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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
  • #29 Why Do We Care What Strangers Think? The Psychology of The Spotlight Effect
    Jun 9 2026

    Do we act differently with different people? And if so, why? Do we want to impress some people more than others? Is it all about being seen in the best possible light? Or do we simply say it doesn’t matter...at least, until it does?

    Listen now to the latest episode of Life Happens* where Michelle and Nick debate how we react to what various people in our lives apparently think of us.

    And there’s a bit of a disagreement between our two hosts with Nick not sure that he does care what other people think while Michelle admits to adjusting her behaviour and personality depending on the company.

    Check it out now and hear the story of Nick and seventy-five Filipino nurses!

    There’s also a fun quiz that you can do too and find out how others perceive you. And listen for the verdict that Michelle and Nick got after completing it. Here’s the link: https://www.boredpanda.com/find-out-how-others-perceive-you/

    Listen now to Life Happens* and find out how the spotlight hits you!

    (*but you can too!)

    You will find everything about Life Happens* here:

    https://linktr.ee/lifehappens.podcast

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    51 mins
  • #28 Two Languages, One Person — What Are the Problems of Being Bilingual?
    Jun 2 2026

    This episode is for you if you can speak more than one language or if you are in the process of learning a new language.

    Listen now as Michelle and Nick debate whether speaking another language makes you feel like another person, as well as the many other aspects of being able to confidently express yourself in more than one language.

    Michelle, a native Czech speaker, presents this podcast in English and also writes her novels in English. Add to this the fact that she is currently learning French, and she really has insights to deliver on the ups and downs of using more than one language.

    Nick meanwhile, a native English speaker, has raised two bilingual children and has spent over ten years teaching Czech schoolkids how to speak English with confidence.

    Check out this episode of Life Happens* (*but you can too!) as our hosts compare views and experience, and, along the way, Nick ponders whether he has invented a new word for the English language!

    You will find everything about Life Happens* here:

    https://linktr.ee/lifehappens.podcast

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    51 mins
  • #27 Educated Doesn’t Mean Smart — So What Kind of Smart Are You?
    May 26 2026

    Which do you think is smarter – the ability to read a book or to be able to read the room?

    Listen now to the latest episode of Life happens* where Michelle and Nick discuss different types of intelligences and how to recognise them.

    Join the conversation as they look into what is social intelligence and emotional intelligence. They compare these skills with the knowledge you learn at school.

    And do you agree with Nick’s claim that everyone has something that they’re good at?

    Plus there’s a multiple intelligences test you can take which will determine where you excel and the areas you may not be so strong in. Here’s the link: https://www.idrlabs.com/multiple-intelligences/test.php

    And finally – what is it with Nick and Michelle and the capital of Albania?

    Check out Life Happens* now – it’s the smart thing to do!

    (*but you can too!)

    You will find everything about Life Happens* here:

    https://linktr.ee/lifehappens.podcast

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    45 mins
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