Weber & Dogs - Die Midlife-Chance!

Welcome to midlife! What's going on here?
Have we arrived where we wanted to go? How can we find contentment?

SWR host Florian Weber, in his late 40s (he says)—just shy of 50 (his wife says)—represents his generation in a two-hour therapy session with renowned psychiatrist Dr. Christian Peter Dogs. 90 minutes live on stage. This is risky, because Dogs uses provocation to draw Weber—both as a patient and as a representative of his generation—and the audience out of their shells and encourage them to reflect.
Where do I stand in my partnership, in my family, at work, in my relationships with my parents, children, and friends? What about achievement, age, beauty, and sex? Do I always have to be happy and smile? How do I get off the hamster wheel that’s chasing me through life?

The topics change with every live show, so no two shows are alike—each session is a new game with its own unpredictable dynamic!
Weber and Dogs often disagree. In the process, the therapist turns conventional psychological advice on its head. On stage, both reveal intimate and provocative insights and also address questions collected from the audience. A psychological talk show that surprises, amuses, and sometimes gets right to the heart of the matter.
An evening full of food for thought—entertaining and inspiring.


Florian Weber is a television presenter and podcast host, born in 1976. He is in the “prime of his life,” married, and the father of three children. For SWR and ARD, he has hosted numerous programs for nearly two decades, including the quiz show “Meister des Alltags,” “Die Landesschau Baden-Württemberg,” and the political talk show “Zur Sache Baden-Württemberg.”
For his hosting work, he commutes between Stuttgart and his family, with whom he lives in Chiemgau. More and more often, life’s big questions come his way, and he himself faces the challenges his generation must overcome in relationships, careers, family, and friendships.
In the “Therapy Hour” on stage with psychiatrist Dr. Christian Peter Dogs, authentic, deeply personal conversations unfold—conversations that are provocative, honest, and unconventional.

Dr. Christian Peter Dogs is a physician, psychiatrist, and psychotherapist. The 72-year-old has established three psychosomatic clinics and led them to success. His approach: allowing patients to freely choose their therapist, because “the chemistry has to be right” between therapist and patient. He currently still practices in his private practice in Lindau on Lake Constance.
Dogs uses unconventional methods that lead to faster results. He draws on his own life story; he doesn’t just listen, but provokes and confronts patients with a counterargument to encourage them to reflect. The “rebel of psychotherapy” questions many common methods of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy.
His book *Emotions Are Not a Disease: Why We Need Them and How They Make Us Happy* made it onto the SPIEGEL bestseller list. In his conversation with Florian Weber, Dogs explains his views on today’s psychotherapy landscape, how he himself overcame severe childhood trauma, and how he guides us toward greater self-determination.