Send us a text Follow on Instagram @terriblehappytalks Website: Terriblehappytalks Munva Chao is a humanitarian, supervisor at (NGO) Habitat for Humanity, reformed corporate finance manager, world traveller, and maker of amazing artistic cakes. Of south East Asian decent, Munva’s family fled the genocide inflicted upon Cambodia by dictator Pol Pott before landing in the safety of Australia in which they built a new life. In this week's episode, Munva is with me live and on location, to share her...
May 15, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 107
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Follow on Instagram @terriblehappytalks Tyler Sargent-Wilson is a professional boxer, personal trainer, and inspiration to many. Recently Tyler maintained an unbeaten pro-fight record against opponent Steve Rados at the WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong Australia in a majority-judge decision. Fast, focused, passionate, and charismatic, all of which is under-pinned by innate humility. This week, Tyler is with me live and on location at "the chur...
May 08, 2021•1 hr 1 min0
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Follow on Instagram @terriblehappytalks Mark Ridgway is a surfer, skateboarder, husband, father, builder and good mate to many...myself included. Mark discusses growing up as a young surfer in Yamba, NSW Australia, before moving to the south Sydney suburb of Cronulla. In this week's episode, Mark is with me live from his home in Brunswick Heads (near Byron Bay) Australia to share his journey, experiences, challenges, and hopes for the future. Mark s...
May 01, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Send us a text Follow @terriblehappytalks on Instagram to keep up with latest episodes, codes and more! Ryan Gooding is a husband, father, Crossift competitor and Endurance Runner. Ryan was an amazing up and coming sponsored skateboarder, who dominated competitively in the early 2000’s and competed at events such as the X-Games. This week, Ryan is with me live from his home in Wollongong, Australia to share his journey, experiences, challenges and hopes for the future. Ryan supports and advocate...
Apr 24, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 104
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Instagram: @terriblehappytalks Danielle Fisser is a free-spirit, fashion model, breathwork practitioner, advocate for clean drinking water solutions and founder of Knottbrand sustainable accessories. Passionate, inspired and beaming, Danielle is driven by an innate sense of conviction to be of service to others, the primary driving force behind her breath work program Rebirthing Breathwork Mentorship. I must admit, this episode starts a little slow,...
Apr 17, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Send us a text Follow on Instagram @terriblehappytalks https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Weave is a Designer, Disco Dancer and Director of the fashion and design labels; By Weave Collection and Ukiyo. Her innate passion, sincerity and life-long journey to conceptualise and create beautiful garments is profoundly obvious. In this week's episode, Weave discusses growing up in Adelaide, designing her first Hip Hop clothing label at 14 years of age, the importance of quality, travels, single parenting...
Apr 09, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Like the show? Follow on Instagram to stay up to date with latest episodes and THT news @terriblehappytalks Maneesha Todd is back on the show to check in for a chat about her lived experiences in relation to recent national and global events. Trigger warnings: This episode starts a little slow, however, things really heat up as Maneesha delves deep into the women's rights conversation, why protesting is essential to making real change, sexual abuse ...
Mar 28, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Follow THT on Instagram @terriblehappytalks Walker Ryan is a professional skateboarder, published author and co-host of the “Old Friends Catch-up” podcast, a show in which Walker and friend Dr. Kyle Brown discuss injuries, health and of course skateboarding. In this week's episode, Walker is with me for this 100th episode of the Terrible Happy Talks podcast, live from his home in Napa, California to share his journey, experiences, challenges and hop...
Mar 27, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Send us a text Trigger warning: Shit gets real in this episode from the very start. Athron and I discuss toxic spirituality (0 - 13mins), Athron also shares his life-long investigation into finding out who his real father is (last 40 mins). Although I believe there is a lot of healing to be had by listening to Athron's experiences, I acknowledge the sensitive nature of the content, so please be kind to yourself and don't listen if this could trigger or upset you. However, if you want to discuss ...
Mar 20, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Matt Leggett is a husband, father, anthropologist and associate director at Wildlife Conservation Society. Matt is a true eco-warrior with many years of experience in remote expeditions, field conservation and community engagement programs across Asia-Pacific and Latin America, not to mention extensive experience working on environmental policy and strategy, supporting developing country governments and NGOs. In this week's episode, Matt is with me ...
