Practical psychology for messy, meaningful change.
The gist
Cass Dunn brings a psychologist’s lens to everyday strain, from difficult people and self-trust to ADHD, meditation, menopause, and sexual wellbeing. The show mixes expert interviews with personal reflections that turn stressful seasons into usable emotional tools.
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About Crappy to Happy
Crappy to Happy is a wellbeing and personal-growth show led by Cass Dunn, who brings a psychologist’s eye to the messy middle of ordinary life. The show is conversational, practical, and often candid about stress. It moves easily between interviews with specialists and solo reflections drawn from Cass Dunn’s own experiences. Recent episodes cover sleep technology, cognitive health, difficult people, eviction stress, sexual pleasure in midlife, ADHD in women, goal-setting, AI in small business, and reinvention after a major career shift. The subject matter is broad, but the through-line is clear: emotional steadiness is built through awareness, boundaries, self-responsibility, and workable habits. Expert conversations add clinical and lived detail without becoming overly technical. Ariel Garten explains Muse, neurofeedback, alpha peak frequency, and brain-health tracking. Dr. Maria Sophocles speaks frankly about midlife sex, vaginal estrogen, pain, desire, and medical advocacy. Tracy Otsuka reframes ADHD in women around strengths, purpose, executive function, and the environments where women thrive. Tiffany Hall brings a grounded view of fitness, business, motherhood, illness, and returning to the work that feels closest to purpose. The solo episodes have a different texture. They are looser and more intimate, using housing uncertainty, stress reactivity, business decisions, and New Year pressure as case studies in self-regulation. The advice tends to be modest rather than grand. Choose one daily practice. Notice when small conflicts are really signs of depletion. Ask where responsibility sits without sliding into self-blame. Respect the nervous system’s need for safety instead of trying to think every reaction away. The show suits listeners who want personal development that acknowledges real constraints: hormones, exhaustion, money stress, neurodivergence, family life, work pressure, and bodies that change. It is especially tuned to women navigating midlife, confidence, health, and reinvention. Its appeal is the combination of professional framing and ordinary-life candor. Crappy to Happy makes psychological ideas feel usable in the week they are heard.
Made for: Crappy to Happy is for women interested in mental wellbeing, confidence, midlife health, mindfulness, ADHD, menopause, and realistic self-improvement. It especially suits listeners who prefer warm, plainspoken guidance over polished wellness slogans.
What sets it apart: The show pairs Cass Dunn’s psychologist perspective with unusually candid personal examples, so expert advice lands beside real stress, business pressure, health questions, and midlife change. Its strength is turning emotional overwhelm into small, concrete practices.
In their own words
Join psychologist Cass Dunn, and inspiring guests from around the world, for real talk, relatable and practical ideas to help you live a happier, more meaningful life. www.crappytohappypod.com
As heard by us
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Cass Dunn connects clinical conversations and candid personal reflection to the health pressures hiding inside work, relationships, attention, and midlife.
Cass Dunn moves easily between guest interviews and solo reflection, treating health as something shaped by bodies, work, relationships, and the stories people tell about themselves.
Why you'd press play
An eviction notice gets a nervous system reading, in case your own alarm bells have been doing overtime.
Press play if you want
- to hear ADHD in women discussed through work that fits their strengths, including the boring admin that doesn't
- frank midlife sex advice that gets specific about painful sex and asking a clinician for help
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Episodes
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A Wearable for Deep Sleep, Mental Strength & Cognitive Health with Ariel Garten
Hidden gemCass Dunn and Ariel Garten focus on Muse Athena, a brain-sensing headband that now tracks meditation, sleep, and prefrontal-cortex oxygenation.
Apr 14, 2026·43m·3 clips - 2
How to Deal with Difficult People
Cass Dunn shares a personal update about selling her house and introduces the topic of dealing with difficult people.
Apr 1, 2026·25m·1 clip - 3
Reclaiming Sexual Pleasure in Midlife with Dr Maria Sophocles
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Mar 11, 2026·41m·4 clips - 4
Lessons I've Learned Since Being Evicted
The host shares her personal experience of being evicted from her rented home in London and the lessons she learned from it.
Feb 4, 2026·34m·2 clips - 5
Letting Go and Starting Again with Tiffiny Hall
Tiffiny Hall discusses her bold pivot from running her fitness brand TXO to joining 28 by Sam Wood, and the personal and public journey of letting go and starting again.
Jan 15, 2026·51m·2 clips - 6
New Year, Same You: How to Set Goals You Actually Achieve in 2026
Hidden gemCrappy to Happy uses a 2026 New Year episode to frame January as a psychological reset, while noting that the Chinese fire horse does not begin until February.
Jan 6, 2026·31m·2 clips - 7
How I'm Using AI to Massively Simplify My Business
Hidden gem["Crappy to Happy's \"How I'm Using AI to Massively Simplify My Business\" opens with the host showing an AI voice clone built from her own samples and testing how close \"AI Cass\" sounds to her real voice.", "She contrasts that with fake podcasts, manufactured personas, and social accounts with hundreds of thousands of followers, then argues that custom GPTs and AI agents are now standard in online business.", "The host says a trained bot can generate 100 content ideas, 40-page ideal-client profiles, and podcast show notes, blog posts, SEO copy, and emails from one transcript.", "She treats AI as a way to cut admin, decision fatigue, and hiring friction for overwhelmed solopreneurs, while warning about sycophantic chatbots, AI therapy, and the ethical cost of replacing human judgement."]
