Crappy to Happy

Mindfulness & Acceptance Episodes

Mindfulness is the present moment, non-judgemental awareness that allows you to witness your experience both externally and internally and make more wise choices rather than react emotionally or on automatic pilot. It is the foundation of any kind of lasting change.
How to be less "Busy & Wrecked" with Dermot Whelan
Oct. 13, 2025

How to be less "Busy & Wrecked" with Dermot Whelan

Dermot Whelan was one of Ireland's most successful radio hosts and television presenters for over 20 years. When he had a panic attack on the way to performing at a comedy festival, he decided to put aside his scepticism and ...
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How to be less "Busy & Wrecked" with Dermot Whelan
How to be less "Busy & Wrecked" with Dermot Whelan
Dealing With Anger: Healthy ways to manage your feelings
Aug. 4, 2025

Dealing With Anger: Healthy ways to manage your feelings

Anger is an emotion we often struggle to navigate. In this solo episode, I'm sharing the recent experience of one of my clients, who was grappling with intense feelings of anger. As a psychologist, I recognise that anger ofte...
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Dealing With Anger: Healthy ways to manage your feelings
Dealing With Anger: Healthy ways to manage your feelings
Unexpected Turns: How to get through it when things go to sh*t
April 23, 2025

Unexpected Turns: How to get through it when things go to sh*t

Hi from my mum's wardrobe. I'm on holiday in Australia and taking a break from my packing to share a personal update that highlights how unpredictable life can be. My family has recently faced some unexpected challenges, incl...
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Unexpected Turns: How to get through it when things go to sh*t
Unexpected Turns: How to get through it when things go to sh*t
How to Heal your Wounded Parts & Step into your Wisest Self
Feb. 25, 2025

How to Heal your Wounded Parts & Step into your Wisest Self

This week, we're diving into parts work, with an introduction to Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy and how you can apply it as a tool for self-healing. We'll explore how recognising and connecting with different parts of ...
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How to Heal your Wounded Parts & Step into your Wisest Self
How to Heal your Wounded Parts & Step into your Wisest Self
Wearable technology for your Brain with Ariel Garten
Dec. 30, 2024

Wearable technology for your Brain with Ariel Garten

This is an encore episode: Throwing back to 2019 when Cass interviewed Ariel Garten, the founder of the Muse Brain Sensing Headband.Meditation is a thousand year old practice but Ariel has found a way to bring that practice ...
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Wearable technology for your Brain with Ariel Garten
Wearable technology for your Brain with Ariel Garten
How well do you cope with uncertainty?
Oct. 24, 2024

How well do you cope with uncertainty?

Cass responds to a listener question about how to live with uncertainty. She discusses the psychological concept of 'Intolerance of Uncertainty', its impact on mental health, particularly anxiety and worry, and explains how w...
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How well do you cope with uncertainty?
How well do you cope with uncertainty?
The Healing Power of Breathwork with Samantha Skelly
May 1, 2024

The Healing Power of Breathwork with Samantha Skelly

This week Cass chats with Samantha Skelly, founder and CEO of Pause Breathwork about the power of the breath to reduce stress and anxiety, heal your body, create clarity in your mind and connect with your intuition. Samantha ...
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The Healing Power of Breathwork with Samantha Skelly
The Healing Power of Breathwork with Samantha Skelly
What Buddhism can teach us about happiness
Feb. 15, 2024

What Buddhism can teach us about happiness

Cass breaks down some of the key aspects of Buddhist philosophy and practice as they relate to living a happier and more peaceful life. She shares a little about how modern approaches to therapy have incorporated some of the...
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What Buddhism can teach us about happiness
What Buddhism can teach us about happiness
What are the downsides of mindfulness meditation?
Jan. 18, 2024

What are the downsides of mindfulness meditation?

In this episode, Cass explores the topic of mindfulness meditation and when it might not have positive benefits. She delves into the adverse effects of mindfulness and the importance of trauma-informed meditation training. Sh...
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What are the downsides of mindfulness meditation?
What are the downsides of mindfulness meditation?
3 Mindful Minutes: Savouring
Dec. 3, 2023

3 Mindful Minutes: Savouring

Finding ways to plumb the joy out of positive experiences can help to build resilience when things aren't going well.Connect with Cass: www.crappytohappypod.com hello@crappytohappypod.com www.instagram.com/crappytohappypod w...
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3 Mindful Minutes: Savouring
3 Mindful Minutes: Savouring
3 Mindful Minutes: Essentialism
Nov. 26, 2023

3 Mindful Minutes: Essentialism

Discover the simple but profound concept of Essentialism to reduce stress, cultivate mastery, deepen relationships and live a life of meaning.Discern what is absolutely essential, then eliminate everything that is not, so you...
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3 Mindful Minutes: Essentialism
3 Mindful Minutes: Essentialism
3 Mindful Minutes: Practising Mudita
Nov. 19, 2023

3 Mindful Minutes: Practising Mudita

In this week's 3 Mindful Minutes, Cass shares the ancient Buddhist practice of 'Mudita', which loosely translates to 'sympathetic joy'.Mudita means being happy for other people's happiness. Tune in to hear how it can profound...
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3 Mindful Minutes: Practising Mudita
3 Mindful Minutes: Practising Mudita
3 Mindful Minutes: The 3-minute breathing space
Oct. 30, 2023

