<p><strong>Midlife Identity, Men Speaking Up, and Finding Fulfillment After 50</strong></p><p>Andy 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. </p><p>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.</p><p>00:00 Burnout and Identity Loss<br>00:57 Meet Philip Briscoe<br>02:08 Turning 50 Wake Up Call<br>03:32 Health Alarms and Change<br>04:09 Finding Purpose Through Podcasting<br>06:46 Work Family and Delayed Joy<br>09:44 Why Mid-life Men Exists<br>12:24 Lessons Men Speak Up<br>15:15 Depression Signs and Support<br>18:45 From Podcast to Book<br>20:51 Midlife Crisis Myths<br>25:59 Purpose as a Continuum<br>27:25 Connect and Final Takeaway<br>30:13 Closing and Community Invite</p><p><strong>Connect with Philip</strong><br>Philip Briscoe — <a href="https://www.mid-lifemen.com/">https://www.mid-lifemen.com/</a><br>Instagram — <a href="https://www.instagram.com/midlifemenpodcast/">https://www.instagram.com/midlifemenpodcast/</a><br>Facebook — <a href="https://www.facebook.com/midlifemen/">https://www.facebook.com/midlifemen/</a><br>LinkedIn — <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipbriscoe/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipbriscoe/</a></p><p><strong>Resources</strong><br>Men Speak Up: Journeys Through Mental Health by Philip Briscoe — <a href="https://amzn.to/4kT4QgJ">https://amzn.to/4kT4QgJ</a></p><p><strong>Connect with Andy and the Real Men Feel Podcast:</strong><br>Join me and connect with other like-minded men in the<br>Authentic AF Community | <a href="http://realmenfeel.org/group">http://realmenfeel.org/group</a><br>Instagram | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realmenfeelshow/">@realmenfeelshow</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theandygrant/">@theandygrant</a><br>Andy Grant | <a href="https://theandygrant.com/">https://theandygrant.com</a> for coaching, healing, and book info!<br>Real Men Feel | <a href="http://realmenfeel.org">http://</a><a href="http://realmenfeel.org">realmenfeel.org</a><br>YouTube | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/realmenfeel">https://youtube.com/realmenfeel</a></p><p>#RealMenFeel ep 393</p>