The Good, The Dad & The Ugly: Recent Episodes
Sophie Van Der Stallen
This podcast is created as a space to allow non-birthing parents of all types to share their stories, their struggles, their victories, and build a community that reminds us we are not in this alone. The Good, The Dad & The Ugly was designed with you in mind, to share resources, tips, and more from guests of all backgrounds to give you confidence and support through your parenting journey.Episodes release every other week on Tuesday.
Meet Cam, a dad to two independent girls Sunny (10) and Silver (8). He talks about how he got into writing books as well as the balance he finds between being a friend to his girls and their friends as well as being the person they go to for support and to share what's on their mind.
I hope you enjoy listening to Cam's beautiful story filled with nice takeaways as well as creative ideas to pull pranks on others together with your kids ;-).
Check out Cam's own books and the podcast he is referencing:
'Tiffany The Impaler: Dragons vs. Donuts'
'Poop Dock'
'Apodaca: Battle for Bowen'
'Story Pirates' on Spotify and Apple Music
Meet Yavor, a father of his 16-month-old son Yussef, living with his wife in Seattle. In this episode he shares their experience of spending a lot of time with family abroad in Yussef's first year (8 months in the Middle East and Bulgaria) as well as raising him in 3 different languages. He talks about how having a child also means an evolution and growth journey for your partner and yourself. Yavor also helps us understand why it is important to ask dads how they are doing and check in with them. Enjoy this very open and vulnerable conversation with Yavor.
Check out the books Yavor is referencing:
'Get some headspace' by Andy Puddicombe
'Scar Tissue' by Anthony Kiedis
Meet Tom, a father of 2 kids and an entrepreneur. In this episode he talks about the importance of prioritization and how 'staring out of the window' helps him. He talks about how selfcare is critical to be the best dad and partner and how his relationship has evolved to true team and partnership. Get ready for a lot of inspiration and nuggets of wisdom.
Check out the books and podcasts Tom is referencing:
'Growth Mindset' by Carole Dweck
'Grit' by Angela Duckworth
'Love yourself like your life depends on it' by Kamal Ravikant
'On Purpose' by Jay Shetty on Spotify and Apple Music
In this episode, Laurent will share more about raising your kids to be global citizens, how they help you in your journey of becoming a better person and his own learning on being in the present and bringing the right energy to the table. This episode will give you some golden nuggets to take away and reflect on.
Check out the books Laurent is referencing:
'The Four Agreements' by Don Miguel Ruiz
'How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk' by Adele Faber
Welcome to 'The Good, The Dad & The Ugly'.
Meet the inspiration, the person who started it all, my own husband Michael. He shares his personal dad journey, about how together we create a beautiful rainbow painting that is our family, how he truly is a Girl Dad living Girl Power every day and how Ella has thought him to enjoy the small things in life.