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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, Mary-Lou Stevens shares how a silent retreat led her to love, Mark Matthews tells his nightclub-to-surf romance, and Paul McDermott recounts the most extraordinary tango-fuelled meeting you’ll ever hear. Perfect listening for anyone who loves stories about relationships, serendipity, and the surprising ways we find connection.

Topics

• Heidi’s hilarious King Kong first meeting story
• The “proposed marriage visa” surprise
• Mary-Lou’s dream of a cup of tea
• How meditation and mindfulness helped her meet love
• Mark Matthews’ love at first sight in Surfers Paradise
• Paul McDermott’s dream-led tango encounter that became destiny
• How dreams, chance, and persistence shape relationships

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• Episode Transcript:  https://shithappy.com/guests-share-how…ay-special-ep-63/
• #2 with Heidi Dening 
• #11 with Mark Matthews
• # 17  with Mary-Lou Stephens
• # 35  with Paul McDermott

#LoveStories,  #Relationships, #Wellbeing, #Mindfulness, #Motivation

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Shownotes:

What happens when the struggle you inherit is privilege, not poverty? In this powerful episode, Angela Williams shares how wealth, social barriers, addiction in marriage, faith, kindness and service shaped her life. From growing up as the daughter of an English Lord to supporting women on the streets and launching a kindness movement in Australia, this conversation explores mental health, human connection, purpose and the healing power of compassion.

Topics

• privilege and prejudice
• loneliness and connection
• alcohol addiction in marriage
• faith and miracle moments
• street outreach and women in crisis
• kindness and mental health
• purpose, courage and social impact

Episode Specific Links

• Humankind TV: https://humankindtv.com.au/about/
• Australia’s Kindest Person: https://australiaskindestperson.com.au/about-us/
• Angela's Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/AngelaWilliamsOfficial/
• Transcript and guest bio:  https://shithappy.com/from-lords-daugh…a-williams-ep-99/

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• #74 Love, Meth & Miracles with Beau Haywood.

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What if grief did not have to mean a life built around pain? In this deeply moving episode, Marie Alessi shares how the sudden death of her husband changed everything, and how one clear decision helped her guide herself and her sons through devastating loss. This conversation explores grief, healing, parenting after loss, hope, joy, trauma, spiritual beliefs, emotional resilience and how to support someone through bereavement in a more helpful, human way.

Topics

• sudden loss and shock
• grief and healing
• parenting after bereavement
• victimhood versus empowerment
• spiritual beliefs around death
• what to say to grieving people
• writing, storytelling and recovery
• finding joy after loss

Episode Specific Links

• Marie Alessi podcast: Unsilence Grief: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unsilence-grief/id1584715819
• Marie's website: https://www.mariealessi.com/
• Transcript and guest bio:   https://shithappy.com/my-person-died-w…rie-alessi-ep-98/ 

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      #72 AND #73 on Losing Layla and Grief with Vanessa Gorman

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 When the devastating 2019–2020 Australian bushfires tore through the small town of Cobargo, potter Gaye Powell and her partner Dan faced a terrifying fight to save their home and creative livelihood. In this powerful conversation, Gay shares the reality of surviving the fires, the emotional aftermath, and how creativity, community and making things with your hands can help rebuild wellbeing after trauma. A story about resilience, recovery and the healing power of creativity.

Topics

• Surviving the 2019–2020 Australian bushfires
• Trauma, shock and mental health after disaster
• Rebuilding life and community after loss
• The healing power of creativity and pottery
• Why making things with your hands supports wellbeing
• Community recovery and generosity after crisis

Episode Specific Links

Bandicoot Pottery – Gay & Dan Powell: https://bandicootpottery.com.au

Transcript and guest bio:  https://shithappy.com/firing-up-after-the-fire-ep-97/ ‎

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#2 Bombs, Betrayal and Badassery with Heidi Dening

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SHOWNOTES

Description
In this powerful continuation with Dr Margot McKinnon, we explore near death experiences, unconditional love, and how reconnecting with your inner blueprint can transform wellbeing, mental health, education, parenting, and relationships. Margot shares extraordinary stories of consciousness beyond the body and how those experiences shaped her work with students, families, and clients. This episode offers deeply practical insights into grounding, emotional safety, compassion, and helping people realign with the life they are meant to live.

