Day by Day Dad Podcast: Recent Episodes
Ryan Burnham
I wanted to create a resource for expecting dads and new dads that is from a dad’s perspective. I want to have deep, meaningful conversations with other men looking at experiences, resources and anything else that will help anyone out there searching for this type of resource. I want to change the impression that men can’t take a more important role in child rearing from the start. I also want to make sure to convey that we don’t need to lose sight of our interests and priorities once the baby comes. We don’t need to become the dad who looks back on his 20s as if they were the best years of his life.
Ryan interviews Dr Anna Machin. Dr Anna Machin is an evolutionary anthropologist, writer and broadcaster. Her work is about the very nature of 'being human'. We discuss Anna's work on her book, "The Life of Dad." Anna has done extensive research into the evolution of being a dad and her work really helped me to adjust my expectations in a difficult time.
Anna's bio: She is world-renowned for her pioneering work exploring the science and anthropology of fatherhood and her cross-disciplinary interpretation of human love.
Anna began her research life as a primatologist working in zoos in both the UK and Europe. Following her MSc in Human Evolution and Behaviour at University College, London she undertook a PhD at the University of Reading and joined Professor Robin Dunbar’s research group at Oxford in 2008 where she remained until 2020. Today she is a visiting academic within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Oxford Brookes University. She is fascinated by what makes humans behave the way they do and uses a full range of disciplines and techniques – from genetic analysis, behavioural science and brain scanning to experimental psychology, sociology and hormonal analysis - to find answers to questions such as:
How do dads bond with their babies?
What is a human family?
What motivates us to form long-lasting relationships?
Why do we need to be social?
How do developments in social media and AI influence our behaviour?
Her key areas of research are the science and anthropology of fatherhood, the human family in all its diversity, the human social network, romantic relationships and the influence of technological innovation on our behaviour and health.
Anna lives in Buckinghamshire, England with her husband, 2 daughters, 3 dogs, 2 rabbits, 2 gerbils and 4 guinea pigs.
Anna's website: https://annamachin.com/
Anna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dr_aMachin
Anna's book: https://www.amazon.com/Life-Dad-Making-Modern-Father/dp/1471161404/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1619050201&sr=8-2
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Ryan interviews Chris MacAclister. Chris is a dad of two and is the dad behind Matilda's Lab. Matilda's Lab is a YouTube channel and Instagram page geared toward teaching science to adults, inspired by his daughter.
Chris MacAlister is a science communicator for parents. He founded his blog, Matilda's Lab, when his daughter was a year old; filling it with ideas about how you can teach complex science to a child. The lessons are written for adults, not for children, so that parents can take the reigns of their children's learning and enjoy the binding experience that discovery brings. The subject matter focuses on the science that we encounter on a day to day basis and how science and popular culture influence each other.
Based in North Wales, Chris has a degree in Zoology, quality manages a veterinary microbiology laboratory and has co-hosted a science news podcast. He combines his knowledge, experience, artistic background and sense of humour in sharing details of the most creative process in human history.
Topics covered:
- Matilda's fish tank
- Chris being a jack of all trades with his understanding of science
- The tone and narrative style he uses in the blog
- Repackaging themes to make it easier to explain to children
- Fine line of making content for kids to be taught by adults
- Now moving to questions that Matilda is asking.
- The importance for a girl because the field is so male dominated
- Favorite vide: How bats see in the dark
- Process of having a second child
- Differences between both children after 6 weeks
- Hardest part of being a father.
Chris on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ14zJ92xI6su9jPwc02jLA
Chris on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matildaslab/
Chris' website: https://matildaslab.wordpress.com/
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Ryan interviews Daniel Vanson. Daniel has a 19-month old son and he recently lost his father. Ryan lost his father in November 2020 as well. Daniel reached out to discuss the loss of a father and agreed to record the conversation as an episode of the Day by Day Dad Podcast.
Daniel's bio: Daniel is the lucky father to Aaron, his 19 month old boy. Daniel is a high school special education teacher, and in his free time he run an online social media cooking page called A Canadians Cooking where he inspires people to try some new things in the kitchen! Becoming a dad has been one of the best experiences in his life so far. It's been full of ups and downs, but truly one of the most rewarding things in the world is to see his son's smile in the morning!
Topics discussed:
- How long have you been a dad?
- Have you always wanted to be a dad?
- What's the most enjoyable part of being a dad for you?
- What's the hardest part?
- Tell us about your dad and your relationship.
- When did your dad get sick?How did you spend time with him before he passed?
- Do you regret not doing anything before?
- How did you speak to your kids about his passing?
- What have you done to cope with the grief?
- Tell me about your process of mourning him?
- How do you make sure to remember him and honor his memory?
Daniel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acanadianscooking/
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On this week's episode of the Day by Day Dad Podcast, Ryan interviews Kevin Thiruchelvam. Kevin has been a dad for about 2.5 years of his beautiful daughter. Kevin and Ryan have known each other for quite a long time but hadn't connected in years. Luis Turcot, who appeared in episode 11, suggested speaking to Kevin.
Kevin's Bio: Kevin Thiruchelvam is a History and Religion teacher at Loyola High School. He coaches Rugby, Hockey, and Volleyball, and plays club rugby for the Montreal Wanderers RFC.
