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
How To Get Curious Not Furious with Monty Badami ep 86
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Shownotes
What 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 about wellbeing, mental health, conflict, compassion and meaning-making. From cancel culture and free speech to perfectionism, vulnerability and sitting with discomfort, this episode explores how embracing complexity, rather than escaping it, helps us navigate life, relationships and modern stress with more empathy and resilience.
Topics
- Human complexity and meaning-making
- Wellbeing, mental health and emotional literacy
- Sitting with discomfort and uncertainty
- Perfectionism, vulnerability and self-compassion
- Cancel culture, free speech and empathy
- Conflict, resistance and unmet needs
- Creativity, art and the role of reflection
- Hope, despair and shared humanity
Episode Specific Links
- Monty Badami TEDx Talk (mentioned): https://youtu.be/G052sRQ_8gE?si=6nAZG_IlFEcHB0Aj
- Habitus Social Enterprise: https://www.habitus.org/about
- Carl Sagan – Cosmos (mentioned): https://youtu.be/g3ZdqeW-CUA?si=59JoU7OdWZlPZeQ4
- Transcript and guest bio: https://shithappy.com/how-to-get-curio…nty-badami-ep-86/
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CREDITS:
Exec Producer: Sam Blacklock
Podcast Music:: In Your Head Now
Courtesy of Frank Frikker https://wolfstales.au/
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