The Underlayer: Fear, Clarity & Personal Growth for Mid-Life Professionals
Ever feel like you’re doing “fine” on the outside, but stuck or disconnected on the inside?
You’re not broken, you’re just living above the surface.
The Underlayer is a podcast for mid-life professionals navigating fear, identity, and personal growth, especially when success no longer feels fulfilling.
Hosted by keynote speaker and podcast host David Young, each episode goes beneath surface-level advice to explore the deeper stories shaping how we show up at work, in relationships, and in our own lives.
Through honest storytelling, psychology-informed insight, and the occasional uncomfortable truth, we unpack:
- Fear and anxiety that follow us from childhood into adulthood
- Why clarity and alignment feel harder in mid-life
- How personal growth actually happens (without self-help clichés)
- What it means to find your voice and stop avoiding what matters
You’ll hear solo reflections and conversations with personal growth experts, coaches, and deep thinkers — all focused on one thing:
Understanding what’s really driving your patterns so you can move forward with clarity.
🎧 New episodes every Thursday.
Start with: The Fear That Formed Me — the episode that explains why the thing that scared you most might be what you’re meant to heal.
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The Underlayer: Fear, Clarity & Personal Growth for Mid-Life Professionals
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