SHIT HAPPY with Toni Powell
The Art Of Stirring Shit Shows Into Gold. AKA Shitstirring
Real stories of pain, grief and the full catastrophe of being human and how our guests turned their shitshow into something useful.
Shit Happy™️ – a new word meaning 'stirring shitshows into gold.' And a podcast that proves it's possible.
Each week guests share true stories along with the hard-won wisdom that got them through it.
Topics include mental health, grief, fear, relationships, addiction, creativity, spirituality, identity, forgiveness and finding purpose when life falls apart.
Hosted by Toni Powell — author, speaker and recovering misery addict turned happiness hacker whose storytelling and science-backed tools have helped millions shift their mindset and find joy, even in disaster.
Episodes drop Tuesdays.
If you want a wellbeing podcast that's down-to-earth, honest and full of real-life resilience (with a few laughs), this is it.
Episodes
108 episodes
He Pulled A Truck With His Bare Hands | Vanessa Gorman | Ep 103
Vanessa Gorman has spent decades producing some of the most intimate, life-changing television ever made. She's sat across from a towering former police officer who hauled semi-trailers and carried a secret that nearly ended him. She's watched ...
They Said "You Need A Psych Ward" I Laughed. | Julie Goodwin | Ep 102
Winning MasterChef was meant to be the start of a dream life, but instead, it became the precursor to a quiet, devastating undoing. Julie Goodwin, the show’s first-ever winner, takes us behind the curtain of reality TV fame to share the raw, un...
The Trip She Took With Her Dead Daughter | Becky Livingston | Ep 101
Becky Livingston didn't just survive the loss of her daughter Rachel, she took her on one last trip. For 26 months, Becky traveled the globe with Rachel’s ashes in her suitcase, scattering them in the places Rachel had always dreame...
They Both Died. I Cannot Believe This Is Now My Life | Becky Livingston | Ep 100
Becky Livingston's world imploded twice. First, her partner Bob was diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer and died six months later. Then, 18 months after that, her daughter Rachel's brain tumour returned. Most people would have stayed on the ...
RERUN: Guests Share Their Favourite Books
#ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview Shownotes: Guests Share Their Favourite Books - rerun of ep 62 Books can shape lives, shift perspectives, and sometimes even spark laughter in the bedroom. I...
RERUN: Guests Share About Romance
#ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview Shownotes: Guests Share About Romance - rerun of ep 66 From handwritten Italian love notes to a surprise donkey with a red bow, this holiday special brim...
RERUN: Guests Share Childhood Dreams & Also Kindness
#ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview *note this rerun episode has two smaller episodes together. One on Childhood dreams and one on Kindness. Sep shownotes for both below: Shownotes: Guests S...
RERUN: Guests Share Real Life Miracles
#ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview Shownotes: Guests Share Real Life Miracles - Rerun of Ep 65 Need some holiday magic? This special Sh!t Happy episode gathers extraordinary true “miracle”...
RERUN: Guest Share Their Love Stories
#ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview Shownotes: Guests Share How They First Met Their Love - Holiday Special ep 63Love at first sight, illegal visas, meditation dreams, and a tango that tur...
From Lord's Daughter to Life On The Streets with Angela Williams ep 99
#ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterviewShownotes:What happens when the struggle you inherit is privilege, not poverty? In this powerful episode, Angela Williams shares how wealth, social barriers, addiction in marr...
My Person Died. What Now? with Marie Alessi ep 98
#ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterviewShownotes:What if grief did not have to mean a life built around pain? In this deeply moving episode, Marie Alessi shares how the sudden death of her husband changed everythin...
Firing Up After The Fire with Gabrielle Powell ep 97
#ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterviewShownotes: When the devastating 2019–2020 Australian bushfires tore through the small town of Cobargo, potter Gaye Powell and her partner Dan faced a terrifying fi...
A Near Death Experience (Or Two) with Dr Margot McKinnon ep 96
#ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterviewSHOWNOTESDescription In this powerful continuation with Dr Margot McKinnon, we explore near death experiences, unconditional love, and how reconnecting with ...
Your Blueprint: Remembering Who You Are with Dr Margo McKinnon ep 95
#ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterviewShownotes:Description Dr Margot McKinnon shares how an acrimonious divorce and “pit of despair” became the turning point that pulled her back to herself. We ...
How My Mother's Suicide Changed My Life Forever with Alice Hanna ep 94
#ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterviewShownotes Grief doesn’t always arrive as tears. Sometimes it shows up as “do mode”, shock, and a nervous system that never quite believes life is safe again. Alice Hanna ...
5 Minutes To Improve Your LIfe in 16 Ways with Toni Powell ep 93
#ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterviewSHOWNOTES: 5 Minutes To Improve Your LIfe in 16 Ways with Toni Powell ep 93This episode introduces a simple, science-backed practice that takes just minutes a day ...
The Prescription You Don't Need A Dr For with Roni Beauchamp ep 92
#ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview SHOWNOTES: Lifestyle medicine is the prescription most of us aren’t getting. Toni speaks with Roni Beauchamp, CEO of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine,...
What Are The Words That Guide Your LIfe? ep 91
#ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterviewShownotes: A warm, funny and deeply human “More Shit Happy” episode exploring the powerful words people choose to live by. This conversation celebrates wellbeing, mindse...
Surviving Suicide: A Boatload of Miracles with Donna Thistlewaite ep 90
#ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterviewShownotes:After a workplace conflict detonates Donna Thistlewaite’s confidence, intrusive thoughts spiral fast and end in a suicide attempt from Brisbane’s Story Bridge. Donn...
We Learned New Stuff - In Bed With Phil ep 89
#ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterviewShownotes: We Learned New Stuff - In Bed With Phil ep 89 What if everything you “knew” turned out to be wrong—or at least surprising? In this fun In ...
What Happened When They Stole My Business with Maureen Hascoet ep 88
#ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterviewShownotes: Maureen Hascoet built a bold plan to change Scotland’s film industry while her family faced a Huntington’s diagnosis. Then investors manoeuvred her out of her...
How Stealing A Rock Changed My Career with Monty Badami ep 87
#ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterviewShownotes A short but powerful “But wait, there’s more” follow-up with anthropologist Monty Badami that dives into identity, culture, wellbeing and meaning. Monty shares ...
How To Get Curious Not Furious with Monty Badami ep 86
#ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterviewShownotesWhat does it really mean to be human in a messy, uncertain world? Anthropologist Monty Badami joins Toni Powell for a thoughtful, funny and deeply humane conversation...
Let Me Tell You About A Miracle ep 85
#ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterviewShownotes:This Miracles edition of But Wait, There’s More gathers powerful real-life stories of meaning, hope, grief and connection from past guests. From near-death reassura...
"I'm Gay?" The Plot Twist I Didn't See Coming with Meralda Bateman ep 84
#ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview Shownotes: "I'm Gay?" The Plot Twist I Didn't See Coming with Meralda Bateman ep 84An unexpected, funny and deeply moving story about love, identity, wellbeing a...