SHIT HAPPY with Toni Powell

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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.

  1. What Are The Words That Guide Your LIfe? ep 91

    13H AGO

    What Are The Words That Guide Your LIfe? ep 91

    This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview Shownotes:  A warm, funny and deeply human “More Shit Happy” episode exploring the powerful words people choose to live by. This conversation celebrates wellbeing, mindset, kindness, authenticity, resilience and the tiny 1% actions that shape mental health, happiness and real life growth. From grief and courage to fun, Nerf-gun joy and rediscovering who we really are, this episode offers practical inspiration for anyone wanting motivation, perspective, connection and a more meaningful life. Topics  • 1% better habits and small daily actions  • Compassion, patience and imperfect humanity  • It’s never too late and self-belief  • Authenticity, boundaries and life reinvention  • Being-doing-having and personal agency  • Gratitude, kindness and bringing back fun  Find Related Episode at www.shithappy.com : https://shithappy.com/what-are-the-wor…-your-life-ep-91/ #78 When The Universe Drops A Tree On You – Bart Walsh #84 I’m Gay: A Plot Twist – Meralda Bateman #60 Gold At Sixty-One  – Carol Cook #92 The Prescription You Don't Need a Dr Fro – Roni Beauchamp #88 When Someone Steals Your Dream – Maureen #72 Losing Layla – Vanessa Gorman Support the show 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

    20 min

  2. 2D AGO

    Surviving Suicide: A Boatload of Miracles with Donna Thistlewaite ep 90

    This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview Shownotes: After a workplace conflict detonates Donna Thistlewaite’s confidence, intrusive thoughts spiral fast and end in a suicide attempt from Brisbane’s Story Bridge. Donna survives in a chain of near-impossible events and, years later, uses her story to shift stigma, build hope, and teach practical tools for wellbeing. This episode explores suicide prevention, anxiety, shame, catastrophising, nervous system overload, and why you cannot “think your way out” when your brain is in fight-flight. Topics Work stress, humiliation, imposter thoughtsAnxiety, sleep loss, nervous system overloadSuicide attempt and survivalWhy the suicidal brain feels “rational”Lifeline volunteering and the power of being heardRecovery routines: exercise, cycling, gratitudeStorytelling, shame, privacy and telling familyHope: emotional states are temporaryEpisode SpecificLinks Donna Thistlewaite about: https://donnathistlethwaite.com.au/Australian Story episode featuring Donna (2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jpy9RBEDtgLifeline: https://www.lifeline.org.au/131114?q=get-help/services/131114Beyond Blue: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/Transcript and guest bio: https://shithappy.com/surviving-suicid…f-miracles-ep-90/Related Episodes # 20  Blindsided By Benzos - Deke Ludwig # 94  How My Mother's Suicide Changed My Life Forever with Alice Hanna # 18, 19, 21, 22, 24 and 25 with Toni about her journey with mental health : Support the show 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

    45 min
  3. We Learned New Stuff - In Bed With Phil ep 89

    APR 1

    We Learned New Stuff - In Bed With Phil ep 89

    This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview Shownotes: 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 Bed with Phil episode, Toni and Phil swap strange facts, quirky discoveries, and laugh-out-loud oddities. From Elton John’s favorite song to why Saudi Arabia imports sand, and why astronauts can’t whistle in space—this mix of truth, myth-busting, and comedy will spark your curiosity and remind you that wellbeing and mental health often start with wonder, surprise, and laughter. Topics Elton John’s surprising favorite songWhy desert nations import sandOldest university founded by a womanSudan’s 200 pyramidsTime, calendars, and clocks in EthiopiaFact-checking viral internet “truths”Astronauts and whistling in spaceCowboy “tumbleweed” dad jokeEpisode Specific Links Smile – Charlie Chaplin song: https://youtu.be/YynxFjMXF1Y?si=bYj7c6ajtIH5FAI_ Al-Qarawiyyin University: https://alqarawiyyeenuniversity.org/ Transcript  https://shithappy.com/we-learned-new-s…-with-phil-ep-89/Related Episode Links # 81  In Bed With Phil - We might be Spicy #curiosity, #funfacts, #randomknowledge, #interestingfacts, #quirkytruths, #didyouknow, #trivia Support the show 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

    7 min

  4. MAR 30

    What Happened When They Stole My Business with Maureen Hascoet ep 88

    This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview Shownotes:  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 own studio, triggering betrayal trauma, burnout, panic, and a frightening intrusive thought on the motorway. In this raw conversation, Maureen shares how she rebuilt power, boundaries, and purpose through community support, therapy, resilience practices, and new projects that protect creatives from being taken advantage of. Topics Betrayal, grief and business lossBurnout, panic attacks, intrusive thoughtsChronic stress and family illnessLegal battles, power and protectionRebuilding after collapseCommunity, dignity, identityEpisode SpecificLinks Firewalker Pictures: https://www.facebook.com/firewalkerfilms/Transcript and guest bio: https://shithappy.com/what-happened-wh…en-hascoet-ep-88/Related EpisodeS  #68 A Filmmakers Improbable Journey to Mission Impossible – Chris Jones Support the show 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

