The Dad Mindset Show

Aaron Lewtas on the similarities between training dogs and raising kids, after-dinner board games and his insights on renewable energy and how it’s shaping the future. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

Davin, a highly successful Product Designer for Bellroy, describes how he’s trying to re-create an environment for his boys that will help them be as spellbound and excited by the world as he was growing up. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

This episode Tom Lynch takes us back through his early memories of learning piano as a boy, and finding his passion for guitar and banjo. Some of the topics we also get onto are: Calming your child down with AC/DC’s Back in Black Using the Id, the Ego and the Super Ego as a lens to view your kids’ behaviour Making sure you and your partner are on the same page. And that favourite we tend to have a...

This episode I interview Ben Shaw. Ben is a man of many hats, from Jazz Pianist and permaculture consultant, to stay at home dad. This conversation covers a range of topics from travelling, gardening and inspiring kids to love music. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

This episode I interview Adam Curcio. Adam and his wife Stacey make up a dream team couple and are such inspirations with the way they approach life in general. They are two of the kindest, yet hard-working parents I know and I really wanted to get both their perspectives on raising a family as I think they’ve got so much to offer. In this episode I follow up with Adam to gain some of his insights...

If you’ve ever struggled to encourage your child to eat more vegetables at dinnertime you’re going to love this. Wendy Blume has helped tens of thousands of parents to sneak healthy ingredients into tasty family meals with her series of Vegie Smugglers cookbooks. In this episode Wendy explains her approach to mealtimes, the fundamentals to smuggling veggies as well as highlighting her top three re...

Friend and local caffeine dealer, Mark Clatworthy, describes how he and his wife have managed looking after their family while she has been undergoing cancer treatment. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

This episode I chat with Will Howell, father, teacher, ironman, and one of the people that I hold in highest regard when it comes to being a dad—we even named our son after him. I was privileged to spend a great deal of time with Will and his family when I lived in Tokyo and I always looked on in awe at how he brought up his daughter, Sam. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.co...

This episode is a bit different. My good friend, Glenn Davidson turns the mic on me to quiz me on my parenting journey so far. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

This episode I chat with Stacey Curcio, Stacey is one of the hardest working people I know. She’s a naturopath and nutritionist as well as a supermom. Whilst I mainly wanted to pick Stacey’s brains about how she treats health issues in a integrated way, there were some other real nuggets of gold that I took away from our chat from really valuing food culture to how many cups of coffee I should be...

This episode I chat with Andrew McUtchen, who is one of the founding members of The Father Hood - a media brand to help fathers navigate through the hot mess of having kids. Andrew describes everything from sharing parenting stories with Matt Damon and Chris Hemsworth on a yacht in Monaco to how men can often bottom out when they have their first child and the advice he would give someone at that...

Andy and I discuss the main things that he finds parents are struggling with the most: Managing devices at home, anxiety and how to build resilience in your kids. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

Tim is such a generous individual and has time for everyone he meets. He has done so many things in life that we could have talked for hours. He is one of the few people I know that seems to be able to balance all the important aspects of his world really well, whilst having a lot of fun. I hope you enjoy this chat with Tim. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

Some notable quotes from Matt in this episode: “Unfortunately shit happens and you have to try and get on with it.” “I hate it, because I never had one, but the iPads are just gold.” “Just make sure everyone’s got one of each.” “Try to worry a bit less.” “Wireless headphones, a really good investment.” Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

James Cummins, who, as a father of seven children has quite a rare perspective on fatherhood. James discusses things like how he allocates his focus and how his approach to parenting has evolved over time. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

Jason also describes his recent tussle with a mountain which left him helicopter lifted to emergency and how that, amongst other things, has really changed his outlook as a dad. Jason is one of those genuine humans beings who lifts the feeling in whatever room he’s in and inspires you to improve in some way. I hope you enjoy listening to him. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset...

This episode I talk with Luke Hynes, a father of two and a shining light of growth mindset. Luke is an all round inspiration and I always enjoy catching up with him. I hope you enjoy listening to him as much as I do. Some of the things we touch on include: The flexibility of working for yourself. Going overseas without the kids and the importance of looking after your relationship. Steve Biddulph...

This episode I talk with Dom Zylka, a high school teacher and founder of the Full Cycle bike program. Dom and I discuss everything from him emigrating from Poland as a child, to handling high stress situations when dealing with teenagers. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

This episode I talk with Glenn Davidson, who explains how he was brought up and how it takes a village to raise a child, to how his upbringing has had a knock on effect to his parenting. Glenn has been a huge role-model to both Sarah and I and I hope that Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

This episode I talk with Ben Roche, Vice President of Engagement at Southern Cross University, Australia. Ben is a father of two, a novice gardener and keen photographer He’s someone whose insights and perspectives I deeply respect. I always enjoy chatting with Ben and I hope you take some gold away from this conversation as I did. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscr...

In this episode I speak with Tim Hawken. Tim is is a writer best known for the dark fantasy trilogy Hellbound.  He's won the Australian Horror Writer’s Association ‘Flash Fiction’ Story of the Year award. In this show Tim describes how his wife was diagnosed with brain cancer along with how they worked through that. The tips and tactics of dealing with a class full of 8 year olds. And his goto Rit...

Hi, I’m Rich Bolus. Join me as I explore insights from parents and experts to help navigate the messy, amazing, and often hilarious adventure of raising kids. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe