The Dad Nation Podcast

In this Dad Nation episode, Katherine Sellery ( CEO, Conscious Parenting Revolution ) shares how career-driven dads can lead with calm instead of chaos. From her journey as a commodities trader to conscious parenting expert, Katherine breaks down how to handle kids’ real needs — not just react with punishment or bribes. Learn how curiosity, collaboration, and respect build trust at home, even when...

In this episode, Mark Koehler , a former U.S. nuclear submarine officer turned turnaround CEO and leadership coach . Mark recounts his journey, starting from his “eighth of an inch moment” when he was disqualified as a fighter pilot, which led him to the submarine force. Drawing on 35 years of high-pressure leadership experience, he developed “Fast Attack Leadership,” a five-step framework that bu...

In this episode, Dr. Trish Leigh explores how pornography and hypersexualized social media hijack dopamine pathways in the male brain, creating compulsive behaviors that mimic addiction. This brain dysregulation erodes focus, emotional regulation, and intimacy, often leading to anxiety, attention difficulties commonly mistaken for adult ADHD, and damaging relationship dynamics. Dr. Leigh emphasize...

This episode dives deep into the struggle many high-achieving men face when attempting to replicate their professional success in their relationships. It unpacks why the competitive, performance-driven mindset that wins in the boardroom often fails in marriage and intimacy. The conversation spotlights the power of vulnerability, authenticity, and emotional connection as essential ingredients for t...

High-performance coach Lee Povey joins host Mitchell Osmond for a powerful conversation on the real challenges modern men face behind closed doors—loneliness, burnout, emotional disconnection, and identity struggles. Drawing from his journey, Lee opens up about growing up with a narcissistic father, navigating his adult life with undiagnosed autism and dyslexia, and ultimately discovering the tran...

In this powerful episode of the Dad Nation Podcast, host Mitchell Osmond sits down with Greg Denning, a high-performance family coach, world traveler, and father of seven, to explore what it truly means to be a formidable family man. After overcoming a tumultuous childhood and homelessness at 16, Greg transformed his life through personal development and now helps other men do the same, especially...

In this episode of the Dad Nation Podcast, Mitchell Osmond sits down with mental resilience coach Andrew Shaw (over 1.1 million followers worldwide) to unpack why so many men sacrifice their well-being for work and others, only to burn out. Andrew shares how building mental toughness, setting boundaries, and aligning your actions with your values leads to real fulfillment. If you want to lead your...

Fatherhood isn’t just about providing—it’s about leading with integrity, discipline, and love. In this compelling episode, Bryan Ward shares his journey from the Marine Corps to coaching championship basketball teams and how those experiences shaped his parenting philosophy. He opens up about overcoming personal struggles, breaking unhealthy habits, and modeling resilience for his children. Bryan’...

In this episode, I sit down with Greg Denie (aka Poet Reason)—a speaker, artist, and founder of Legacy One, a movement empowering students in mental health and resilience. Greg opens up about losing his dad and how that pain fueled his mission to inspire thousands of students to find their inner strength. Stay tuned for a powerful spoken word performance at the end—you don’t want to miss it! &nbsp...

Ted Phaeton is an Emmy Award-winning morning meteorologist, the host of 'The Modern Man Podcast' (a globally ranked top 2% podcast) a husband & father, with a passion for helping men unlock their full potential through productivity, time mastery, and leadership. Today, Ted and I discuss what it looks like to be a ‘modern man’ in 2025, where most men go off-track in life, and we discuss some po...

Today I have a powerful conversation with  @GrahamCochrane  . Graham is a successful entrepreneur, USA Today bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and also the host of The Graham Cochrane Show (top .5% ranked podcast globally). In this episode, we have a conversation about the power of your beliefs and how we can literally rewire our brains to live the most authentic and passionate life poss...

Eric Leidums is an online influencer that has been impacting thousands of people with his unconventional approach to parenting. His views on traditional education, the learning process and the value of the great outdoors are unique and compelling. With over 1 million followers across all platforms, he is using his influence to challenge the cultural norms of how we parent and raise our families. S...

We're back for ROUND 2! My lovely bride, Sam, is joining me on this episode, and we are answering your questions about marriage! If you haven't heard PART I yet, listen first! Check out the timestamps and links below.   TIMESTAMPS: 2:30: #1 How do you handle situations where your individual goals/dreams conflict with your shared goals as a couple? 13:10: #2: How does a couple manage when the...