Topics

• Near death experiences and consciousness
• Unconditional love and spiritual wellbeing
• Grounding for mental health
• Parenting without punishment
• Education, behaviour, and belonging
• Finding your life blueprint

Episode Specific Links

• Transcript and guest bio:   https://shithappy.com/a-near-death-exp…t-mckinnon-ep-96/

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 # 98 Your Blueprint: Remembering Who You Are with Dr Margot McKinnon

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Includes discussion of near death experiences and spiritual beliefs.

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Description
Dr Margot McKinnon shares how an acrimonious divorce and “pit of despair” became the turning point that pulled her back to herself. We talk spiritual guidance, rebuilding your circle, the “blueprint” you are born with, and her five-dimensions model (body, mind, spirit, soul, oneness) to help you reset your life and wellbeing.

Topics

• Pit of despair and identity loss
• The “blueprint” idea and getting back on track
• Cutting toxic, energy-draining relationships
• Five dimensions: body, mind, spirit, soul, oneness
• Stress patterns by dominance type
• Friendship, purpose, and rebuilding a life

Episode Specific Links

• John Cleese moderates UVA panel on NDEs/past-life memories  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RGizqsLumo&t=234s
• Margot’s book: The Body, Mind, Spirit, Soul, Oneness Dominance Theory: https://www.drmargotmckinnon.com/
• Transcript and guest bio:  https://shithappy.com/your-blueprint-r…t-mckinnon-ep-95/

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• A Near Death Experience with Margo McKinnon 

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Mentions divorce, despair, and near-death experiences.

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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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# 72 Losing Layla with Vanessa Gorman

#  73 Good Grief with Vanessa Gorman

#   90  Surviving Suicide - A Boatload of Miracles with Donna Thistlewaite 

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Includes detailed discussion of suicide, suicide attempts, trauma symptoms and grief.

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SHOWNOTES:  5 Minutes To Improve Your LIfe in 16 Ways with Toni Powell  ep 93

This episode introduces a simple, science-backed practice that takes just minutes a day and quietly reshapes your wellbeing, brain, relationships and even how you age. Loving-kindness meditation is free, accessible, and far more powerful than it sounds. Drawing on neuroscience, psychology and real research, Toni walks through sixteen evidence-based benefits, from emotional regulation and pain reduction to increased compassion, resilience and social connection. No chanting cushions required.

Topics

• Loving-kindness meditation explained simply
• Emotional wellbeing and purpose
• Nervous system regulation and vagal tone
• Pain, trauma and PTSD research
• Brain structure, empathy and emotional intelligence
• Telomeres, ageing and long-term health
• Bias reduction, compassion and relationships
• Self-criticism versus self-kindness

Episode Specific Links

• Loving-kindness meditation resources (guided practices): https://youtu.be/9cxtdiXBQDk?si=ayqW6daqCis_WtI3
• Episode transcript: https://shithappy.com/5-minutes-to-imp…oni-powell-ep-93/

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• #76  The Prescription You Don't Need A Dr For with Roni Beauchamp 
• # 75 You Can Change The World with Toni Powell
• # 74 Love, Meth and Miracles with Beau Haywood 

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SHOWNOTES: 

Lifestyle medicine is the prescription most of us aren’t getting. Toni speaks with Roni Beauchamp, CEO of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine, about the real foundations of health: sleep, movement, food, social connection, behaviour change and prevention. Why aren’t doctors trained in lifestyle or nutrition? Why do we wait until we’re sick? And how do we build a life and health span that keeps us thriving, not just surviving? Roni’s story will change how you think about health, medication, happiness and prevention.

Topics
Lifestyle medicine and prevention, wellbeing and mental health, the gut–brain connection, sleep, chronic illness and health span, movement and nutrition, avoiding harmful substances, social support, small behaviour changes, the problem with “sickness systems,” pharmaceuticals vs lifestyle.

Episode Specific Links
Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine: https://lifestylemedicine.org.au/
Transcript link Guest bio link:  https://shithappy.com/the-prescription…-beauchamp-ep-92/ ‎

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 #20 Blindsided By Benzos with Deke Ludwig 

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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

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: 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

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