Fathers Fire

The past couple of weeks has been amazing for me and my wife. You see everything we do, the time we spend together, work out, go out on date nights, play with the kids, take mini-vacations together.  It looks good and believe me it is good! But what you don’t see or couldn’t see is that our relationship was forged not only in the love that you see but it was forged in crisis, forged in advers...

Gents - This has to be one of my top five interviews of the year. RJD The Imperfect Gentleman and I have a raw discussion about the expectations of being a real dad. We explore how trying to sweep things under the rug can leave land mines for our kids to trip over. Can you be real with yourself? Do you recognize areas you need to level up? And do you give yourself the grace to go through the proce...

Hey Gents,  First of all THANK YOU for your support and riding this crazy journey called Fatherhood with me.  I just wanted to share a couple of thoughts on this Thanksgiving with you.   I hope you have a FANTASTIC Thanksgiving and are able to create some memories even if it's not exactly on Thanksgiving Day.  I truly love you and thank you for helping me be a better husband, f...

This week I reflect on two conversations that I had last week. These conversations have made me look inward to see where I may have fallen short and how I can improve as a father and husband.  The two conversations center around Owning where you are today as well as owning who you used to be that has led to a trail of destruction and pain. The danger of not sharing your feelings — keeping the...

Today I sit down with a fellow entrepreneur, Dustin Jackson, and we explore the challenge of being an entrepreneur and a dad. In addition, we explore the challenge of working through the pain of his dad leaving when he was a kid and then coming back into his life, becoming a step-dad to three boys, and then having his own daughter with his beautiful wife.  Show highlights: What it’s like bein...

We often look at the idea of family. When in reality man families are messy. They come together differently, they work differently based on your unique dynamic, and yet when we dig into each other we create a beautiful kaleidoscope of family. This week I visit with Tyler Cucchi and explore what it means to not be a traditional dad. A fiance, a dad, a provider, and a goofball Meeting his fiancé at...

It can be really heart-wrenching when your kid is sick. You can be left feeling helpless especially in more serious or long-lasting illnesses.   Today I visit with Wil Fossett to explore his recent experience of his daughter having RSV and how he and his wife worked through that experience together. 🤨We explore feeling helpless (yes dad's feel helpless sometimes) 🤢Trusting others with diffe...

This week a long-time listener, Bobby Barnard, joins me to share his story of being a single dad. He shares how it hasn't been an easy journey. In fact, sometimes it's been an ugly challenging journey. In his words, "When it's important, you make it happen!" Join us as we explore Challenge of being in the military; both being deployed and odd shifts It's easy to just give up on a marriage The chal...

This week I visit with Andy Van Order owner of Andy’s Auto Care +. We explore his amazing story of becoming a dad at 15 and manning up to take care of his son. No, it wasn’t easy but he dug in and not only did what was required to raise and support his son but to become the man he is today. Join the conversation as we explore Being the dad of 7 kids Having a kid at 15 years old Made it a goal of b...

Welcome to another Man2Man episode of FathersFyre. This week we explore discipline. What is discipline? How do we discipline our kids? Does one thing work for all kids? How do we tap into teaching as part of discipline?  How do we discipline ourselves to not go overboard? Join me, Antoine Brown, Sean Knauff, and Mike Lewis explore a topic that can be really challenging as a dad. Host: Jody Se...

Hey Guys, Sorry for being out for the past three weeks. I was done hard with COVID Pneumonia. But I'm finally among the living now. I had a conversation earlier this week that made me ask myself, "what are some key principles to being a great dad?"  I've come up with 5 that I think is a great place to start. Join me as we explore five principles to be a great dad: #1 Your kids need YOU. You a...

Another Man2Man episode of FathersFyre. Tonight we explore theme, “My heart is not impenetrable…I just show emotion differently” Does dad really have feelings? If he does, why doesn’t he show them? And how can we tap into our emotions to truly connect with our kids and our wife? Guests: Antoine Browne Wil Foset Sean Knauf Host Jody Sedrick jodysedrick.com

This week I visit with Joey Riggle owner of Rising Sun Detail.  He is a new father of a beautiful, 5-month baby girl.  We explore the following: What has surprised him about being a new dad Making the decision to have a kid Working through the challenge of getting pregnant Managing being a dad, making time for his family, and running his own business. The two tips that he thinks are impo...

