220 - Navigating Overwhelm with Self-Compassion, Presence, and Resilience
Life Happens with Barb & Michelle
Michelle Maros & Barb Schmidt
4.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 26 August 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Feeling overwhelmed by life? Whether it’s healing from trauma, navigating the pressures of aging, or dealing with critical people, this episode of Life Happens with Barb and Michelle is your guide to finding self-compassion, presence, and resilience in the middle of it all.
In this month’s Q&A, we share real-life tips and personal stories to help you:
- Manage overwhelm and stress in everyday life
- Heal from past trauma and release guilt
- Set healthy boundaries with difficult people
- Stay grounded and confident as you age
- Stop taking things personally
- Use affirmations and mindfulness to build resilience
💬 Barb opens up about the pressure she’s felt with aging and how she shifts her mindset to stay grounded.
💬 Michelle shares her journey of healing from trauma, navigating unsupportive relationships, and cultivating daily self-love.
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💛 Episode Highlights:
- Navigating the mental and emotional impact of aging
- Healing is a journey, not a destination
- Practicing the pause before big decisions
- Releasing the need for external validation
- How daily affirmations can change your perspective
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey friends, welcome back to Life Happens podcast. I am Michelle and I am here with my mom, Barb, and we've got a |
| 0:06.9 | fun episode for you all today. As you all know, we love to have a Q&A episode at least once a month to |
| 0:13.6 | really tap into the questions that are up for you all, you know, see what's happening, what you need |
| 0:18.7 | clarification on, what you want us to dive into |
| 0:20.9 | a little deeper, and get into the nitty-gritty of it all. And that's what we have in store for you |
| 0:26.0 | all today. Hey, Mom, how's it going? Really good. You know I love Q&As. I was going to say, |
| 0:31.9 | I know we've said this before on other Q&A episodes, but you really drive with a Q&A because what I really like about it |
| 0:40.3 | is that helps you, you love to feel connected to our viewers, to our listeners, and to the audience, |
| 0:45.9 | and I know Q&A makes you feel that way. |
| 0:47.8 | So I love it. |
| 0:49.0 | I'm loving that you love it. |
| 0:50.5 | And for some reason, I mean, it's really all the same, I guess, but for some reason, the energy |
| 0:55.7 | inside of me feels more, feels more personal. Yeah, for sure. It just feels like, you know, |
| 1:01.2 | we have the person sitting here that asks a question. And also, you know, we say this often, |
| 1:05.8 | and I have to say it again, that how much we appreciate and love all of you so much that you are comfortable being |
| 1:12.9 | so vulnerable some questions are just they're really beautiful heartfelt and very heartfelt and |
| 1:19.6 | and i appreciate that i appreciate that you feel comfortable enough to share those things yeah to |
| 1:24.1 | reiterate um please always feel free to reach out and send in a question, you know, |
| 1:29.4 | even if we don't have a Q&A coming up, you can always message us on social media. |
| 1:35.1 | If that's a better platform or write a comment on YouTube or, you know, anywhere where there's |
| 1:39.9 | a place for comments, feel free to reach out if there's something that you want us to address |
| 1:45.0 | because we do love hearing from the audience and from our viewers and listeners. And it does help |
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