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Shownotes: Guests Share How They First Met Their Love - Holiday Special ep 63

Love at first sight, illegal visas, meditation dreams, and a tango that turned into marriage—this New Year’s Day holiday special is packed with unforgettable first-meeting stories. Heidi Dening reveals how Batgirl fell for King Kong, Mary-Lou Stevens shares how a silent retreat led her to love, Mark Matthews tells his nightclub-to-surf romance, and Paul McDermott recounts the most extraordinary tango-fuelled meeting you’ll ever hear. Perfect listening for anyone who loves stories about relationships, serendipity, and the surprising ways we find connection.

Topics

• Heidi’s hilarious King Kong first meeting story
• The “proposed marriage visa” surprise
• Mary-Lou’s dream of a cup of tea
• How meditation and mindfulness helped her meet love
• Mark Matthews’ love at first sight in Surfers Paradise
• Paul McDermott’s dream-led tango encounter that became destiny
• How dreams, chance, and persistence shape relationships

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• Episode Transcript: https://shithappy.com/guests-share-how…ay-special-ep-63/
• #2 with Heidi Dening
• #11 with Mark Matthews
• # 17 with Mary-Lou Stephens
• # 35 with Paul McDermott

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Shownotes:

What happens when the struggle you inherit is privilege, not poverty? In this powerful episode, Angela Williams shares how wealth, social barriers, addiction in marriage, faith, kindness and service shaped her life. From growing up as the daughter of an English Lord to supporting women on the streets and launching a kindness movement in Australia, this conversation explores mental health, human connection, purpose and the healing power of compassion.

Topics

• privilege and prejudice
• loneliness and connection
• alcohol addiction in marriage
• faith and miracle moments
• street outreach and women in crisis
• kindness and mental health
• purpose, courage and social impact

Episode Specific Links

• Humankind TV: https://humankindtv.com.au/about/
• Australia’s Kindest Person: https://australiaskindestperson.com.au/about-us/
• Angela's Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/AngelaWilliamsOfficial/
• Transcript and guest bio: https://shithappy.com/from-lords-daugh…a-williams-ep-99/

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• #74 Love, Meth & Miracles with Beau Haywood.

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Shownotes:

What if grief did not have to mean a life built around pain? In this deeply moving episode, Marie Alessi shares how the sudden death of her husband changed everything, and how one clear decision helped her guide herself and her sons through devastating loss. This conversation explores grief, healing, parenting after loss, hope, joy, trauma, spiritual beliefs, emotional resilience and how to support someone through bereavement in a more helpful, human way.

Topics

• sudden loss and shock
• grief and healing
• parenting after bereavement
• victimhood versus empowerment
• spiritual beliefs around death
• what to say to grieving people
• writing, storytelling and recovery
• finding joy after loss

Episode Specific Links

• Marie Alessi podcast: Unsilence Grief: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unsilence-grief/id1584715819
• Marie's website: https://www.mariealessi.com/
• Transcript and guest bio: https://shithappy.com/my-person-died-w…rie-alessi-ep-98/

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#72 AND #73 on Losing Layla and Grief with Vanessa Gorman

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