The Midlife Guys

Mentorship can seem daunting, with people assuming they’re unqualified to guide anyone else—maybe because their own lives aren't always in order. That hesitation helps explain why so few people have mentors right now, despite the overwhelming evidence that suggests young people benefit from mentorship, whether it's in the workplace or in their personal lives. What most people don't realize: mentor...

Midlife has a way of pulling attention in a dozen directions at once. Work, kids, aging bodies, and constant low-grade stress leave many men feeling physically present but mentally checked out. Brain fog creeps in quietly, fed by poor sleep, relentless pressure, and habits that once felt harmless. Research points to familiar culprits—stress overload, disrupted sleep, and diet and alcohol patterns...

As another year turns over, enthusiasm for grand New Year’s resolutions is fading—especially in midlife. Fewer people bother making them at all, and most of those who do quietly abandon them before February. The reasons are obvious: vague promises, zero accountability, and goals that collapse under real life. What’s replacing the old resolution mindset is something more pragmatic. With economic an...

Midlife has become a pressure point where responsibility piles up from both directions. Aging parents need rides, appointments, and daily support—and how can parents handle all that while still giving their own kids the time, support, and attention they need? For a growing number of Gen Xers and Millennials, this double load has become the norm. Nearly a third are now providing regular care for th...

Andrew and Mike cut through the holiday noise and land on a simple truth: most people don’t want more stuff. As the season ramps up and the stress kicks in, they zero in on how gift-giving is changing—especially among millennials and midlifers who are tired of clutter and short on time. Survey data backs it up, but the real argument is lived experience, with gift cards, outings, shared meals, and...

There's a so-called "Great Wealth Transfer" underfoot—but it's not all yachts and trust funds. Sure, trillions of dollars are set to move from Boomers to their kids, but the reality is messier: most people are inheriting closets full of forgotten junk, pez dispensers, old tools, mismatched china, and decades of “this might be worth something someday.” In this episode, Mike and Andrew rip into the...

The biggest problem with sexual health today? Everyone is terrified of talking about it. This episode is all about sex—how we think about it, how we talk about it, and how those attitudes shift as we age. They pull in survey data that shows just how differently generations approach intimacy, and they’re not shy about calling out the cultural moments—yes, including "50 Shades of Grey"—that have cau...

Mike and Andrew dive headfirst into the birthday cake of millennial midlife. As their generation hits the big 4-0, they unpack how birthday vibes have shifted—from laser tag chaos to quiet existential dread. With so many millennials entering middle age, they also tackle the modern midlife crisis: not sports cars and affairs, but student loans, career pivots, and the haunting question, “Is this it?...

Thanksgiving is around the corner, and surveys show that Millennials are overly stressed about the holiday season. With more of us taking over the mantle of hosting get-togethers: should we all just chill out?

We've all heard the official medical recommendation that people get 7-9 hours of sleep. But... does anyone get that, really? Most midlife guys, especially parents, are lucky to crack 7. And that's a problem: we're more stressed and less healthy, staring at screens late at night and fretting over our children, mortgages, work duties and everything else. It begs the question: have we just evolved to...

Mike recently had a night out drinking—and felt the ramifications for days afterwards. It got him thinking: are Millennials drinking less, or are we just getting older? He and Andrew dig into some data to figure out the realities of a generation that's more focused on health and less focused on alcohol.

Halloween isn't like the other holidays. You don't have to sit around a dinner table making chitchat with your extended family; you don't have to spend hours preparing a meal and cleaning the house. You can just... relax. Have a drink. Dress up. Go party. Steal your kids' candy. And for those reasons, it's a favorite holiday among Mike and Andrew, who dedicate this episode to spooky movies, best c...

It's a known fact that the older you get, the harder it is to make friends. But what's the reason? Kids taking up all our time? Social habits more concrete? Or just plain laziness? Whatever the reason, it's only getting worse, with increased rates of loneliness and depression. Time to make a change.

Housing has become one of the biggest stressors for midlife guys across the world. Thirty-year mortages and $100,000 down payments feel impossible to reach—and that's after paying $2,000/month in rent for years. How is anyone managing?

Summer's gone, the leaves are falling—and that means an extreme amount of stress on any working midlife dude to race and finish all their work between now and Thanksgiving. Do we ever get a break?

Mike read an article imploring people to shower shortly after working out. Which begs the question: Were people not showering after working out?  Hear his take on that and more on on our second episode, where we dig into gym culture, body image and the effects of social media on all of the above. 

For our inaugural episode, we decided: why not talk about milestones? Between kids' birthdays, physical accomplishments and the stages of aging, it seems the milestones pile up more quickly as we get older. In the debut episode of The Midlife Guys, Mike and Andrew chat about kids in breweries, the pains of stretching and the evolution of the midlife crisis.