SHIT HAPPY with Toni Powell
The Art Of Stirring Shit Shows Into Gold. AKA Shitstirring
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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.
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SHIT HAPPY with Toni Powell
How My Mother's Suicide Changed My Life Forever with Alice Hanna ep 94
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Shownotes
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 shares the extraordinary story of her adventurous mother, her mother’s chronic pain and mental health decline, and the suicide that changed Alice’s brain, relationships and sense of security. Together, Alice and Toni explore anxiety, PTSD, catastrophic thinking, guilt, young caring, and the slow work of letting people back in. This is a tender, practical episode for anyone living with anxiety, loving someone through mental illness, or carrying complicated grief.
Topics
- Suicide loss and complicated grief
- Young carers and caregiver burnout
- Chronic pain, disability and mental health
- Shock, “do mode” and nervous system trauma
- Anxiety, PTSD and catastrophic thinking
- Guilt, shame and letting people in again
- Grounding, breath, gratitude and daily tools
- Beyond Blue advocacy and reaching out
Episode Specific Links
- Beyond Blue: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/
- Lifeline: https://www.lifeline.org.au/
- Shitbox Rally: https://www.shitboxrally.com.au/
- Transcript and guest bio: https://shithappy.com/how-my-mothers-s…lice-hanna-ep-94/
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# 73 Good Grief with Vanessa Gorman
# 90 Surviving Suicide - A Boatload of Miracles with Donna Thistlewaite
Heads Up
Includes detailed discussion of suicide, suicide attempts, trauma symptoms and grief.
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