Jamie shares a fascinating story about traveling to the Peruvian jungle to take part in an Ayahuasca Ceremony to help him heal from his childhood trauma. The experience helps him to get sober and be the Dad that he wants to be and he's now the father of two 3 year old twin boys. It's an incredible story about death of ego and meeting the higher power of love which leads Jamie to purge addiction and substance abuse. A wild ride!

Inspired by his Mother and Grandmother, Jamie has been cooking from an early age. As a Dad he has high standards when it comes to the family diet with 'low gluten' and no processed sugar. We both reflect on related behaviour of children after eating sugary foods...and a couple of ideas on how to deal with Halloween.

Jamie is also very positive about embracing the process that his family is currently going through with assessments to see if his boys are on the autism spectrum.

This week is a solocast with my reflections on the challenges of being a long distance parent and the importance of teaching your kid(s) how to show and express love in a healthy relationship by leading by example. I am also talking about the positive aspects of a kid(s) experiencing different lifestyles and as a parent being able to share with them, the life you want for them. The other topic that comes up this week is giving boys (in particular) permission to cry and express emotion. We have become resilient as a father and son with a long distance relationship, while learning to feel and express our emotions. Please enjoy!

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Following on from our recent episode when Sean talks about his PhD dissertation "Becoming a Father and Being a Man", Sean talks about his Masters thesis exploring the experience of Military Dads which including the challenges of long distance relationships and the Mother as the gate keeper of the home. Our conversation meanders through some interesting topics which includes:

-the transition between military service and family time;

-shutting off emotions to cope;

-attachment years and how this changes over time;

-dealing with teenagers and their decision making process with risk vs reward;

-parenting a 12 year old daughter, which is much like diffusing a bomb;

-does the "go to your room!" tactic that works?

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Dealing with my kid getting Covid and not being able to catch his scheduled flight to Canada for Christmas, this is a reflection about how our thoughts can have impacts on our feelings which in turn in the process our kids. We choose how we show up in the world, and how we react to unexpected events and challenges. So can we use our thoughts to parent in a more effective way with better outcomes?

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It's another content rich show with two parts!

Part 1. Mike is a London UK Dad that in the midst of the Covid 19 pandemic has recently had to cope with the challenges of his young son moving overseas to Mallorca. After a disappointing experience in UK court, Mike talks positively about moving forward.

Part 2. The pro debrief is with Sean, with over 17 years working as a therapist with families and children and a PhD in counselling psychology with his dissertation looking at the experiences of men transitioning to fatherhood, he has a wealth of knowledge to share and some interesting reflections to share about children and how our relationships with them will shift and change over the years.

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This is a rich conversation that really dives into the experience of being a Dad. Sean really has done his homework over the last few years. He has an MA and PhD in Counselling Psychology from the University of Victoria in Canada with over 15 years experience as a therapist working with families and teenagers. He's also a father to two young children.

Sean's Masters study looked at "Being a Father in the Military" and his dissertation was on "Becoming a father and Being as Man", so he really has done his homework for this episode.

Topics include: transitioning to fatherhood; society's attitude to the role of the Dad; the historic role of the father; male sexuality as a Dad; the neuro chemical reaction to kids; masculine and feminine roles in rearing kids, and more!

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This episode is a 'solocast' offering direct parenting advice for Dads on a particular topic based on personal experience with guidance from professionals. This episode covers the toddler meltdown and how to use Jedi mind tricks to deal with or avoid meltdowns.

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This episode is a 'solocast' offering direct parenting advice for Dads on a particular topic based on personal experience with guidance from professionals. This episode covers the topic journaling as an integral of part of handover, also known as changeover, when co parenting. It is also a great tool for any parent.

You will find this episode useful if:

You are you a co-parenting Dad trying to navigate handovers? If you are trying to find effective ways of communicating with the other parent? Or maybe you are a Dad that is feeling the strains of raising young kids and trying to strike the perfect work/life balance and need another tool to help with your coping strategy.

In this episode I will share one of the most invaluable lessons when it came to smoother co-parenting and peaceful handovers. It's not the sexiest topic when it comes to parenting but journaling is a powerful tool.