We thought this would be a straightforward DIY job.

What started as a practical task quickly turned into a much more intense conversation than either of us expected. This episode is about what happens when pressure builds, emotions sit just under the surface, and you keep going anyway.

There’s no shouting, no blow-up. Just honesty, fatigue, and the weight that comes with trying to hold everything together while telling yourself you’re fine.

If you’ve ever underestimated a “simple” job, or found yourself having a bigger conversation in the middle of something ordinary, this one will probably land.

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Supporting the Fringe Musical: One Missed Call

Alongside the podcast, I am currently raising funds to take a new musical to the Edinburgh Fringe.

One Missed Call is a one-man musical about a father who spends one night making the phone calls he has been avoiding for years.

Each call goes to someone important in his life. Family. Friends. People he has unfinished business with. Some answer. Some do not. One call, in particular, sits at the heart of the story.

The show explores how men often deal with emotion by not dealing with it at all. It looks at humour as a defence, the habit of changing the subject when things get close, and the quiet weight that builds when conversations are left too long.

Musically, the show moves between warmth, comedy, and stillness. The audience sits directly inside the character’s head as the night unfolds.

The story comes from personal experience, from being told to “man up” for caring, for feeling deeply, and for loving musical theatre. Rather than pushing those things away, they have been used to create something that speaks directly to men who recognise that pressure.

At its heart, One Missed Call is about what happens when you finally stop avoiding the conversation, and what it can cost when you don’t.

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Support the show here:

👉 https://gofund.me/f36049c02

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