Midlife Man Rising

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Men After 50: One Question that Instantly Shifts Your Midlife Crisis

2025-09-1706:13

How midlife men can face identity loss, release old roles, and begin true personal reinvention. For men after 50, a so-called midlife crisis often feels like restlessness, irritability, or a vague emptiness. But what if your midlife funk isn’t about cars, careers, or escape — but about grief and identity loss? In this episode of Midlife Man Rising, experiential psychologist Nelson Pahl, Ph.D. reframes the midlife journey as an opportunity for growth, not decline. You’ll learn how the hidden g...

Men After 50: 5 Signs Your Midlife Crisis is Really Grief in Diguise (Midlife Resurrection Series - Part 1)

2025-09-1405:51

Why Your Midlife Crisis Isn’t What You Think: 5 Hidden Signs of Grief Most men think a midlife crisis is about buying sports cars, switching careers, or chasing thrills. But beneath the surface, midlife is often something deeper: grief — the quiet loss of old identities and roles. In this episode of Good Grief, John Doe, experiential psychologist Dr. Nelson Pahl reveals five hidden ways unresolved grief disguises itself as the midlife funk. You’ll see why this so-called “crisis” isn’t an endi...

Men After 50: Rituals to Mark Change and Reinvent Yourself (Mini-Course Part 3)

2025-09-1307:15

How men after 50 can use ritual to release the past, move beyond the midlife crisis, and step boldly into a new chapter. Midlife isn’t just a crisis. It’s a crossroads. And for men after 50, one of the most powerful ways to move forward is through ritual. In this episode of Good Grief, John Doe, experiential psychologist Nelson Pahl explains why the midlife man needs symbolic moments to close one chapter and begin another. You’ll learn simple but meaningful rituals — from burning old memories...

Men After 50: Sensory Mapping to Calm Midlife Angst (Mini-Course - Part 2)

2025-09-1205:12

A simple practice for men after 50 to ground emotions, reduce midlife crisis stress, and reconnect with themselves. Midlife can feel like a storm inside your head — racing thoughts, old regrets, and an uncertain future. For men after 50, this so-called “midlife crisis” often hides a deeper truth: midlife grief, identity loss, and the quiet pull toward midlife transformation. In this episode of Good Grief, John Doe, experiential psychologist Nelson Pahl introduces Sensory Mapping — a simple ye...

Men After 50: What We Secretly Grieve as a Midlife Man...But Never Admit (Mini-Course - Part 1)

2025-09-1105:17

In this episode of Midlife Man Rising, we explore why men after 50 often discover that midlife isn’t a crisis but a crossroads — a turning point between identity loss and personal reinvention. Hosted by experiential psychologist Nelson Pahl, Ph.D., Good Grief, John Doe — a 3-part limited series — helps the midlife man navigate midlife transformation by reclaiming identity, reestablishing purpose, and finding meaning after loss: the loss of youth, energy, roles, relationships, and direction. E...

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