Life Happens with Barb & Michelle

In this week’s episode, Barb and Michelle talk about what it means to truly lean into acceptance of what is, and find authentic peace and understanding in the present moment. Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at   www.michellemaros.com/podcast . Episode Notes: Accept what life is going to bring in the present moment. Accept that you...

In this week’s episode, Barb and Michelle dive deeper into their conversation on settling, and how we can all start to find the inner-confidence to stand up for our desires. Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at  www.michellemaros.com/podcast . Episode Notes: Tips to help us feel worthy of our actual desires: Understand your feelings...

In this week’s all-new episode, Barb and Michelle discuss the societal pressures that lead to settling, and how we can start to connect with ourselves and honor what we truly want and deserve. Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at  www.michellemaros.com/podcast . Episode Notes: Questions to Ask Yourself: Are you doing something that...

In this week’s flashback favorite, in honor of the new year and adopting healthy habits, we are replaying one of our early episodes on noticing unhealthy habits. In this episode,Michelle shares her journey to sobriety and recognizing the toxic patterns and habits in her life that stemmed from drinking. Barb and Michelle share their personal stories and histories of addiction, dysfunction, and maki...

In this week’s follow up to episode 100, Barb and Michelle continue their conversation about emotional monitoring, and share their tools and insights on how to manage the impulse to be the fixer in your relationships. Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at www.michellemaros.com/podcast .   Episode Notes: Here are some of the tools to...

This week, Barb and Michelle dive into a sneaky habit many of us fall into, especially as people pleasers. Learn all about emotional monitoring, how to spot it, and simple practices to unlearn this behavior. Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at   www.michellemaros.com/podcast . Episode Notes: Emotional Monitoring – This is the tende...

In this week’s episode, Barb and Michelle continue their New Year conversation, opening up about their practices for setting aligned intentions at the start of the year, and how they choose their intention words. Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at www.michellemaros.com/podcast . Episode Notes: Sit with yourself in a quiet space  C...

Happy New Year! In this week’s all-new episode, Barb and Michelle kick off 2024 with helpful rituals, practices, and introspections to start the year out happy, aligned, and clear. Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at  www.michellemaros.com/podcast . Episode Notes: New Year Rituals: Identify your past accomplishments. Remember the l...

In this week’s episode, Barb and Michelle open up on a simple practice they both rely on to cultivate helpful optimism during difficult times. Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at  www.michellemaros.com/podcast . Episode Notes: Keep something beautiful in your mind and heart as a form of optimism and motivation when times are diffic...

In this week’s episode, Barb and Michelle dive into common signs and feelings of living in survival mode, plus, they unpack how to move through these periods of live, and make aligned changes to feel more balanced and at peace. Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at  www.michellemaros.com/podcast . Episode Notes: Signs You Are in Surv...

In this week’s special episode, Barb and Michelle chat with celebrated members of the Florida Atlantic University Men’s Basketball team. After a whirlwind year reaching the Final Four, Barb and Michelle follow up with Head Coach Dusty May and returning players, Alijah Martin and Nick Boyd, to discuss how they maintain their vision, release external pressures, and keep focused on their goals. It’s...

In this week’s episode, Barb and Michelle continue their conversation from last week on unpacking the uncomfortable moments of the holiday season, and walk us through the common feelings that arise during this time of year. Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at  www.michellemaros.com/podcast .   Episode Notes:   Nostalgia  Grief  Dis...

In this week’s episode, Barb and Michelle debrief on tricky holiday dynamics, how they set boundaries with loved ones, and what we can all do to create space for ourselves during the busy season. Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at  www.michellemaros.com/podcast . Episode Notes:   Helpful tips for you to move through this holiday s...

In this week’s episode, Barb and Michelle dive into one of their favorite self-care practices, especially for the end of the year. Learn all about the power and benefit of journaling and what it means to give your thoughts a home. Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at  www.michellemaros.com/podcast . Episode Notes: Journaling is a pr...

In this week’s episode, Barb and Michelle take a listener's question of embracing the seasons of the in-between. In this episode, they will share personal stories and unique insights on how we can learn to fully accept life’s present moment. Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at   www.michellemaros.com/podcast . Episode Notes:       ...

In this week’s episode, Barb and Michelle offer up some levity and light-heartedness with simple tools and practices to share your kindness, love, and joy. Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at  www.michellemaros.com/podcast . Episode Notes: Have a sense of awareness in how you are taking what is happening in the world. Take a pause,...

In this week’s episode, Barb and Michelle discuss the topic of belonging, and the basic human instincts we all feel to fit in. Both share personal stories and anecdotes as well as poignant insights on how we all can learn to belong, starting from the inside, out. Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at  www.michellemaros.com/podcast ....

In this continuation of last week’s episode on healing, Barb and Michelle go deeper into the conversation of how we can start the path to healing, and share personal insights from their own journeys. Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at  www.michellemaros.com/podcast . Episode Notes: There is no shame in seeking help from an outside...

This week, Barb and Michelle dive into the topic of healing, and what the journey entails, and open up about some misconceptions they’ve experienced about the healing path. Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at   www.michellemaros.com/podcast . Episode Notes: Healing is for ourselves; not the other person. Healing is a forever proces...

In this final episode diving into Barb’s retreat, Barb and Michelle tap into the biggest takeaways, the why’s to meditation and going on retreat, and how we all can start to implement the benefits Barb experienced, from our own home. Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at  www.michellemaros.com/podcast . Episode Notes: Poems Barb Read...

In this week’s episode, Barb and Michelle continue their conversation about Barb’s silent retreat and her biggest takeaways, including the life-changing revelation she had during an interaction with mud. Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at  www.michellemaros.com/podcast . Episode Notes: Buddhist tradition teaches there are two type...

In this week’s episode, Barb opens up about her recent experience of attending a 30-day silent retreat. She shares her profound insights, takeaways, and the biggest challenges she faced. If you’ve ever been interested in silent retreats, this episode is for you! Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at  www.michellemaros.com/podcast . E...

Feeling stuck or behind? This week’s episode is for you! In this vulnerable conversation, Barb and Michelle discuss the tricky topic of life timelines, how to formulate your own timing for your life, and release the societal pressure that we all experience. Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at  www.michellemaros.com/podcast . Episod...

In this week’s episode, Barb and Michelle continue their conversation from last week, answering listener questions and sharing personal stories and insights. Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at    www.michellemaros.com/podcast . Episode Notes: How to feel comfortable being alone? Have the discernment of when you want to be alone an...

In this week’s episode, Barb and Michelle take questions from the listeners about their relationship. They dive into the tricky dynamics of working together as family members, the sources of their biggest disagreements, and what they credit to making their relationship what it is today. Follow us @MichelleMaros and @Peaceful_Barb and share your experiences with us @BarbKnowsBestPod or at  www.mich...