Everyone carries a story about their father — the one we got, the one we needed, and maybe even the one we’ve become.

In this episode of Stories from Real Life, I talk with Patton Dodd, writer, editor, and author of The Father You Get: And the Ones You Make, Believe In, and Become.

Patton’s story explores what it means to inherit pain and still choose purpose, to face the past without being defined by it, and to discover grace in the mess of family life.

Together, we talk about father wounds, forgiveness, and the ways faith and storytelling help us rewrite who we are — and who we can still become.

Patton Dodd’s website

The Father We Get book

Stories from Real Life website

The Strength of a Thousand Sons

Patton Dodd on LinkedIn

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