Happiness Co Podcasts

This special women’s series within the Upside Podcast shares powerful stories and lived experiences from women across different walks of life. Exploring leadership, career, relationships, community, motherhood and wellbeing, we unpack the realities of modern expectations and what balance truly looks like. Through authentic conversations, this series aims to inspire connection, celebrate resilience and uplift women everywhere. In this episode we’re joined by Jo Gibb from Living Rooms — an organisation reshaping the way we think about housing, community and belonging here in WA. Jo is passionate about creating safe, affordable, community-driven housing solutions — particularly for those who fall through the cracks of traditional systems, including women experiencing housing insecurity and family and domestic violence. Today, in honour of International Women’s Day and this year’s theme ‘Balancing the Scales’, we’re talking about community, co-living, and what it truly takes to create environments where women feel safe, supported and empowered. https://livingrooms.com.au/ https://www.instagram.com/livingrooms.au/ __________________________ Happiness Co Foundation Making happiness attainable happinesscofoundation.com/ https://www.instagram.com/happinessco_foundation/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/happinesscofoundation/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/75628382/admin/dashboard/

This special women’s series within the Upside Podcast shares powerful stories and lived experiences from women across different walks of life. Exploring leadership, career, relationships, community, motherhood and wellbeing, we unpack the realities of modern expectations and what balance truly looks like. Through authentic conversations, this series aims to inspire connection, celebrate resilience and uplift women everywhere. In this episode we’re joined by Teagan and Anneli from the Perth Lynx. As professional athletes competing at the highest level in the WNBL, Teagan and Anneli represent not just performance and discipline, but resilience, equality and leadership in women’s sport. In honour of International Women’s Week and this year’s theme, ‘Balancing the Scales’, today we’re talking about equality in sport, mental resilience under pressure, and what it means to represent women on a national stage. Thank you Sports Entertainment Network for the support. ⁨ @PerthLynxBasketball⁩ perthlynx.wnbl.com.au/ https://www.instagram.com/perthlynx/ https://www.facebook.com/PerthLynx/ https://www.instagram.com/tegan__graham/ https://www.instagram.com/annelimaley/ www.sportsentertainmentnetwork.com.au https://www.instagram.com/sportsentertainmentnetwork/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-entertainment-network/?originalSubdomain=au www.sen.com.au/ __________________________ Happiness Co Foundation Making happiness attainable happinesscofoundation.com/ https://www.instagram.com/happinessco_foundation/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/happinesscofoundation/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/75628382/admin/dashboard/

This special women’s series within the Upside Podcast shares powerful stories and lived experiences from women across different walks of life. Exploring leadership, career, relationships, community, motherhood and wellbeing, we unpack the realities of modern expectations and what balance truly looks like. Through authentic conversations, this series aims to inspire connection, celebrate resilience and uplift women everywhere. In this episode we’re joined by Paula Connell, Director of Business Development and Marketing at Business News. Paula works at the intersection of leadership, strategy and media — helping shape the way business stories are told across Western Australia. In honour of International Women’s Day and this year’s theme, ‘Balancing the Scales’, we’re talking about empowering and supporting women — particularly in business, leadership and influence. https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Business-News https://www.facebook.com/WABusinessNews/# https://www.linkedin.com/company/wa-business-news/ https://www.instagram.com/wabusinessnews/ ___________________________ Happiness Co Foundation Making happiness attainable happinesscofoundation.com/ https://www.instagram.com/happinessco_foundation/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/happinesscofoundation/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/75628382/admin/dashboard/

This special women’s series within the Upside Podcast shares powerful stories and lived experiences from women across different walks of life. Exploring leadership, career, relationships, community, motherhood and wellbeing, we unpack the realities of modern expectations and what balance truly looks like. Through authentic conversations, this series aims to inspire connection, celebrate resilience and uplift women everywhere. In this episode we’re joined by Kristy Ward from Prestige Strata Management. Kristy is a business leader navigating both executive responsibility and motherhood — two roles that demand presence, resilience and balance. In honour of International Women’s Day and this year’s theme, ‘Balancing the Scales’, today we’re exploring what it really looks like to lead in business while raising a family — and how we better support women who are doing both. prestigestratamanagement.com.au/ _________________________ Happiness Co Foundation Making happiness attainable happinesscofoundation.com/ https://www.instagram.com/happinessco_foundation/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/happinesscofoundation/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/75628382/admin/dashboard/

