261 - 5 Signals That You Should Cut Someone Out of Your Life

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 be time to cut someone out of your life — and why knowing the signals is only half the battle. This episode covers the guilt, the fantasy that people will change, the sunk cost of long relationships, and how to actually do it in a way that doesn't consume the next five years of your life.

Barb speaks from experience — including her own 33-year untangling — and Michelle brings the practical, modern perspective on why even empathetic, self-aware people stay in relationships that cost them everything. This is the episode for anyone who already knows what they need to do but can't seem to let themselves do it.

What You'll Learn:

The 5 specific signals that a relationship is costing you more than it's giving
Why the apology is often the manipulation — not the resolution
How to tell the difference between sunk cost and real love
Why being "the bigger person" is sometimes just being controlled
How to release someone from your life without needing to hate them first

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263 - Why Losing My Cat Hurt More Than Losing My Dad

Grief doesn't disappear, it changes form.After losing her beloved cat Charlotte at nearly 20 years old, Michelle was surprised by just how deeply the loss affected her. While it didn't mirror the grie...

23 Kesä 40min

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

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 Michelle get into three questions ...

16 Kesä 28min

260 - The Stuff Your Parents Were Too Scared to Say

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 deep on the exact things they wish...

2 Kesä 40min

259 - The Truth About Becoming Your Mother w/ Jessi Cruickshank

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...

26 Touko 32min

258 - Your Closest Friends Might Be Holding You Back

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 to...

19 Touko 45min

257 - The Void After You Get What You Wanted

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 Barb reveal...

12 Touko 42min

256 - Why Being Nice Is Getting Harder

Mean people are everywhere right now and the data confirms it. In this episode, Barb and Michelle unpack why cruelty seems to be escalating, breaking down the different types of mean people we all enc...

5 Touko 37min