Today I've got a VERY special guest on the show - it's my beautiful wife, Sam Osmond! We've polled the entire Dad Nation and received some incredible questions. We talk about fighting, money, emotions, communication, and more! We only got through about half of the questions, so stay tuned for PART II in 2 weeks from this release date. Enjoy friends!   TIMESTAMPS: 2:34 #1: What does work/life...

Are you ready for 2025? Are you sick of making New Year's resolutions, only to give up after 30 days? Well today, I talk with Adam Braud (author, black belt, trainer, ultramarathoner, and the list goes on..) and we discus why resolutions never work, and what to do in order to CRUSH your fitness goals in 2025. If you've ever struggled with motivation, with discipline, or with follow through in diet...

What does it look like to have healthy conflict in marriage? How do you fight well? Or fair? Today, I talk with Jason Schnitzer who is a men's relationship coach. We get into all things anger. How to prevent a blow up, how to navigate through one, and how to reconcile if it happens. Jason and I had a powerful conversation, and I know there's going to be SO MUCH GOLD for you to take from this conve...

Would you wake your kids up at midnight to finish the dishes?  Would you keep your kids off of social media until they are 18?  Ray Griffin is a  3rd Degree Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt , a serial entrepreneur and a father to 8 KIDS . This man runs multiple companies, he is also a professor, a sergeant, a husband and a dad. So if any man knows a thing or two about healthy boundaries,...

Are you sick of the dad bod? Today, I chop it up with Kevin Torres, a man who has helped thousands of busy dads lose weight and ditch the dad bod for good. Kevin has been featured in The Wallstreet Journal, Reebok.com and many more places. In this episode you’ll learn about how to eat, how to train and how to think to get the results you need! Enjoy!   TIMESTAMPS: 2:30: Kevin’s Story 08:20: 3...

Have you struggled with losing your cool? Have you ever wondered WHY you get mad?  Have you wondered why we turn to booze, drugs or media to bring some 'relief'? If so, you're gonna love this episode! This week I have an eye-opening conversation with my brother Travis Goodman from the @integratedmanproject. He’s a licensed marriage & therapy coach and he brings it ALL to the table for you...

Daniel Grose is an Instagram influencer that has had a childhood riddled with addiction, abuse, even murder. Despite his nightmare of a childhood, he chose a different path and is now spending his time inspiring dads around the world on how to be the best fathers they can be. Daniel brings the 5 biggest lessons he's learned on his fatherhood journey - and with 5 kids (from 12months-5 years old), h...

Today, 40% of men have low testosterone 🤯🤯 The trajectory is not looking good. But why? What’s causing this ‘mandemic’? What’s causing such a decline in our T? 🧬 How can we boost it naturally? 📈 How do I know I know if I need to get on TRT? 💉 Hormone expert Mark Holman and I discuss all this and more on this week’s episode of The Dad Nation Podcast 🎙️ Trust me gents, you aren’t going to want...

Today I have a conversation with Chris McKenna from Protect Young Eyes. Chris shared some incredible advice on how to create a 'tech ready home' to protect our kids from digital dangers. We also discuss why tech is so addictive for our kids, and how to have critical conversations around tech in the home. If you have children under 18, you need to hear this powerful conversation with Chris. Also, d...

In this week's episode, I talk with the brilliant Sathiya Sam about the real issues with p*rn, and how it affects us physically, psychologically, and relationally. We dive deep into the broken industry and Sathiya shares some sobering statistics that will really put things into perspective. If you need help getting free of your p*rn addiction, reach out to him, or myself and we can get you connect...

Have you ever wondered why it's so hard to 'change your ways'? To stop losing your temper To stop overeating To stop drinking, smoking, etc. In today's episode, I unpack the 6 psychological traps we fall into as men when trying to change our behaviours. I explain WHY it's so hard to change, and then HOW to implement a plan that works. I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I enjoyed...

You don't have to 'be normal' as a man, husband and father. In fact, I would advise you to do just the opposite. Life will turn out a lot better if you are unconventional in almost every way. Don't believe me? Today, I talk with Cory Jenks. He is an author, a comedian, a speaker and a pharmacist and we talk about all the ways we can and should 'go against the grain' as men in our world today. We d...