This special women’s series within the Upside Podcast shares powerful stories and lived experiences from women across different walks of life. Exploring leadership, career, relationships, community, motherhood and wellbeing, we unpack the realities of modern expectations and what balance truly looks like. Through authentic conversations, this series aims to inspire connection, celebrate resilience and uplift women everywhere. In this episode we’re joined by Jessica Blackwell from Revo Fitness. Jessica works in an environment where confidence, strength and community are front and centre — but behind the weights and workouts is something even more powerful: mental wellbeing. In honour of International Women’s Day and this year’s theme, ‘Balancing the Scales’, today we’re talking about equality, gym culture, and how we create spaces where women feel strong — not just physically, but mentally and emotionally. Check out Revo: https://revofitness.com.au https://www.tiktok.com/@revofitness?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/revofitness https://www.facebook.com/RevoFitnessAU https://www.linkedin.com/company/revo-fitness/posts/?feedView=all Happiness Co Foundation Making happiness attainable happinesscofoundation.com/ https://www.instagram.com/happinessco_foundation/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/happinesscofoundation/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/75628382/admin/dashboard/

This episode explores how traditional definitions of success (growth, revenue, scale) can mask deeper problems like burnout, disengagement and unsustainable leadership patterns, and shares practical tools and frameworks to bridge that gap. Check out the full article here: https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/Success-isn-t-the-problem-How-we-define-it-is

Joshua Ellard is a driven advocate for mental health and a purpose-led changemaker with deep ties to the FIFO and rural communities of Western Australia. With lived experience navigating the pressures of remote work, isolation, and the stigma surrounding mental health, Josh is now on a mission to create visibility, impact, and real change. His latest initiative, Ride for Resilience, is a bold and fast-paced mental health awareness campaign — a jet ski journey from Perth to Broome in partnership with the Happiness Co Foundation. This campaign is more than a fundraiser; it's a wake-up call, designed to urgently confront the mental health crisis with courage, speed, and solidarity. Through the water, Josh rides not just for awareness, but for the lives lost, the voices unheard, and the futures we can still save.

Daniel "The Rock" Dawson is a legendary Australian combat sports athlete and a true pioneer in the world of martial arts. Known for his grit, humility, and resilience, Daniel made history as the first fighter ever to win world titles across three disciplines—Boxing, Kickboxing, and Muay Thai. With a career spanning decades and built on discipline, heart, and an unshakable mindset, he has inspired not just fighters but anyone navigating life’s battles. Beyond the ring, Daniel is a passionate advocate for mental wellbeing and personal growth, using his journey to empower others to rise strong and live with purpose.

Jian Wong-Yen is more than the co-founder of Cold Nips - he’s a storyteller, space-holder, and quiet disruptor of how we show up for ourselves and each other. After leading the monumental 100 Dips in 100 Days across 100 Locations tour around Australia, Jian cemented his role not just as a movement leader, but as a man deeply committed to reshaping how we understand manhood, connection, and mental wellbeing. In partnership with the Happiness Co Foundation, Jian continues to challenge stigma, build brotherhood, and remind us all that healing happens when we’re brave enough to be seen.

The reality of being a woman in business and why we must accelerate action with Founder of Chris Kitchen, Chris Anca.

Learn about navigating the twists and turns of life including the intersections of legal and mental wellbeing with Laura Willox, Founder of Timpano Legal and Be Health & Life Wellness

Band together and learns all things infertility with Cassie Silver

Pressures to perform as a woman in sport. Join Mackenzie Hoycard, professional basketball player for the Perth Lynx.

Learn about dopamine and stress and to optimise your energy without burning out with Charlotte Ingham wellbeing and psychosocial safety specialist.

What you think and what you see about yourself is the biggest challenge women on a whole are facing. Join Melissa Hohaia, women’s wellness naturopathic clinician who will talk all things women’s health. Feel empowered and in control of your wellness.

Join Carla, Tenneille and Sarah talking parenting, techniques of psychology, wellness and mental health first aid.

Another episode stolen from the Switched On poddy as we wanted to share our thoughts on what personal responsibility looks like and how we can all develop a bit more accountability in our lives. We speak with Lucas Cary, a long time friend of Brayden's, who is now heavily involved with Environmental Science and has managed to got a lot of experience under his belt within his early 20's. There's a lot to get out of this episode and I hope you get something out of it! Catch ya in the next one :)

What Wil is up to: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/wilmassara/ YLAA (Youth Leadership Academy Australia): https://www.ylaaus.com/ In this episode we were lucky to have our good friend Wil Massara in to talk about leadership, a term often used but not actually properly understood. We also cover aspects of entrepreneurship, travel and perspective and how it is all relevant in growing as a leader. We are also using this episode within our Switched On platform but we wanted to also share it on Upside as we think it's important for everyone to reinforce the meaning of how we can develop leadership within ourselves as well as the community. Hope you enjoy :)

