Wiser: Honest Talk for Midlife and the Second Half of Life Wiser is a podcast for anyone navigating midlife - your 50s and 60s - and looking to build a second half that's clearer, freer, and genuinely your own. Hosted by Rob Bialostocki, each episode is a relaxed, honest conversation about the real stuff of this stage of life: grief and loss, friendship, identity, purpose, relationships, and what it actually means to grow wiser rather than just older. No spiritual fluff, no gurus, no "10 hacks to reinvent yourself" — just grounded ideas backed by real psychology, lived experience, and 25+ years of coaching, delivered like a chat with a trusted friend. If you're feeling the shifts of midlife — a career plateau, a changing identity, questions about what's next — and want some honest company for the journey, this is that podcast. New episodes weekly. Subscribe, and come say hi at robbialostocki.com.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWiser: Honest Talk for Midlife and the Second Half of Life Wiser is a podcast for anyone navigating midlife - your 50s and 60s - and looking to build a second half that's clearer, freer, and genuinely your own.
Wiser with Rob Bialostocki is hosted by Rob Bialostocki. The show has published 32 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Ep 31 - Watering the Inside: How to Refresh Your Mind, Emotions and Sense of Self After 60" (12 October 2026, 17 minutes), "Ep 30 - What Matters Most After 50" (7 October 2026, 20 minutes), and "Ep 29 - Staying Vibrant in Your Second Half: How not to shrink as you age" (29 September 2026, 17 minutes).
Wiser with Rob Bialostocki publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 15 minutes across 32 episodes.
Booking probability for Wiser with Rob Bialostocki is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Wiser with Rob Bialostocki requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Wiser with Rob Bialostocki's contact route on record: public web form.
Rob Bialostocki hosts Wiser with Rob Bialostocki, an education podcast with 32 episodes published.
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Episode #31
Do you finish the week feeling flat, tired and done? If you’re in your 50s or 60s, it’s worth paying attention. In this episode of Wiser, Rob shares what a week of giving to everyone else taught him about running on...
Episode #30
What mattered at 35 probably doesn't drive you the same way at 55. And that's not a problem — it's one of the most important things that can happen to you. In this episode, we dig into why your values and priorities are...
Episode #29
Do our lives shrink as we get older, or do we let them? In this episode of Wiser, I look at the natural pull we all have towards comfort, quiet and familiarity. It helps us think less and feel safer, but the same pull...
Episode #28
Using the film Where'd You Go, Bernadette as a jumping-off point, Rob looks at how people quietly lose touch with themselves — not through one big decision, but through years of reasonable choices that add up to living...
Episode #26
<p>Most people confuse change with transition, but they're completely different processes. Change is external—you move cities, lose a job, get divorced. It's the obvious shift from point A to point B. Transition is the...
Episode #25
<p><b>Why Nature Always Wins: Life Lessons from a Fallen Tree That Will Change How You See Control, Humility & Your Place in the World</b></p><p>During a routine morning dog walk, I noticed something I had walked past...
Episode #24
<p>Are you interested in finding your passion? Well, the problem is popular advice to "find your passion" doesn't work; it's fundamentally flawed and can be very frustrating. </p><p>Research shows that over 80% of...
Episode #23
<p>In this episode, I talk about my trip to Great Barrier Island, about 95km from Auckland, visiting friends who ditched their corporate lives in their late 50s for a simpler existence. No TV, no news, no social media...
Episode #22
<p>Personal growth advice often presents a single "right way" to approach life's challenges, but there are actually multiple valid paths for everything from relationships to career development to...
Episode #21
<p>If you’re a human being - and I’m guessing you are - then you have lots of relationships. And while many might be healthy, enjoyable and good chances are there are one or two that have some kind of stress, or are not...
Episode #20
<p>Do you feel discontent in your relationships, career, or daily life at times, despite outwardly having what you want? The answer often lies in a values problem - a misalignment between what we truly value deep down...
Episode #19
<p>As we go about life we inevitably move to a script, a narrative, an identity. You would think that this identity is consciously decided. But after many years on the road, the reality is that we’re shaped by the...
Episode #18
<p>Have you ever wished you were younger again? Many people do. However, in my case, that would NOT be a good idea. Because where I’ve gotten to now has been hard-won by time, experience, and masses of learning and...
Episode #17
<p>We discuss the reality that life can be rugged, rough, surprising and wonderful. It's not straight and narrow and we shouldn't expect it to be. Instead, learning to navigate whatever comes with clarity, courage and...
Episode #16
<p>We humans automatically categorise people as safe or not, friendly or not, ‘us’ or ‘them.’ While this helps us feel more secure and like we belong, it also puts up barriers where there may not need to be any. Rob...
Episode #15
<p>Every day is precious, filled with possibilities like a blank whiteboard ready for the pen. Like an empty stage ready for the dance, or a lump of clay ready to be molded. For whatever art you want to create. Because...
Episode #14
<p>Life has phases as we grow. If we don’t adapt to the requirements and capabilities of a new phase, we can get pretty frustrated. To flourish in our second half, we need to accept there are things we can’t do anymore...
Episode #12
<p>While I don’t advocate planning everything in your life out to the nth degree, I do think it’s wise to reflect on the past and distil a few key lessons and guidelines for the future. I mean, who wants to repeat the...
Episode #13
<p>There is a world of difference between someone who continues to grow as a person throughout their life and someone who gets stuck psychologically or emotionally and just grows older. Rob discusses the difference and...
Episode #11
<p>Rob shares a more personal episode, talking about the experiences of his grandparents who were forced out of their Polish estate, sent to the Gulags, and then relocated to New Zealand. But the key insight is that...
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