Through stories, tools, and honest conversation, The Wisdom Vault unlocks what really matters.
Don’t Let The Old Man In brings you real and candid conversations about your midlife years with some of the wisest experts in their field.
From taking charge of your health, to strengthening your relationships, and finding ways to reconnect with what lifts your spirit – this series is designed to make sure your second act is even better than the first.
Hosted by Pod O’Sullivan, whose lifelong fascination with transitions fuels each conversation, every episode will help you embrace these years and live a purposeful life (sore hips & all). Welcome.
What happens when you’ve built a successful career and suddenly find yourself asking, “What now?” For most men in their 50s and 60s, this question can feel daunting. But what if this moment isn’t an ending—it’s actually the beginning of your most important act?
What drives a man in his sixties to swim 15 hours across the English Channel, battle currents around Manhattan, and traverse freezing Tasmanian rivers? For Ross Youngman, the answer isn’t about proving anything to anyone else. It’s about staying curious, building connections, and discovering what’s possible when you refuse to let age define your limits.
This isn’t your typical podcast episode. Instead of one conversation, Pod O’Sullivan brings you 13 pivotal moments from the most powerful interviews of 2025. These are the insights that stopped him in his tracks, the conversations that made him think, “everyone needs to hear this.”
For midlife men, shame often lurks beneath the surface of our carefully constructed lives. We’ve built the career, bought the house, raised the kids. From the outside, everything looks sorted. But inside? There’s often a different story playing out—one we’ve been keeping secret, sometimes even from ourselves.
Ben Larke is a clinical psychologist who specialises in working with men navigating midlife transitions. He understands shame not just as a clinician, but as someone who’s done his own deep work.
All articles in The Wisdom Vault are organised under our 8 Pillars of Positive Aging, designed to help men navigating midlife transitions with clarity, purpose, and imagination.
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