Another episode used from our other Podcast called Switched On as we want to share this episode with as many listeners as possible! We all face some level of pressure and expectations in our lives but how do we deal with them in a healthy and constructive manner? Who else better to ask than young West Coast gun Oscar Allen as he takes us through his journey and shares some really interesting points on how to maintain composure and self-belief despite constantly being scrutinised and expected to be the next big thing. I hope you enjoy! Catch ya in the next one :)

We're back! Our Self Esteem episode is super relevant within todays society as we believe it is something that the minority of people have a good grasp of, whereas the majority have a hard time maintaining. There are many ways to identify low self esteem, but there also many ways to improves ones self esteem and we talk about them in the episode so tune in! Hope you enjoy and we'll catch you in the next one!

Trust and Honesty are the basic building blocks for respect, consideration and vulnerability with another individual and are crucial in all relationships. It is for this reason that Brayden and I thought it would be a good to discuss these qualities as they have the ability to enhance one's quality of life if applied in the right way and not taken advantage of. We also cover how trust can be built, lost as well as regained in time. I hope you enjoy! See ya in the next one :)

Happiness Co & Lighthouse Legal - a new program for those going through separation. For more information please email [email protected]

Burnout, another big topic which is typically misunderstood in our world today. It is a devastating state of complete mental and physical exhaustion which one of our members at the Co, Barry, has known all to well in the past and is now living a life of balance and gratitude. In this episode we were able to gain a lot of great insight from Barry's experience in which I hope we can all take away the importance of stress management, self-care and recovery. We also cover the signs and symptoms of burnout alongside the 5 main stages that are involved. I hope you get as much out of the episode as I did and we'll see you in the next one! Cheers :)

Tom and Sarah talk R U OK Day and what we can do to help each other!

Considering we spend so much of our time at work, which for some can be very stressful, it is important to address wellness in the workplace because when people are stressed, exhausted and feel that they aren’t listened to, it is detrimental to their health, happiness and performance in both at work and outside work. Joining me in this episode is Jules as well as a new face by the name of Carla Thomas, who is our new Wellness Coordinator at Happiness Co. She was the one keen to get this episode up and running and is here to offer a great holistic perspective and genuine common-sense response into how personal health directly effects your workplace health and performance. Carla’s Podcast: The C-Word Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/5ucxEbDNKxIRNU40YOsy9O?si=2cda790f460e4052 If you would like to get some more info go to our website https://happinessco.org/ Or email Carla at: [email protected] Cheers!

Look at Dad and I with the matching flannos! In this ep Dad and I talk about his recent heart attack. We go through what happened, if Dad had his time again, the importance of CPR & defibrillators and the small changes we can all make to minimise the chance of such events happening to us as well as our loved ones. I hope you enjoy! Cheers :)

We all experience setbacks and failures in life and instead of looking at what these experiences can teach us, most of the time we feel the need to instead criticize and condemn ourselves which is ultimately damaging to our self-esteem. In this episode we talk about how you can fail the right way and fail forward instead of letting failure set you back more than it should. We also talk about a couple strategies and tips that you can try and use when you don't get your desired outcome. I hope you enjoy! Cheers!

For a term that gets thrown around a lot in different contexts like personal life, sports and business, confidence seems to just occur in some people more than others right? Well that isn't the case as confidence is a dynamic trait that comes and goes depending on the individuals experience on what it is they are looking to do or say. By getting a better idea of what confidence actually is and picking ways to develop your confidence, you'll see gradual changes in your environment as you'll be able improve how you show up to yourself as well as those that you surround yourself with.

We have finally been able to do the Q&A episode and I think it's the most value packed episode we have released so far! There were many great questions and I hope we answered them in a way that leaves you satisfied. Timestamps: 2:45 - Q1: What do you do to centre yourself when life starts running and you struggle to keep up? 6:45 - Q2: How to build personal boundaries? 13:55 - Q3: How did Tom manifest things growing up? 18:15 - Q4: Not sure if I would be happier if I moved out with mates or stayed at home with parents to save money 24:10 - Q5: Tips on communication when you find it hard to speak up 30:55 - Q6: Tips on getting back into health and fitness with you're out of the loop and how to commit 39:15 - Q7: What is something that genuinely makes you happy/makes life more enjoyable? 45:30 - Q8: Clarifying the meaning "Seeking Discomfort" so it's not misinterpreted as being suggestive of self-harm 53:20 - Q9: What worries you about the future and how do you deal with that concern? We couldn't answer all the questions that were sent in but these Q&A kind of episodes are something we'll be looking to do every now and then so we can continue giving our audience a voice, whilst building our connection with all you listeners out there. So, if you at any time come up with a question that you think would be good for us to talk about PLEASE send it in so we can talk about in the next one and give you a shout-out! Cheers guys, see ya in the next one :)

