Weber & Dogs - Die Midlife-Chance!

Welcome to the middle of life! What's going on here? Did we end up where we wanted to be? And how do we find contentment?

SWR presenter Florian Weber, late 40s (his words) - nearly 50 (his wife's words), steps into a double therapy session with renowned psychiatrist Dr. Christian Peter Dogs on behalf of his whole generation. 90 minutes, live on stage. It's a risky setup: Dogs provokes, pushing patient Weber and the audience out of their comfort zones and into genuine reflection.

Where do I stand in my relationship, my family, my job, my ties to parents, children, friends? What about ambition, ageing, looks, sex? Do I have to be happy and smiling all the time? How do I get off the treadmill that's been driving me through life?

The topics shift with every live show, so no two evenings are alike - each session is a new game with its own unpredictable momentum. Weber and Dogs frequently disagree, and the therapist gleefully dismantles standard psychological advice. Both reveal personal and provocative things on stage, and they also work through questions collected from the audience. A psycho-talk that surprises, amuses, and occasionally hits a nerve.

An evening full of food for thought - entertaining and genuinely stimulating.

Florian Weber is a TV presenter and podcast host, born in 1976. He's at the "midpoint of life", married with three children. He has been hosting numerous formats for SWR/ARD for nearly two decades, including the quiz show "Meister des Alltags", "Die Landesschau Baden-Württemberg", and the political talk show "Zur Sache Baden-Württemberg". He commutes between Stuttgart and his family, who live in the Chiemgau region. Increasingly, the big questions of life land at his feet - and he faces the same challenges his generation must navigate in relationships, work, family, and friendship.