Mid-life Men: the mental health podcast

Have you ever felt like you’ve become lost in your own life?

Many men struggle to talk about their problems and mental health and grew up believing that to do can be perceived as a sign of weakness or failure. There is also a lack of open discussion in society around men’s mental health, especially aimed at mid-life men. As a result, at times many men can feel alone and lost in their own lives.

In this podcast series, I talk to mid-life men about their stories; the challenges, the turning points, and the support received to help them find their way so that others who may be suffering in silence or don’t know what to do next, realise that they are not alone and there is help available.

Stories will cover a whole range of challenges faced by mid-life men mainly relating to the causes of mental health issues including feelings of isolation, depression, job dissatisfaction, addiction, PTSD, and long-term illness.

The podcast is NOT a replacement for professional support and we signpost to organisations and their contact details by episode.

If you have a story you would like to share or any feedback on the podcasts, please email me: midlifemen01@gmail.com.

Contributors

Host

Philip Briscoe

Philip is a mid-life man, married, with three children and an overactive spaniel. Having spent twenty-five years working in the tech industry, a job change at the end of last year forced him to question what he really wanted to do next and how to achieve it plus still pay the mortgage.

He realised that much of his identity was linked - not exclusively - to occupation and how easy it is to find yourself lost in the middle of your own life. Talking to other mid-life men, he discovered he wasn't alone. Challenges with identity, career, and mental health are common, and many men are struggling.

Researching the podcast market, he found very few devoted to men's issues, specifically men's mental health. As a result, Philip created this podcast series, talking to mid-life men about their challenges, and the turning points that helped them find their way again with the aim that some of these experiences will resonate and help others.