Dad La Soul Sessions Podcast

TW: We discuss sexual violence.

Enough is an extraordinary organisation with an innovate approach to supporting victims of sexual violence and deterring perpetrators. Katie and Tom talk about what they do, why they do it and how dads can help.

Phil Hart is a dad who was looking for an adventure with his boys. They decided to follow the progress of the FA Cup, from the first preliminary round to, they hoped, the final. It was a great journey, but it definitely got more tricky as the competition wore on. Listen to this fascinating story.

Struggle with sleep? Whether it is just you or your kids as well, Nicole Ratcliffe came onto the show to chat about how you can improve the quality of your sleep and, in turn, the quality of your life.

Who better to ask how to up the dad joke game than Patrick Monahan, who has performed comedy all over the world. A well-respected stand-up comedian, Patrick gives us a glimpse into the comedy world, including what it's like to tour and how to deal with tough crowds.

TW: Sexual abuse

Chris Humphris talked to us about the Male Survivors Partnership and how it supports men and boys who have been the victim of abuse.

It's an important conversation about how we make it easier to talk about these subjects and what the partnership does to facilitate that.

Can you joke about mental health? Should you joke about mental health? Award-winning stand-up comedian Dave Chawner thinks you can and should.

He told us about his eating disorder and how he used comedy to express himself. He also supports people with experience of bad mental health learn comedy skills to help them build confidence, communication and connections with other people.

Find out more about Dave at https://www.davechawner.co.uk/stand-up

Ben Moorhouse is the first returning guest on the Dad La Soul Sessions. He's off on another huge extreme challenge to raise money to save babies' lives and he tells us why he's struggling to raise money.

Why won't people talk about stillbirth in the press? Do they think not mentioning it will make it go away? These are the issues that Ben faces, trying to raise money and trying to support dads who have been through a similar experience. One journalist sent him a shocking message. Find out about it in this episode.

Support Ben's challenge: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/manchester206

James MacDonald is an author and has written a book for new dads called First Time Dad. It's all about looking after your mental health as you support your partner through the pregnancy. James talks about his own mental health struggles, his coping mechanisms and how dads can support each other. He also plays an amazing parody of the Proclaimers' 500 Miles about parenting, on the ukulele!

Get James' book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Time-Dad-Confident-Pregnancy-ebook/dp/B0BX4NSDD1

TRIGGER WARNING: We discuss violence against women in this episode.

Susie Kahlich is our Dad La Soul Sessions main guest. She's the founder of Pretty Deadly Self Defense and she talked about how someone tried to kill her and set her on the path to learning about martial arts and self defence. She told us about how we can support the women and girls in our life with learning self defence as well as offering insights into women's fears and concerns that men might not otherwise know about. This is essential for any dad with a woman or girl in their life.

Jonnie Jensen from Team Super Dad understands what it is like to be at rock bottom because he has been there. He worked out how to lift himself back up and now he is dedicated to helping men do the same, be great dads, be happy humans and get to where they want to go. To find purpose. 

Find out more about Jonnie here:  https://www.teamsuperdad.com/

And find out more about Dad La Soul here: https://www.dadlasoul.com/