SHIT HAPPY with Toni Powell
by Toni Powell
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About this podcast
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
The newest 20 of 119 episodes
- The Drug That Was Supposed To Help Nearly Killed Me | Deke Ludwig | Ep 115 (Vault) · 23 min · Season 2 Episode 115This is the fan mail link! Most of us trust what the doctor puts in our hand, assuming it’s the key to feeling normal again. We walk into the pharmacy, pick up the script, and…
- The Money Sat in a Cabinet for Four Years | Kristina Ulmer | Ep 114 · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 114This is the fan mail link! After a devastating loss, how do you keep going? When Kristina Ulmer’s sister passed away in 2014, she took a handful of tip money and turned a moment…
- Why I Escaped Into Silence | Mary-Lou Stephens | Ep 113 Vault · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 113This is the fan mail link! Workplace toxicity can feel like a trap that never lets up. Sometimes the only way to find clarity is to remove yourself entirely from the noise. This…
- The People Pleasing Trap: Why Being 'Good' Is Making You Miserable | Declan Edwards | Ep 112 · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 112This is the fan mail link! Declan Edwards was trapped in the people pleasing cycle, bending out of shape to get external approval until a breaking point. Today, as a happiness…
- The Doctor Said 'Life In A Wheelchair.' I Chose Gold Instead | Carol Cooke | Ep 111 (Vault) · 39 min · Season 2 Episode 111This is the fan mail link! Carol Cooke was told she didn't have the body to be a gymnast. Then, at the peak of her life, she was told her body was effectively shutting down due…
- Homeless, Ready To End It All When A Family Took Me In with Matt Runnalls ep 110 · 23 min · Season 2 Episode 110This is the fan mail link! Matt Runnalls was bouncing from gutter to gutter, isolated and convinced he was a burden. At 26, diagnosed with bipolar disorder and living on the…
- 18 Months With A Dying Stranger Taught Me How To Truly Live | Paul Mcdermott | Ep 109 (Vault) · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 109This is the fan mail link! Paul McDermott joins the Sh!t Happy Podcast to share his journey from a high-pressure career to providing hospice care. After a near-death experience…
- The 24-Hour Experiment That Changed Thousands of Lives - Including Mine | Kristi Street | Ep 108 · 23 min · Season 2 Episode 108This is the fan mail link! In this episode, we dive into the chaotic, brilliant origins of 'The Shootout,' a 24-hour film festival that turned amateur storytellers into…
- My Impossible Bass Strait Swim: 30 Dolphins & A Cancer Battle | Tammy Van Wisse | Ep 107 (vault) · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 107This is the fan mail link! Marathon swimmer Tammy Van Wisse took on the Bass Strait, a treacherous 96-kilometer stretch of ocean. She faced hypothermia, severe weather, and…
- I Photographed Their Last Moment Of Innocence | Victor Simone | Ep 106 · 36 min · Season 2 Episode 106This is the fan mail link! Victor Simone left for work on an ordinary Friday morning. His wife Liz took their two daughters to school, met friends for coffee, and never came…
- She needed a Village So She Built One | Stephanie Trethewey | Ep 105 · 41 min · Season 2 Episode 105This is the fan mail link! The transition from city life to the isolated reality of the land can feel like being stripped of your village overnight. This is the raw, unflinching…
- Shot In The Face, Survived. Then Everything Got Worse | Cameron McKay | Ep 104 · 44 min · Season 2 Episode 104This is the fan mail link! Cam was a special ops officer in the middle of the Ferguson protests when a bullet tore through his face. Most people would call it over, but for Cam…
- He Pulled A Truck With His Bare Hands | Vanessa Gorman | Ep 103 · 25 min · Season 2 Episode 103This is the fan mail link! Vanessa Gorman has spent decades producing some of the most intimate, life-changing television ever made. She's sat across from a towering former…
- They Said "You Need A Psych Ward" I Laughed. | Julie Goodwin | Ep 102 · 41 min · Season 2 Episode 102This is the fan mail link! 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…
- The Trip She Took With Her Dead Daughter | Becky Livingston | Ep 101 · 16 min · Season 2 Episode 101This is the fan mail link! 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…
- They Both Died. I Cannot Believe This Is Now My Life | Becky Livingston | Ep 100 · 36 min · Season 2 Episode 100This is the fan mail link! Becky Livingston's world imploded twice. First, her partner Bob was diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer and died six months later. Then, 18 months…
- RERUN: Guests Share Their Favourite Books · 24 minThis is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview Shownotes: Guests Share Their Favourite Books - rerun of ep 62 Books can shape lives, shift…
- RERUN: Guests Share About Romance · 16 minThis is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview Shownotes: Guests Share About Romance - rerun of ep 66 From handwritten Italian love notes to a…
- RERUN: Guests Share Childhood Dreams & Also Kindness · 15 minThis is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview *note this rerun episode has two smaller episodes together. One on Childhood dreams and one on…
- RERUN: Guests Share Real Life Miracles · 20 minThis is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview Shownotes: Guests Share Real Life Miracles - Rerun of Ep 65 Need some holiday magic? This…
