The MAM (Middle Aged Man) Club Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-mam-club The MAM Club podcast is a show for Middle-Aged Men. The mission of the MAM Club is to have an open conversation about what mid-life is like for men. We talk about challenges openly, and provide solutions and support. © 2025 Matt Brudzynski 11871a3f-d909-5d21-ac1d-318c7ee142ef no en Fri, 09 Feb 2024 15:09:27 -0500 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:03:22 -0500 https://themamclub.com/ https://img.transistor.fm/RQPXtI_RagGouoJOC79SEkFtQet0bq9n-N4SSelkNYg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/Lzg5MjEvMTU4NTI4/MTE4My1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.jpg The MAM (Middle Aged Man) Club https://themamclub.com/ episodic Matt Brudzynski The MAM Club podcast is a show for Middle-Aged Men. The mission of the MAM Club is to have an open conversation about what mid-life is like for men. We talk about challenges openly, and provide solutions and support. The MAM Club podcast is a show for Middle-Aged Men. middle age, men, man, self-help, mid-life crisis, meaning of life, purpose, mental health, middle age, masculinity, help Matt Brudzynski No No MAM #008 - The (Career) Trek 8 8 MAM #008 - The (Career) Trek full f8220eb2-ebc5-45cb-9106-99a6c4e12ba6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9d152886 The Great Resignation has seen 1 in 4 workers look for new opportunities - what about a career makes us look elsewhere? And how should we think about making job changes? We speak to a former HR executive from Canada Post about his own path and his model, called the Trek. 

]]> The Great Resignation has seen 1 in 4 workers look for new opportunities - what about a career makes us look elsewhere? And how should we think about making job changes? We speak to a former HR executive from Canada Post about his own path and his model, called the Trek. 

]]> Tue, 07 Dec 2021 20:44:16 -0500 Matt Brudzynski Matt Brudzynski 4103 Post-pandemic we're in the Great Resignation. A trend where millions are leaving their jobs in search of something else. In this episode we discuss an approach to thinking about career. Post-pandemic we're in the Great Resignation. A trend where millions are leaving their jobs in search of something else. In this episode we discuss an approach to thinking about career. career, great resignation, job, middle age, change No MAM #007 - Resolutions 7 7 MAM #007 - Resolutions full 8d8d39d2-7406-4ff2-b683-3c6e41f01379 https://share.transistor.fm/s/79b8730d By convention, every January we face a decision around a plan for the year. A resolution. A target that we're going to set, perhaps share, and strive to achieve. This can produce great results and/or great stress. Let's talk this one over.

]]> By convention, every January we face a decision around a plan for the year. A resolution. A target that we're going to set, perhaps share, and strive to achieve. This can produce great results and/or great stress. Let's talk this one over.

]]> Sun, 31 Jan 2021 20:35:40 -0500 Matt Brudzynski Matt Brudzynski 3066 Welcome to 2021! Let's welcome the year with a discussion of resolutions and plans for the year. Is this a good habit? Does it produce results or just stress? Welcome to 2021! Let's welcome the year with a discussion of resolutions and plans for the year. Is this a good habit? Does it produce results or just stress? middle age, men, man, self-help, mid-life crisis, meaning of life, purpose, mental health, middle age, masculinity, help No MAM #006 – Relationships in Middle Age 6 6 MAM #006 – Relationships in Middle Age full 9e92eb32-0442-4ce2-9f47-d0db12c0b6ab https://share.transistor.fm/s/d714ec6f Relationships aren't easy at any age but given that both we, and our partners, change over time our middle-age relationships may be feeling some stress. COVID doesn't help. As always, you're not alone. We discuss some common themes and provide some approaches to working through (or out) of your challenges.

]]> Relationships aren't easy at any age but given that both we, and our partners, change over time our middle-age relationships may be feeling some stress. COVID doesn't help. As always, you're not alone. We discuss some common themes and provide some approaches to working through (or out) of your challenges.

]]> Tue, 08 Sep 2020 21:51:27 -0400 Matt Brudzynski Matt Brudzynski 2998 Relationships in middle age often surface common feelings and themes and times of COVID challenges may exacerbate those feelings. We discuss relationship challenges for men and provide tips to help you with your thinking process. Relationships in middle age often surface common feelings and themes and times of COVID challenges may exacerbate those feelings. We discuss relationship challenges for men and provide tips to help you with your thinking process. middle age, men, man, self-help, mid-life crisis, meaning of life, purpose, mental health, middle age, masculinity, help No MAM #005 – Reinventing Yourself 5 5 MAM #005 – Reinventing Yourself full 4bc79793-3ba2-4414-a03f-f4a31fca08e3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7b49a56a This may be a very good time to re-invent yourself. But what does that mean and how do you go about it? Re-invention doesn’t have to be a full "makeover" it can be as simple as building a few good habits. We discuss the definition and approach to re-invention in this (relatively short) episode.

