Life Happens with Barb & Michelle

Why Are People So Mean? How to Protect Your Mental Health

1.8K views · 5d ago · 39:36

CW: this episode mentions the Cornell Seven and includes a discussion of sexual abuse. Please take care while listening. “We’re going to come across mean people. It’s part of life. But you have the power to decide how that’s going to impact you, and you don’t have to carry that with you.” - Michelle

Topics: Episode Intro: Why We Carry Other People's Meanness · Connecting Meanness to Control, Power, and Lost Energy · Stop Taking It Personally: Deciding Not to Give Away Your Power · Understanding Why People Latch Out: Insecurity, Overwhelm, and End of the Rope · When Meanness Stems from Exhaustion & Living in an Unfair World · Dealing with Public Vitriol & Social Media Backlash

Q&A with Barb and Michelle: Toxic Family, Self-Love, and Overwhelm

1K views · 1w ago · 50:21

“It’s not about you needing to be fixed. It’s about you needing to understand that you already are worthy.” - Barb Self-love, toxic relationships, and feeling overwhelmed: these are just a few of the topics in this week’s episode of Life Happens with Barb and Michelle, where the mother-daughter duo are back with one of their favorite formats, a Q&A from their community.

Topics: Episode Intro: Talking Back to Negative Thoughts & Knowing Your Worth · Navigating Toxic Family Dynamics & Setting Boundaries · "Life is Difficult": Changing Mindsets & Accepting Workplace Dynamics · Building Self-Esteem & How to Stop Feeling "Broken" · How Your Relationship with Yourself Impacts Your Relationships with Others · Building a Mother-Daughter Bond

There's No One Path to Mental Health

721 views · 2w ago · 40:47

"I'm okay with people having their opinions ... but I'm not okay with them saying it's the only way." – Barb In this week's episode of Life Happens with Barb and Michelle, the mother-daughter duo get personal about mental health, asking for help, and how to make practices feel like your own.

Topics: Episode Intro: Calling Out the Loudest Voices in Self-Help · Spotting Someone Selling You "The One Way" · Suffering in Silence: Why You Can't Affirm Your Way Out of Depression · Pushing Back on the Stigma Around Mental Health Medication · Why No Trend or Treatment is the Final Answer · Trusting Your Intuition & Being the Scientist in Your Own Life

Overcoming Overwhelm: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World with Cory Allen

947 views · 3w ago · 57:19

Guests: Overcoming Overwhelm, Cory Allen

"People are walking around asking, 'Is it okay if I'm just me?'" – Cory Allen In this week's episode of Life Happens with Barb and Michelle, Barb and Michelle are joined by Cory Allen, author of The Quiet Age: Creating a Calm Life in a Chaotic World, for an honest, relatable conversation about mindfulness and emotional well-being.

Topics: Passage Reading: Peace Comes From Within · Digital Overstimulation & Dis-Self-Connection · Thoughts as Suggestions, Not Instructions · Overcoming the Fear of Slowing Down · What a Healthy "Quiet Life" Looks Like · The Trap of Self-Help & Accepting Hard Times