Crappy to Happy

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Dec. 26, 2022

Managing Emotional Eating with Tiff Hall

One of the most common questions Cass receives is how to manage emotional eating. In this episode, Cass in joined by Tiff Hall to unpack the psychology behind emotional eating and how you can better manage this behaviour.Conn...
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Managing Emotional Eating with Tiff Hall
Dec. 19, 2022

How To Set Boundaries During The Holidays

Do you find the Christmas Holiday period stressful and overwhelming? Do you struggle to set boundaries with your family during this time? In this episode, I explain why clear communication and boundary setting is the key to a...
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How To Set Boundaries During The Holidays
Dec. 12, 2022

Discovering the meaning of masculinity with Rob 'Millsy' Mills

In this episode, Cass is joined by Rob ‘Millsy’ Mills - an Australian actor and musician. Since appearing as a finalist on the very first season of Australian Idol, Millsy has really carved out a name for himself in the enter...
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Discovering the meaning of masculinity with Rob 'Millsy' Mills
Dec. 5, 2022

Why adverse childhood experiences don't have to define your adulthood

Are you worried that adversity that you faced in your childhood is negatively effecting your life as an adult? In this episode, I explain the science behind adverse childhood experiences and the detrimental effects they can h...
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Why adverse childhood experiences don't have to define your adulthood
Nov. 28, 2022

Standing up for your beliefs with Dami Im

In this episode, Cass is joined by Dami Im, who captured all of our hearts when she won The X-Factor Australia in 2013. Dami began her singing career playing to grandmas in Korean churches before her life was forever changed ...
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Standing up for your beliefs with Dami Im
Nov. 21, 2022

What is Toxic Positivity? and has it gone too far?

Do you find that having an optimistic outlook and being grateful is now met with claims of 'toxic positivity'? In this episode, I explain why positivity doesn't have to be toxic, and how a having positive mindset and outlook ...
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What is Toxic Positivity? and has it gone too far?
Nov. 14, 2022

Healing from developmental trauma with Rick Morton

In this episode, Cass is joined by Rick Morton, an award winning journalist and author with an incredible story of trauma and survival. Rick shares his experience with generational trauma and how his experience in childhood s...
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Healing from developmental trauma with Rick Morton
Nov. 7, 2022

Avoidance vs. Approach - Whats your style?

Are you motivated by the pursuit of pleasure or the avoidance of pain? In this episode I explain the difference between avoidance and approach style behavioural responses, what the implications are for each, and how you can a...
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Avoidance vs. Approach - Whats your style?
Oct. 31, 2022

Why you should start investing now with Victoria Devine

In this episode, Cass is joined by Victoria Devine, a financial advisor and author helping people change their relationship with money.Cass and Victoria discuss the practical ways you can make impactful changes to your financ...
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Why you should start investing now with Victoria Devine
Oct. 24, 2022

Epigenetics and how they affect you

In this episode I explain the concept of Epigenetics, which is the 'nuture' in the nature v's nature debate. I'll explain how our the genes we inherit from our parents are not set in stone, meaning our behaviours and environm...
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Epigenetics and how they affect you
Oct. 17, 2022

Ambiguous grief with Stephanie Sarazin

After going through a divorce, Steph Sarazin discovered the unique pain of ‘ambiguous grief’ - when you grieve something or somebody who is still there, just not as you knew it. Steph has spoken to hundreds of people about th...
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Ambiguous grief with Stephanie Sarazin
Oct. 10, 2022

The three circles model of emotions

In this episode I explain the three circles model of emotions by Paul Gilbert. This model is so useful for helping us see if our emotional systems are out of whack, and how we can get them in balance again. Connect with Cass:...
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The three circles model of emotions
Oct. 3, 2022

How to worry less with Brigid Delaney

During the COVID-19 lockdowns of the past few years, Brigid Delaney went searching for ideas that might help us feel a bit better. She stumbled across Stoicism, an ancient Greek philosophy which is all about how not to sweat ...
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How to worry less with Brigid Delaney
Sept. 26, 2022

How to cope with change using Bridges' Transition Model

In this episode I explain the three key stages of change, and why we so often feel stuck in the middle stage, otherwise known as 'no man's land'. I also share a fascinating psychological experiment on journalling, and what it...
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How to cope with change using Bridges' Transition Model
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
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
Sept. 5, 2022

Crappy to Happy is going weekly!

Now that I've settled in London, I am very excited to be bringing you brand new episodes starting next Tuesday the 5th September.And in big news, I'm going to be bringing you WEEKLY episodes every Tuesday morning. Every secon...
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Crappy to Happy is going weekly!
Aug. 28, 2022

The Confidence Coach - trust in relationships

Cass is taking a break from regular Crappy to Happy episodes for the next six weeks while she relocates to London. In the meantime, we wanted to share with you her other podcast and labour of love, the Confidence Coach with C...
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The Confidence Coach - trust in relationships
Aug. 21, 2022

The Confidence Coach - body image

Cass is taking a break from regular Crappy to Happy episodes for the next six weeks while she relocates to London. In the meantime, we wanted to share with you her other podcast and labour of love, the Confidence Coach with C...
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The Confidence Coach - body image
Aug. 14, 2022

The Confidence Coach– returning to work

Cass is taking a break from regular Crappy to Happy episodes for the next six weeks while she relocates to London. In the meantime, we wanted to share with you her other podcast and labour of love, the Confidence Coach with C...
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The Confidence Coach– returning to work
Aug. 7, 2022

The Confidence Coach - overcoming childhood bullying

Cass is taking a break from regular Crappy to Happy episodes for the next six weeks while she relocates to London. In the meantime, we wanted to share with you her other podcast and labour of love, the Confidence Coach with C...
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The Confidence Coach - overcoming childhood bullying
July 31, 2022

The Confidence Coach - making friends

Cass is taking a break from regular Crappy to Happy episodes for the next six weeks while she relocates to London. In the meantime, we wanted to share with you her other podcast and labour of love, the Confidence Coach with C...
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The Confidence Coach - making friends
July 24, 2022

The Confidence Coach - confidence at work

Cass is taking a break from regular Crappy to Happy episodes for the next six weeks while she relocates to London. In the meantime, we wanted to share with you her other podcast and labour of love, the Confidence Coach with C...
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The Confidence Coach - confidence at work
July 10, 2022

The science of narcissism with W. Keith Campbell

Keith Campbell is one of the world’s experts in narcissism, and he’s here to help us understand and interact with all the narcissistic people in our lives. In this chat the psychology professor explains the actual definition ...
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The science of narcissism with W. Keith Campbell