbeing. She explains why quick hits leave you empty, while intentional choices create real strength and clarity. With simple examples from daily life, Özlem shows how to shift from instant gratification to actions that nourish you.

This is a solo episode inviting you to observe your habits with compassion and choose what supports the person you want to become.

In this episode, you will learn about:

• The difference between cheap dopamine and meaningful dopamine

• Why quick pleasure often leads to emptiness

• Everyday habits that drain your energy

• How intentional choices build presence and confidence

• Practical ways to shift toward long-term wellbeing

🎙️ Host: Özlem Özkan

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ozkanozlem/

Website: www.ozkanozlem.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ozlemozkan/

In this short episode, Özlem explores the meaning of authenticity as a daily practice rather than an idea. She shares how many of us learn to perform in order to be accepted, and how this performance slowly disconnects us from our truth, our needs, and our natural confidence. Özlem explains what authenticity really looks like in everyday life, how to notice the small moments where you abandon yourself, and how to return to your real voice without fear or pressure. She offers a gentle reminder that life becomes clearer and lighter when you stop performing and start showing up as who you are.

This is a solo episode where Özlem invites you to relax your energy, choose honesty over approval, and come back to the version of you that feels true and aligned.

In this episode, you will learn about:

• What authenticity means in daily life

• Why performing for acceptance creates emotional disconnection

• How to recognize moments where you hide your real self

• The impact of speaking your truth with clarity and softness

• Practical ways to live closer to who you really are

🎙️ Host: Özlem Özkan

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ozkanozlem/

Website: www.ozkanozlem.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ozlemozkan/

Anouk Bindels is a trauma expert, psychologist, psychotherapist, and behavioural scientist whose life and work embody the healing power of awareness. After facing profound personal loss, illness, and grief, she transformed her pain into wisdom and now dedicates her life to helping others reconnect with the intelligence of the body, the heart, and the mind. Through her work, retreats, and book Wisdom of Trauma, Anouk teaches how healing begins when we listen deeply — not only to our thoughts, but also to the language of the heart and the sensations of the body.

In this episode, you will learn about:

-How trauma can awaken consciousness and become a path to wisdom

-Why awareness and presence are the foundations of healing

-How to reconnect with the body after disconnection or numbness

-The role of compassion in transforming pain into strength

-How to find trust again after loss or emotional suffering

🎙️ Host: Özlem Özkan

✧ Instagram: @ozkanozlem

✧ Website: www.ozkanozlem.com

✧ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ozlemozkan/

👤 Guest: Anouk Bindels

✧ Instagram: @anoukbindels

✧ Website: www.anoukbindels.com

📚 Books mentioned in this episode:

-Unlearn Your Pain: The Science of Recovering from Chronic Pain, Fatigue, Anxiety, and Depression — Howard Schubiner

-Hold On to Your Kids — Gabor Maté

In this short episode, Özlem explores the meaning of inner trust, not as a concept but as a practical and everyday choice. She shares how we often try to force outcomes in work, relationships, and personal growth, and how this habit keeps us stuck in fear, tension, and self doubt. Özlem explains what inner trust really looks like in daily life, how to recognize when you are acting from pressure instead of presence, and how to shift into a calmer and more aligned state where life begins to flow naturally again.

This is a solo episode where Özlem offers a grounded reminder to slow down, breathe, and trust what is already finding its way to you.

In this episode, you will learn about:

• What inner trust truly means in practice

• Why forcing outcomes creates resistance inside your mind and body

• Everyday signs you are acting from fear rather than alignment

• How to soften your energy and choose presence over pressure

• Practical ways to build trust in yourself and in the timing of your life

🎙️ Host: Özlem Özkan

✧ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ozkanozlem/

✧ Website: www.ozkanozlem.com

✧ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ozlemozkan/

Fadua Musalem is a transformation trainer, speaker, Certified NeuroChangeSolutions consultant, and trainer of new NCS trainers. She works with global corporations, schools, and social projects, and partners with the Give to Give Foundation to bring Dr. Joe Dispenza’s techniques to communities in need. One of her most impactful initiatives was supporting the Foundation in bringing meditation and neuroscience-based practices into prisons with Dr. Joe’s agreement and support.

In this episode, you will learn about:

-How meditation and neuroscience-based tools bring transformation into prisons

-What it was like for Fadua to introduce these practices to incarcerated men and women

-Stories of powerful inner change behind prison walls

-How neuroscience-based practices apply in both corporations and vulnerable communities

-Practical lessons on why change is always possible, even in the toughest settings

🎙️ Host: Özlem Özkan

✧ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ozkanozlem/

✧ Website: www.ozkanozlem.com

✧ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ozlemozkan/

👤 Guest: Fadua Musalem

✧ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sparkthegrowth/

✧ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/faduamusalem/

✧ Give to Give Foundation: https://givetogivefoundation.org/