Fearless Fathers

Today's guest has a stutter, and at their request, a portion of that has not been edited.  Today, Dave talks with Jake Edling, Co-Owner of the "New Parent Secrets: Pregnancy to Potty Training Program". His and his wife's program is designed to help new parents from conception to the child starts potty training. Jake agreed to sit down and talk about being an entrepreneur and the mindset that goes...

Today, we discuss how 2020 gave us the tools as dads to excel further into 2021. What if all the strife, pain, and change we went through were set up for us to becoming stronger and better fathers?  Dave talks about what 2020 meant to him and how to start using what you went through to spring into 2021 as a much more Fearless Father. Three points of today's episode. We gained perfect vision in 202...

Happy New Year to our Fearless Family! We want to wish all of our listeners and their families a happy, healthy, and dominating year as we head into 2021! Today, we are talking about the infamous year that was 2020 and what it has meant to us. When we say "us", we mean dad, the man, the human that we all are. We are discussing how 2020 could actually be your jumping point to rebuilding yourself or...

Today, as we begin to wrap up in 2020, we want you to start looking at the future. Doing things that will spring you further in your career, your life, for your family. For you.  When the world is great, and the stars are aligned, everything is easy. But when we have a headache, when things just aren't "quite right", we bargain with ourselves. When we start doing things when we feel ok or have tha...

Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays to our Fearless Family. We hope you and your family have a wonderful time this holiday season being together. 2020 brought us a lot of challenges, and a lot to think about in our own lives.  We just wanted to get together, have a little fun, and get you in the right mind leading up to the end of this crazy year.    

Ryan rants about bringing home a Christmas puppy and why that probably wasn't a great idea!

Today it's just you and Dave in a Mindset Mastery to altering your family legacy. This extends from Monday's episode, going more in-depth on the mindset of who we are, and getting more out of ourselves. This is for those that know they are destined for more. To those who ever questioned if they could leave the space they're in, who knows they can give more, who knows they the key to success.  Be t...

Today, we discuss the family legacy. No, not the Christmas Traditions. We're talking about the things you liked and didn't like growing in your family, the "status" you feel you're stuck in as a dad, the "right things" to do that your family did to be successful.  This is an extended episode, where Thursday, Dave goes into a "Mindset Mastery" on altering (not forgetting) your legacy and building u...

Today is the first Thursday Thoughts episode. Just a quick, on Dave’s mind things to help relate to something or give some motivation. Dave goes over a quick story that happened when his son was throwing a terrible two tantrum (say that three times fast). Instead of matching emotion, there are ways to help defuse a situation. We have to remember that our children are learning. They don’t understan...

The holidays are here and they are the most wonderful time of the year. But they can also be one of the most stressful times. This year in general, it's brought a lot of change, doubt, fear, and uncertainty. As a newer dad, you want the best memories for your kid(s). Working any which way to bring a smile to their face. But what people don't see is the pain you have inside. The dark hallway you're...

Today on the Fearless Fathers Podcast, Dave-O sits down with the father of 2 and personal trainer, Pat Davy. Pat hails from the land of cheese, (no not France, that would be cool) Wisconsin. Pat hosts a Podcast with his daughter, Alora “Beast Mode Kids” which focuses on bridging the gap of communication between parents and their preteens/teens. BMK began as a way for Pat and Alora to grow closer....

Today on the show, we’re talking about you and your little ones' first day of school. It can be an amazing, and difficult time for both parents and kids. This being the first time that you hope and pray everything you taught your kid will help them and putting your trust into a stranger to guide and grow your child. Both Ryan and Dave give their take on it, Ryan getting ready to send his kid off t...

Today on the show, We use the Netflix documentary "Un-natural Selection" as a jumping point into our topic. The moral and ethical dilemma of human genetic enhancement.    This episode is truly meant to get you thinking way outside the box of traditional thinking and question things that are going on in our world today. As a father, we strive to give a world for our kids where they can thrive. By t...

After our week away (Which we'll discuss a bit today), we are back and running today on the podcast. We're talking about the stigma of social media and device use as a father.  Recently, Dave and Ryan watched "The Social Dilemma" documentary on Netflix. The doc interviews former top social media execs and how the business model of social media turned humans into digital zombies. It goes in-depth o...

While we wait for Dave to come back to us. Here is a quick rant about my thoughts on healthcare and things you should be looking out for as a father. https://www.astho.org/StatePublicHealth/Health-in-the-2020-Political-Party-Platforms/09-02-20/

Hi guys! This is just the update about what is going on. Thank you again for your patience.

Dave sits down with the author of the parenting blog "Dad Loves Coffee", Patrick Defors. About 2 years ago, Patrick and his wife made the decision for him to leave his 9-5 and become a Stay at Home Dad. Patrick, like most stay at home dads, felt the same "Karen" eyes on him as he was raising his two wonderful children.  Dads do not "watch their children". They nurture, foster, and grow. Building f...

Today, we're diving into our live stream from October 22nd from Twitch. This was a great first time on live and a way to interact with our listeners. We talked a lot about the beginnings of the show, where we are going, and the outpouring we have received since we started this journey six months ago.  We hope you enjoy the unedited, raw feeling in this episode, and starting with Thursday's intervi...

This episode's audio is unedited. Due to a rough week for both hosts, you are getting uncut audio including umm and ahhs. We hope you gain value out of this episode, and appreciate the authenticity of this episode. Today on the show, Dave and Ryan are building upon the "nontraditional families" episode with the stigma of being a step-dad.  Coming into a new parenting role with children having esta...

Today on the show, Dave-O sits down with Stephen Voehl. Stephen is the father of one and working on becoming a Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) Coach.  Stephen traveled around the world in his younger years and worked many jobs from Janitor to director of a multinational company. Dave and Steve sit down and talk about mindset, and understanding your true self. Three things you need to take away are 1. H...

This episode topic has been requested in one or another by you guys. So today, Dave and Ryan are scratching the surface of the stigma surrounding the "Nontraditional family". The one's that aren't the "Mad Men" style household.    More than 42% of people have stated they have some type of step-relative. Yet, this style of familyhood is looked at by some as "broken" or "not good for a child's upbri...

HEAR YEE, HEAR YEE! FEARLESS FATHERS HAS HIT 50! It's episode 50 today, and part 2 of our Greatest Dad series. Today we're talking the stigma around being "World's Greatest Dad". Sometimes those good things in life have the negative thoughts surrounding this.  Dave and Ryan share what they believe makes the "World's Greatest Dad". From taking those small steps to raising a child to become the worl...

It's not quite episode 50, but we wanted to do something to celebrate our 50th episode dropping! That's why we're doing a two-part mini-series on the stigma of being "World's Greatest Dad". Today is part 1 of what we're calling "Greatest Dad's of History". We found six dads through different periods of time and a brief overview of what made them the best dads (in their own right) of history.  As i...

Today, Dave-O sits down with retired US Army veteran, Purple Heart recipient, and father of 3 girls Martin Vasquez. Martin spent his younger years growing up in Brooklyn NY during the 80s and 90s when crime in the city was at it's worst. What he learned growing in a tough neighborhood, allowed him to excel in the Army where he deployed multiple times. Martin has traveled all around the East Coast,...

Today, on this lightly edited, raw episode of Fearless Fathers, Dave and Ryan are going over the state of the podcast (and Ryan swears 30 seconds into recording). It's been five months since we started this journey, and wanted to recap a bit on what it like getting the podcast going from the beginning (and the borderline anxiety), where we're at now, and what we have planned in the future for our...