Crappy to Happy

Psychology & Neuroscience Episodes

All things psychology including interesting theories, practical tools, and ideas to help you understand yourself and the people around you.
Dec. 3, 2025

The ADHD Signs Women Keep Missing with Tracy Otsuka

Women with ADHD are still being overlooked, misunderstood, and misdiagnosed, and the consequences can be profound. In this episode, I sit down with Tracy Otsuka, ADHD Coach and bestselling author of "ADHD for Smartass Women',...
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The ADHD Signs Women Keep Missing with Tracy Otsuka
Oct. 23, 2025

ADHD Medication and Me: The good, the bad & the unexpected

In January, I commenced ADHD medication and now 11 months later, I'm sharing my experience of how it has impacted my productivity and mood. While my experience has been mostly positive, there are some negative effects that I ...
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ADHD Medication and Me: The good, the bad & the unexpected
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
Sept. 24, 2025

How Your Expectations Create Your Reality (Prime yourself to succeed)

Our expectations shape our experience of the world, influencing not just our perceptions but even our physiology. In this episode, I'm talking about the Expectancy Effect. Our brain acts as a prediction machine, constructing ...
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How Your Expectations Create Your Reality (Prime yourself to succeed)
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
July 17, 2025

Why It's Essential You Learn Something New (especially if you think you're an expert)

As adults, we don't often put ourselves in the position of being a novice. In this episode, I'm sharing why I've gone back to basics in my professional life, and the uncomfortable truth that despite years of experience, stepp...
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Why It's Essential You Learn Something New (especially if you think you're an expert)
July 1, 2025

How to Build Self-Trust: Stop Second Guessing & Start Truly Living

This week, we are kicking off a new 8-part series in the Beyond Happy subscriber-only podcast, focused on how to build self-trust so you can stop second guessing and start living freely and authentically, knowing you've got y...
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How to Build Self-Trust: Stop Second Guessing & Start Truly Living
June 12, 2025

How Relationships Help to Sculpt Your Ideal Self: The Michelangelo Effect

Do your partner and closest friends support and validate your ideal self? Today, we're diving into the intriguing concept of the Michelangelo phenomenon in relationships. This idea suggests that the people closest to us can h...
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How Relationships Help to Sculpt Your Ideal Self: The Michelangelo Effect
May 27, 2025

The Power of Curiosity: How Tiny Experiments Can Transform Your Life with Anne-Laure Le Cunff

Neuroscientist, Anne-Laure Le Cunff challenges the traditional notion of linear goal-setting in our lives, urging us instead to embrace "tiny experiments" as a more fulfilling and adaptive approach. In this episode, we explor...
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The Power of Curiosity: How Tiny Experiments Can Transform Your Life with Anne-Laure Le Cunff
May 21, 2025

Hidden Factors that Cause Burnout: Are You Contributing?

Today, we're diving into the ever-relevant topic of burnout, which has become a pervasive issue for many people. I want to unpack how personal traits such as perfectionism, people-pleasing tendencies, and unrealistic self-exp...
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Hidden Factors that Cause Burnout: Are You Contributing?
May 4, 2025

Mindfulness... and then what? A new audio series!

We're kicking off our brand new series for paid subscribers, "Mindfulness... and then what?", where we'll dive deep into how to truly incorporate mindfulness into your life for real benefits. I know, I know—mindfulness is one...
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Mindfulness... and then what? A new audio series!
May 1, 2025

How to Show Up as the Best Version of YOU

Today’s episode dives deep into a crucial question: who are you when you’re at your best? I’m inviting you to explore the qualities that make you shine and how to create the conditions in your life that allow you to be at you...
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How to Show Up as the Best Version of YOU
March 27, 2025

How Your Happiness Impacts Your Political Preferences

The recent World Happiness Report highlights a striking link between social trust and voting preferences, revealing that individuals with low social trust are more prone to supporting right-wing political parties. In this epi...
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How Your Happiness Impacts Your Political Preferences
March 19, 2025

We Need Your Art: Unleash Your Creative Spirit with Amie McNee

Amie McNee joins me in the studio to share her insights on the transformative power of creativity and the importance of claiming your artistic voice. Her new book, "We Need Your Art", is a rallying cry for those who feel they...
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We Need Your Art: Unleash Your Creative Spirit with Amie McNee
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
Jan. 22, 2025

How to master your mind to win at life with Alexis Fernandez

Cass is joined by Alexis Fernandez-Preiksa, a neuroscientist, best-selling author and host of the incredibly popular "Do You F*cking Mind?" podcast. The conversation explores how Alexis discovered her love for cognitive neuro...
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How to master your mind to win at life with Alexis Fernandez
Jan. 14, 2025

Kickstart Your 2025: Setting Goals That Matter

As the new year unfolds, it brings a fresh opportunity to reflect on what will truly make you happy. This episode of Crappy to Happy offers a guiding light for anyone looking to set meaningful goals in 2025 and give yourself ...
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Kickstart Your 2025: Setting Goals That Matter
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
Dec. 19, 2024

Wrapping up 2024 + My ADHD Diagnosis

In this final solo episode of 2024, Cass reflects on the importance of recognising personal achievements over the past year, emphasising the need to focus on gains rather than gaps. She shares plans for a new subscriber versi...
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Wrapping up 2024 + My ADHD Diagnosis
Dec. 11, 2024

Healing Trauma using MDMA with Rebecca Huntley

This week, Cass talks with author and social researcher, Rebecca Huntley, who shares her experience of childhood trauma, traditional therapy, and how she ultimately found herself seeking MDMA therapy from an underground heale...
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Healing Trauma using MDMA with Rebecca Huntley
Dec. 5, 2024

How to stop being a people pleaser

In this episode, Cass discusses the challenges of people pleasing, especially during the holiday season. She explores the roots of this behaviour, including childhood experiences, personality traits, and societal expectations...
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How to stop being a people pleaser
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?
Sept. 30, 2024

Your Brain on Dopamine with Dr Anastasia Hronis

This week, Cass and Dr Anastasia Hronis delve into the complexities of dopamine, its role in pleasure and motivation, and how modern conveniences can lead to excessive dopamine activation. Anastasia is the author of 'The Dopa...
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Your Brain on Dopamine with Dr Anastasia Hronis
Sept. 19, 2024

Full commitment but no attachment

Cass explores the concept of being fully committed to goals while remaining unattached to the outcomes. She discusses the balance between giving your all and not letting the results define your self-worth. Through examples an...
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Full commitment but no attachment