Life Happens with Barb & Michelle

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How do you know when enough is enough?

Join us for a heartfelt conversation on trusting your intuition, leaning on your values, and honoring your feelings when navigating toxic or one-sided relationships.

In this week’s episode of Life Happens with Barb & Michelle, we’re answering your personal questions about recovering from toxic relationships, managing one-sided friendships, grieving relationship endings, and more.

💬 In this episode:

  • Barb shares her unique perspective on forgiveness and letting go, drawing from her experiences as a divorcee and recovering perfectionist.
  • Michelle opens up about grieving her estranged stepdad, and her experiences with both platonic and romantic breakups — including the stigma around ending friendships.

Episode Highlights:

  • Enough is enough: Lean on your values, desires, and intuition to know your limits in relationships.
  • Recovering from toxic treatment: Forgive yourself as you heal from hurtful relationships.
  • Endings are okay: Find peace and acceptance when relationships — especially friendships — don’t last forever.
  • Grieving estranged relationships: Feel your feelings and set boundaries as you process grief that comes from distance or estrangement.

Remember, people come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime — and it’s okay for relationships to end and dynamics to shift. Trust that the right people will stay.

📖 Michelle’s new book — Dear Friend — is now available for pre-order!

Filled with 365 reflections, it’s your daily companion for cultivating self-love, clarity, and inner peace.

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💛 Episode Topics:

  • When to know enough is enough
  • Handling one-side relationships
  • Accepting we can’t change people
  • Healing isn’t a linear process
  • Feeling your feelings when ending a relationship

💬 We’d love to hear from you! What insight or moment resonated most with you in this episode? Share in the comments—we truly read every one.

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