Mid-life Men: the mental health podcast

Mid-life Men: the mental health podcast

Author: Philip Briscoe Language: English Episodes: 98
For men navigating the complexities of middle age, conversations about inner life can feel foreign or forbidden. Mid-life Men: the mental health podcast is a space where that silence is broken. Host Philip Briscoe engages in frank, thoughtful dialogues with men from various walks of life, exploring the unspoken challenges of mental wellbeing, societal expectations, and personal identity during these pivotal years. This isn't a lecture series; it's a collection of real stories and shared experiences. Listeners will hear candid discussions that range from managing stress and redefining purpose to navigating relationships and confronting the stigma that often surrounds vulnerability. The podcast delves into the cultural and personal dimensions of health, offering documentary-style intimacy alongside practical perspectives. Each episode aims to connect, reassure, and provide a sense of shared understanding for any man who has ever felt adrift. By focusing specifically on the mid-life experience, this series creates a vital, targeted forum for reflection and connection, challenging the notion that struggling is a sign of failure. Tune in for authentic conversations that prove you are not alone in your journey.
Episodes
When You Know Something Has to Change, with Dr James Rouse [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:11
In this episode I talk with Dr James Rouse, author of "No Days Off", about what that moment looked like for him. Growing up around alcohol, instability, and pressure to just get on with things, he followed a path a lot o…
How to Let Your Body Release Stress, with Richmond Heath [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:53
Most men deal with stress the same way: push through, stay in control, and keep going. But what if the body already has its own built-in way to release stress, and we’ve simply been taught to suppress it? In this episode…
The Price of Playing the Tough Guy, with Jacob Butchoff [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:09
This is a difficult and honest conversation. For years, Jacob played the tough guy. Violence, intimidation, and control became a shield against something he could not face in himself. The price was prison, addiction, fra…
Feeling Like I’m From Mars: Late Autism Diagnosis, with Gary Hawkins [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:26
What happens when you grow up feeling like you don’t quite fit, and you spend decades assuming the problem is you? In this episode, I speak with Gary Hawkins, a long-serving NHS clinician who was diagnosed as autistic la…
Hard Choices, Easy Life, with Jerzy Gregorek [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:31
You won’t hear many life stories like this. Jerzy Gregorek’s life spans teenage alcoholism and suicidal thoughts, elite Olympic-level weightlifting, political exile from communist Poland, serious injury and paralysis, un…
Growing Up in Chaos with Lee Greenhough [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:13
What happens when you grow up in chaos and just learn to get on with it? In this episode, I talk with filmmaker and speaker Lee Greenhough about growing up around loss, addiction, and instability and how those early year…
Why Intimacy Starts to Fade, with Dr Dan Sneider [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:38
A lot of men don’t think they have a problem with intimacy. They just feel a bit distant. A bit shut down. Less connected than they used to be to their partner, to sex, or to themselves. This episode goes right into that…
How To Rebuild A Life That Fits, with Michael Rice [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:19
In this episode, I’m joined by Michael Rice, a bioarchitect and the founder of Mentorus. Michael approaches men’s lives the same way he approaches buildings: by looking at foundations, structure, and whether what’s been…
Whatever I Do, It’s Never Enough, with Mordy Gottlieb [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:13
In this episode, we talk to Mordy Gottlieb, a men’s therapist whose work - and life - has been shaped by one quiet, corrosive belief: “Whatever I do, it’s never enough.” Mordy shares how perfection became his survival st…
What No One Tells Men About Losing a Parent, with John Colbert [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:46
What happens to a man when he loses his father and no one shows him how to grieve? In this honest, darkly funny, and deeply human conversation, we hear from John Colbert, a writer and former advertising creative who turn…