Meet Nevriye
A student of grounded happiness, and the woman who almost missed it.
For years I looked like someone who had it all figured out. Inside, I was quietly running on empty. What followed wasn't a breakdown. It was a slow, deliberate return to myself, and the work I now share.
Bridging three continentsTurkey · Germany · USA
My story
I learned happiness the hard way, then learned to teach it the gentle way.
Chapter I · The quiet exhaustion
My early career was defined by ambition, achievement, and a quiet exhaustion no one around me could see. I had everything I was "supposed" to want, and still felt disconnected from my own life.
I was a banker in Germany — successful on paper, unhappy and unfulfilled. Something was missing.
You know the feeling when you have everything
and you feel nothing? That was me.
Chapter II · The turning point
The turning point came when I stopped looking for motivation and started looking at the science.
I earned my Master's in Happiness Studies under Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar, Harvard's most-attended professor, and discovered that happiness is something we can learn and practice. That is freedom. You stop expecting it from others and outside circumstances.
Chapter III · The mission
I built my work around sharing and sprinkling the science of happiness.
First for myself. Then for the women in my life through the Lakewood Ranch Happiness Circle. Then for executives, founders, and teams. That work grew into the Happiness Leadership Institute, alongside my Sprinkle Happiness podcast and my speaking on stages across the globe.
Bridging three continents
Shaped by the cultures of my heritage and upbringing. That perspective travels with me into every room I enter.
With love,
Nevriye
The methodology
Four principles I never break.
Science before slogans
Every tool I share is rooted in peer-reviewed positive psychology, neuroscience, and contemplative research.
Regulation before performance
Nothing grows in a dysregulated nervous system. We begin in the body, with safety, breath, and coherence.
Depth before scale
Real change is slow, quiet, and embodied. I work with fewer people, more deeply.
Heart-led, never performative
This work is gentle, intelligent, and honest. No spiritual bypassing. No bootcamp energy.
Credentials
Trained where the research happens.
A practice grounded in formal study, certification, and lived experience.
PhD Student in Happiness Studies
Continuing doctoral research in the science of human flourishing
M.A. in Happiness Studies
Studied under Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar, Harvard's most-attended professor · Centenary University
International Author of 4 Books
English & German · two titles with Springer
International Speaker
Stages across the U.S. and Europe
Host, Sprinkle Happiness Podcast
Conversations on grounded wellbeing
Founder, Happiness Circle
Lakewood Ranch · a monthly in-person community
Founder & Lead Faculty
Happiness Leadership Institute
German Masters Weightlifting Champion
2022 · Discipline, embodiment, and the science of resilience in practice
Ready to begin?
Book a complimentary discovery call or send a note. I read every message myself.