It’s Not Over: Finding Strength in Your 40s, 50s & 60s, with Waldemar Franco

It’s Not Over: Finding Strength in Your 40s, 50s & 60s, with Waldemar Franco

Author: Philip Briscoe June 17, 2025 Duration: 42:08
What happens when the body that carried you through life starts to break? For Waldemar, an architect and explorer from Mexico City, who built his identity around physical endurance, the answer wasn’t to stop moving but to start moving differently. In this powerful conversation, Waldemar shares how knee surgeries shattered not just his meniscus, but his sense of self. What followed was a deep personal reinvention from adrenaline-fuelled guide to founder of the Wildflow Method, a movement...

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
A Dave Williams Masterclass: Simple techniques to combat depression [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:36
Welcome to the Mid-life Men podcast aiming to break the stigma of men talking about their mental health. In this episode, we’re looking at techniques you can practise for combatting depression. According to some reports,…
Embrace Your Calling: Becoming a teacher at 50, with Russ Hoadley [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:09
In this episode, I talk to Russ Hoadley on corporate burnout, changing career mid-life, and finding your true calling, in his case as a teacher. Russ was working up to 115 hours a week with a demanding job in internation…
Diagnosed with ADHD as an adult with Octavian Constantinescu. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:37
In this episode, we discuss Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with my guest Octavian Constantinescu, who shares his life experiences and how an adult ADHD diagnosis helped him find clarity and focus. To lis…
Being dad to a child with special needs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:36
In this episode, Simon Mcmurdy and Gareth Birkett share their experiences as fathers of children with special needs and life-limiting conditions. Simon and Gareth had previously worked together and ran into one other in…
Gambling with Lives, with James Grimes [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:04
In this episode, we look at the devastating impact that an addiction to gambling can have on people's lives. We talk to James Grimes, Head of Education at Gambling with Lives, a community of families bereaved by gambling…
What about making a motorbike? with the UK Men's Sheds Association [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:13
In this episode, I talk with Mike Jenn, founder, and lifetime president of the UK Men's Sheds Association, enabling community spaces for men to connect, converse and create. The activities are often similar to those of g…
Finding your cabin in the woods with The Cornermen [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:12
In this episode, I talk to John Houston head coach and founder of the South Moreton Boxing Club in south Oxfordshire. A year ago he started The Cornermen, a service aimed at improving men’s mental health and suicide prev…