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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:Staying resilient during this emotional onslaught in the dark days of approaching winte...

My guest today is Christian Lopez. We go deep talking about:The power of authenticity and self-awareness,Developing vulnerable, deep relationships with other men in your life,The wound that can be created when you tell a young boy “don’t cry”,Christian’s journey as a professional baseball player and how he dealt with the crushing blow of his career coming to an end,The trap of chasing fortune and...

Today's guest is Kimberly Hill. We go deep talking about:How to ask for feedback and actually get useful answers,Interdependence vs. Codependence,How to communicate your feelings and needs inside a relationship and make requests,The fundamental desire women have in intimate relationships,How men sabotage vulnerability and trust in relationship,The importance of developing a regular check-in with y...

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:Why I screwed up this week and expressed my anger in a destructive way,The lessons lear...

Today's guest is Dave Weale. We go deep talking about: What young men need from their fathers, mentors, and society,The role of a father in a young man’s life (challenge, letting him fail),Why failure is mandatory if you want to do big things,Resilience,What happens to a pro skier when he breaks his neck,The power of mindset in recovering from huge setbacks,The Importance of Cannabis as part of th...

Today's guest is Isaac Cotec. We go deep talking about:Masculine Archetypes and how to use them to grow and heal,Embodying masculinity after disconnecting from it,Finding balance between the stoic man of the 50s and the soft man of the 90s,Rituals and symbolism, and how to use them to work with your subconscious,Bringing consciousness to each archetype to guide your growth journey,Practical ways t...

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:Healing the world by healing fathers (the larger Dad. Work purpose and goal)Feeling int...

Today's guest is Jason Henderson. We go deep talking about: Why Jason’s son’s first 2 words were so pivotal in his transformation, Men’s Group and why a supportive community makes it easier to do the work, Breathwork, meditation, and inner child work as healing modalities, Addictive behaviours to numb discomfort and how to break the cycle, Children as our biggest triggers and teachers, Showing up...

Today’s guest is Amanda Asta. We go deep talking about:What is breathwork, and the immense benefits thereofThe nervous system and the body’s response to difficult events, and how trauma gets storedHow to release stored traumaThe wisdom of the bodyHow to “hack” the nervous system to calm down in the moment with some actionable take-home practicesCoregulating with our children and how they watch 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:Why we should stop telling our kids to "be good"How we can use being triggered to becom...

Today's guest is Clint Murphy. We go deep talking about:How to set and crush goals as a busy father,The mindset that is necessary to turn failure into success,Growth vs. fixed mindset, Focusing on the process rather than results, Shadow aspects of our personalities that become motivating forces in our accomplishments, Inner-child work, How to do all of these things with your family involved, and T...

Today's guest is Dan Doty. We go deep talking about:fatherhood as a spiritual practice, depth of conversation and connection, presence, being vs doing, communicating our needs, why being tough and being open-hearted are not mutually exclusive, men's work, why it's important to remember that YOUR life matters, and the importance of doing the work with other men. Dan Doty is a writer, wilderness gui...

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:Why you truly matter,Self-love practices for dads that only take a few minutes that you...

Today's guest is McLean McGown. We go deep talking about the support new mothers and fathers need, how to get that support, what a mother goes through before, during, and after birth, how dads can support their partners, how dads can get the support they need, the importance of the first 40 days, pregnancy and birth as spirituality, and embodiment practices to keep you grounded. McLean is a Mother...

Today's guest is Daniel Moody. We go deep talking about resentment, communication, core wounds, expressing anger, the healing power of grief, and the importance of doing the work within a community of committed men. Daniel Moody is a Men's Coach, Photographer, Songwriter and Family Man. His is a story of transformation from crushing anger and resentment, to Radical Self Acceptance and Responsibili...

Today's guest is Dominick Quartuccio. We go deep talking about Drift and living a life of intentionality, the importance of doing the work in community with other men, sex addiction, how to support your children in a way that makes them feel safe, seen, soothed, and supported, and resiliency in the face of "Porngate". Dominick helps men discover and live the Great Man Within. He co-hosts The Great...

Today's guest is Simon Kotyk. We go deep talking about the Father Wound in today's episode. What is it? What does it look like? Do all men have one? How do you heal it? And importantly for dads...knowing that my own children will carry a Father Wound, how do I support them in working through or minimizing this wound? Simon Kotyk is a men's coach whose focus is on helping men reach their potential...

Today's guest is Steve Parr. We talk about men's work, men's groups, connection, integration, leadership, breathwork, how to heal and live a better life, and what it can look like to be surrounded by supportive men who have your back. Steve Parr is a leader in men’s work and business. Steve has participated in men’s work for 15 years and been a leader for 7 and is passionate about building communi...

Today's guest is Tim Dyck. We talk about bridging the gap as a leader between the workplace and the home, creating clarity at home to create space to focus on your family, how to stay present with your kids, starting a business to optimize for "get to do's" instead of "have to do's", choosing your parenting experience like you choose your job, grieving a miscarriage, and how and why to apologize t...

Today's guest is Brandon Archer. We talk about Brandon's wake up call and his awakening, communicating effectively with our partners and our children, nervous system regulation, inner child work, presence, mindfulness, and the initiation ritual that Brandon used to initiate his son into manhood. Brandon grew up in a cult, is father of 4, a heart attack survivor, a men's group facilitator, and a li...

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