SHIT HAPPY with Toni Powell
Shit Happy™️ – a feel-good podcast AND a new word: a noun meaning ‘stirring shitshows into something good’.
Hosted by Toni Powell (ABC’s Australian Story, 15M+ Goalcast views), Shit Happy™️ is where resilience meets real talk.
Each week, Toni’s guests share deeply human, uplifting — and often hilarious — stories of how they’ve navigated life’s messiest moments.
They offer hard-won wisdom on mental health, mindset, burnout, relationships, anxiety, and bouncing back when life blindsides you.
Toni is a recovering misery addict turned happiness hacker whose storytelling and science-backed tools have helped millions shift their mindset and find joy, even in disaster.
You’ll get three episodes a week, including IN BED WITH PHIL — a cozy, unscripted episode from bed (yes, really), full of dad jokes, cheeky banter, and sometimes unexpected brilliance.
If you want a wellbeing podcast that’s down-to-earth, soul-stirring and full of real-life resilience, this is it.
Think: TED talk meets Ted Lasso… with a dash of The Princess Bride.
There’s science. There’s laughter.
There’s stories that actually help.
There’s heart.
SHIT HAPPY™ — all the good feels.
SHIT HAPPY with Toni Powell
A Filmmaker's Improbable Journey to Directing on Mission Impossible with Chris Jones #68
#ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview
SHOWNOTES: A Filmmaker's Improbable Journey to Directing on Mission Impossible with Chris Jones #68
Filmmaker Chris Jones shares the wild, gritty, and deeply meaningful journey behind his Oscar-shortlisted short Gone Fishing, his early guerrilla films, dawn raids, near-catastrophes, and the self-development quest that reshaped his life. A brutally honest, funny, and inspiring masterclass in creativity, resilience, filmmaking, and mental health. If you need courage, a mindset reset, or a nudge toward your own brave next step, this episode will hit the spot.
Topics
• Turning catastrophes into creative fuel
• True guerrilla filmmaking
• Mental health, identity, and burnout
• Joy, risk, and the “bliss” of creativity
• Gone Fishing and the power of meaning-first stories
• How he ended up directing on Mission Impossible
• Heart of Gold Film Festival memories
Episode Specific Links
- Chris’s documentary about Heart of Gold: https://chrisjonesblog.com/2009/03/heart-of-gold-guerilla-masterclass-approaches.html
- Link to request Gone Fishing from Chris : https://livingspiritgroup.com/gone-fishing-short-film/
- Transcript and guest bio: https://shithappy.com/a-filmmakers-imp…h-chris-jones-68/
- Guerrilla Filmmaker’s Handbook: https://guerillafilm.com/
- Chris's website: https://jonesfilm.co.uk/
Find Related Episode on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shit-happy-with-toni-powell/id1829230570
The Heart of Gold Story:
- # 18 Curing My Crisis Creatively with Toni Powell
- #19 The Shootout with Toni & Phil
- #21 A Highly Unlikely Story with Toni
- #22 Going for Gold with Toni & Phil
- #24 From Dream to Disaster with Toni
- #25 From Shitshow to Shift with Toni & Phil
- # 69 More of Chris's story.
#Wellbeing, #Mindfulness, #Motivation
LINKS TO LOVE:
Toni's Newsletter: https://shithappy.com/time-to-smile-newsletter-sign-up/
Ask Us Anything: https://shithappy.com/ask-me-anything/
Support The Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2510564/support
What A Feeling Book - https://amzn.to/459EHEd
The Yellow Car Book - https://amzn.to/3IVPiKc
LET’S CONNECT
Podcast: https://shithappy.com
Speaking: https://www.tonipowell.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonipowell/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@shithappypodcast/podcasts
CREDITS:
Exec Producer: Sam Blacklock
Podcast Music:: In Your Head Now
Courtesy of Frank Frikker https://wolfstales.au/
#Wellbeing, #Mindfulness, #Motivation