The Dad Mindset Show

This episode I chat with Kevin Kelly, Senior Maverick at Wired magazine , co-chair of The Long Now Foundation and founder of the Cool Tools website. Kevin is also the author of multiple best-selling books about the future of technology and is well known for his radical optimism. The key take-aways for me in this conversation were the importance of: * Setting up more family rituals and * Defining a...

Pour yourself a cup of coffee, pull up a seat and enjoy…this episode’s a real goodie! This episode I had the pleasure of Talking with educator, author, mother and parenting counsellor, Lael Stone, who has been working with families for over 20 years. She is also the co-creator of Woodline Primary School, an innovative new school based on emotional wellbeing and connection. Her TED talk on how to r...

In 2018 Michael Judd and his wife Trish went through an experience that every parent dreads, having a child diagnosed with cancer.  In this episode, Michael describes how having lost his daughter to medulloblastoma he almost lost everything else. It’s an extraordinary tale of transformation and one with a silver lining. Not only has this experience been the catalyst for starting an incredible well...

This is an episode from the archives that I wanted to re-share with you because it’s been two years since it’s guest, Dick Hoyt, sadly died. Whenever I think that the odds are stacked against me or something seems impossible, I try to remind myself what Dick Hoyt and his family did to defy the system and overcome seemingly insurmountable odds to give his disabled son a better life and in the proce...

This episode we have digital wellbeing expert Dr Kristy Goodwin back on the show to discuss the research-based micro-habits that you can develop to claim back your time, attention and arguably your health. One of the subjects we get into is burnout, something very close to my heart that I’ve personally struggled with, and I think this work that Dr Kristy is doing is a crucial piece of the puzzle f...

This episode I chat with Cole Imperi. Cole is an author, speaker, founder of the School of American Thanatology and one of America’s leading experts on death, dying and grief. I’ve wanted to talk with Cole ever since hearing her on Alie Ward’s podcast, Ologies (which you should check out because it’s awesome). Cole has dedicated her life to helping people navigate some of the hardest times that we...

This episode we have Psychologist, Dr Jason Frishman, back on the show to expand on the work he does with narrative therapy and to give you more ideas for connecting with your kids. Jason and I get into the weeds with there being way more in common with other dads than we might think. I also love the challenge that he put to me about the road less travelled that I know to be more fulfilling long-t...

This week I wanted to share another one of my favourite episodes with you from the archives.  It’s a chat I had with Dr Adam Fraser, back in 2020, where we discussed different approaches for calming the voice in your head and performing at your best.  Dr Adam is the author of the books Strive and The Third Place which if you haven’t got onto yet are well worth a read. I love the way Adam describes...

This week I wanted to share one of my favourite episodes with you from the archives. It’s a chat I had with William B. Irvine back in 2021, who is one of the world’s leading thinkers on stoic philosophy. Bill is professor of philosophy at Wright State University, The author of several books, many of which help you navigate the this thing called the human condition, including my favourite:  A Guide...

This episode I talk with Bellroy Co-Founder and CEO, Andy Fallshaw, and we discuss the importance of understanding and slowly honing your values yet being ready to update your beliefs quickly. Andy is a deep thinker with a heart of gold. In this chat he describes the benefit of having your values challenged at an early age as well as some of the childhood experiences that inspired him to use busin...

Want to hear what Australia’s most trusted doctor knows about the secret to living younger, longer? Well this episode is for you. If you’re anything like me, you’d love to still be around to hang out with any potential grandchildren you might have, but the tough question is are you living in a way now, that will give you a better chance of being fit and active if, and when, you have grandchildren?...

This week we talk with Steve Ramsey who has been teaching woodworking on his YouTube channel “Woodworking for Mere Mortals” for over 15 years. If you’ve ever entertained the idea of making something out of wood but kept putting it off I think you’ll love this chat with Steve. Millions of people all over the world have watched his videos and used his advice (including me) to create their first proj...