We were not able to do the Q&A episode that we had hoped to be our next episode due to Julian getting the spicy flu, so in the meantime Brayden and I thought we'd do an episode on how to handle the inevitable disappointments of life in more healthy and constructive ways that can leave us with a deeper understanding about ourselves, whilst developing resilience and acceptance of the world around us. We hope you enjoy and we'll catch you in the next one which is hopefully the Q&A episode (so please keep sending in your questions!)

I just wanted to say a quick thank you to everyone who has listened to the podcast so far! We've received some really kind reviews and we only hope to keep on improving to provide you with even better content. We're also hoping to do a Q&A episode soon so if you have any burning questions please go to our Instagram (@happiness__co) and ask us anything related to wellbeing, personal questions or even topics you'd like to hear us talk about! Even if your question doesn't come up in this episode, I'm sure we'll do another Q&A episode soon enough where we use the questions that didn't get answered the first time around. Cheers!

Brayden and I are strong believers in seeking discomfort as a way of personal growth and we think that it is so important if you are looking to learn more about yourself and experience what you're truly capable of. With that said I wanted to share my experience at the Army Reserves training I completed at the start of this year and dive into some key takeaways, challenges and some funny stories. I hope you enjoy! Seeya in the next one :)

Brayden joins me back in the booth to talk about inspiration, a topic that seems simple on the surface but is actually something that a lot of people struggle to find and maintain. We go over what inspiration is, what inspires us, where you might be able to find inspiration, its importance to us as individuals as well as ways you can allow inspiration to come to you. I hope you get something out of this episode! If you do please make sure to follow us, hit the notification bell and kindly give us 5 stars. Cheers!

Visualisation as a technique is commonly misunderstood but in this episode Julian and I dive into how easy it can be to use in order to achieve your goals and aspirations. We even do a quick visualisation exercise towards of the end of the episode to show you how quick, easy and powerful this technique can be when performed the right way. I hope you enjoy! If you do please make sure to follow us, hit the notification bell and kindly give us 5 stars.

Come and meet Brayden and Tom, the newest hosts of the Upside Podcast. Before getting back into discussing important topics with important people, we wanted to welcome these two lads into podcast land and get to know who they are, giving you the listeners a bit more of an idea of who's actually behind the mic.

Hear from Robbie Figg and Sean Fry as they discuss the new offering from Happiness Co - Team building, but with a purpose.

https://sarahrusbatch.com/ Sarah Rusbatch is a certified Women's Health and Wellbeing Coach, an accredited Grey Area Drinking Coach and the face behind Perth’s Alcohol-Free Movement! Her Coaching specialities include: Sobriety and Grey Area Drinking Creating a fulfilling and purposeful life after 40, rediscovering and reconnecting to YOU again Breaking unhealthy habits and coping mechanisms to create those that support you physically and emotionally "My mission is to support as many women as possible to change their relationship with alcohol, reconnect to themselves and create a happier, healthier and more fulfilling life."

Robbie and Julian discuss our HERTZ WA partnership and what we have planned for 2022!

Robbie, Julian and Brayden chat about the RAC "Driving your decisions" program for 2022.

Mental Health Week with Dr Jelena Parry by Happiness Co

Happy Pod - Mental Health Week ep2 by Happiness Co

Happy Pod - Mental Health Week ep1 by Happiness Co

When partnering with Jeremy McGovern this year to develop a leadership & culture program, we were given an insight into his journey through the AFL system – from an unassuming rookie to helping to lead one of the AFL’s most successful teams, and today as a co-owner of a growing number of businesses. As many of you will know, that path to this weekend’s 150th milestone has not been without challenge. We caught up with Jeremy this week to chat about his collaboration with Happiness Co - ‘Lessons beyond the Ladder’, & get an insight into what it takes to inspire both teammates and colleagues from vastly different backgrounds, to ultimately help them find fulfilment and growth.

THRIVING THURSDAY - People's expectations! by Happiness Co

Michelle gives some tips to overcoming imposter syndrome and feeling like you don't deserve where you belong.

Michelle Powell presents on how to make dreams a reality through taking the right steps.

Michelle takes you through the elements of an authentic, real and positive result-driven model for conversation.

The Happiness Wheel by Happiness Co

Creating Emotional States by Happiness Co

Refueling your mental strength & maintaining focus by Happiness Co