The honest truth about fatherhood, loss, masculinity, and rebuilding yourself when no one’s watching.
Most men don’t talk about it.
Some don’t know how.
Others were never shown it mattered.
This is for the dads who stay silent.
The ones who show up anyway.
“No man stands taller than when he stoops to help a child.”
– Abraham Lincoln
This isn’t a parenting blog.
There are no “10 hacks to be a better dad” here.
No perfect routines.
No curated moments.
This is about:
- Loving your kids when you don’t get them every day
- Grieving parents who shaped you and then disappeared
- Carrying responsibility without applause
- Being strong without pretending you’re fine
If you’ve ever felt invisible as a man or a father, you’re in the right place.
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Lad Chat – Virtual Social #6 -Bad week for the Met, Megan Rapinoe’s Equal Pay Demand, Best striker in the Prem
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-vqktw-10004d8 This week me & Ady are joined by Martin to talk about a bad week for the Met, with a Nazi now in the ranks. We discuss Megan Rapinoe’s demands for equal pay as well as the usual football chat where we discuss the best striker in premier league history. Read more
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Dad Chat – Episode #11 “Kids don’t care about your hangover” (March 2021)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-kimg4-ff689d Jayden joins me from Australia to talk about his journey through fatherhood. Jayden chats about his shock at hearing the news that his child might be long term disabled before him and his partner going on a journey of self discovery of body and mind to astound the doctors with their daughters recovery. Topics Read more
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Comfort eating doesn’t make you comfortable – so why is it called comfort food?
Shouldn’t it be called uncomfortable food, your clothes don’t fit you anymore you start to get out of breath walking up the stairs, complete strangers call you fat, you’d love to run in the park with your toddler but scared he will out run you… what’s comfortable about it? The idea that eating makes you Read more
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Ep#10 “relationship grew when I became a dad” (March 2021)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-rfh33-fefc92 This week I sat down with Luke all the way from Australia on our first international podcast. Luke has a page called Becoming Men and is now a life coast over in Australia. Luke detailed his journey from a small town in in south wales all the way over the over side of the Read more
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I’ve struggled lately
I haven’t been as active posting on my page as of late , I have been placing unnecessary pressure on myself to keep posting regularly, update, record and take photos all to try and grow this platform I have created. In addition to this alongside the added pressures of running a new business and being a Read more
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Virtual Social 5 -That Oprah Interview, Reclaim The Streets, Piers Morgan
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ma2nw-fe5d2c This week on Virtual Social we talk about everything that has happened over the past few weeks, including that Oprah interview, Piers losing his job and the reclaim the streets movement. This week I was joined by a returning Pascual and a first ever podcast for Matt who warmed into it. Read more
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My Thoughts on being a father ~
“From the moment I heard I was going to be a father, I knew my world would never be the same.”
Nobody Cares About Dad 