3 Mindful Minutes: The 3-minute breathing space

Learn the art of the three minute breathing space to centre yourself emotionally.In these short-casts, Cass Dunn, Clinical Psychologist & Mindfulness Meditation teacher gives you tips and advice on how to feel a little less c...
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3 Mindful Minutes: The 3-minute breathing space
3 Mindful Minutes: The 3-minute breathing space
3 Mindful Minutes: Living with integrity
Oct. 24, 2023

3 Mindful Minutes: Living with integrity

Learn to live with integrity.In these short-casts, Cass Dunn, Clinical Psychologist & Mindfulness Meditation teacher gives you tips and advice on how to feel a little less crappy and a little more happy in just 3 minutes. To ...
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3 Mindful Minutes: Living with integrity
3 Mindful Minutes: Living with integrity
Outgroups, "Othering" and a healing meditation
Oct. 18, 2023

Outgroups, "Othering" and a healing meditation

At a time when the world feels more divided than ever, Cass shares the psychology of 'othering' and the biases that cause humans to turn on each other. She invites you to practice one of her favourite meditations known to inc...
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Outgroups, "Othering" and a healing meditation
Outgroups, "Othering" and a healing meditation
How teacher wellbeing impacts us all with Meg Durham
Sept. 19, 2022

How teacher wellbeing impacts us all with Meg Durham

Meg Durham is a former teacher who saw firsthand the devastating impacts of teacher burnout and exhaustion. She decided she had to do something about it, and has dedicated her professional life to improving the health and wel...
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How teacher wellbeing impacts us all with Meg Durham
How teacher wellbeing impacts us all with Meg Durham
How to manage your emotions with the Window of Tolerance
Sept. 12, 2022

How to manage your emotions with the Window of Tolerance

Introducing the first of many new solo episodes where I'll explain a psychological idea or experiment I think will help you feel happier, healthier and more fulfilled. In this episode I explain Dr Dan Siegel's concept of the ...
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How to manage your emotions with the Window of Tolerance
How to manage your emotions with the Window of Tolerance
Why you can't focus with Johann Hari
Jan. 23, 2022

Why you can't focus with Johann Hari

In this episode, Cass talks with Johann Hari, the New York Times best-selling author of “Chasing the Scream” and “Lost Connections” who is also famous for his TED Talks which have garnered over 80 million views. After experie...
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Why you can't focus with Johann Hari
Why you can't focus with Johann Hari
Fierce Self-Compassion with Dr Kristin Neff: Part Two
Sept. 5, 2021

Fierce Self-Compassion with Dr Kristin Neff: Part Two

This episode is Part Two of Cass’ conversation with Dr Kristin Neff about Self-Compassion. In the previous episode, Dr Neff explained the far-reaching benefits of self-compassion and how to apply it in your life. This week, s...
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Fierce Self-Compassion with Dr Kristin Neff: Part Two
Fierce Self-Compassion with Dr Kristin Neff: Part Two
Self-Compassion with Dr Kristin Neff: Part One
Aug. 29, 2021

Self-Compassion with Dr Kristin Neff: Part One

In this episode, Cass talks to Dr Kristin Neff, who is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion. Dr Neff shares how her discovery of Buddhist philosophy including mindfulness and compassion helped her get through a difficult...
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Self-Compassion with Dr Kristin Neff: Part One
Self-Compassion with Dr Kristin Neff: Part One
How to Live Better with Less with The Minimalists
July 18, 2021

How to Live Better with Less with The Minimalists

In this episode, Cass talks with Josh Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus aka “The Minimalists” about the unexpected joy and meaning that becomes available to you when you re-evaluate all of your relationships, starting with y...
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How to Live Better with Less with The Minimalists
How to Live Better with Less with The Minimalists
Optimising Your Digital Wellbeing with Dr Kristy Goodwin
Nov. 15, 2020

Optimising Your Digital Wellbeing with Dr Kristy Goodwin

Kristy Goodwin sheds light on how our use of technology is affecting our productivity and attention and offers realistic advice for setting reasonable boundaries and regaining our mental space. Kristy gives host Cass Dunn gre...
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Optimising Your Digital Wellbeing with Dr Kristy Goodwin
Optimising Your Digital Wellbeing with Dr Kristy Goodwin
Monitoring your meditation with Ariel Garten
Sept. 15, 2019

Monitoring your meditation with Ariel Garten

Meditation is a thousand year old practice but Ariel has found a way to bring that practice into the 21st century with her breakthrough technology Muse: The Brain Sensing Headband. Her mission is to help people do a deep dive...
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Monitoring your meditation with Ariel Garten
Monitoring your meditation with Ariel Garten
Becoming still with Tom Cronin
Sept. 15, 2019

Becoming still with Tom Cronin

We are at an incredibly challenging time on the planet right now. Depression and anxiety are on the rise and we’re starting to see that our current global paradigm needs to change in order for us to survive. Tom Cronin is an ...
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Becoming still with Tom Cronin
Becoming still with Tom Cronin