Fearless Fathers

Grab your climbing gear, cause we're setting for the summit. We're heading up to the top of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and the profound relevance it plays in being a dad. 

As we start this journey you need to pack the tools you'll need to make this perilous trip.

As fathers, we often find ourselves navigating an intricate web of responsibilities, emotions, and aspirations. By understanding Maslow's Hierarchy and its implications, we can gain valuable insights into how to thrive in our paternal role, fostering our own growth while nurturing our children's development.

Throughout the episode, we explore each level of Maslow's Hierarchy and analyze how it directly impacts our journey as fathers. From the foundational physiological needs—such as ensuring our children's health and safety—to the psychological aspects of belongingness and love, we dive into the profound connections we form with our kids and the importance of fostering strong family bonds.

Whether you're a new dad, experienced parent, or someone interested in the complexities of the human experience, this episode of "Fearless Fathers” will provide you with profound insights into the intricacies of Maslow's Hierarchy and its relevance to the incredible journey of being a dad. Join us as we rethink fatherhood.

We are back from our break. This Memorial Day, we raise a glass to a great friend of ours who we served with. He unexpectedly died during a work accident. He was a loving father, veteran, mentor, and all-around great person whom we had the privilege of knowing. This also marked three years of Fearless Fathers. We share some stories coming up in the podcast.

Join us in this eye-opening episode, where we discuss the impact of Covid-19 on children and how it has changed their lives forever. As parents, we are facing unprecedented challenges in raising our children during this pandemic, and we need to understand how it is affecting them both physically and mentally. In this podcast, we talk about our experiences with our kid's post covid, and how it's affected more than just health. Moreover, we delve into the long-term effects of Covid-19 on our children's mental health, education, and overall development. We provide practical tips and strategies on how to help our children cope with the challenges brought on by the pandemic and how to positively parent them during these difficult times. So if you are a parent, guardian, or anyone who cares about the well-being of our children, tune in to this episode and discover the power of understanding our children's perspectives and feelings on living through a pandemic.

Co-parenting can be one of the most difficult parts of navigating a divorce. Depending on how old they are, you may have many years of close co-parenting ahead of you. Your children are observing everything you do. How you treat your former spouse is becoming part of your children’s wiring. For most people, there is a period of 1-5 years during a divorce that has the potential to be extremely toxic. It’s not easy, but you owe it to your children to provide them with the smoothest transition possible.

Andy Heller never set out to become an expert on divorce. Andy had already co-authored two real estate investing books, but had no intention of writing another book until going through his own divorce. Over 6 years, Andy conducted dozens of interviews with field experts, including co-parenting counselors, attorneys, mediators, as well as divorced couples who overcame massive challenges in their own separations. Filled with blunt advice, real-world examples, and 46 practical strategies for better separation, Take the High Road: Divorce with Compassion for Yourself and Your Family provides readers with a well-organized roadmap to a more positive destination, a less-traveled route for navigating a divorce that can heal hearts, prepare them for the future, and nurture their children.

Commonly after divorce, one - if not the biggest - complaint when it comes to co-parenting can sound like, "My ex won't do this, or my ex always does that!"  Andy Heller recognizes this and focuses his advice specifically on unilateral steps that divorcees can take to improve their co-parenting reality that in no way depends on actions an ex might or might not take in return."

Divorce should be viewed as a marathon, not a sprint. Andy aims to move everyone involved through a divorce with compassion and care. Andy’s book is a roadmap, not only for the person reading but for their former partner and their children as well.

Learn more about Andy and his book at the links below:

https://www.facebook.com/takethehighroadbook

https://www.instagram.com/andyhheller/

www.takethehighroaddivorce.com

Taxes have always been an issue where Ryan and Dave come from in Pennsylvania. After some digging, we found out just how bad it is. 

PA courts just ruled that certain schools are severely underfunded after a lengthy suit. We broke down just how much they are and what are some things we, as dads, could do to help fix this injustice in our kid's education. 

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Let's Rethink Fatherhood!

We talk about the super bowl matchup and how much woke "culture" can be good and evil. Ways that we dads can use wokeness as a way to prepare our kids better and not be super polarizing. 

We talk about how our holidays went, and, thanks to a listener, we talk about what to do to reconnect to our children after a deployment.

Great stuff in there if you have a job that keeps you away from your children for long periods.