Don't Let The Old Man In
Episodes
My reflections on my conversation with Naomi Cao | Top Divorce Coach Reveals Biggest Tips
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we sat down with Naomi Cao to unpack her learnings about relationships from her role as a divorce coach. Naomi shared her own powerful divo...
Divorce Coach Reveals Biggest Separation Mistakes | Naomi Cao on rebuilding after divorce
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when your marriage ends and you feel completely lost? Naomi Cao, separation coach and host of the Split Happens podcast, shares her raw...
My reflections on my conversation with Peter Reek | why midlife is NOT a crisis.
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this special reflections episode of Don't Let the Old Man In, host Pod O'Sullivan shares his biggest takeaways from our most recent interview with ...
You Need To Rewire Your Midlife Mindset | Author Peter Reek On Positive Aging
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we tackle the very concept of the midlife crisis. In conversation with author Peter Reek, we dive deep into the social narrati...
My reflections on my conversation with Stephen Keys | midlife mistakes and the lessons they teach us
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Don't Let the Old Man In, we spoke with Stephen Keys to discuss failure, responsibility and consequences that come with finding yourself ...
From CEO to Soup Kitchen | How Stephen Keys Achieved His Midlife Reinvention.
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of Don't Let the Old Man In, we sit down with Stephen Keyes, a former CEO, to discuss the critical importance of owning one's m...
My reflections on my conversation with ex-elite sniper Craig Williams | Choosing Excellence After Failure
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's powerful episode of Don't Let the Old Man In, we spoke with Craig Williams to explore the concept of mediocrity and the innate desire w...
Choosing Excellence In Your Next Chapter | How This Royal Marines Sniper Bounced Back After Prison
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when your life crumbles, your career is gone, and your reputation is destroyed? This week on Don't Let the Old Man In, we sit down with C...
My reflections on my conversation with Tim Hewson || building male support systems side-by-side.
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Don't Let the Old Man In, we sat down with Mongrels Men founder Tim Hewson to discuss his struggle with depression, and unpacked how men ...
Why Successful Men Are Still Falling Apart || How Tim Hewson Learned That Vulnerability Is Strength
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Hewson hid crippling panic attacks for 20 years, suffering in silence every single day. Then a divorce shattered the life he'd built, and everythi...
Reflections on my conversation with Matt Bunker || SAS Wisdom For Starting Again In Midlife
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Don't let the Old Man In, we sat down with one of our most accomplished guests yet. Matt Bunker is an ex-SAS elite soldier who has seen f...
SAS Veteran On The Courage To Start Again || How This Midlife Reinvention Gave Him Purpose`
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when an elite SAS soldier walks away from the special forces to become an emergency nurse ... at 40? Matt Bunker's story is one of the mo...
Reflections on my conversation with Gillian Coote || a divorce lawyer's own divorce story.
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Don't Let the Old Man In, we tackled the tough topic of marriage ending. Gillian Coote, one of Australia's most respected family law atto...
How To Divorce Well || Family Lawyer Opens Up About Men's Biggest Mistakes
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Divorce advice for men from a family lawyer who truly understands the male perspective. In this episode, family lawyer Gillian Coote explains why men ...
Reflections on my conversation with Matthew Lumsden || Why He Exchanged Status for Satisfaction
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is walking away from a high-status career brave, or is it reckless? People talk a lot about success, but they rarely talk about the cost of success on...
Surviving Corporate Burnout || Vanguard executive on his COVID wake-up call
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is your career success costing you your peace of mind? If you’ve ever felt trapped by the corporate grind or wondered if you're going through a midl...
How To Reduce Cancer Risk || Lessons from Dr Andy Tay (Immunotherapy and Aging)
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know 70% of cancer risk is linked to lifestyle, not just genetics? In this reflection episode, host Pod O'Sullivan breaks down his biggest tak...
Cancer Mortality Rates Are Dropping. Here's Why || Dr Andy Tay on Modern Immunotherapy Research
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer. The word alone makes many of us shudder. We all know someone who has battled it, perhaps lost to it. Yet here's the paradox that should give u...
The Truth About Turning 40 and 60: My Biggest Takeaways
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Your genes aren't what determines how you'll age: it's something else entirely. This week on Don't Let The Old Man In, we sat down with longevity expe...
Longevity Expert on Biohacking || Why Healthspan vs Lifespan Matters
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is it possible to slow down time? In this interview with longevity specialist Prof. Andrea Maier, we break down the critical difference between health...
How To Break Up With Love Addiction | author Aldo Grech discusses life after losing everything.
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the life you've built comes crumbling down to reveal an empty core?Aldo Grech lived what most would call the dream. Senior IT execut...
