The Underlayer: Fear, Clarity & Personal Growth for Mid-Life Professionals

Ever feel like you’re doing “fine” on the outside, but stuck or disconnected on the inside? You’re not broken, you’re just living above the surface. The Underlayer is a podcast for mid-life professionals navigating fear, identity, and personal growth, especially when success no longer feels fulfilling. Hosted by keynote speaker and podcast host David Young , each episode goes beneath surface-level advice to explore the deeper stories shaping how we show up at work, in relationships, and in our own lives. Through honest storytelling, psychology-informed insight, and the occasional uncomfortable truth, we unpack: Fear and anxiety that follow us from childhood into adulthood Why clarity and alignment feel harder in mid-life How personal growth actually happens (without self-help clichés) What it means to find your voice and stop avoiding what matt