https://thesecondhalfcommunity.com/columns Regular columns for men in the second half of life: Dispatches From the Edge by Michael Dixon, and The Deep Health Files by Niels Steeman. en Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://thesecondhalfcommunity.com/dispatches-from-the-edge/18-years-in-the-army https://thesecondhalfcommunity.com/dispatches-from-the-edge/18-years-in-the-army Michael Dixon Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Michael Dixon on eighteen and a half years in uniform: missing his family, surviving a leader who wanted him gone, and the body he stopped looking after. https://thesecondhalfcommunity.com/deep-health-files/leap-of-faith https://thesecondhalfcommunity.com/deep-health-files/leap-of-faith Niels Steeman Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Niels Steeman has jumped over Singapore, Norway and Dubai. The leap that actually frightened him was admitting he needed help to get his health back. https://thesecondhalfcommunity.com/dispatches-from-the-edge/25-years-after-9-11 https://thesecondhalfcommunity.com/dispatches-from-the-edge/25-years-after-9-11 Michael Dixon Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Michael Dixon was 23 when the towers fell. A first-hand account of that morning in Indiana, and what he makes of the 25 years since. https://thesecondhalfcommunity.com/deep-health-files/alcohol https://thesecondhalfcommunity.com/deep-health-files/alcohol Niels Steeman Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Alcohol is a macronutrient the body treats as poison. Niels Steeman on what drinking does to fat storage, nerves, sleep and testosterone, and why the belly stays. https://thesecondhalfcommunity.com/deep-health-files/circles-of-control https://thesecondhalfcommunity.com/deep-health-files/circles-of-control Niels Steeman Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 We spend energy on weather, traffic and headlines we cannot change. Niels Steeman on the Circles of Control and where to spend your energy instead. https://thesecondhalfcommunity.com/deep-health-files/what-makes-change-last https://thesecondhalfcommunity.com/deep-health-files/what-makes-change-last Niels Steeman Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Results take longer than we expect. Niels Steeman on the five pillars behind change that lasts: mindset, environment, habits, knowledge and willpower.