Thanks for spending the last half of 2019 with us on this podcast journey.

I am extremely grateful that we have been able to share some outstanding episodes with you.

If you are new to us please go into the back catalogue and check them out.

Today Liam will try to set the tone for the year that was and the year upcoming.

Reflect on 2019 and plan for 2020!

Be COMMITTED!

Happy new years to one and all!!

Plenty of shout outs at the end of the episode!

Today we talk with Rod Bridge who founded the organisation, Sideffect.

From their website -

"Sideffect was started by our founder, Rodney Bridge, after the death of his beautifully talented and generous son, Preston. Preston died at the age of 16, after taking a synthetic form of LSD in February 2013, during his school ball after party. Following his family tragedy, Rod found out that the LSD substance was made up of 25inBome as well as a shopping list of other synthetic drugs. Preston lost his life that night based on one choice and had he known what he was taking, he would have made an entirely different decision. Sideffect was born out of that understanding, that our youth need to be educated on substance use and be empowered to make informed decisions, with the help of parents, teachers, and their community."

Points in the conversation to note:

In 2018 Sideffect reached 105,000 students across Western Australia.

Being educated as a parent on drugs is so important in order to start a conversation.

Early intervention is key in the fight against drugs.

www.sideffect.org.au

Part one of the 60 mins program - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6mYlFXiZkc

Today we have a prerecorded episode thanks to a partner of ours, HNT Legal, on domestic violence (DV).

Maria from HNT Legal talks us through the various aspects of DV and why we need to talk more about it.

Maria also talks about why you should seek legal advice when involved in DV.

3 value bombs dropped by Maria:

1. Why you should seek legal advice before consenting to an AVO.

2. How the Kennon Adjustment needs to be raised early in your court hearing.

3. We need to talk about Family and domestic violence with someone. Don't keep them to yourself. Seek support.

www.hntlegal.com.au

www.lifeline.org.au

Today we have part two of our chat with Gus Orcajo.

We continue the chat from part one that moves into some deeper elements of emotions, family and the struggles we all face and how to overcome them.

Enjoy!!

www.gusorcajo.com

Today we start this two part conversation with Dad, entrepreneur, certified emotional intelligence practitioner and self awareness coach, Gus Orcajo.

Gus is a contributor in the Australian Dads Network and is passionate about helping Dads reclaim their power to live the life they have always wanted.

In this first part we learn about Gus and his life, his son and the interesting and unique co-parenting situation with his ex wife.

If you like what you hear then jump onto Gus' website - www.gusorcajo.com and reclaim your power!

Today we talk with performance coach, Dave Kerestesi, about what disconnecting from social media meant to him.

How this improved every single aspect of his life including his business, family connections, mental and spiritual health. Overall gaining a massively bigger perspective on life than ever before.

We talk about ways you can do the same.

This is Daves second session in the Yarn Barn and we are grateful for his time with us.

You can connect with Dave on his website - www.davekerestesi.com

And also on Facebook at - https://www.facebook.com/DK.PerformanceCoach/

Dave is an active contributer to the Australian Dads Network private DADS ONLY group on Facebook also. Get in there and say G'Day!!

Grab Jordan Petersons Big 5 Personality test here - https://www.understandmyself.com/personality-assessment

Here is a quick video on the 80/20 rule - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaUWhO-B7Ts

Corey Gaidzionis says "I'm a father, mentor, and facilitator of generational change, leading men to be the best they can be."

Today we talk with Corey about how holding his colleagues hand while he died triggered PTSD. The moment where he had to decide which road in life he needed to take. One of self-destruction or one of empowerment and positive change.

This is a conversation that creates emotion and drive towards taking small steps, setting goals and getting better everyday.

Corey now helps other men through the Side by Side Initiative.

Corey is a qualified counsellor and Personal trainer.

He specialises in coaching men to lead the life they want to live rather than the life they are expected to live

Enjoy!

https://www.facebook.com/coreyg76

https://www.facebook.com/groups/381880076006542/

https://www.facebook.com/sidebysideinitiative/?eid=ARBCtf0g0AO7WXt94ATW8BbJeRwAINn4-tCqc_WMGHLCJNaSURFa0mrLRDO4U-itUe0wV0Hzbl8NdWeU&timeline_context_item_type=intro_card_work&timeline_context_item_source=100036764844171&fref=tag

Ben Killoy, is a U.S. Marine Veteran turned blogger, life coach, speaker, and now podcaster who seeks to bring Military Veteran Dads home to their families. He resides in Janesville, WI, with his wife and three beautiful kids! Ben, went through what most transitioning veterans go through of redefining identity and rediscovering your passion and purpose for life. A seminar changed it all for him, and realigned him to his passion for leadership. Since then he has been on a mission to master leadership principles & use his passion for leadership to help dads understand who they are, develop the skills to overcome adversity, and own their life and choices truly come home to their life.

https://www.facebook.com/benjamin.killoy

https://www.facebook.com/militaryveterandad/?__tn__=K-R&eid=ARCG-dcGBGFy1_M1gk2VeVl7AmstfcR7Txp9tdbFwSGJSl8UvnjxBSkNhNBri1hq0rl7Yo6vCsXGmRXP&fref=mentions&__xts__[0]=68.ARCukLT0cEjkDRCO2-DvAGd24qofGBES7rCDhBh-FJNAwfske5Opx-HAe0gwhNXIgcXBdJlEehjhDpCuDNhJpDNmxXh1qz2fWjDeb7Zi_AuucomIfnSs1YU96QRJt-8xWtK0bMnPPi_p5CoaSxFVh4dIllw0GOR2Vi34kcGxh5z2XuHQMCuDZ7OwTo050PuPtbQmxCk-vOUxIZaWiA

https://www.militaryveterandad.com/

Today Liam gives us a bit of a check in about what we are doing inside the community and plans for some events lined up.

If you want to get involved in anything alongside the ADN please reach out to the crew - [email protected]

Dean Henneman and I continue our chat and move into some deeper territory. Discussing some of the key reasons why Dean has now a massive passion for men's mental health and striving for his greatness as a man, husband and dad.

If you are in a crisis please call Lifeline - 131114