237 - Powerful Lessons From This Year – Relationships, Loneliness, & Self-Worth

Growth doesn’t happen all at once. It happens in honest moments, hard conversations, and small shifts we make every day. If you’ve been feeling disconnected, uncertain, or like you’re never quite enough, this conversation is for you.

In this week’s episode of Life Happens with Barb & Michelle, we’re reflecting on some of the most meaningful moments from our podcast this year. Together, we revisit powerful conversations on navigating conflict in relationships, the loneliness epidemic, self-doubt, body image, and the quiet practices that help us come home to ourselves.

This episode is a reminder that you’re not alone and that real growth begins with awareness, compassion, and presence.

✨ In this episode, we explore powerful moments from past conversations, including:

• Navigating heated arguments with honesty and compassion — from Why Your Relationships Aren’t Working (And How Hard Conversations Can Help)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u88XpgOMGqA&t
• Why loneliness is rising and how to reconnect with yourself in a disconnected world — from Loneliness Is Killing Us (Connected but Disconnected)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWZ1ij3Ii7Y
• Moving through self-doubt to rebuild confidence and clarity by trusting your intuition — from Self-Doubt Ends Here | Leaning Into Your Intuition and Inner Voice
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UHQ1vas5_U&t
• Understanding body image and why true confidence comes from within—not external validation — from Why We Think We’re Not Enough: The Truth About Body Image & Confidence
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKOFVr5HQ2Q



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