Mar 13, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Jesse Faen is a father, surfer and former editor of Waves magazine in Australia and Surfing magazine in the United Sates. After his stint in these roles, Jesse moved into the position of Surfer’s Representative on the ASP world tour (now known as the World Surf League) for one year, before transitioning into the role of Media Director for the ASP, which allowed him to be part of what is described as the dream tour; travelling the world surfing the b...
Mar 06, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Brad Gerlach is a husband, father, surfer, and founder of Wave Ki surf coaching. At 20 years old, Brad was the No.1 rated surfer in the world. He won several major events making him one of surfings biggest stars in the late 80’s and early 90’s. In 1991, he finished 2nd on the ASP World Tour and abruptly quit competition to pursue a free-surfing career; In 2006, Brad achieved one of Surfing’s greatest accolades by winning the Billabong XXL award with...
Feb 27, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Daniel Deighton is a Permaculture Designer and lead Educator at Elemental Permaculture, the business he co-founded with good friend Aaron Sorenson. For many years, Daniel and Aaron have restored land, advocated for sustainable living practices, and created communities by developing and leading their profound Permaculture Design courses...Changing hearts and changing cultures one no-dig garden at a time. Daniel is a significant mentor to me; A kind i...
Feb 20, 2021•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Lije Sarki is a husband, father, skateboarder, surfer, producer and filmmaker. Following his heart and living his dream, Lije resides in Venice, California in pursuit of his next creative incarnation, whatever that may be. When you look at Lije’s resume, it becomes immediately obvious that he is compelled to share stores that possess a deeply human aspect, a diverse array of portraits that include skateboarding docu-series creations for the likes of...
Feb 13, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 94
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Nic Squiers is a father, former surfer on the WSL World Qualifying Series and founder of the Illawarra Surf Academy on the South East Coast of Australia. Recently retired from professional surfing, Nic’s career included 2 National Surfing Championship wins, amongst a string of event and heat wins against literally some of the best surfers in the world. Passionate about nurturing the next generation of rippers from his local area, Nic is embarking on...
Feb 06, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Taylor Jensen is one of the most successful and dominant competitive Longboarders in the world today. With three WSL World Longboard championship titles, and numerous other national titles in both America and Australasia his career resume is impressive to say the least. However, at his core, I see a humble family man who is driven by progression, over accolades and titles. His progressive (and sometimes aggressive) approach to Longboarding is not on...
Jan 30, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Sam Giles is a sponsored skateboarder and member of legendary Skate brand; Super Happy Fun Crew. At his peak, Sam was among a handful of Australian Skateboarders who achieved the dream of making a living from Skateboarding for a period of time. Like many of the best to do it, these were never his reasons for skating, however, he has won numerous high-profile competitions and gained consistent exposure in some of the most respected skateboarding (and...
Jan 23, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Kristyan Stjerne is an artist and surfer based in Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia. Kristyan is a returning guest to the show. His previous episode (#51- Kristyan Stjerne: Balancing Future Primitive) was the most listened to episode on the THT podcast in 2020.... A POEM FOR KISH In a state or reflection, Staring at the gifts of imperfection, Defined by visions of the future, A mirror for the matahari, A beaming human, Mystically enmeshed, With pigmentations...
Jan 09, 2021•2 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Adam Everill is a Community and International Development specialist with a long history of leadership development and coaching. Recognised as one of Australia's leading young social entrepreneurs he has delivered social innovation and leadership training to people from all over the world in corporate, civil society and educational settings. Adam however, found his passion in integrating health and fitness with personal and community development gro...
Jan 02, 2021•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Mykim is a former refugee, mother, physiotherapist, entrepreneur, and a self-taught home baker who is based in Sydney Australia. Mykim’s baking creations can best be described as works of delicious art! In fact, her baking creations are so appealing she has attracted a following on Instagram of over 100k. Aside from her amazing baking skills and creativity, Mykim juggles her time between being a single parent of two amazing children and her full-tim...
