Misha Saidov
Creator of the Metacognitive Programming™ methodology and Founder of the Institute of Metacognitive Programming
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Why feeling lost is often a pattern problem, not a purpose problem
A lot of people think they are in a life-direction crisis when what they are actually missing is a way to decode the patterns running their choices, reactions, and identity. That makes this a strong conversation for personal growth and life-transition podcasts because it moves beyond generic advice about finding your purpose and gets into why people can look capable on the outside while feeling internally directionless. Misha is the right guest for this because his work sits exactly at that intersection of identity, meaning, and behavioral patterning, giving him a more structured and distinctive way to talk about being lost than the usual motivational framing.
Why chemistry can keep people trapped in relationships that were never right for them
A lot of people trust chemistry as proof that a relationship is right, when in reality the strongest pull is often toward what feels emotionally familiar, not what is actually healthy or sustainable. This conversation explores why intensity can be so easy to mistake for compatibility, and why so many people stay in dynamics that feel powerful but quietly repeat the same pain. Drawing on his work helping people decode the deeper patterns behind attraction, Misha brings a more original lens to relationships, showing how romantic choices are often driven by internal programming people do not realize they are following.
Why insight does not change people nearly as much as they think it will
Self-aware audiences are often told that if they can just understand themselves better, they will finally move forward, but many people discover that insight alone leaves the deeper pattern untouched. This is a compelling podcast conversation because it challenges one of the most popular assumptions in therapy, coaching, and self-development, and replaces it with a more useful question about what actually creates inner change. Misha can own this topic in a credible way because his entire body of work is built around the gap between what people consciously know and what continues to run them underneath that knowledge.
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Latest episodes
Key topics
Why feeling lost is often a pattern problem, not a purpose problem
A lot of people think they are in a life-direction crisis when what they are actually missing is a way to decode the patterns running their choices, reactions, and identity. That makes this a strong conversation for personal growth and life-transition podcasts because it moves beyond generic advice about finding your purpose and gets into why people can look capable on the outside while feeling internally directionless. Misha is the right guest for this because his work sits exactly at that intersection of identity, meaning, and behavioral patterning, giving him a more structured and distinctive way to talk about being lost than the usual motivational framing.
Why chemistry can keep people trapped in relationships that were never right for them
A lot of people trust chemistry as proof that a relationship is right, when in reality the strongest pull is often toward what feels emotionally familiar, not what is actually healthy or sustainable. This conversation explores why intensity can be so easy to mistake for compatibility, and why so many people stay in dynamics that feel powerful but quietly repeat the same pain. Drawing on his work helping people decode the deeper patterns behind attraction, Misha brings a more original lens to relationships, showing how romantic choices are often driven by internal programming people do not realize they are following.
Why insight does not change people nearly as much as they think it will
Self-aware audiences are often told that if they can just understand themselves better, they will finally move forward, but many people discover that insight alone leaves the deeper pattern untouched. This is a compelling podcast conversation because it challenges one of the most popular assumptions in therapy, coaching, and self-development, and replaces it with a more useful question about what actually creates inner change. Misha can own this topic in a credible way because his entire body of work is built around the gap between what people consciously know and what continues to run them underneath that knowledge.
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