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Barb Schmidt and Michelle Maros recording the Life Happens podcast together in a relaxed studio setting.

Should You Try to Fix Your Parents? (Q&A)

June 16, 2026

Should you try to fix your parents? Most people spend years trying. Here’s what actually works — and what’s just making it worse. In this candid Q&A episode, Barb and ...

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5 Signals It’s Time to Cut Someone Out

June 9, 2026

If you’ve ever felt lighter in your life after removing someone from it — this episode explains why. Barb & Michelle get real about the 5 signals that it might ...

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#1 Conversation to Have With Your Kids Before They’re 18

June 2, 2026

There are conversations every parent knows they should have — and most of them never do. In this episode of Life Happens with Barb & Michelle, mother and daughter go ...

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Why Funny Women Are Secretly Exhausted

June 2, 2026

Comedian Jessi Cruickshank joins Barb and Michelle backstage at Lynn University for a raw, funny, and unexpectedly emotional conversation about motherhood, performance, anxiety, and becoming the women their mothers raised ...

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Why Your Closest Friends Might Be Holding You Back with Alex Elle

May 19, 2026

Healthy relationships require honesty, reciprocity, and the courage to stop self-silencing. In this episode of Life Happens, Barb and Michelle sit down with Alex Elle to unpack what it really means ...

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Why Getting Everything You Wanted Feels Empty

May 12, 2026

What happens after the book tour ends, the championship is won, and the calendar goes blank? Michelle opens up about the unexpected emptiness she felt after her biggest accomplishment, and ...

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