When you hit rock bottom in midlife, you face a choice: crumble or rebuild.

In this raw, unfiltered conversation, Brian G. Johnson opens up about the moment his life collapsed — the divorce, the identity crisis, the loneliness, and the painful process of starting over at 50. No intros. No bio. No fluff. We jump straight into the truth.

We talk about:


What happens when the life you built disappears overnight


The emotional fallout of divorce after decades together


Finding yourself again when everything feels unfamiliar


Creativity as a survival mechanism


Why reinvention is the real lifelong skill


What he wishes he could tell his 30-year-old self


Aging, meaning, curiosity, and building a life you actually want


The brutal reality of YouTube — and why it’s “simple but hard”

Brian’s story isn’t about business tactics or internet success.
It’s about rebuilding identity, rediscovering purpose, and learning who you are when the old life dies.

If you’re in the middle of your own reset — or feel one coming — this conversation is a compass.

This is RESET with Joel Comm.
It starts with one honest question.

When you hit rock bottom in midlife, you face a choice: crumble or rebuild.
In this raw, unfiltered conversation, Brian G. Johnson opens up about the moment his life collapsed &mdash; the divorce, the identity crisis, the loneliness, and the painful process of starting over at 50. No intros. No bio. No fluff. We jump straight into the truth.
We talk about:
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What happens when the life you built disappears overnight
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The emotional fallout of divorce after decades together
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Finding yourself again when everything feels unfamiliar
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Creativity as a survival mechanism
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Why reinvention is the real lifelong skill
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What he wishes he could tell his 30-year-old self
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Aging, meaning, curiosity, and building a life you actually want
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The brutal reality of YouTube &mdash; and why it&rsquo;s &ldquo;simple but hard&rdquo;
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Brian&rsquo;s story isn&rsquo;t about business tactics or internet success. It&rsquo;s about rebuilding identity, rediscovering purpose, and learning who you are when the old life dies.
If you&rsquo;re in the middle of your own reset &mdash; or feel one coming &mdash; this conversation is a compass.
This is RESET with Joel Comm. It starts with one honest question.

RESET with Joel Comm is a conversation for anyone who’s ever had life fall apart and wondered what comes next.

Every episode begins the same way: with one honest, disarming question that cuts straight to the truth. No bios. No hype. No small talk. Just two humans talking about the moments that broke them, the choices that reshaped them, and the wisdom they wish they’d had sooner.

Joel Comm—author, creator, and lifelong reinventor—invites guests to share the resets that changed everything: divorce, collapse, reinvention, identity shifts, career pivots, spiritual awakenings, creative rebirths, and the “I didn’t see this coming” chapters we all face eventually.

If you’re navigating your own reset—or feel one coming—this show is your companion in the dark and your spark in the light. Real stories. Hard-earned truth. Zero pretense.

This is RESET. And it starts with a single question.

RESET with Joel Comm is a conversation for anyone who&rsquo;s ever had life fall apart and wondered what comes next.
Every episode begins the same way: with one honest, disarming question that cuts straight to the truth. No bios. No hype. No small talk. Just two humans talking about the moments that broke them, the choices that reshaped them, and the wisdom they wish they&rsquo;d had sooner.
Joel Comm&mdash;author, creator, and lifelong reinventor&mdash;invites guests to share the resets that changed everything: divorce, collapse, reinvention, identity shifts, career pivots, spiritual awakenings, creative rebirths, and the &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t see this coming&rdquo; chapters we all face eventually.
If you&rsquo;re navigating your own reset&mdash;or feel one coming&mdash;this show is your companion in the dark and your spark in the light. Real stories. Hard-earned truth. Zero pretense.
This is RESET. And it starts with a single question.

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