I'm super excited to have Michael Quintock for the second episode of FathersFyre. He recently adopted his third child, a newborn baby girl, so I thought it'd be fun to talk about the challenge and fun of adoption. Me naively asking my brother if adopting a child you feel like they are yours A lot of people asking that question and me learning the answer for myself—adopting our two kids Working thr...

My guest this week is my daughter Cynsha and her friend Vera who is visiting our family from Denmark this week. We explore a daughter's perspective what dad's need to do to be a great dad. Show highlights: The first time they met - “just so you know my friend is black” The difference between how race is viewed in Denmark versus some of the States How do I as a dad teach love for all people? Being...

As you know if it's summer and family is in town we are on the lake wake surfing and tubing. This week my daughter asked me if I wanted to try wake surfing with her standing on my shoulders.  Short version - we tried and succeeded. Long version I got thinking about how we as dads serve as a foundation for our kids. This led me to ponder seven key foundations we need to provide and build in ou...

I'm super excited for you guys this week. This is the first time I've ever had a guest on the show that has had twins.  We explore his journey of getting married young, working through job challenges and having 5 kids. Come join the conversation Show highlights: Getting married at a young age Advice from his dad that made all the difference Blending two family cultures into one What was it li...

This week I'm SUPER excited to have my brother Mike Sedrick as my guest. We explore the challenge he and his family have experienced when he is deployed on military assignments.  Many families experience this challenge so I thought it'd be great to sit down with him to hear some of the things they've done before, during, and after the deployment. Thank you to all of you men and women who serv...

Hiram Lopez owner of HTL Detailing joins me to talk about his experience of being a dad. We touch on the challenge of having 5 different baby mommas and how he's had to work to make time for each one of his kids while balancing dynamic relationships and his detailing business. Guest Hiram Lopez HTL Detailing Host: Jody Sedrick jodysedrick.com Fathersfyre@gmail.com Get your Dad Swag at https://www....

Time for a Man2Man episode of FathersFyre. We are having the conversations that are needed but maybe a bit uncomfortable to confront.  Join me, Antoine Brown, Mike Lewis, and Sean Knauff as we explore " Intimacy In Your Relationship & Teaching Your Kids Sexuality" This can be a very hot and divisive topic as we explore everything from the effect porn has on a relationship to what true int...

This week my guest is Jeff Lopes author of Entrepreneur Dad” and host of the podcast “Jeff Knows inc.”. He share's his family's amazing, "Lifetime Movie" worthy, experience with his son. We explore the lessons learned from the moment he heard "You're son has 5 minutes to live what do you want to name him?" to training and running his first marathon with his son to his daughter asking to dance comp...

Happy Father’s Day! I hope you had a fantastic weekend with your kids and family celebrating father’s day. I thought I’d share a few thoughts about leveling up as a dad but also giving yourself grace to grow, grace to move through the process. The importance of DECIDING to become a good dad. You can change the cycle. You can create a new legacy. Be the change you would like to see in your family....

This week Joe Kimball owner of Kimballs Hands-On Detailing joins me to discuss the genesis of the Joey Kimbal Humanitarian Detailing Award in honor of his son Joey who is autistic. We explore the beautiful dynamic that having a son with special needs has brought to their family.     Join us as we discuss  The Southern Detailers Conference and awarding the first recipient the Jo...

This weekend I want to take a moment to congratulate my daughter Cynsha and the rest of the 2021 Graduating Class. GREAT JOB and CONGRATS. I also want to take a moment to express my love, respect, and admiration for you men who have served or continue to serve in the military, police, fire departments, law enforcement, and early responders. We truly owe you a debt of gratitude.  I also want t...

This week I grab two of my kids, Ke'ilani and Ashton to explore "Seven Things a Dad Should Teach His Daughter". We explore their perspective on each item on the list I pulled from Instagram and discuss whether they should be included in the things you should teach your daughter. If you remember had this same discussion with Cynsh a couple of weeks ago. You may want to hear check out what she had t...