The Dad.Work Podcast

My guest today is Kimberly Hill.

We go deep talking about how to ask for feedback and actually get useful answers, interdependence vs. codependence, how to communicate your feelings and needs inside a relationship and make requests, the fundamental desire women have in intimate relationships, how men sabotage vulnerability and trust in relationship, the importance of developing a regular check-in with your partner, the trap of perfectionism and people-pleasing, why date nights are vital to building a strong relationship, why filling up your own cup as a dad is selfless not selfish, and dating for single and divorced dads.

Today’s guest is Dave Weale.We go deep talking about what young men need from their fathers, mentors, and society, the role of a father in a young man’s life (challenge, letting him fail), why failure is mandatory if you want to do big things, resilience, what happens to a pro skier when he breaks his neck, the power of mindset in recovering from huge setbacks, the Importance of Cannabis as part of the journey, the creation, and collapse of a 7 figure company and how Dave got through a second huge hardship, moving forward despite challenges and choosing to face things head on, high-intensity men’s work for high-performance men, and my own failure that led to this whole project.

My guest today is Isaac Cotec. We go deep talking about masculine Archetypes and how to use them to grow and heal, embodying masculinity after disconnecting from it after it was pushed on you, finding balance between the stoic man of the 50s and the soft man of the 90s, rituals and symbolism, and how to use them to work with your subconscious, bringing consciousness to each archetype to guide your growth journey, practical ways to work on aligning and levelling up your embodiment of each archetype, using the HeroRise Masculine Archetype deck to grow as a man, facing your shadows, daily self-care rituals to go deep.

Today’s guest is Jason Henderson. We go deep talking about why Jason’s son’s first 2 words were so pivotal in his transformation,
men’s Group and why a supportive community makes it easier to do the work, breathwork, meditation, and inner child work as healing modalities, addictive behaviours to numb discomfort and how to break the cycle, children as our biggest triggers and teachers, showing up authentically with our children, and letting them see us do the work, breaking the chains of generational trauma, and deepening connection with our children through curiosity.

We go deep talking about what is breathwork, and the immense benefits thereof, the nervous system and the body’s response to difficult events, and how trauma gets stored, how to release stored trauma, the wisdom of the body, how to “hack” the nervous system to calm down in the moment with some actionable take-home practices, coregulating with our children and how they watch and model us, why talking about our story isn’t enough to heal, and self-care practices.

Today’s guest is Clint Murphy. We go deep talking about how to set and crush goals as a busy father, the mindset that is necessary to turn failure into success, growth vs. fixed mindset, focusing on the process rather than results, shadow aspects of our personalities that become motivating forces in our accomplishments, inner-child work, how to do all of these things with your family involved, and the importance of sharing your beliefs, successes, and frameworks with your children.

Today’s guest is Dan Doty. We go deep talking about fatherhood as a spiritual practice, depth of conversation and connection,
presence, being vs doing, communicating our needs, why being tough and being open-hearted are not mutually exclusive, men’s work,
why it’s important to remember that YOUR life matters, and the importance of doing the work with other men.