Developing Dads Podcast

In this episode we explore mental health. After Paddy 'the baddy' Pimblett heart warming speech following his UFC win about his friend committing suicide. Mental health is something we've both never knowingly suffered with. That being said we go into our history with mental health and when we, perhaps have suffered with our own mental health. From Neil going from 1 to 3 kids in one swoop and how Gordon has had some pretty tough lows.

In this episode we discuss Neils journey losing his job in 2013 after the oil crash in Aberdeen. From having 30-days to figure out what he was going to do to what it feels like being a dad and facing this kind of adversity.

In this episode we explore what we think our current purpose is, how we've defined it and what we are doing to work toward it. We also try to help understand how purpose has changed throughout our lives from unencumbered 20 somethings to now dads.

In this episode, we go through the ins and outs of how we travel with our family. From things we've bought to how to entertain them on a long flight.

In this episode, we run through how the first 6-months of the year have gone. Review the goals we set in episode one and how much progress we have made on them.

In this episode, I ask Neil loads of questions that he doesn't know are coming. We talk about how he wanted to move to Orkney and not tell me about it to his fondest childhood memories.

In this episode, we catch up after taking a week off podcasting. This one is in person for a change so we cover all kinds of topics from fathers rights to is there a God.

In this episode, we run through a few tips and tricks to help dads stay fit, and healthy and solutions to switching off from a hectic life. We cover everything from time auditing, nap times and how to destress.

In this episode, we delve into part 2 of the birth stories from a dad's perspective. We go into Neil having his second round in a birthing suite. This time with twins on the way. I try to delve into things a little deeper and expand on some of what we went through in part 1.

In this episode, we explore some hard moments of being dads. From Neil surviving having twins after already having one to Gordon helping his wife through the tough 2-4 weeks post birth and worrying about the baby blues.