Bernie Landels is an author and speaker with over 25 years of experience in the education and health care field. Her focus is the first 1,000 days of a child's development and specifically how touch so important for both babies and older children to thrive. She has worked with dads who can sometime struggle to connect with their babies and older children through touch. in this episode Bernie and i have a conversation about simple things dads can do to bond with their kids through simple touch and the additional benefits it can provide both for dads and their babies and kids. We also talk about Bernie's book Finding Their Feet and why every dad should have a copy.

You can order Finding Their Feet here:

https://amzn.to/3BxFDUv

Connect with Bernie and learn more about what she is doing here:

https://bernielandels.com/

Chris Bruno is a well know and sought after counselor and founder of Restoration Counseling. He specializes in men and masculinity, sexual addiction, trauma and abuse. His experience as a men’s therapist and his work with men at Restoration Project provide a wealth of experience when navigating the landscape of a man’s heart. Chris is also the author of Man Maker Project, a guide to help fathers usher their sons into manhood God's way.

In this episode we dive into the heart of fathers dealing with deep seated traumas that in some cases go back generations. We talk about the value of knowing yourself and the path towards living a fulfilling and purpose driven life full of joy along the way.

Order Man Maker Project here:

https://amzn.to/3PUXhFy

Restory by Restoration Counseling:

https://www.restory.life/

Restoration Product:

https://www.restorationproject.net/

Megan Owen is the owner of Mountain City Christian Counseling and a pastoral trauma counselor. One of the modalities she uses is something called DNMS therapy (Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy). She fashioned this therapy to suit folks who have left abusive cultures and may not even have a baseline for what looks healthy. She works with ego states to bring healing to different "parts" of our inner family systems. So, healing for six year old or 15 year old . . . but it isn't me. She teaches men to bring healing to themselves by learning to trust themselves and the resources they have within them.

In this episode Megan talks about some of the causes of trauma that is holding so many dads from becoming everything they were created to be and how they can find a path to break free restoring their understanding of their source and purpose.

You can reach Megan at:

https://www.mountaincitychristiancounseling.com/

You can email Julie, assistant to Megan at:

[email protected]

Nicole Ratcliffe is the founder of Baby2Sleep. She is a parental coach specifically supporting parents to help their babies and young children sleep well in a gentle manner and navigate development changes. In our conversation Nicole speaks to dads about the do's and don'ts for creating a calming environment that allows the baby to get more sleep and consequently parents too.

Learn more about Baby2Sleep and reach Nicole at:

https://www.baby2sleep.co.uk/

Find Baby2Sleep on Facebook at:

https://www.facebook.com/Baby2Sleep

Find Baby2Sleep on Instagram at:

https://www.instagram.com/baby_2_sleep/

Find Baby2Sleep on Twitter at:

https://twitter.com/Baby_2_Sleep

You can watch and subscribe to the Baby2Sleep YouTube channel at:

https://www.youtube.com/c/Baby2Sleep

Sandra Trew shares her experience as a parental coach not only working with families but working specifically with dads. In my conversation with Sandra she uncovers some of the biggest pain points with dads that keep them from bonding with their kids and having a close family.

You can learn more about Sandra's coaching program at:

https://www.getrealparentalcoaching.com/

Find Sandra on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/getrealparentalcoaching/

Find Sandra on Instagram at:

https://www.instagram.com/getrealparentalcoach/

Find Sandra on LinkedIn at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-trew-552084217/

Listen to Sandra's podcast at:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/get-real-parental-coaching/id1606697095?i=1000550177622

Shoshannah Guerrero has a M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Mount Mercy University and owns her own private practice at DreamWeaver Therapy PLLC. Shoshannah has 21- plus years of experience working with individuals with diagnosis of developmental delays, mental illness, and substance use, and supporting families therapeutically through family life cycle changes. Shoshannah has experience as a behavioral health trainer, specializing in Motivational Interviewing, and supporting Project ECHO initiatives and facilitating behavioral health training in community, professional and provider settings. Shoshannah currently is a PhD student at Mount Mercy University with an interest in complex situations without known outcomes such as adjusting to complex medical diagnosis, families and individuals experiencing grief and loss, and couples in distress.

In this episode Shoshannah talks about the impact of each child development stage from birth to empty nest and its impact on the marriage relationship. She deconstructs some of the reasons dads struggle during these stages and provides practical strategies to navigating each stage. You can take the assessments mentioned in this episodes using the links below.

Myers-Briggs Personality Assessment

https://www.16personalities.com/

Attachment Style Quiz

https://www.attachmentproject.com/

Learn more and contact Shoshannah and DreamWeaver Therapy at:

dreamweavertherapypllc.com

Clare Stead has had an extensive career in education traveling to many continents understanding how the world learns. Because of her experience and background she understands the challenges families face helping their babies to get a head start in their early years. She also understands why dads feel lost and in some cases left out in what they contribute for their babies.

Clare created an app for dads called Oliiki. The app is a daily manual for all dads that walks you step by step through small tasks any dad can do to increase the brain development and performance of their baby in the first 1,000 days. Because of Care's work and understanding of dads, their is now an app for dads and a manual for babies to remove the guess work.

Learn more about Oliiki at: https://www.oliikiapp.com/

Join the Oliiki community at: https://www.facebook.com/Oliiki

Royal Bradley shares his experience of being a father both from a military and veteran lens. He shares some of his struggles and his successes trying to be a good father with so many demands on his time and energy. Royal issues a challenge to civilian, veteran and military dads after sharing how he accomplished the same challenge.

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Former NFL certified agent, sports psychology consultant and analyzer Herman Few talks with me about his background and experience working with the Project Fatherhood organization and how his role helped dads stay connected with their kids during hard times. Herman also talks about his goal of utilizing the influence of the NFL as an outreach resource to educate the public about how important fathers are.

To learn more about Project Fatherhood visit https://www.childrensinstitute.org/project-fatherhood/

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Former NFL certified agent, sports psychology consultant and analyzer Michael Few talks with me about his childhood experience growing up in a broken home. Michael explains how this childhood experience helped him when he tried to insulate his kids from the sting of their home falling apart. He explains why it is so important for dads in a similar situation to do the hard work of pushing through your own grief to be available for your kids.