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#121: A Raw Chat with Michael Smoak

#121: A Raw Chat with Michael Smoak

The Pocket with Chris Griffin

January 23, 20261h 11m

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Show Notes

Michael Smoak (Higherup Wellness) returns again for the third time on The Pocket.

A crowd favourite (including myself). We dove deep while hitting a gym session.

Follow Michael:

https://www.instagram.com/higherupwellness/


Follow Chris:

https://www.instagram.com/morechrisgriffin/


Listen to the last podcast we recorded together:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7lNht10A4EeX5Qr7FvKmpP?si=98b93cb00c5c47bd


Chapters:

00:03:10 Getting judged online

00:06:45 Why most men never change

00:14:30 Copycat culture and fake masculinity

00:18:15 One year since my dad died

00:22:50 A poem about being human

00:24:20 How grief actually works

00:30:45 Pain is how men are forged

00:32:50 Becoming proud of who you are

00:37:40 Asking Tony Robbins

00:41:45 Becoming undeniable

00:50:15 Trusting yourself without prep

00:54:30 Killing the old identity

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