Just Some Dads

In this episode we celebrate Down Syndrome and Down Syndrome Awareness Month with everyone's favorite cohost. Collin shares his experience having a son with Down Syndrome and grants us all insight into valuable resources for anyone who has experience with Down Syndrome. 

We explore World Cerebral Palsy Day with Charlie Young, a stellar father of a child with Cerebral Palsy. Charlie offers unique insight and information to help children and adults understand more about Cerebral Palsy and its community. 

Welcome to Season 2! We've got some updates to our lives and some new things going on with the podcast that we're super stoked to share with you. Listen in to catch up!

In this episode we talk with Charlie Young, one of the big reasons this podcast got started. We talk about having hobbies, date night, prioritizing mental health, changing careers, and a lot more. This is a good one, so be sure to share with your friends! 

Also, this is our last episode of the season. Michael is headed off for some specialized Army training for the next couple of months. We'll be getting back into recording later on in the summer, so stay tuned for more episodes! Thanks for listening! 

What do Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Harvey Dent, and Julius Caesar have in common (besides sounding like the set up to a bad joke)? Feel like you're down on your luck? Ready to make some positive life changes? 

In this episode we get into what it takes to turn your luck around, make your own luck, and get back on top. 

Let's talk about your manly hygiene, or lack there of for some of you...you know who you are. We take a fresh look at 11 things you can do to boost your hygiene. It will help you smell better, feel better, look better, and most importantly, increase your overall health! Do you need more reasons to tune in and be reminded of what you can do to be better?

In case you were curious about the Amanda Bynes bit about a pimple in your nose, here's the link.

Date Night not really what it used to be? We feel you. We've been there. Probably will be there again. Date night can be hard. You want to keep the romance alive, you want to keep up the emotional investment, and you want to show that you've put forth the effort to keep courting your spouse. But with all the demands on you, it's tough sometimes. 

In this episode, we discuss some ideas that may help you get that jump start that you need to get the creative juices flowing and have a great date night. It doesn't have to take up a bunch of time, money, resources, or an eye in the center of the perfect storm of life. Listen in for some simple ideas about how to boost your date night game. 

Part four of our series on becoming a new dad. What happens after the first day, first week, and first month? You've got this! We talk about what to do when unexpected challenges come up, having an active imagination, the Little Drummer Boy, finding a community, and so much more. Know someone who just became a dad? This episode is perfect for them! And to all dads out there, you've got this. You're doing a great job. 

Episode 3 in our 4-part series talking about being a new dad. You're out of the first week and into the first month. Cue the routine. This is the time to get into the routine. You've kept everyone alive for a whole week. Take a minute to reflect with us about how it went and let's press onward into the month where you build your confidence and your spousal team. You may feel like you're starting to get a hang of things, or not. Either way, we offer some thoughts about really launching yourself into the rest of forever, because, you'll never not be a parent again!

Episode 2 in our 4-part series talking about being a new dad. Here's to the first week! Welcome home, or welcome to life without nurses every 2 hours, or both. It's just you, your wife, and your baby. All alone. Taking on the world together! You've got this. This episode takes us through the first week as a new father and family. We share counsel and some tips about how to navigate this first week. Trust us, the first week is a doozy. There is a lot to fight through, but we know that you are up to the task!