EPISODE · Feb 18, 2026 · 28 MIN
Nobody Warns You About the Messy Middle of Starting Over
from Feck It, No More · host Glenn Monaghan
You made the decision. You changed your life. And then nothing went the way you imagined. In this episode, Glenn Monaghan goes deep on the part of change that nobody talks about: the messy middle. That gap between making a big decision and actually feeling different on the other side. Why does the initial high disappear so fast? Why does choosing yourself sometimes feel worse before it feels better? And how do you know if you're genuinely growing or just running from the next version of the same problem? Honest, specific, and built from Glenn's own experience of leaving a successful career with no plan — and what the year that followed actually looked like. Topics: the psychology of starting over, why real change is slower than the highlight reel, how to sit with uncertainty without abandoning the decision, and the one belief that keeps most people stuck even after they've started. If this episode has brought something up for you, you are not alone.Lifeline: 13 11 14 — Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 Follow the show for new episodes every week. Also available on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feck-it-no-more/id1877751814YouTube: www.youtube.com/@FeckItNoMore If you've had a "feck it, no more" moment and want to share your story — or know someone who should — reach out to Glenn directly: [email protected]
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You made the decision. You changed your life. And then nothing went the way you imagined. In this episode, Glenn Monaghan goes deep on the part of change that nobody talks about: the messy middle. That gap between making a big decision and actually feeling different on the other side. Why does the initial high disappear so fast? Why does choosing yourself sometimes feel worse before it feels better? And how do you know if you're genuinely growing or just running from the next version of the same problem? Honest, specific, and built from Glenn's own experience of leaving a successful career with no plan — and what the year that followed actually looked like. Topics: the psychology of starting over, why real change is slower than the highlight reel, how to sit with uncertainty without abandoning the decision, and the one belief that keeps most people stuck even after they've started. If this episode has brought something up for you, you are not alone.Lifeline: 13 11 14 — Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 Follow the show for new episodes every week. Also available on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feck-it-no-more/id1877751814YouTube: www.youtube.com/@FeckItNoMore If you've had a "feck it, no more" moment and want to share your story — or know someone who should — reach out to Glenn directly: [email protected]
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