SHIT HAPPY with Toni Powell

This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview  SHOWNOTES When a child is diagnosed with profound autism, life changes instantly. In this powerful episode of Sh!t Happy , Fijian lawyer and HR leader Patricia Naisara shares her family’s lived experience of raising a neurodivergent child in a system with almost no support. This is an honest conversation about pare...

This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview Shownotes Music and laughter can be powerful tools for wellbeing, creativity and mental health. In this episode of Sh!t Happy , Toni Powell chats with composer and songwriter Frank Frikker about creativity later in life, finding joy through music, and using humour as a way through difficult times. From catchy tunes...

This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview  SHOWNOTES: How To Grow Your Creative Side with Paul Fairweather ep 80 Creativity isn’t about being artistic. It’s about problem-solving, confidence, wellbeing and learning how to live better in a messy world. In this episode of Sh!t Happy , Toni Powell talks with artist, architect and keynote speaker Paul Fairweath...

This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview  SHOWNOTES: In Bed With Phil - Strike A Bad Patch Race ep 79 In this In Bed with Phil episode of Sh!t Happy , Toni and Phil share a darkly funny story from their past, reframing a brutal 16-day run of breakdowns, grief, financial stress and family chaos as a fictional endurance event called The Bad Patch Race . Thro...

This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview  SHOWNOTES At 23, Bart Walsh was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer that took his jaw, changed his voice, and rerouted his entire life. In this deeply honest Sh!t Happy conversation, Bart shares how illness, addiction, fitness, and storytelling shaped his wellbeing, mental health, and resilience. Now facing a progr...

This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview SHOWNOTES:  What really makes a long marriage last when the spark fades, conflict is avoided, or life pulls you apart? In this honest and often funny conversation, broadcaster Kelly Higgins-Devine and her husband Craig share the reality of nearly three decades together, including a two-year separation and finding th...

This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview SHOWNOTES:  Broadcaster Kelly Higgins-Devine shares the real story behind burnout, depression and recovery after the emotional toll of emergency broadcasting during the 2011 Brisbane floods. In this warm, candid interview, she unpacks how depression sneaks up, the power of negative self-talk, why therapy and medicat...

This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview  SHOWNOTES In a world that can feel divided, overwhelming and hostile, this episode explores how kindness isn’t weakness but one of the most powerful tools for mental health, wellbeing and connection. Toni Powell introduces the idea of “KINDING”, kindness in action, and explains why outward focus improves mood, redu...

This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview  SHOWNOTES: Nourish Street: Love, Meth and Miracles with Beau Haywood  A raw and uplifting conversation about addiction, rock bottom, and rebuilding life through service. Beau Haywood spent 25 years addicted to meth before a failed suicide attempt sent him into rehab. Two years later, he’s clean and running Nourish...

This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview  Description After Tuesday’s powerful interview about Losing Layla , Vanessa Gorman returns to share the wisdom she gained while navigating deep grief. She talks about what helps, what harms, why platitudes push people away, and how grief stored in the body will surface unless it is felt, expressed, and released. Va...

This is the fan mail link! #shithappypodcast, #inspiringpodcast, #podcastinterview SHOWNOTES: Losing Layla - A Beautiful Mourning with Vanessa Gorman ep 72 Vanessa Gorman takes us inside one of the most intimate and influential Australian documentaries made: Losing Layla. What began as a personal film about wanting a baby became a raw, unfiltered record of birth, loss, and the radical act of keepi...

This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview  SHOWNOTES: Your Brain Is Lying To You - In Bed With Phil ep 71 Your brain is lying to you—and it’s wrecking your relationships, wellbeing, and mental health without you realising. In this In Bed with Phil episode, Toni and Phil unpack the sneaky science of self-justification, cognitive dissonance, false memories, b...

This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview  Shownotes: My Beautiful Sobriety with Leanne Spencer ep 70  When life’s chaos drives you to the bottle—or anywhere else for escape—this candid and surprisingly funny conversation will help you find your way back. London speaker and wellbeing expert Leanne Spencer shares how she went from three bottles of wine a nig...

This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview  SHOWNOTES: How I Got To Work On Mission Impossible with Chris Jones ep 69 London filmmaker Chris Jones returns with the wild, wonderful, and ridiculously stressful story of how he ended up directing splinter unit on Mission Impossible. From explosions to wrist-watch closeups, Cannes premieres, and the power of a si...

This is the fan mail link! #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 q...

This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview  Shownotes: Guests Tell Stories of Great Kindness - Holiday Special ep 67 Kindness is contagious—and sometimes it comes from the most unexpected places. In this holiday special, four Sh!t Happy guests share unforgettable moments when kindness changed everything. From strangers guarding luggage and chiropractors offe...

This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview  Shownotes: Guests Share About Romance - Holiday Special ep 66  From handwritten Italian love notes to a surprise donkey with a red bow, this holiday special brims with the most romantic gestures our guests have ever experienced. You’ll hear about unexpected kindness, deep devotion, sparkling Vegas vows, and even a...

This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview  Shownotes: Guests Share Real Life Miracles - Holiday Special ep 65  Need some holiday magic? This special Sh!t Happy episode gathers extraordinary true “miracle” stories from guests you’ve already met on the show. From white doves in Assisi with Petrea King to a mysterious old lady at her hospital bed, from Stephan...

This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview  Shownotes: Guests Share Their Childhood Dreams -  Holiday Special ep 64  Ever wonder what your childhood dreams said about you? In this fun holiday special, guests share the quirky, heartfelt, and hilarious careers they once imagined for themselves. From teaching without realizing it meant kids, to becoming the Bio...

This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview  Shownotes: Guests Share How They First Met Their Love - Holiday Special ep  63 Love at first sight, illegal visas, meditation dreams, and a tango that turned into marriage—this New Year’s Day holiday special is packed with unforgettable first-meeting stories. Heidi Dening reveals how Batgirl fell for King Kong, Mar...

This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview  Shownotes: Guests Share Their Favourite Books - Holiday Special ep 62  Books can shape lives, shift perspectives, and sometimes even spark laughter in the bedroom. In this Sh!t Happy holiday special, guests reveal the books that most changed or uplifted them—from Jack Canfield’s Success Principles to Louise Hay, fr...

This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview  SHOWNOTES: The Police Chase - In Bed With Phil ep 61 In this hilarious In Bed with Phil episode, Toni and Phil share their most ridiculous run-in with the police — a six-hour chase that ended in laughter rather than cuffs. Plus, former cop-turned-Paralympian Carol Cooke returns with a wild tale about partying with...

This is the fan mail link! Shownotes: Gold At 51 - Why It's Never Too Late with Carol Cooke ep 60  Paralympian Carol Cooke proves it’s never too late to chase impossible dreams. From being told she wasn’t strong enough to row, to becoming a world champion cyclist in her 50s, Carol’s story is packed with resilience, reinvention, and humour. This inspiring conversation offers powerful wellbeing...

This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview  Shownotes : How To Find Another Road When The World Says No with Carol Cooke,  ep 59 When Paralympian Carol Cooke was told her life was over after an MS diagnosis, she refused to believe it. In this inspiring Shit Happy episode, Carol shares how she turned heartbreak and illness into a life packed with purpose, spo...

This is the fan mail link! #ShitHappyPodcast, #InspiringPodcast, #PodcastInterview  Shownotes: Brushes With Fame - In Bed With Phil ep  58 What happens when you accidentally pat Raquel Welch’s bum, get lost showing Brené Brown around Sydney, or meet a 90-year-old monk who just came from a Segway tour in France? In this funny and surprisingly moving In Bed with Phil episode, Toni and Phil share the...