Dec 16, 2025·40m·2 clips - 8
The ADHD Signs Women Keep Missing with Tracy Otsuka
Hidden gemTracy Otsuka says ADHD in women is often missed because it can show up as drivenness, people-pleasing, and heightened interpersonal intuition rather than only obvious hyperactivity.
Dec 3, 2025·1h 6m·4 clips - 9
Are you Lazy or is this "Functional Freeze"?
Nov 26, 2025·24m - 10
How Women Reclaim Their Power at Work and in Life with Megan Dalla-Camina
Nov 13, 2025·46m - 11
Feeling Lost? How to Reconnect with a Sense of Purpose
Oct 30, 2025·23m - 12
ADHD Medication and Me: The good, the bad & the unexpected
Oct 23, 2025·36m - 13
How to be less "Busy & Wrecked" with Dermot Whelan
Cass Dunn interviews Dermot Whelan about his journey from burnout to meditation teacher and his book 'Busy & Wrecked'.
Oct 13, 2025·53m - 14
How Your Expectations Create Your Reality (Prime yourself to succeed)
Sep 24, 2025·25m - 15
How You Can Be Powerful AND Likeable with Dr Kate Mason
Sep 4, 2025·54m - 16
Milestones Matter: Celebrating 8 Years of Crappy to Happy
Aug 19, 2025·29m - 17
Unlocking Happiness at Work with Jennifer Moss
Aug 11, 2025·54m - 18
Dealing With Anger: Healthy ways to manage your feelings
Aug 4, 2025·28m - 19
How to Save Your Relationship with Tarah Kerwin, Couples Therapist
Jul 24, 2025·1h 4m - 20
Why It's Essential You Learn Something New (especially if you think you're an expert)
Jul 17, 2025·28m - 21
What Every Woman Needs to Know about Hormones with Dr Louise Newson (Part 2)
Jul 9, 2025·28m - 22
How to Build Self-Trust: Stop Second Guessing & Start Truly Living
This episode unpacks the concept of self-trust, why people struggle with it, and how to start rebuilding it.
Jul 1, 2025·28m - 23
Dispelling Myths About Menopause and HRT with Dr Louise Newson (Part 1)
Jun 23, 2025·32m - 24
How Relationships Help to Sculpt Your Ideal Self: The Michelangelo Effect
Jun 12, 2025·22m - 25
The Power of Curiosity: How Tiny Experiments Can Transform Your Life with Anne-Laure Le Cunff
May 27, 2025·42m - 26
Hidden Factors that Cause Burnout: Are You Contributing?
May 21, 2025·32m - 27
Reconnecting in Relationships: How to Bridge the Emotional Gap
May 14, 2025·29m - 28
Mindfulness... and then what? A new audio series!
May 4, 2025·9m - 29
How to Show Up as the Best Version of YOU
May 1, 2025·28m - 30
Unexpected Turns: How to get through it when things go to sh*t
Apr 23, 2025·17m - 31
How I was Recruited into a Cult with Carli McConkey
Carli McConkey shares her experience of being recruited into a new age doomsday cult in her 20s, her subsequent recovery, and her successful defamation case against the cult leader.
Apr 8, 2025·50m - 32
How Your Happiness Impacts Your Political Preferences
Mar 27, 2025·20m - 33
We Need Your Art: Unleash Your Creative Spirit with Amie McNee
Mar 19, 2025·43m - 34
Celebrating 100 Days Alcohol Free! + A special offer for you
Mar 12, 2025·21m - 35
Free yourself from 'Good Girl' conditioning with Dr Michelle McQuaid
Mar 4, 2025·45m - 36
How to Heal your Wounded Parts & Step into your Wisest Self
Feb 25, 2025·21m - 37
Introducing Beyond Happy: Join now to level up your happiness!
Feb 20, 2025·3m - 38
Introducing Beyond Happy: Join now to level up your happiness!
Feb 20, 2025·3m - 39
Reclaiming Happiness: Why Every Woman Needs a Passion Project
Jan 30, 2025·21m - 40
How to master your mind to win at life with Alexis Fernandez
Jan 22, 2025·48m - 41
Kickstart Your 2025: Setting Goals That Matter
Jan 14, 2025·28m - 42
Wearable technology for your Brain with Ariel Garten
Cass Dunn discusses her renewed meditation practice using the Muse Brain Sensing Headband and replays an interview with founder Ariel Garten.
Dec 30, 2024·31m - 43
Wrapping up 2024 + My ADHD Diagnosis
Dec 19, 2024·23m - 44
Healing Trauma using MDMA with Rebecca Huntley
Dec 11, 2024·51m - 45
How to stop being a people pleaser
Dec 5, 2024·29m - 46
Surrogacy, Friendship, and the Power of Two with Lisa Messenger & Sarah Megginson
Host Cass Dunn introduces an episode about an extraordinary story of friendship, resilience, and the life-changing power of generosity, featuring guests Lisa Messenger and Sarah Megginson.
Nov 25, 2024·45m - 47
Let's Talk about Grief with Imogen Carn
Oct 30, 2024·44m - 48
How well do you cope with uncertainty?
Oct 24, 2024·27m - 49
Your Brain on Dopamine with Dr Anastasia Hronis
Sep 30, 2024·35m - 50
Full commitment but no attachment
Sep 19, 2024·20m