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Life Happens*

Life Happens*

By: Michelle R. Williams and Nick Hirst
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Life has a habit of interrupting your plans — sometimes quietly, sometimes all at once. And you don’t always want advice or answers, you just want to know you’re not the only one trying to make sense of it.

Life Happens* is a weekly lifestyle podcast built around honest conversation. Psychology student Michelle R Williams and media veteran Nick Hirst come together from two very different generations to talk about modern life as it’s actually lived — with uncertainty, confusion, hopes and ambitions along the way.

With warmth, banter, humanity and insight, they don’t pretend to have it all figured out, instead they explore how it feels when life doesn’t go as planned.

Because life happens*

*but you can too!

linktr.ee/lifehappens.podcast

2025 Michelle R. Williams and Nick Hirst
Personal Development Personal Success Social Sciences
Episodes
  • #21 Why Do Small Problems Feel So Big? Soft Life Crises Explained
    Apr 14 2026

    Do you ever feel exhausted by things that shouldn’t matter?

    In this week’s episode of Life Happens*, Michelle and Nick talk about the problems that feel too small to complain about… but too big to ignore.

    The tiny frustrations. The constant pressure. The quiet build-up.

    Michelle calls it “death by a thousand paper cuts.”

    There’s actually a name for it — microstress. It’s what happens when we ignore the small things… until they quietly start taking a toll.

    In this episode, Michelle and Nick each share a mini crisis of their own — and ask:
    When does something “small” become something serious?

    Find out more and join the conversation on Life Happens*

    *but you can too!

    You will find everything about Life Happens* here:

    https://linktr.ee/lifehappens.podcast

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    48 mins
  • #20 Why Did No One Warn Me That Life Is Such a Scam? Small Psychological Truths About Life
    Apr 7 2026

    Why did no one warn me that life is such a scam?

    If you’ve ever thought that… this episode is for you.

    In the latest Life Happens, Michelle and Nick dive into the things no one tells you about adulthood — from the shock of real responsibility to the strange feeling that you never quite become a “proper” adult.

    They explore leaving home and what that really feels like, freedom vs responsibility, the hidden psychological costs of adult life, why your “inner child” never really leaves, and more.

    And… how much of an adult are you, really?
    Take the quiz they try in the episode and compare your result:
    https://archive.thetab.com/uk/2019/07/11/take-this-quiz-to-find-out-how-much-of-an-adult-you-actually-are-110831

    Listen now to Life Happens* and join the conversation.

    You will find everything about Life Happens* here:

    https://linktr.ee/lifehappens.podcast

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    49 mins
  • #19 Should Your Job Fulfil You or Just Fund Your Life? And Should It Define Who You Are?
    Mar 31 2026

    Does your job define who you are? And should it?

    In this episode of Life Happens*, Michelle and Nick explore one of the biggest modern dilemmas: are we expecting too much from our work? Should your career provide purpose and identity—or simply fund the life you really want to live?

    They unpack the pressure of finding a “dream job,” the reality of being judged by what you do for a living, and whether separating work from identity might actually lead to a happier, more balanced life.

    Do you have a dream job… or a job that pays for the dream?

    Plus, take the career quiz mentioned in the episode to discover what roles might suit your skills, strengths, and interests—and see how accurate it really is:
    https://www.123test.com/career-test/

    🎧 Listen now and rethink what work really means to you.
    Life Happens* — but you can too!

    And, as promised, here’s the link to the article and photos from Luxembourg that Nick mentions:

    www.undercoverofthewriteviandenandclervauxluxembourg

    You will find everything about Life Happens* here:

    https://linktr.ee/lifehappens.podcast

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    49 mins
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