Are you trapped in a stereotypical path through life? Do you feel stuck and want to make a change? Ever wonder if it’s possible to go your own way?

New year...new beginnings, and this week the ‘Life Happens*’ team discuss breaking out of a life you may feel stuck in.

Michelle, the young half of the team, is just starting out on her journey and contemplates the choices ahead and how to make them.

Nick, the ‘seasoned pro’ on the team has never trodden a conventional path and has the tales to prove it! He offers some helpful advice about finding what you’re good at and using that to make your life fun.

Listen now to ‘Go your own way’ and find out how you can make the key choices for a better life. It’s a new year...it could be a new you.

Check out ‘Life Happens*’ now and be part of the conversation.

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Stand by for fireworks this week as the ‘Life Happens*’ team contemplate the impending arrival of 2026.

‘Should old acquaintance be forgot?’ is the question asked once a year in many English speaking countries as revellers join hands to sing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ on the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve. But why? Where does this tradition come from?

And did you know that in one country New Year’s Eve was an extra special celebration because Christmas was banned there for over 400 years? What country?

Then there’s the prickly topic of New Year’s resolutions. Good or bad thing? Michelle and Nick discuss the pros and cons and Michelle offers an interesting and practical alternative.

Check out ‘Life Happens*’ now and start the new year as you mean to go on – making life happen for you!

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’Tis the season to be jolly...or is it? For some, this is the most glorious time of the year, for others...not so much.

The ‘Life Happens*’ Christmas Special is a must listen cracker of an episode full of all kinds of aural stocking fillers! From chat about Christmas traditions in different cultures to Michelle and Nick’s reflections of their own Christmases Past.

From discussing the difference between Santa Claus and Father Christmas to the origins of Christmas traditions and food, and so much more including a mysterious, and slightly scary, dancing baby!

Nick and Michelle also talk about the mental health challenges the holiday season can cause and how to find some peace and happiness despite everything.

Join the conversation with Michelle R Williams and Nick Hirst in the bumper Christmas episode of ‘Life Happens*’. We hope you have a good one!

*but you can too!

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This week the focus is very much on respecting your mental health. The way you see yourself, the way you think others see you, how you fit into society – is it all in your mind?

Join the conversation with Michelle and Nick and get their generationally mixed view of a fresh perspective and seasoned experience.

Back in the day the cure-all for any kind of mental health condition was an ill-directed ‘pull yourself together’! Now we are a bit more enlightened.

Listen to the latest episode of ‘Life Happens*’ and find out why it’s crucial to be self-aware and comfortable with yourself.

*but you can too!

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Time travel is on the agenda this week...well, not literally, of course. It’s not really a thing – is it? But if it was – would you travel back in time to speak with your younger self? Tell them that things will get better...and worse! And just tell them to be proud.

Michelle would and explains why.

Check the latest episode of ‘Life Happens*’ now to hear Michelle and Nick debate the benefits their younger selves might have gained from their more experienced, present day versions.

Michelle talks about healing and taking care of your inner child, while Nick believes in having dreams to aspire to and help build a life plan.

Is it possible to balance a career with emotional stability?

Join the conversation now on 'Life Happens*'. You can’t change the past but you can shape the future – just be proud.

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Could there be a disagreement brewing between our two hosts? Michelle admits to a fear of always being behind her peers, while Nick doesn’t think that’s a thing; that you can’t measure yourself against other people’s achievements.

What they both agree on is that it’s never too late!

Check this episode out and find out how you can get the confidence to start anything new – at any time of your life.

Listen to Michelle R Williams and Nick Hirst as they discuss how to minimise and get past the obstacles that are tripping you up as you navigate through life.

Listen now and join the conversation!

Life Happens* and not always in the way you want. But it’s never too late to make that change.

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This episode is a must listen if you have ever wanted to start anything new – a new project, a job, an educational course, pursue a new idea, make a change in your life, start a new relationship.

Anything!

But then you get stuck. All those old doubts start to creep in. You don’t want to move out of your comfort zone. All your plans stall. Your best intentions get stuck. Life gets in the way and suddenly you have a million excuses not to start something new.

Don’t give up! Listen to Michelle R Williams and Nick Hirst as they launch a brand new podcast series – Life Happens* – and talk about how they started something new from scratch.

If you have ever felt stuck or overwhelmed or tired of letting fear of trying something new dictate your life – hit play now!

Join the conversation and learn how to stop making excuses and overcome obstacles. Life Happens* – and you can be a part of it. Listen now!

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You know the feeling, everything’s going fine then – bang! Life happens and derails all your plans and aspirations. We’ve all been there! Something you couldn’t predict gets in the way. You don’t want people telling you what to do, or giving you needless advice; you just want to know you’re not alone. And you’re not!

Check out 'Life Happens*' with Michelle R. Williams and Nick Hirst on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon Music, or YouTube. Don’t forget to subscribe, and follow our Instagram @lifehappens.podcast and let us know what’s happening in your life, because:

Life Happens*

*but you can too!