
I Choose Happy With Marilyn
Hosted by Marilyn · The Comfy
5.0from 17 ratings
- 53
- Episodes
- 37
- Transcribed
- 17
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About I Choose Happy With Marilyn
We all carry something. In this soulful and deeply human podcast, Marilyn Getas Byrne holds heartfelt conversations with people who’ve lived through the unthinkable—and made their way back to joy. These are real stories of pain, healing, and what it truly means to choose happy.
- Publisher
- The Comfy
- Category
- health & fitness · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 4 Aug 2025
- Latest episode
- 1 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
37 of 53 episodes have a transcript.

1 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep54: The Music That Meant More: Johnny Irish on Survival, Sobriety & a Second Chance at Life

11 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep52: The View From the Edge: What Harry Parker Learned About Life Through Facing Death

4 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep51: Eternal Life, Not Eternal Legs: A Colonel’s Story of Bravery, Grit, and the Power of Perspective
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Ep54: The Music That Meant More: Johnny Irish on Survival, Sobriety & a Second Chance at Life
Published 1 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I won't deny that. But for me, they stymied my progress. I didn't enjoy doing it. I didn't like the sound. I'd fiddle with everything. And now it's almost more spiritual. You know, it's almost like a more of a spiritual experience for me every time I play. I would chase that when I was not sober. And I would think that drinking more or using some substance would magnify music for me. But in the end, it really didn't. I couldn't find enjoyment in it. And now, with sobriety, I get that almost every time I play. Wow. It's more about the people listening. That was a special night for me playing for you guys. […]
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- John Borland
- Johnny Irish
- Harry Parker
- Timothy Karcher
- Julie Rosenau
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- 17 ratings
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Who hosts I Choose Happy With Marilyn?
Marilyn host the show. Published by The Comfy.
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