Welcome to Season 2 of Man in the Middle Show
We can't wait to share this with you, including our interview with James Hollis!
Damn, has it really been over a year since we spoke?
Yes. Mid December 2024.
That’s when Joe and I released the final episode of Season 1.
Truth be told, we had no idea at that time whether or not there would be a Season 2.
Joe had just become Dad to the amazing Violet (this little girl’s smile could melt the sun), has an active and inspired teenage son, Damien, who relies on him for life guidance and trips to metal concerts. A strong wife navigating the shifting waters of Momdom, with a business of her own. And, Joe, as COO of an online marketing business, running a multi-million dollar company whose speedometer starts at 100 MPH.
Oh yeah, he also decided to become an Iron Man triathlete and trained like an animal to compete.
Me? Total opposite.
I was in the midst of UNDOING my entire life.
Marriage.
Business.
Social.
Every role and identity I’d proudly built over the previous 20 years, pushed into the center of the slow burning fire in front of me.
Why in the f’k would I do that?
Believe me, no one wondered that louder than me.
So many times I thought, “If I could just go back to who I was and how I felt, all my problems would go away.”
Of course, that was bullshit.
I was deep inside The Middle Passage, very much like James Hollis describes it in his book of the same title.
No clear end in sight and no turning back.
Just ride it, like an acid trip.
So, that’s the backdrop of life for Joe and I as we recorded Season 2.
But, of course, this show is not about Joe and I.
It’s about you. About us. As men facing life in The Middle.
The Middle of service and self-awareness.
The Middle of performance and permanence.
The Middle of what has been and what comes next.
Those are the topics — the meaning is what you make it.
One major highlight of Season 2…
We had the amazing opportunity to interview James Hollis, the man whose essential work is the bedrock of this show.
You’ll hear it in the middle of the season, appropriately.
As always, we welcome your thoughts and ideas. Whatever’s on your mind. You can leave a comment here on Substack, or write privately to kevin@maninthemiddleshow.com.
We’re here. We’re listening.
Right now, make a moment for yourself and dive in.
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Kevin