190: Accessing Happiness Through Your Inner Child with Olivia Mahfouz

190: Accessing Happiness Through Your Inner Child with Olivia Mahfouz

Author: Simona Costantini July 25, 2023 Duration: 35:44

Olivia Mahfouz is a Birth & Postpartum Doula who realized once she had a child of her own how important it is to be a parent which made her have a passion for helping new parents and children at the same time. 

From their brain development to coping with being a new parent, the main key was to keep smiling no matter the circumstance and to find happiness in this moment. 

Olivia’s main goal is to help a lot of families understand that happiness is key to a successful life as a parent and the key to happiness is reconnecting with your own inner child.

This episode dives into why inner child work is so important, what we can learn from children, and how parents can access the help they may need when parenthood seems too hard on their own. Parenting can be overwhelming and often lonely, but it doesn’t have to be. 

As we grow up we have to rediscover the confidence we had as a child to explore, find happiness, and trust.

 

We’re going to talk about:

  • [2:36] What does happiness mean to Olivia?

  • [4:09] How did Olivia get started on inner child work

  • [5:18] Distractions from living in the moment and forgetting your inner child

  • [9:16] A child’s ability to move on from things that upset them

  • [13:50] Olivia’s work with parents, children, and as a post-partum doula

  • [17:31] How to help yourself when it feels hard

  • [22:49] 6 Keys to tapping back into your inner child

  • [26:18] How to bypass “I don’t have time”

  • [29:35] More ways to bring back your inner child

  • [34:32] How can someone create a little more happiness each day starting today


 

Resources:

  • Podcast Resources: https://www.simonacostantini.com/resources 

  • Apply to be a podcast guest: https://forms.gle/WtXHsqZmiEhCwTAk6

  • Free French Early On: Onyva Halton where we help the parent and child to do activities, this helps parents get out of their comfort zone, meet other parents, and children meet other kids. All this helps parents and children, and also helps with postpartum moms as I provide resources as a Doula.


 

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We all ask those big questions about contentment and purpose at some point. Happiness Happens doesn’t treat those queries as abstract philosophy, but as a practical, weekly conversation hosted by Simona Costantini. Rather than offering a rigid formula, this podcast explores the many facets of a meaningful life through dialogues with thoughtful guests from various fields. You’ll hear from psychologists, artists, thinkers, and everyday people who have found unique pathways to fulfillment. The discussions are grounded in real experience, focusing on actionable insights that go beyond simple positive thinking. Each episode feels like a deep dive into a different corner of the human experience, whether it’s examining the role of community, the pursuit of creative passion, or the quiet practice of self-acceptance. Simona guides these conversations with a genuine curiosity, making complex ideas about well-being feel accessible and personal. The result is a resource that feels both expansive and intimately useful. Tuning into this podcast is less about searching for a single secret and more about gathering a toolkit-a collection of perspectives and practices that help you define what happiness actually means in your own life. It’s for anyone who believes that a more contented life is built from a series of conscious choices and deeper understandings, one honest conversation at a time.
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