The Michael Hageman Podcast

Sometimes the most important shifts aren’t breakthroughs. They’re adjustments—so quiet you barely notice them. This episode explores the kind of growth that doesn’t perform, doesn’t trend, and doesn’t need to be narrated to be real.

What if you’re not lost—you’ve just stopped pretending to be certain?

In this episode, I unpack the quiet shift that happens when you let go of performing clarity. It’s not a breakdown. It’s not a breakthrough. It’s something softer: a recalibration. A moment where you stop narrating your growth in real time and start trusting the fog. If you’ve been in between versions of yourself, this one’s for you.

What if you’re not lost—you’ve just stopped pretending to be certain?

In this episode, I unpack the quiet shift that happens when you let go of performing clarity. It’s not a breakdown. It’s not a breakthrough. It’s something softer: a recalibration. A moment where you stop narrating your growth in real time and start trusting the fog. If you’ve been in between versions of yourself, this one’s for you.

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Just a quick check-in. I have been toying with some ideas and thoughts, give a listen and let me know what you think.

I wanted to talk about trust and control and how they differ with each other. I also understand they are similar in ways and piggyback off ideas and concepts that relate to both. I made this episode from my notes app at 2am, answering the question: are they mutually exclusive?

I wanted to talk about trust and control and how they differ with each other. I also understand they are similar in ways and piggyback off ideas and concepts that relate to both. I made this episode from my notes app at 2am, answering the question: are they mutually exclusive?

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This guy named Rich emailed me and asked "how do I tell my girlfriend I hate her kids?' Okay RICH! What the...

Rich, this one is your you. Also don't use the word hate like that, seriously.

This guy named Rich emailed me and asked "how do I tell my girlfriend I hate her kids?' Okay RICH! What the...

Rich, this one is your you. Also don't use the word hate like that, seriously.

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n this episode I talk about a post I saw on Threads where somebody asked if consistency is a love language. The comments were only surface level so my plan was to record this and include it in the comments because I am feeling a little bit extra today.

I relate the concept to all aspects of relationships, romantic and non romantic, I also touch on what to expect in the next episode.

In this episode I talk about a post I saw on Threads where somebody asked if consistency is a love language. The comments were only surface level so my plan was to record this and include it in the comments because I am feeling a little bit extra today.

I relate the concept to all aspects of relationships, romantic and non romantic, I also touch on what to expect in the next episode.

*** Audio only because less than 1% of people watched the actual video last time, everybody else listened.

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