Growing Dad

In this final episode of the Winter Edition of Growing Dad, I explore how to plan with intention rather than pressure. In both the garden and fatherhood, meaningful growth comes from patience, clarity, and hope, not comparison or panic. This episode is about dreaming gently and setting foundations that feel right for you and your family. Self-love & gratitude We begin with gratitude for the ch...

Just like the garden, winter reveals what’s resilient, what needs protecting, and where extra care is required. Self-love & gratitude We begin with gratitude for warmth, shelter, and safety, things that are easy to overlook until we really need them. In the garden, protection can mean fleece, mulch, or moving plants out of harm’s way. At home, it raises a deeper question: what does providing p...

In this episode of Growing Dad, I focus on the unseen work. The foundations we quietly build. The emotional groundwork that rarely gets noticed but shapes everything that comes after. Just like soil in winter, this is where real growth begins. Self-love & gratitude We start by recognising the invisible jobs. Composting, mulching, feeding the soil. Jobs that don’t look impressive but make all t...

In this first episode of Growing Dad, I explore the idea that rest is not failure, whether you’re learning to garden or learning how to be a dad. Just like the garden, we need seasons of pause, stillness, and recovery to grow well. Self-love & gratitude We start by talking about rest and why it feels so uncomfortable for so many of us. In winter, the garden rests without apology. There’s no gr...

Welcome to the very first episode of Growing Dad , a new podcast about gardening, fatherhood, and learning to grow through life one season at a time. In this introduction episode, I’m your host Lee Connelly , also known as The Children’s Gardening Coach. I share who I am, why I’ve created the Growing Dad podcast, and what you can expect from the show over the coming year. We talk through the struc...

Growing Dad Podcast | Gardening, Fatherhood & Men’s Mental Health Growing Dad is a heartfelt and honest podcast by Lee Connelly, the UK’s leading children’s gardening educator and creator of an award-winning Sunday Times Best Podcast. This podcast is for dads, parents, and first-time gardeners who are figuring things out as they go. From growing your first plants and learning through gardening...