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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!

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2025 Michelle R. Williams and Nick Hirst
Personal Development Personal Success Social Sciences
Episodes
  • #26 The Hidden Dangers of Giving (and Taking) Advice — Should We Give Advice Or Just Listen?
    May 19 2026

    Have you ever followed advice… and ended up feeling worse?

    In this episode of Life Happens* (but you can too!), Michelle and Nick explore the surprising risks behind something we all do: giving and receiving advice.

    Why do we feel so compelled to offer advice—are we really helping, or just trying to feel useful?
    And why can the same advice be life-changing for one person… but harmful for another?

    They unpack the psychology behind advice, including how communication style, timing, and personal context can completely change its impact.

    Plus, Nick shares a story about giving media advice to someone connected to one of the world’s biggest bands—and what happened next.

    Want to understand your own approach? Take the communication style quiz they discuss in the episode:
    https://www.wikihow.com/Communication-Style-Quiz

    🎧 Listen now to rethink the advice you give—and the advice you take.
    Life Happens* — but you can too!

    You will find everything about Life Happens* here:

    https://linktr.ee/lifehappens.podcast

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    50 mins
  • #25 What Makes a Great Friend? Part 2 — Why Do Friendships End?
    May 12 2026

    Why can the end of a friendship hurt just as much — or even more — than a breakup?

    In this episode of Life Happens*, Michelle and Nick continue their deep dive into friendship by exploring what happens when friendships change, fade, or come to an end.

    Why is friendship heartbreak so rarely talked about?
    Why can making new friends as an adult feel so difficult?
    And what happens when you realise you’ve outgrown someone you once felt close to?

    With their trademark inter-generational perspective, Michelle and Nick also tackle the question: can men and women ever have truly platonic friendships? And how do we recognise the qualities that make someone a real, lasting friend?

    Plus, there’s another chance to take the friendship quiz and discover what kind of friend you are:
    https://www.wikihow.com/Relationships/Friendship-Quiz

    🎧 Listen now for an honest conversation about friendship, loss, connection, and why maintaining meaningful relationships matters so much for our wellbeing.

    Life Happens* — but you can too!

    You will find everything about Life Happens* here:

    https://linktr.ee/lifehappens.podcast

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    50 mins
  • #24 What Makes a Great Friend? The Psychology of Real Friendship
    May 5 2026

    “A good friend will always stab you in the front.”
    But what actually makes a good friend? Hopefully, someone who won’t stab you at all!

    In this episode of Life Happens* (*but you can too!), Michelle and Nick explore the reality of friendship—one of the most important, and often most misunderstood, relationships in our lives.

    Why do we assume friendships should be easy, when they can be some of the hardest relationships to maintain?
    How do strong friendships begin?
    What keeps them going?
    And how do we cope when they change—or end?

    With their usual mix of honesty, humour, and psychology, Michelle and Nick unpack the expectations we place on friends and what truly matters in lasting connections.

    Plus, take this week’s friendship quiz to discover what kind of friend you are—and compare your results with theirs:
    https://www.wikihow.com/Relationships/Friendship-Quiz

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

    You will find everything about Life Happens* here:

    https://linktr.ee/lifehappens.podcast

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    49 mins
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