Dec 19, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 86
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Augusto Vegas is a Peruvian big wave surfer, free-diver, spear-fisherman, all-round Ocean enthusiast, and founder of Survival Apnea; A specialised breath-holding course designed to build physical and mental resilience in (and out of the Ocean). Augusto’s desire to live his best life and to live his own personal truth has led him to embark on nomadic adventures throughout South America, Europe, Africa and Asia, before finally settling in his current ...
Dec 12, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Maneesha Todd is a Sociology Honours Graduate, a Support Co-ordinator for Amnesty International, and an environmental and social-justice activist. This year, Maneesha established the Australian, South East Coast branch of the Tomorrow Movement; a movement of young people putting pressure on the government to create a new political common-sense, with a vision to take-back democracy from big business and to create a tomorrow that is sustainable for al...
Dec 05, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 84
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Lance Billingsley is an educator at a unique, private International school located in a Bali Jungle, he is also an avid surfer and this year, he might have caught one of the waves of his life, on one of the swells of the year at the notorious Langundri Bay on the Island of Nias. Previously, he joined me on episode 11 (that’s over 70 episodes ago) in which he discussed his travels through South America, perspectives on education, getting a gun pulled...
Nov 28, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Kai is an environmentalist, entrepreneur, Basketball fiend, surfer and co-founder of the footwear and apparel company IndoSole. Kai was a guest on the show back in episode 37, and today, he is with me live from Indonesia, for a catch-up to share his journey of the last 12 months, experiences, challenges and hopes for the future. Kai advocates for: Help Stephen Ellis Get a Car https://gf.me/u/yqd45t Soles for soul http://soles4souls.com.au/ Thanks to...
Nov 21, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Jake Mackenzie is a husband, father, surfer, waterman, entrepreneur, and when the Bombie at Uluwatu is breaking...he is often the guy paddling into the best waves of the day. Like many of us, Jake wears numerous hats in his life, however, personally I see a clean living family man, and a passionate surfer, who possesses a keen sense of spirituality. Over the years, I have found myself magnetically drawn into his “anti-surf, surf shop” - Drifter at B...
Nov 14, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Kyle Parsons is a surfer, snowboarder, entrepreneur, and founder of the environmentally conscious footwear company Indosole (Disclaimer: there is some seriously unapologetic product placement in this episode). After years of working in the Snowboarding and Action Sports industries, Kyle found a niche in the environmental footwear space and conceptualised what is now a world-wide distribution of the Indosole brand. More importantly, Indosole is a bra...
Nov 07, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Mark Baxter is a Psychologist, musician, and advocate for research into the potential use of psychedelics as an assisted therapy to treat chronic and ongoing mental illness. His clinical expertise and interest areas include post-traumatic stress, trauma recovery, psychosis, addiction, and addressing experiences of existential dilemma, anguish or distress. Aside from his academic and professional qualifications, at his core, Mark is a seeker who poss...
Oct 31, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/THTpodcast Russell Young is a husband, father, accredited Exercise Physiologist, Yoga guru and co-founder of the iconic Younga Yoga studio on the south-east coast of Australia. Russ has a keen interest in biomechanics & functional anatomy and uses this unique knowledge in conjunction with mindfulness techniques to treat patients with a range of injuries and mental health conditions. When he is not telling Dad jokes, ...
Oct 24, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Nathan Vickery is a husband, father, surfer, contractor, ex-counsellor and someone I consider a best friend. As I write this, I was thinking about how the term “best friend” can often be regarded as somewhat of a throw-away term. However, in Nathan’s case, he epitomises the characteristics of a best-friend. Loyal, open, non-judgemental and not scared to call you on your bullshit when (and if) required. Nathan is family-centric, diligent in all that ...
Oct 17, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Send us a text https://terriblehappytalks.com/ Courtney Beaton is a wife, mother, artist, business woman, sports lover, self-confessed “doer” and author of children's book Alexander the Great. After working in the corporate world of marketing and event management for many years, Courtney chose to re-invent herself and creative a lifestyle on her terms. A lifestyle that allows her to be an available mother and creative director of her own business, Kao Kreative. In this week's episode, Courtney i...
Oct 10, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 76
