Ep. 48 - Looking for the Green Flags

Barb Knows Best

Michelle Maros & Barb Schmidt

Education, Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Religion & Spirituality, Personal Journals, Spirituality, Relationships, Parenting, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 17 January 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s episode, Barb and Michelle discuss the often overlooked “green flags” in life. We so often keep an eye out for the common “red flags” in life, but what are the good things to look for? Learn the foundational healthy traits of green flags and some underrated green flags to look out for! Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at www.michellemaros.com/podcast.

Episode Notes:

The foundation of green flags that are healthy traits of feeling safe and supported:

1. Clear communication

2. Honesty

3. Vulnerability

4. Displays healthy boundaries

5. Isn’t afraid to admit mistakes.

6. Loyalty

7 Underrated Green Flags to Look Out for:

1. They display genuine happiness for the success of others.

2. They don’t try to minimize someone’s accomplishments.

3. They are flexible and willing to adapt to changing circumstances and plans.

4. They are comfortable in saying “I don’t know”, or “I was wrong.”

5. They take accountability if they have done something wrong.

6. They are capable of listening to you without trying to “one up you”.

7. They are not easily triggered by negative feedback or criticism.

References Mentioned in Today’s Podcast:

5 Green Flags in Relationships by Michelle Maros

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0:00.0	Hello. Hello everyone. Hi friends. It's a beautiful day because we are back with
0:20.0	the Barb knowsows Best Podcast.
0:22.6	I am your co-host, Michelle Marros,
0:25.0	and I am here with my mom.
0:26.8	Barb.
0:27.4	Hi everyone.
0:28.3	Hello.
0:29.0	It's good to see you, Michelle.
0:30.7	It's great to see you, too, as if I don't see you probably every waking day.
0:35.0	I know but this is kind of a different it's a different setting. It is.
0:39.0	You're right. It's good to be back to the podcast having another conversation with all of our friends.
0:45.0	Truly. So we are now, you know, midway into a new year or not my first month of the new year she is yeah I was
0:57.2	wondering what you were needed by that midway into the first month yeah my
1:00.5	brain and I just how's it feeling how's it going for you you know what it's it took me a while to settle into the fact that we were even in a new year
1:10.2	Yeah, it's always the case isn't? It is. I think I did a post and I was talking and I was in a conversation
1:17.4	back and forth in one of my posts with someone with several people and it it's so true because
1:22.0	society tells us it's almost like okay
1:25.2	22 now 2023 so whatever's happening in 2022 or whatever's going on with you when
1:30.1	it hits 2023 a light switch is flipped and it's all done and we start over.
1:35.0	Yeah. I feel like there's that pressure sometimes and so many people were saying to me
1:39.1	but I still have some things. One of my closest friends here in town, she's 95 years old. She
1:45.9	looked at me and she said, do you still have correspondence on your desk that
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