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🗓️ 4 November 2025
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Stop settling — it’s time to choose your dreams over fear. 💫
This week on Life Happens with Barb & Michelle, we’re celebrating two incredible milestones with Michelle: the launch of her debut book Dear Friend and her 40th birthday! 🎉
In this heartfelt conversation, Michelle opens up about her inspiring journey to becoming a published author — from overcoming fear and self-doubt to trusting her timing and refusing to settle for anything less than her dream life.
If you’ve ever felt held back by fear, uncertainty, or the weight of others’ expectations, this episode is your reminder that it’s never too late to believe in yourself and follow what truly lights you up.
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This episode is your gentle nudge to prioritize yourself, reignite your passion, and start listening to the whispers of your heart.
📖 Michelle’s new book — Dear Friend — is out now!
A daily companion with 365 reflections to help you cultivate self-love, clarity, and inner peace.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone and welcome back to Life Happens with Barb and Michelle. We are so very excited to be with you all on a very exciting day. I almost feel like this feels surreal, but today is November 4th, which happens to be my birthday. |
| 0:16.0 | Yes, yes, yes, yes. Yes, yes. Which feels crazy to say, but it also happens to be the day of my book launch. |
| 0:25.7 | Launch day. |
| 0:26.7 | Here we come. |
| 0:27.2 | Launch day of dear friend, my very first book, which I know I've said this, and I'm going |
| 0:31.6 | to probably repeat myself over and over again in today's episode, but it feels surreal |
| 0:36.4 | to be celebrating this milestone with you all, |
| 0:40.0 | but I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate and take it all in than with an episode |
| 0:45.6 | chatting with you, Mom. So thanks for being with us. I'm excited. I'll probably be emotional. |
| 0:54.0 | All of the emotions. |
| 0:55.6 | So welcome. |
| 0:57.2 | Hi, mom. |
| 0:57.9 | Oh, my gosh. |
| 0:58.5 | Happy birthday, sweetie. |
| 0:59.6 | Thank you. |
| 1:00.7 | Thank you. |
| 1:01.3 | I know. |
| 1:01.6 | I can feel my heart racing right now. |
| 1:03.0 | I can imagine. |
| 1:03.7 | Can you see the glow in her face? |
| 1:05.5 | Oh, my gosh. |
| 1:06.4 | You're like on cloud nine. |
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