]]> This may be a very good time to re-invent yourself. But what does that mean and how do you go about it? Re-invention doesn’t have to be a full "makeover" it can be as simple as building a few good habits. We discuss the definition and approach to re-invention in this (relatively short) episode.

]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2020 08:00:00 -0400 Matt Brudzynski Matt Brudzynski 2852 This may be a very good time to re-invent yourself. But what does that mean and how do you go about it? Re-invention doesn’t have to be a full "makeover" it can be as simple as building a few good habits. This may be a very good time to re-invent yourself. But what does that mean and how do you go about it? Re-invention doesn’t have to be a full "makeover" it can be as simple as building a few good habits. middle age, men, man, self-help, mid-life crisis, meaning of life, purpose, mental health, middle age, masculinity, help No MAM #004 – Mindfulness in Middle Age 4 4 MAM #004 – Mindfulness in Middle Age full 81c24466-367d-495f-ac11-1fc8231ea809 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bf7b4a9d We take a look at mindfulness in context of what we're all going through and the vast benefits of this practice. Our special guest is Angela Scott who brings more than 20 years corporate training and post-secondary teaching experience to her role as a senior mindfulness instructor at her mindfulness studio (www.forestcitymindfulness.com). We address clinical benefits, the practice itself, warnings, and steps to begin.

]]> We take a look at mindfulness in context of what we're all going through and the vast benefits of this practice. Our special guest is Angela Scott who brings more than 20 years corporate training and post-secondary teaching experience to her role as a senior mindfulness instructor at her mindfulness studio (www.forestcitymindfulness.com). We address clinical benefits, the practice itself, warnings, and steps to begin.

]]> Sun, 26 Apr 2020 22:00:00 -0400 Matt Brudzynski Matt Brudzynski 6349 We take a look at mindfulness in context of what we're all going through and the vast benefits of this practice. Our special guest is Angela Scott who brings more than 20 years corporate training and post-secondary teaching experience to her role as a senior mindfulness instructor at her mindfulness studio (www.forestcitymindfulness.com). We take a look at mindfulness in context of what we're all going through and the vast benefits of this practice. Our special guest is Angela Scott who brings more than 20 years corporate training and post-secondary teaching experience to her role as a sen middle age, men, man, self-help, mid-life crisis, meaning of life, purpose, mental health, middle age, masculinity, help No MAM #003 - Quarantined with kids! 3 3 MAM #003 - Quarantined with kids! full a3992465-a4dd-4782-88ce-ad737c7f6ef8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cf3e8069 So we're all at home...with kids. We chat with Jodi Miller (https://www.jodimillerpsych.com/), a resident child psychologist and psychotherapist, about how to best work with kids, how to structure home-schooling and how to stay healthy and happy. 

]]> So we're all at home...with kids. We chat with Jodi Miller (https://www.jodimillerpsych.com/), a resident child psychologist and psychotherapist, about how to best work with kids, how to structure home-schooling and how to stay healthy and happy. 

]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:00:00 -0400 Matt Brudzynski & Gareth Doherty Matt Brudzynski & Gareth Doherty 4165 So we're all at home...with kids. We chat with Jodi Miller (https://www.jodimillerpsych.com/), a resident child psychologist and psychotherapist, about how to best work with kids, how to structure home-schooling and how to stay healthy and happy. So we're all at home...with kids. We chat with Jodi Miller (https://www.jodimillerpsych.com/), a resident child psychologist and psychotherapist, about how to best work with kids, how to structure home-schooling and how to stay healthy and happy. middle age, men, man, self-help, mid-life crisis, meaning of life, purpose, mental health, middle age, masculinity, help No MAM #002 – Defining and finding passion and purpose 2 2 MAM #002 – Defining and finding passion and purpose full 93ca5322-c750-4003-85a6-eca24f039b9f https://share.transistor.fm/s/ccbd526d This likely to be part 1 of many on the topic. In this episode we seek to define what purpose is, why we need it, and how to go about starting to find yours. One of the suggested approaches is based on the concept that your individual personality is at the center of this journey. We've created a simple app, called Own My Life (http://ownmy.life/) to help identify your personality traits, give you some ideas on what those traits mean.