How Storytelling Shapes Your Future | Bill Ang and Richard Bleasdale
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For many of us in midlife, there comes a moment when the identity we've built starts to feel insufficient. We wake up asking: "Now what? What's n...
Age Is Just A Story | Midlife Lessons from Extreme Sports Athlete Ross Youngman
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What’s still possible in the second half of life? And who gets to decide the limits, is it your body, your age, or the stories you tell yourself?In ...
How To Break the Grip of Shame | Ben Larke DEEP DIVE
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this special deep dive episode of Don't Let The Old Man In, clinical psychologist Ben Larke joins Pod O’Sullivan to unpack shame (versus guilt), ...
How To Live To 100 | Prof Virginia Cha DEEP DIVE
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this special deep dive episode of Don't Let The Old Man In, Professor Virginia Cha joins Pod O’Sullivan to unpack Singapore's new "blue zone" sta...
How To Die Well | Dr Merran Cooper DEEP DIVE
04 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this special deep dive episode of Don't Let The Old Man In, Dr Merran Cooper joins Pod O'Sullivan to shed light on what it means to suffer loss at ...
Training For Your Last Decade | Dr Gordon Spence DEEP DIVE
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this special deep dive episode of Don't Let The Old Man In, Dr Gordon Spence joins Pod O’Sullivan to unpack midlife transitions, fitness and good...
What You Need To Know About Ozempic | Dr Angela Kwong DEEP DIVE
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special deep dive episode of Don't Let The Old Man In, Dr Angela Kwong joins Pod O’Sullivan to unpack GLP-1s, also known as fat jabs. If you...
The Book That Doctors Prescribe | Stuart O'Neill DEEP DIVE
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Note: this episode contains discussion of depression and suicide. Today, Stuart O'Neill from Just One Reason joins Pod O'Sullivan to discuss suicide p...
Retirement Done Right | Dr Jon Glass DEEP DIVE
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special deep dive episode of Don't Let The Old Man In, Dr Jon Glass joins Pod O’Sullivan to unpack all things retirement.If you’re a man n...
The Tools To Overcome Imposter Feelings | Erin Buttermore DEEP DIVE
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special deep dive episode of Don't Let The Old Man In, Erin Buttermore joins Pod O’Sullivan to unpack the imposter phenomenon.If you’re a ...
Lessons From A Rhodes Scholar | Michael Bungay Stanier DEEP DIVE
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special deep dive episode of Don't Let The Old Man In, author Michael Bungay Stanier joins Pod O’Sullivan to discuss midlife reinvention.If ...
Don't Let The Old Man In - Deep Dive 2025
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This isn't your typical podcast episode. Instead of one conversation, Pod O’Sullivan brings you 13 pivotal moments from the most powerful interviews...
Break Free from Shame with Ben Larke
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the voice in your head that says "you're not good enough" isn't actually true? What if the secret behaviours you've carried for decades aren't...
Imposter Syndrome Isn’t Real: Why Midlife Men Feel Like Frauds with Erin Buttermore
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, we sit down with Erin Buttermore, a strategy consultant, executive coach and PhD candidate researching the imposter phenomenon a...
Crossing The Bridge: Rethinking Retirement with Dr Jon Glass
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Jon Glass knows about identity transitions intimately. Starting his working life with a PhD in pure mathematics from Cambridge University, he's mad...
How To Die Well: Dr Merran Cooper on Advanced Care Planning and Living With Purpose
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Merran Cooper isn't your typical doctor-turned-entrepreneur. She started medical school at 50 and then founded Touchstone Life Care to solve a problem...
Professor Virginia Cha: Thriving Beyond Retirement in Singapore's Engineered Blue Zone
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we exploreSingapore's blue zone engineering: How deliberate policy and social cohesion created one of the world's healthiest, longest...
Training For Your Last Decade - With Dr Gordon Spence
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Healthy ageing doesn’t begin at 70; it starts right now. In this inspiring episode of Don’t Let The Old Man In, Dr Gordon Spence shares how midlif...
From Broken to Building Hope with Stuart O'Neill
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Stuart O'Neill stood at the edge of ending his life, one thought stopped him. That moment became Just One Reason, a 10-minute book that has since...
Weight Loss Drugs: Miracle or Mistake? with Dr. Angela Kwong
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore:What GLP-1 medications are and how they workWhy our metabolism slows with age—and what we can do about itThe concept of ...
How to master the Life Reinvention Playbook with Michael Bungay Stanier
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael shares with us his experiences of undertaking personal reinvention(s), surfing the journey of long-term relationships, managing conflict as we...
Don't Let The Old Man In - Trailer
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to host Pod O’Sullivan share what this podcast is about, who it is for, who will be interviewed, what to expect, and why Clint Eastwood is su...