Feeding Others, While Falling Apart, with Adam Smith

Feeding Others, While Falling Apart, with Adam Smith

Author: Philip Briscoe May 29, 2025 Duration: 53:33
Trigger warning: This episode includes honest discussions about suicide attempts, mental illness, domestic violence, and trauma. Adam Smith’s story is unlike anything you’ve heard - and exactly what so many men need to hear. Sectioned at 11. In prison by 21. Found unresponsive in a car after trying to end his life. This could’ve been the end - but it wasn’t. Instead, Adam’s journey is one of remarkable survival and a relentless mission to make his pain count for something. I...

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.
Author: Language: en-gb Episodes: 92

Mid-life Men: the mental health podcast
Podcast Episodes
Cracked Open: How Honesty Heals Men, with Gary Jader [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:43
In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, Gary Jader, a lifelong advocate for men’s mental health, talks about growing up in a house full of conflict, the long shadow of a verbally abusive father, and how that ear…
Why It’s So Hard for Men to Talk, with Tom Karrel [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:38
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains references to suicide, which you may find distressing, so please listen with care. So many men grow up hearing the same messages: figure it out yourself, don’t cry, just get on with…
From Bullied Teen to Marathon Warrior, with Ben White [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:25
TRIGGER WARNING This episode contains a reference to suicidal thoughts, which you may find distressing, so please listen with care. In this powerful episode, we hear the remarkable story of a man who turned years of bull…
How to Future-Proof Your Midlife Career, with Mike Dwyer [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:37
In this episode of the Mid-Life Men Podcast, I sit down with career strategist Mike Dwyer to tackle one of the biggest midlife challenges: how to stay relevant, employable, and fulfilled in a world of shifting technology…
Kill the Coward: Reclaim Your Life, with Jack Muldoon [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:49
TRIGGER WARNING : This episode contains a raw and honest account of a suicide attempt. Some of what you will hear may be distressing, so please listen with care. What happens when life strips you of everything - family,…
Fame to Rock Bottom: Never Throw in the Towel, with Anthony Hutton [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:50
What happens when fame fades, money runs out, and identity slips away? In 2005, Anthony Hutton became an overnight celebrity after winning Big Brother. aged just 23. Within days, he had agents, photo shoots, and hundreds…
Midlife Reset: How to Let Go and Begin Again, with Erik ten Have [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:06
What happens when the life you’ve built no longer feels like the life you’re meant to live? At 54, Erik walked away from a long marriage, left the country he’d called home for 25 years, rebuilt in Spain, survived a strok…
Why Humility is a Superpower for Midlife Men, with Simon Moss [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:41
What if the root of many problems faced by middle-aged men - burnout, broken relationships, anxiety, aggression - stemmed from something hiding in plain sight: entitlement and narcissism? In this fascinating conversation…
My Midlife Reset: Four Hours That Changed Everything with Tik Maynard [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:18
Tik Maynard is an internationally respected horseman, author, and dad who hit midlife before realising that life is less about striving and external validation and more about understanding who you truly are and how to li…