Archive - Man in the Middle Show

Who Are You Now?

The momentum you spent twenty years building suddenly disappears—and there’s no next thing lined up.

Jul 6 •

The Ghost of Who You Thought You’d Be

What did you want to be before the world told you to be practical?

Jul 6 •

Start Over. Look Stupid. Keep Going.

When the thing that once defined you stops working.

Jul 6 •

What’s So Scary About the Truth?

"I used to think “the dark side” was reserved for the big sins..."

Jul 6 •

December 2024

November 2024

How to be alone in public

My therapist kept insisting I start a gratitude journal.

Nov 25, 2024 •

Morning Would (Why did you leave me?)

The first sign that you are entering the Middle Passage?

Nov 18, 2024 •

Turn and face the strange

There comes a moment in a man’s life when everything he worked so hard to achieve suddenly begins to feel foreign to him.

Nov 11, 2024 •

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Without Blindness, There Is No Stevie Wonder

If you’ve ever seen Stevie Wonder direct his band, you know there’s no need for a conductor’s baton or an orchestral score.

Nov 11, 2024 •

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Man of the house

When you’ve spent years as the head of a household, your day-to-day life gets built around the needs, routines, and expectations of other people.

Nov 11, 2024 •

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