    33 min
  5. How Stealing A Rock Changed My Career with Monty Badami ep 87

    MAR 25

    How Stealing A Rock Changed My Career with Monty Badami ep 87

    This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview Shownotes  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 his time in South India with the Pania community, the limits of a purely biomedical approach to mental health, and a story that still gives Toni goosebumps: the day an elder knew she’d taken a stone from the river. You’ll also hear how this moment helped Monty shift from psychology to anthropology, and how objects, rituals and place can hold memory, belonging and healing. Topics Indigenous communities in South India and the Pania peopleStructural violence, marginalisation and mental healthLimits of “quick fix” biomedical modelsCulture, story and community as meaning-makingObjects, rituals and place as memory and identitySpirit possession beliefs and cultural worldview shiftsAnthropology vs psychology and why Monty changed pathsGrief, belonging and what we carryEpisode Specific Links Monty Badami: https://montybadami.com/https://www.habitus.org/about Transcript and guest bio:  https://shithappy.com/how-stealing-a-r…nty-badami-ep-87/Related Episodes  Find at www.shithappy.com # 2 Betrayals, Bombs and Badassery with Heidi Dening # 3 Anxiety, Connection and King Kong with Heidi Dening # 36 Dreqms, Miracles and Enlightenment with Paul McDermott Support the show 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

    12 min

  6. MAR 23

    How To Get Curious Not Furious with Monty Badami ep 86

    This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview 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-makingWellbeing, mental health and emotional literacySitting with discomfort and uncertaintyPerfectionism, vulnerability and self-compassionCancel culture, free speech and empathyConflict, resistance and unmet needsCreativity, art and the role of reflectionHope, despair and shared humanityEpisode Specific Links Monty Badami TEDx Talk (mentioned): https://youtu.be/G052sRQ_8gE?si=6nAZG_IlFEcHB0AjHabitus Social Enterprise: https://www.habitus.org/aboutCarl Sagan – Cosmos (mentioned): https://youtu.be/g3ZdqeW-CUA?si=59JoU7OdWZlPZeQ4Transcript and guest bio: https://shithappy.com/how-to-get-curio…nty-badami-ep-86/Related Episodes # 36  Dreams, Miracles & Enlightenment with Paul McDermott # 2 and # 3 with Heidi Dening Support the show 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

    34 min
  7. Let Me Tell You About A Miracle ep 85

    MAR 18

    Let Me Tell You About A Miracle ep 85

    This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview Shownotes: 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 reassurance and spiritual presence to long-lost family reunions, unexpected provision, and profound end-of-life experiences, these conversations explore how moments we can’t explain reshape identity, purpose, wellbeing and mental health. Listeners seeking comfort, reflection, courage or curiosity about the unseen threads of life will find resonance and relief in these shared human stories. Topics Near-death insight, spiritual presence, grief and loss, serendipity, family reconnection, intuitive experiences, purpose, hope, unseen support Transcript and Bio:  https://shithappy.com/let-me-tell-you-…-a-miracle-ep-85/   Episode Specific Links -  find on www.shithappy.com  # 84 Meralda Bateman " I'm gay?" The Plot Twist I Didn't See Coming  # 78 Bart Walsh - “When the Universe Drops a Tree on You” (  # 81  Frank Frikker - The Magic of Music and Laughter  # 54 Monica Rosenfeld - Stories That Stir)  # 80 Paul Fairweather - Finding Your Creative Side  #Wellbeing, #Mindfulness, #Motivation Support the show 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

    19 min

  8. MAR 16

    "I'm Gay?" The Plot Twist I Didn't See Coming with Meralda Bateman ep 84

    This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview  Shownotes: "I'm Gay?" The Plot Twist I Didn't See Coming with Meralda Bateman ep 84 An unexpected, funny and deeply moving story about love, identity, wellbeing and family. Marelda Bateman shares how leaving a long marriage, navigating mental health challenges, and falling in love with a woman at 40 reshaped her life. This episode explores relationships, parenting, resilience, sexuality and what happens when following truth leads to a richer, more authentic life. Topics • Mental health during separation  • Coming out later in life  • Parenting through major change  • Same-sex relationships  • Identity and belief systems  • Blended families  • Wellbeing and resilience Episode Specific Links  • Transcript and guest bio:  https://shithappy.com/im-gay-the-plot-…da-bateman-ep-84/ Related Episodes •  # 52 In Bed with Phil – Peanuts Are Destroying Our Marriage  • # 63 Holiday Special on First Meetings  #Wellbeing, #Mindfulness, #motivation  Support the show 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

    36 min
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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.

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  • Creator
    Toni Powell
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    91
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 SHIT HAPPY with Toni Powell
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