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Today's guest is Blue NethercliftWe go deep talking about:Coparenting when your child lives overseasHow Blue develops a Secure Attachment with his son living halfway around the worldConsistency with your child and being open with your feelingsLearning to let go and trusting the processLeaning towards gratitude as opposed to anger and frustrationFinding practices that help you stay groundedThe powe...

Welcome to this episode of Friday Reflections by Dad. Work! Every Friday I share the best of what we have been doing in the Dad. Work community, to provide perspective, new ideas, and motivation for you to continue on your journey to becoming the best man, partner, and father you can be. Today's episode is a short one, but one that covers a potentially massive mental reframe for dads. I remind you...

Today's guest is Yarty Kim. We go deep talking about:Making a conscious choice to be happyActive reaching out to mentors for help in your fatherhood journeyGetting through the initial struggles of being a father Finding positivity in everything that happens to usFocusing on our work to achieve our goalsBalancing between family and businessSelf improvement and development as fathersBalancing your b...

Today's guest is Dai ManuelWe go deep talking about:How Dai is successfully raising his daughters into amazing young women,Ego and identity in men that comes attached to their careersBetter ways to manage stress and anxietyVulnerably sharing challenges you face as a dad with your spouseAddiction and fighting through itFiguring out your real friends in this fatherhood journeyPicking habits that hel...

Welcome to this episode of Friday Reflections by Dad. Work! Every Friday I share the best of what we have been doing in the Dad. Work community, to provide perspective, new ideas, and motivation for you to continue on your journey to becoming the best man, partner, and father you can be. This week we are going to dive into my 9 and true ways to becoming a better dad this year, 2022. With this step...

Today's guest is Scott Rammage. We go deep talking about:Raising teenagersProductivity and getting things done as a father Finding or creating a tribe of men to support each other in this fatherhood journeyTraumas carried from our childhood into our adult lifeHaving a great dad growing up as a role model but still struggling in your journey as a fatherFinding the right balance between work and fam...

Today's guest is Alex Barker. Before we get into it...Alex Barker, PharmD loves helping pharmacists create fulfilling careers and lives. ​​He founded The Happy PharmD to provide career coaching and career development classes, and since 2017, the company has helped over 1,500 pharmacists. His best-selling book, Indispensable: A prescription for a fulfilling pharmacy career has sold more than 4,000...

Welcome to this episode of Friday Reflections by Dad. Work! Every Friday I share the best of what we have been doing in the Dad. Work community, to provide perspective, new ideas, and motivation for you to continue on your journey to becoming the best man, partner, and father you can be. This week we are reviewing how the year 2021 has been and we'll also be previewing our expectations this new ye...

Today's guest is Josh FrankWe go deep talking about:The light that shines in a dad's life immediately after he has kidsBoundaries we have when it comes to our phonesGrowth mindset talks to you have with your kidsHow to support our kids in failureThe distinction between playing and practicing with our kidsThe importance of therapy and counsellingMental Health and FamilyEntrepreneurshipMaintaining b...

Today's guest is Mike Huber. We go deep talking about: The fears, thoughts, and decisions leading to Mike’s divorce, Navigating risk to step into the unknown,The logistics of mindfully co-parenting and reaching common ground,Taking full responsibility, being honest, and communicating effectively, Breaking the cycle and forgiving your parents,Recovery from gambling addiction, What dads can learn fr...

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL, FROM MY FAMILY TO YOURS and welcome to this episode of Friday Reflections by Dad. Work! Every Friday I share the best of what we have been doing in the Dad. Work community, to provide perspective, new ideas, and motivation for you to continue on your journey to becoming the best man, partner, and father you can be. This week we talk about turning your attention and focu...

Today's guest is Dan Go. We go deep talking about:Dan’s incredibly self-aware and vulnerable journey through fatherhood, including the strengths and hidden curses brought to the surface by our kids,How to do the deep inner work to process, heal, and grow as a man and father,How our biggest strengths are usually the flip side of our biggest wounds, and how to navigate that dichotomy mindfully,Proce...