References:

Purpose in Life and Its Relationship to All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Events - A Meta-Analysis

https://journals.lww.com/psychosomaticmedicine/Abstract/2016/02000/Purpose_in_Life_and_Its_Relationship_to_All_Cause.2.aspx

Fred Silverstone : Finding Purpose in Life

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/finding-purpose-in-life

Dan Pink: Drive

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452796-drive

Dan Gilbert: Happiness

https://blog.ted.com/ten-years-later-dan-gilbert-on-life-after-the-surprising-science-of-happiness/

Daniel Kahneman: Thinking Fast and Slow

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11468377-thinking-fast-and-slow

SHRM: Job Satisfaction

https://www.shrm.org/ResourcesAndTools/business-solutions/Documents/2015-job-satisfaction-and-engagement-report.pdf

The Search for Purpose in Life: An Exploration of Purpose, the Search Process, and Purpose Anxiety

https://repository.upenn.edu/mapp_capstone/60/?utm_source=repository.upenn.edu/mapp_capstone/60&utm_medium=PDF&utm_campaign=PDFCoverPages

]]> This likely to be part 1 of many on the topic. In this episode we seek to define what purpose is, why we need it, and how to go about starting to find yours. One of the suggested approaches is based on the concept that your individual personality is at the center of this journey. We've created a simple app, called Own My Life (http://ownmy.life/) to help identify your personality traits, give you some ideas on what those traits mean.

References:

Purpose in Life and Its Relationship to All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Events - A Meta-Analysis

https://journals.lww.com/psychosomaticmedicine/Abstract/2016/02000/Purpose_in_Life_and_Its_Relationship_to_All_Cause.2.aspx

Fred Silverstone : Finding Purpose in Life

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/finding-purpose-in-life

Dan Pink: Drive

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452796-drive

Dan Gilbert: Happiness

https://blog.ted.com/ten-years-later-dan-gilbert-on-life-after-the-surprising-science-of-happiness/

Daniel Kahneman: Thinking Fast and Slow

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11468377-thinking-fast-and-slow

SHRM: Job Satisfaction

https://www.shrm.org/ResourcesAndTools/business-solutions/Documents/2015-job-satisfaction-and-engagement-report.pdf

The Search for Purpose in Life: An Exploration of Purpose, the Search Process, and Purpose Anxiety

https://repository.upenn.edu/mapp_capstone/60/?utm_source=repository.upenn.edu/mapp_capstone/60&utm_medium=PDF&utm_campaign=PDFCoverPages

]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:00:00 -0400 Matt Brudzynski & Gareth Doherty Matt Brudzynski & Gareth Doherty 4371 In this episode we seek to define what purpose is, why we need it, and how to go about starting to find yours. You may want to check out a quick app we put up that helps to identify your personality - it's at our affiliated site: http://ownmy.life/ In this episode we seek to define what purpose is, why we need it, and how to go about starting to find yours. You may want to check out a quick app we put up that helps to identify your personality - it's at our affiliated site: http://ownmy.life/ middle age, men, man, self-help, mid-life crisis, meaning of life, purpose, mental health, middle age, masculinity, help No MAM #001 – What is mid-life and what is a mid-life crisis? 1 1 MAM #001 – What is mid-life and what is a mid-life crisis? full 8c634aa7-1461-4494-b54d-40297f2837df https://share.transistor.fm/s/7f695c05 Our first episode focuses on definition of mid-life, identification of a crisis, and ways to start thinking about it.  What are typical signs and symptoms? Why are these things happening now? How should I be thinking about this?
 
 References:

Triumphs of Experience
 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15861579-triumphs-of-experience—the-men-of-the-harvard-grant-study

Needs Theory
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need_theory

Self Determination Theory
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-determination_theory

47.2 is the Low Point
 https://www.nber.org/papers/w26641

]]> Our first episode focuses on definition of mid-life, identification of a crisis, and ways to start thinking about it.  What are typical signs and symptoms? Why are these things happening now? How should I be thinking about this?
 
 References:

Triumphs of Experience
 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15861579-triumphs-of-experience—the-men-of-the-harvard-grant-study

Needs Theory
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need_theory

Self Determination Theory
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-determination_theory

47.2 is the Low Point
 https://www.nber.org/papers/w26641

]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2020 16:00:00 -0400 Matt Brudzynski & Gareth Doherty Matt Brudzynski & Gareth Doherty 5369 Mid-life is a journey. Our first podcast attempts to define what mid-life is, what a mid-life crisis may look and feel like, and how to start working through it. Mid-life is a journey. Our first podcast attempts to define what mid-life is, what a mid-life crisis may look and feel like, and how to start working through it. middle age, men, man, self-help, mid-life crisis, meaning of life, purpose, mental health, middle age, masculinity, help No