If you grew up with negative associations around money, worry not, as it is possible to re-wire them so you that you can start using money as a vehicle for self reliance. Even if F.I.R.E. (Financial Independence, Retire Early) is not something you’re into, having better control over your finances can be a liberating factor in having more control over your most precious resource, time. This episode...

If you haven’t come across Alfie Kohn yet, stop reading this and check out his book Unconditional Parenting . S eriously, go right now, here’s the link . Unconditional Parenting is an absolute game changer when it comes to re-framing how to show up as a parent. I found re-listening to the conversation I had with Alfie back in 2021 super useful so thought I’d re-share it this week. Before Alfie bec...

I hope you are having a great start to 2023. I’ve been re-listening to some old archive episodes and I wanted to re-share this conversation with Beau Miles with you because there is so much gold in it. I don’t know about you but I find myself at this time of year looking for adventure (obviously it’s Summer here in Australia), but then in January, it’s also a good time to be thinking of how we wan...

This week performance coach and founder of All-Time Dads, Sam Patterson, takes us through how he’s helping fathers bridge the gap between where they are now and where they want to be. During this conversation Sam unpacks his approach to helping dads show up as their best (or All-Time) selves. His Fast-Track program has six main pillars: * Pillar One is being inspired and that is around showing up...

Psychologist, Dr Jason Frishman, takes us on a journey exploring the importance of the stories we tell ourselves, and how to update them to serve us better. Using the metaphor of journey and adventure we can create a new story around fatherhood. It might not have us off chasing dragons, like a typical hero’s journey, but it can be meaningful and values-driven. I love the way Jason suggests re-fram...

Alastair Humphreys is a British Adventurer and Author. He spent over 4 years cycling round the world, a journey of 46,000 miles through 60 countries and 5 continents. He has walked across southern India, rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, run six marathons through the Sahara desert, completed a crossing of Iceland, trekked in the Arctic and 1000 miles across the Empty Quarter desert. In 2012 he was...

This episode I chat with recent father, and author of the popular philosophy newsletter Salmon Theory, Rob Estreitinho. Rob describes his inner journey grappling with trauma which has helped him turn his life around and create a nurturing environment for his daughter.  He is a deep thinker, a lover of finding things that feel counterintuitive and in this episode offers some great perspectives to r...

Scott, a professor of law and a professor of philosophy at the University of Michigan, wrote the book - ‘Nasty, Brutish and Short’ to help parents and kids explore philosophy and tackle some of life's biggest questions together. Father of two boys, Scott, began telling his students at university stories about something his first son had done at home, and asked them how he should respond.  Scott wa...

Anthony James is an award-winning facilitator and educator, Prime Ministerial award-winner for service to the international community, a widely published writer, Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia and an all-round good egg. The RegenNarration podcast that he hosts features the stories of a generation that is changing the story, enabling the regeneration of life on this...

In this episode we cover: - Possibly the best piece of written communication in the modern world. - The two best newsletters I read. - Tone of voice inspiring a career. - Trying to introduce ideas to your children. - Work shadowing. - Naming a British lager. - Fatherly pride. - How things you mention to your kids come around in the end (after a very long time). - How it used to be so much easier t...

Dad, Olympian and Founder at Yes You Can Drinks, Tyler Martin, discusses competing at the Rio olympics, what he's learned as a dad and how fathering has changed forever. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

Things we cover: Finding happy safe places for kids was Elisa’s motivation for career. At 24 she became Coordinator of services for child sexual assault at Dubbo. Family and Community Services. Layla Samuels was her mentor/boss and would give. She discovered she was not suited to working in child safety and sexual abuse as she got angry at every case. Went into a career in disabilities. The confro...

Dr Bjorn Sturmberg, from Australia National University, is engaged in all sorts of cool projects from grid integration of distributed energy resources and electric vehicles to social acceptance of new energy technology. He's recently released a children's book to explain the complexities and emotions of our collective journey to a clean energy future in an engaging and entertaining way. I hope you...