Midlife Awakening: Finding Fulfillment After 50

Midlife Identity, Men Speaking Up, and Finding Fulfillment After 50Andy Grant interviews UK-based Philip Briscoe, host of the Mid-life Men Podcast, about his midlife turning point at 50 after leaving a tech job where he felt undervalued and realizing he didn’t know who he was beyond work. Philip describes how stress and lack of fulfillment contributed to depression, anxiety, poor sleep, and lifestyle-related health issues including type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and fatty liver, many of which improved after he stepped away. He explains creating his podcast to fill a lack of resources for men, finding purpose by sharing men’s recovery narratives, and later turning interviews into his book Men Speak Up, focused on communication and getting help. They discuss misconceptions about the “midlife crisis,” hormonal and mental-health realities, ageism, normalizing taboo topics like suicidal thoughts, and the importance of supportive friendships and groups.00:00 Burnout and Identity Loss00:57 Meet Philip Briscoe02:08 Turning 50 Wake Up Call03:32 Health Alarms and Change04:09 Finding Purpose Through Podcasting06:46 Work Family and Delayed Joy09:44 Why Mid-life Men Exists12:24 Lessons Men Speak Up15:15 Depression Signs and Support18:45 From Podcast to Book20:51 Midlife Crisis Myths25:59 Purpose as a Continuum27:25 Connect and Final Takeaway30:13 Closing and Community InviteConnect with PhilipPhilip Briscoe — https://www.mid-lifemen.com/Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/midlifemenpodcast/Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/midlifemen/LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipbriscoe/ResourcesMen Speak Up: Journeys Through Mental Health by Philip Briscoe — https://amzn.to/4kT4QgJConnect with Andy and the Real Men Feel Podcast:Join me and connect with other like-minded men in theAuthentic AF Community | http://realmenfeel.org/groupInstagram | @realmenfeelshow & @theandygrantAndy Grant | https://theandygrant.com for coaching, healing, and book info!Real Men Feel | http://realmenfeel.orgYouTube | https://youtube.com/realmenfeel#RealMenFeel ep 393