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Our lives are composed of transformations, most small but some big. For Steven English, he has had several big transformations in his life that occurred a little bit each day. 

From obesity to health, alcoholism to sobriety, and from divorce to healing, Steven shares inspiring stories that illustrate it is never too late to make restitution and seek personal redemption.

He gives insights into how he broke the chain of alcoholism in his family and how being courageously imperfect and sharing his journey with his kids has affected them in positive and constructive ways. 

An added bonus to the interview is his excellent advice on co-parenting after divorce. 

Regardless of your current life situation, we are all going through little transformations and Steven’s example and insights here are useful to each of us in some way. 

Enjoy!

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Show Notes:

• Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• American Journal of Men's Health | Longitudinal Study of Body Mass Index in Young Males and the Transition to Fatherhood
• I Will Teach you to be Rich by Ramit Sethi
• Steven’s website
• Steven’s LinkedIn profile 

Music credits:

• It’s Near by DJ Quads

On any given day, there are nearly 424,000 children in foster care in the United States. 

Today's guest has great experience working with the foster care system and adoption. Over the years, Ricardo Ramos and his wife have fostered 13 kids, mostly toddlers and newborns. Through fostering, he's ended up adopting two kids, and one was finalizing the adoption process at the time of the episode. 

Ricardo goes through his experiences of fostering and adoption, explains how the process works, and debunks typical myths around fostering and adoption.

There is a great need for foster homes. If you're wanting to know more about it or thinking about opening your home to kids in need through the fostering process, you'll want to hear what Ricardo has to say. 

Enjoy!

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Show Notes:

• Connect with Ricardo on Instagram @blackbelly74
• Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System 2019 Report

Music credits:

• It’s Near by DJ Quads

Forgiving someone daily for small things may sound doable but what about forgiving the worst offenses? Like your father abandoning you? How do you make peace regardless of the other person’s actions?

David Lindes, musician, producer and author shares the emotional roller coaster of facing his father’s abandonment. After he became a father himself, David has a life changing experience coming to terms with that abandonment. He then goes on a quest to seek out his father, even hires a private investigator and books a flight to Guatemala to find him.

This is an inspiring story of heartbreak, acceptance, and forgiveness.

He composed a beautiful song about his journey called, “Peace with a Lion,” that is play at the end of the podcast.

Enjoy!

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Show Links:

• www.davidlindes.net
• www.patreon.com/davidlindes/

Music credits:

• It’s Near by DJ Quads

As a kid, did you watch your dad struggle with his health? Dr. Anthony Balduzzi did. The result was his dad eventually got so sick he died at 42 years young. A father’s premature death due to poor health is unfortunately too common these days. 

The experience of losing his own dad to poor health led Dr. A on a mission. From medical school, to competitive bodybuilder, to entrepreneur starting the Fit Father Project, Dr. A is an expert on men's health and nutrition.

And the results speak for themselves. Through his simple and sustainable programs, he’s helped over 30,000 families live longer lives through good health practices—especially men who think they are "too busy" to exercise.

Dr. A’s programs differ from trendy ones today because before you even start exercising his clients write a mission statement. What is your driving purpose to getting and staying healthy? I love that! 

If you want to live a longer life, you’ll want to listen to what Dr. A has to say about nutrition. 

Health is truly at the foundation of everything we love.

Enjoy!

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Show Links:

• Fit Father Project Website
• Fit Father Project YouTube Channel
• Fit Father Project Facebook Group
• American Journal of Men's Health | Longitudinal Study of Body Mass Index in Young Males and the Transition to Fatherhood
• 10 exercises you can do with your kids, literally.

Music credits:

• It’s Near by DJ Quads

10 minutes a day. That’s all it takes to have better behaved children, deeper relationships with your kids, and more time you too. Sound counterintuitive? Sound too good to be true? It's not. Listen to this quick episode to learn:

• Why do our children misbehave?
• A child's fundamental psychological needs of significance and belonging.
• The three ego states: Parent, Adult, Child
• How 10 minutes a day can help create bonds that last a lifetime. 

Give this 10 minutes a day experiment a try. After a few days, your child will begin to expect it. They’ll begin to realize that they don’t need to act out because they’ll have that special time with you. You’ll feel amazing too because you’re fulfilling your purpose as a dad.

Everyone wins, right away.

Enjoy!

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Links:

• Read the full article with more information
• Alfred Adler Institute of Northwestern Washington

Music credits:

• It’s Near by DJ Quads

What is your definition of success? Are you stuck in the ridiculous race of being "busy all the time" and want to change but aren't sure how? This episode can help.

Fraser Cameron is a sprint athlete from New Zealand, father of 2 and former commercial negotiation consultant turned professional life coach. 

Years ago, his son asked him a question that hit Fraser like a ton of bricks. What followed was his journey of self discovery, true identity and purpose. 

From quitting his day job to helping men all over the world achieve excellence, Fraser shares the ups and downs and insights to building his successful life. And this is his definition of success: living a life you wouldn’t trade for any other. 

Fraser shares the difference between living and surviving, the pitfalls of pursuing perfection vs. excellence, why being “busy” is a ridiculous race to the bottom and questions to help you define your identity, greater purpose, and start living an epic life. 

Talking about purpose, he cautions that having your family as your central purpose can actually be dangerous and limiting. That's something I hadn't considered before but very thought provoking.

Enjoy!

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Show links:

• https://www.frasercameron.com/
• 5 Simple Ways to Enhance Your Performance
• Fraser’s LinkedIn 
• Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo

Music credits:

• It's Near by DJ Quads

Ask yourself this question: how can I be useful? Then start doing whatever constructive idea comes to mind. For Grant, the answer to that question was to start combating fatherlessness.

This episode covers a personal story about fatherlessness and suicide, statistics about the effects of fatherless homes, and a review for what to expect in upcoming episodes.

Listen and leave inspired to help dads everywhere live longer and more intentional lives. We each can contribute to the solution.

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Thanks for listening!

Links to research sources:

• The Statistics of Fatherless Children
• Children in single parent homes by race
• Heart disease stats from CDC 
• Suicide rates from CDC
• The Extent of Fatherlessness
• Poverty, Dropouts, Pregnancy, Suicide: What The Numbers Say About Fatherless Kids

Music credits:

• It's Near by DJ Quads
• Eden by Onycs
• Acoustic/Folk Instrumental by David Hyde

Welcome to No More Dead Dads where we help men live longer and more intentional lives. 

In this podcast, we cover five key areas of fatherhood:

1. your body
2. your money
3. your mind
4. your heart
5. your home

Subscribe to get expert advice from doctors, founders, CEOs, bodybuilders, financial planners, life coaches, as well as inspiring and redemptive stories from adoptive fathers, men whose dads abandoned them, men rebuilding their lives after addiction and many other incredibly vulnerable interviews with guests who share their amazing stories with us. 

Margaret Mead quote: "the supreme test of any civilization is whether or not it can teach men to be good fathers." 

The world. Really your world depends on it. 

We'll publish at least one episode a week.