Mike Edwards

The Mike Edwards Podcast

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The podcast about parenting and leadership by Mike Edwards. Mike & Julie have 6 kids and fostered 37 more. They also founded and run The Bright Vision Charitable Trust which works with hundreds of families each year, helping them capture a bright vision for their leadership at home.

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Blended Families - How to make a blended family work 05.10.2022 43:03

Today I am with Conrad Wanoa, Production Manager at Flare Outdoor Fires. Conrad would be the first person to say he's not perfect or that he's not a perfect dad — but today we are sharing his tips for how to make a blended family work. This is one of my favourite discussions on families to date — something I know dads will enjoy. If you have a blended family - check it out. But even if...

Respect. Men crave it, even when they don't deserve it! 28.09.2022 18:44

Today’s episode is called Men crave respect, even when they don't deserve it! It’s for dads who feel a lack of respect at home, or perhaps the relationship with your partner is a bit funky and you’re trying to work out why. If that’s you then this episode is for you — Let’s get into it.

Joel Milgate on Burnout 21.09.2022 49:37

In this weeks podcast Joel Milgate, Pastor of Curate Church, talks about burnout. He talks about joking with his psychologist about how he wasn’t burnt out, he was just a little 'browned out'. I haven’t met a lot of people who have truly burnt-out — it seems like a term that’s used a lot nowadays. But I do wonder how many of us are slowly browning out. Enjoy this great interview with Joe...

The cheats guide to parenting - Attachment theory, what it is and why it's important to dads 14.09.2022 20:20

Today is one of my solo episodes that I call the cheats guide to parenting — how not to be completely clueless about being a dad — and today we are looking at Attachment Theory. Something your partner knows about… Something you’ve never heard about… Today I am going to show you why attachment theory is important — for your mental health, for your partners mental health and for your kids mental hea...

Tampy Bernard - Talking Matters, on why language rich environments matter 07.09.2022 48:54

The Team at Talking Matters work with my team at Hāpai Whanau to help parents realise the need for and create language rich environments at home. There is some good challenges in this episode. Check out https://www.talkingmatters.org.nz/

Steve Wood on putting her first. 31.08.2022 57:53

This conversation came out my weekly leadership email about putting your partner first — when the world tells you the kids come first. Steve is a young dad with young kids. In this episode we discuss the challenge of putting your relationship first when you have young kids.

James Grafas (Part 2) 24.08.2022 48:07

Welcome to Part 2 of a leading well at home conversation with HR and Leadership good guy - James Grafas https://jamespeople.nz/ See more like this on https://www.leadingwhereitmatters.com/

What we learn about bullying from the government 18.08.2022 10:20

If you are unaware - over the last couple of weeks (August 2022) there have been two reported cases of bullying inside the two main political parties. Sam Uffindell, National MP, is facing claims of being a bully. And in Labour - Gaurav Sharma is accusing minsters inside his party of being bullies. In this podcast I argue that when it comes to bullying we need to say 'We don't do that in...

James Grafas (Part 1) 12.08.2022 48:42

Welcome to Episode 1 of the Leading Where It Matters Podcast, where I interview James Grafas from https://jamespeople.nz/ We talk around the mulberry bush a little, but talk a lot about creating safe places at home and work. This is part 1 of a 2 part interview — we talked too long! See more like this on https://www.leadingwhereitmatters.com/