Shades of a Man (Podcast)

For those who’ve been following my journey, reading my blogs, sharing my words, reflecting with me—I want to say thank you. Your presence matters. Your support matters. But lately, I know you’ve noticed: I haven’t been blogging every week like I used to.

That’s not because I stopped growing, or because I’ve run out of things to say. Quite the opposite.
I’ve been doing deep work.
I’ve been working on myself—the man I am and the man I’m becoming. Spiritually. Emotionally. Physically. I’ve been facing the mirror not just to look, but to see. And in that seeing, I’ve been peeling back layers… confronting old habits, past wounds, and truths I once ran from. I’ve been working on being a better father. A better friend. A better man of God. Not perfect—but present.

At the same time, I’ve been working on something that’s lived inside me since I was a kid.
Shades of a Man.
It’s my poetry.
It’s my story.
It’s my shadow and my sunlight.
I started writing when I was eight years old. Back then, it was just a way to cope, to create, to breathe. Now, it’s become something greater. A reflection of every chapter—young boy, teenage dreamer, broken man, healing soul. My pen has always known me, even when I didn’t know myself. These poems—some decades old, some fresh off the heart—are all me. And they’re not finished. Because I’m not finished.
And now, after all these years of writing quietly, I’m ready to speak out loud.
The Shades of a Man podcast is here.
This isn’t just a podcast. This is a movement. A space where real conversations happen—about manhood, fatherhood, vulnerability, purpose, and pain. Some episodes will be me, raw and unfiltered. Others will feature guests—men and women—whose stories will make you feel, think, and grow. It won’t always be easy to listen to. There will be tears. There will be truth. But there will also be light.
So while I may not be blogging weekly anymore, I will commit to writing at least one blog a month—each one expanding on the themes from that month’s podcast episode. If you’ve appreciated my written words, I promise you’ll feel the heartbeat of my spoken ones.
This isn’t goodbye to blogging—it’s an evolution.
A new branch from the same tree.
A new shade of the same man.

Stay with me.
Grow with me.
Listen to me.
And see me.
Because I’ve got something to say—and this time, I’m saying it out loud.

Wakime Hauser
Child of God. Father. Poet. Man in Progress.
Shades of a Man Podcast — Coming from the root!.