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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Episode #9 “It got so bad I actually planned how I was going to do it”
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-rj5he-fdfa3f This week I sat down with Joe, Joe opens up for the first time about his battle with his own mental health battles which started during the pregnancy of his second child. Joe details how he had to go and seek help 3 times from a professional before a year ago he very nearly Read more
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Myth: First few months is all about mother and baby bonding.
You’ll often hear this myth about the bonding time between mother and baby, that the first few months are the most important for a mother making that bond with her child, and absolutely it is. But why is it any less important for dads? Now if your reading this and thinking of course it what Read more
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Episode #8 “Never did I ever make it to work on Monday”
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-rtmcx-fd40a8 Here I talk to Scott about what life was like growing up on a rough estate, growing up with a group of lads that became brothers. Then he became a step dad to 3 at the young age of 22 ,before turning his life around losing 8 stone in less than a year and Read more
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Episode #7 Jay Strand “I became the arsehole I never wanted to be”
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-xuh68-fc85b6 Here I sit down with Jay, Jay talks openly about growing up without a dad before being very honest about how adapting to becoming a dad at 20 and a dad of 2 by the time he was 21 was a real struggle for him. Jay also talks about how he got himself into Read more
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Episode #6 “During the first lockdown I tried to commit suicide”
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-v3bzb-fbf3da This week I sat down with Alun “Taff” Watkins. Taff talks very openly about his journey from the small mining town of Merthyr Tydfil to serving in the British Army. Taff is open about his experiences and views of his dad before becoming a dad of two daughters himself. Taff is very candid about Read more
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Virtual Social 3 – Harry & Megs, Covid Vaccine Program, Taking A Knee
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-c3334-fb8028 This week me and Ady talk about what’s gone on the world over the past week or two, we discuss Harry & Megan’s latest news, ponder has taking a knee at football run its course and a few other bits from the Covid vaccine program and landing yet another rover on Mars. 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.”
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