Professional name: Marianna Hollosi, Founder of Love and Beyond

Title or occupation: Intuitive Transformation Coach and Cuddle Therapist

How long have you been a CPI member? Since September 2022

A fun fact or a quote: "Everything you truly love lies in the direction your heart wants to go"

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"I did not come here to teach you. 
I came here to love you.

Love will teach you."​

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How has your career benefited from being a CPI member?  I find that people coming from CPI's website already have more trust towards me and cuddle therapy given they've found me in an official directory. Being a member also helped me to be chosen for various projects and interviews which I am forever grateful for.

Any tips or advice for new members?  Clear communication is everything. Have a consultation before booking people in so potential clients already can feel safe asking all their questions, the session is explained and the platonic nature of the session is understood. I've never had any misunderstanding since I operated this way.

If you could collaborate with anyone, who would it be and why?  I'd love to be on Steven Bartlett's, Jay Shetty and/or Mel Robbins' podcast to spread the word about cuddle therapy, as most people still haven't heard of it and have no idea how beneficial it can be in all levels of life - mental, emotional, physical, social and spiritual.

Who is someone who's made a big impact on your life? Why?  That would be my best friend from the past. He introduced me to the world of spirituality, quantum and energy. He taught me how to meditate and that created a deep connection with myself. I am a feeler so this all resonates with me. Every emotion is stored in the body and that's how I connect, and that's how my love creates changes in others. Love overwrites the lower frequencies of sadness, grief, anger etc.

What's a project you're working on right now? Why is it meaningful to you?  I am launching my 5-week coaching programme, which is a unique way to find out whether one uses the Power of Thoughts and the Power of Emotions to disempower or empower oneself. If it is the former, how to change that to create the life one desires. It is also an amazing foundation to build self love through the Power of Love. I'm also creating my 2-day Immersion with Marianna, and my long-term programme to work with people who have had enough of the way their life feels and really want to create the life their heart desires.

How do you define success?  A truly loving relationship with ourselves, with others, with life and the world around us is the ultimate success for me. I noticed that most people have what is called success according to societal norms, but they feel unfulfilled and/or still carry pain, trauma, attachments and all sorts of heaviness in their hearts.

What is the biggest career challenge you've had to overcome?  Realising that it's not enough to be an amazing therapist and a fantastic coach, but that I need to become a business woman too.

What has been your biggest professional achievement?  When sexually/physically abused people tell me during/after a session that it was their first time they felt safe and secure or loved in their life is the best feeling ever. Also, being on TV and numerous radio channels including the BBC and Times Radio.

Future goals and aspirations for your career? Becoming the first transformation coach in London who uses cuddle therapy as one of their methodologies. I want to talk on stage to inspire people to become the best versions of themselves.