The Solo Dad Podcast

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Season 2 Ben and Matt catch up after taking a much needed break that was extended by injury.  Ready for more than just listening? Explore the CLIMB framework and support options at https://solodad.life/

Widow Wednesday - Meet Adam, young father of 3 daughters, made a widower after his wife journey with breast cancer come to an end. He shares is long relationship with loss in his life, early struggles with addiction, all preparing him for the most difficult journey yet. Finding support and community is ways he never imagined. Follow Adam on Tiktok at  BeEazyVegito https://www.tiktok.com/@beeazyveg...

Matt, Ben and Ken catch up, talk end of summer trips, beginning of school planning, and how being flexible is paramount in this Solo Dad journey. Talking about how to outsource things we can't do and when NOT to measure yourself against an impossible standard. Find us where ever your ears roam -Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/4juZNMsIh5EK5k1QS7pet4?si=5281795548894903 -iTunes:  https:...

In this episode, Matt, Ben, and Ken talk about the real-life collision of solo parenting, grief, and the return to routine. From back-to-school transitions and last-minute childcare scrambles to grief triggers hiding in familiar places and family trips, this conversation captures how loss keeps showing up in everyday moments. They also share what it looks like when kids begin talking about death o...

Back-to-school season hits different when you’re solo. In this re-release, Matt and Ben trade stories about the end-of-summer shift—camp schedules, supply lists, and the two-week gap that can wreck childcare plans if you aren’t thinking way ahead. Along the way, they get into what widowed parenting really demands: making big decisions without a partner to “bounce it off,” managing a household that...

What happens when not one, but 6 widowed parents walk into a wedding — for the first time in a long time? In this episode, Matt and Ben talk honestly about attending a close friend’s wedding after loss, navigating the emotional landmines of ceremonies, music, vows, and crowded rooms — and discovering something unexpected along the way: hope . They explore: The anxiety of re-entering large social g...

In this candid conversation, Matt, Ben, and Ken unpack what solo parenting looks like in real life after loss —especially when it comes to travel, community, and rebuilding confidence. They talk openly about the fear of leaving kids for the first time, the chaos of airports and road trips as a solo parent, and why showing your children that life still happens is an act of courage, not betrayal. Th...

This is a continuation of Solo Parenting in Motion — moving from travel and rebuilding confidence into one of the hardest next questions widowed parents face: How do you date when kids are involved — without erasing the past or confusing the present? Matt, Ben, and Ken unpack real, unfiltered conversations about: Talking to kids about dating after a parent’s death When (and how) to introduce someo...

In this re-released episode of the Solo Dad Podcast, Matt sits down with Ken to have an honest, unfiltered conversation about dating after the loss of a partner. They talk about loneliness, dating apps, emotional readiness, and why widowed parents often limit themselves without realizing it. More importantly, they explore how grief reshapes perspective — and why finding connection again isn’t betr...

Dating after the death of a partner isn’t just awkward — it’s emotionally complex in ways most people don’t understand. In this re-released episode of the Solo Dad Podcast , Matt and Ben unpack what dating looks like after loss: emotional numbness, grief-based self-protection, parenting logistics, and the invisible weight widowed parents carry into relationships. If you’ve ever wondered “Why does...

Ben and Matt chat about how Solo parenting after loss creates an illusion of control — and a lot of hidden anxiety. In this re-released episode, we talk about grief, exhaustion, and the pressure to be everywhere at once, using Fatherhood as a jumping-off point for a much deeper conversation. #FatherHoodMovie #KevinHart #TwoKissesForMaddy #SoloDadPodcast #SoloDadLife #WidowedParents #GriefJourney #...

In this episode of the Solo Dad Podcast, Matt and Ben have an honest, practical conversation about solo parenting anxiety, the illusion of control after loss, and the slow work of learning to let go. From daycare decisions and COVID bubbles to routines, asking for help, and redefining what really matters, they unpack how grief amplifies anxiety—and why perfection isn’t the goal. This episode is a...

 In this episode of the Solo Dad Podcast, Matt, Ben, and Ken unpack the emotional landmines of Mother’s Day after loss — from solo parenting and honoring a late spouse to dating again and blending families. Through honest storytelling, humor, and lived experience, they explore why the lead-up to holidays can be harder than the day itself, how kids process grief differently than adults, and why try...

The Solo Dad Podcast  Where we will talk about grief, grit and getting going again with life after the death of a spouse, partner or significant person in your life.  We do so by opening up and sharing stories of love and loss, and how those experiences shape us into the men we are today.  Being a Solo Dad, the successes, the chaos, the failures and everything in between.  Dating, learning to live...