- The serious negative consequences of pornography use and addiction on men’s lives,- Why men turn to porn in the first place,- Addiction vs. Use,- How to have deep conversations about sex and intimacy in your relationship to build a transcendent connection,- Sathiya’s personal journey through pornography addiction and recovery,- The power of learning to love yourself, and- How to talk to your kid...

Welcome to this episode of Friday Reflections by Dad. Work! Every Friday I share the best of what we have been doing in the Dad. Work community, to provide perspective, new ideas, and motivation for you to continue on your journey to becoming the best man, partner, and father you can be. This week we talk about how (and why) to stop lone wolfing your life. We'll talk about:Why being a lone wolf is...

- Exploring your own judgements and defensiveness,- The importance of men’s groups in Chris’ life,- The shift that happens when you start to accept that things happen FOR you, not TO you,- Therapy as mental fitness for the brain,- Letting go of shame and guilt,- Digging beneath the anger to get to the buried emotions,- Breathwork as a healing tool,- Developing forgiveness and gratitude for your ow...

Today's guest is Adam Brewer. We go deep talking about:Adam’s intense transition into fatherhood, including the breakdown he suffered, and how he got through it stronger than ever,How Adam took action to rebuild trust and relationship with his partner,Surrendering to change and fatherhood as a man who tries to control everything around him,Why sharing your story and speaking your truth are so tran...

Welcome to this episode of Friday Reflections by Dad. Work! Every Friday I share the best of what we have been doing in the Dad. Work community, to provide perspective, new ideas, and motivation for you to continue on your journey to becoming the best man, partner, and father you can be. This week we talk about being triggered, why I love it, and how you can start to love being triggered, too. We'...

Today's guest is Larry Hagner. We go deep talking about:Stepping intentionally into leadership,The turning point in Larry’s fatherhood journey when he knew something had to change,The importance of having a learner’s mindset,The power of psychological safety and helping your kids develop a growth mindset,How to parent your kids so they feel safe to talk to you about anything,Finding your core valu...

Today's guest is Pierre Azzam. We go deep talking about:When to seek therapy versus coaching to level up your life, and why seeking help is fundamental to healing and growth,Lessons learned from Pierre’s experience as a psychiatrist who worked in palliative care,Depression in men, including postpartum depression in dads and how to get through it,A grounded approach to mindfulness and connection,Ho...

Welcome to this episode of Friday Reflections by Dad. Work! Every Friday I share the best of what we have been doing in the Dad. Work community, to provide perspective, new ideas, and motivation for you to continue on your journey to becoming the best man, partner, and father you can be. This week I talk about the most fundamental balancing act that we as fathers need to get right to both heal and...

Today's guest is Ben Goresky. We go deep talking about:Addiction…what it means, what it is, and why it happens,The role of trauma and pain in the creation and continuation of addiction,Using introspection to identify behaviours that are negatively affecting your life,Ben’s story through addiction, rehab, and recovery,Shame and how to connect positively with your kids, Ben’s unconventional approach...

Today's guest is David Stegman. We go deep talking about:How David invited and then navigated major upheaval in multiple areas of his life as he was becoming a father,The importance of men’s work and men’s groups in David’s fatherhood journey,Hold on to the rope - why these words from David’s mentor helped him get through the first two years of fatherhood,Normalizing imperfect relationships and no...

Welcome to this episode of Friday Reflections by Dad. Work! Every Friday I share the best of what we have been doing in the Dad. Work community, to provide perspective, new ideas, and motivation for you to continue on your journey to becoming the best man, partner, and father you can be. This week we talk about 9 parenting tips from my inner caveman. Wondering what this even means? Listen to the e...

Today's guest is Ryan Walton. We go deep talking about:The reality check of becoming a father,Finding the courage to ask other men for help,The switch from controlling your own emotions and reactions instead of controlling the world around you, The power of therapy, men’s groups, and regulating your own nervous system,The convergence of personal and community healing and responsibility,Awakening t...

Today's guest is Nicky Wilks. We go deep talking about:Making an intentional choice to be a present fatherTaking full responsibility for your lifeDoing “soul work” to create space to become a man and fatherUsing the pressure cooker of doing hard things to grow and acquire wisdomWhat young men need, and multiple actionable steps on how to provide it in modern societyThe role of fathers and elders i...