Kevin is happily married to Ellen Yambouranis for 5 years and counting. His daughter, Elizabeth Isla Thiruchelvam, is 2 1/2 and keeping him on his toes, despite being 6-weeks removed from ACL reconstruction surgery.
He loves sports, whether playing, watching, or listening to sports related podcasts. In another life, Kevin would’ve probably been a sports writer/podcaster.
Topics Discussed:
- His desire to be a dad
- The adjustments he's made since the pandemic hit
- The most difficult part of being a dad.
- Advice for new and expecting dads
- Making sure time is spent at the dinner table
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Ryan interviews Jamie Brasseur. Jamie was the first guest on the podcast when it launched earlier this year. I wanted to have Jamie back on for a couple of reasons; firstly, because of how he immediately jumped in to help me out when I was having a hard time a few months ago. I was in a rut and still trying to understand what my role was as the father of a newborn. I posted about it on social media and without hesitation, Jamie called me to check in and chat. That conversation meant the world to me because I know that a lot of dads struggle with the same issues but it is seldom discussed. The other reason is the main topic of the conversation. I asked Jamie what the hardest part of being a dad has been for him. His answer? Time management and balance.
Topics:
- Kids growing up immersed in technology
- How the most difficult part of parenting can shift depending on the development stage
- Covid exacerbating time management
- How communicating a plan as a couple came about
- Typical day's priorities
- Not being transactional with your time
- How Jamie's days are different now that he's back at work
- Typical afternoon routine with his son
- How things are different today versus last year
- Difficulty juggling working from home
- Incorporating children into chores
- What does being a good parent mean to Jamie?
- How do you want to describe the pandemic to your child in 10-15 years?
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Ryan interviews Jason Kreidman. Jason is a father of two and is the creator of Dad University.
Jason's Bio: Jason Kreidman is the founder of Dad University, an educational company dedicated to helping dads gain confidence in their parenting. Through his course, YouTube videos, podcasts , and social media he offers advice on father’s communication, work/life harmony, discipline, mindset, and more.
Topics:
- About wanting to become a dad
- Most challenging part of being a dad
- The importance of patience
- Relationship dynamic changing with your partner
- Having empathy and how important empathy is in our lives
- Don't take things personally
- Teaching children to be empathetic
- Using the word empathy when teaching
- Don't say "I'm proud of you"
- Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dPgIrc_UmM&t=379s
- Focusing on improving yourself
- Jason's meditation practice
- Cutting out alcohol
- Why start Dad University?
- What is the future of Dad University?
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daduniv/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daduniversity/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DadUniv
Website: https://www.daduniversity.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dad-university/
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Ryan interviews Nick Ponari. Nick is married and is the father to a 7-month old son.
Nicholas Ponari is an accredited angel investor and entrepreneur from Montreal, Quebec. Nicholas has been involved with funding tech start-ups for 4 years and has taken advisory roles in the context of finances and operations for various tech startups across Canada. Before getting into investing and the startup community, Nicholas started his career in the healthcare sector having worked on new cancer therapeutics, vaccine platforms, surgical robots and other experimental products. Today he is spending time as a full-time dad while sparing some time to work on data science projects, mentor new founders and finally getting around to doing some of those Coursera courses that interested him a while ago.
Topics:
- How long have you been a dad?
- How was pregnancy?
- Mom's are superhuman
- What Nick does for a living
- How has becoming a dad changed Nick's life.
- How has the pandemic changed parenting?
- Advice for new and expecting dads
Nick on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickponari/
Nick's website: https://www.ponari.ca/
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Ryan interviews Doug Sweet for the second time! Doug is a father of two girls, age 10 and 12. Doug is an officer in the US Army. He has been married to his immensely patient, and thoughtful wife for 17 years. Together the family shares a love of the outdoors, travel and adventure.
Doug currently works as an Officer is the US Army, serving as a Cyberspace Operations Officer. He and his family have had the chance to live in Texas, Germany and Virginia over the course of his career.
Doug works hard to balance the demands of his career with his love of the outdoors and his desire to always "be there" for his family.
Topics:
- Rules governing screentime in their household
- Providing a phone to his daughter and when was the right time
- Communicating information before it becomes urgent
- Conversations around sharing content and sexting
- Youtube kids
- Where devices are kept
- Pushback on the rules and Doug's approach
- Showing that the parents respect each other
- Never going to bed angry
- Dinner time
- Turning Survivor into life lessons
- Planning the AT thru-hike
Doug on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dsweet2379/
Doug on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglasmsweet/
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Ryan interviews Doug Sweet. Doug is a father of two girls, age 10 and 12. Doug is an officer in the US Army. He has been married to his immensely patient, and thoughtful wife for 17 years. Together the family shares a love of the outdoors, travel and adventure.
Doug currently works as an Officer is the US Army, serving as a Cyberspace Operations Officer. He and his family have had the chance to live in Texas, Germany and Virginia over the course of his career.
Doug works hard to balance the demands of his career with his love of the outdoors and his desire to always "be there" for his family.
Topics:
- Why join the military?
- Never ruling out having kids
- Nervous about bringing kids into the world
- Communication being so important in parenting
- Division of the workload
- Love languages
- Doug's deployments overseas
- Keeping in touch while away
- Having a positive attitude during the pandemic
- School in the fall
- Doug's plans for retirement and hiking the AT
Doug on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dsweet2379/
Doug on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglasmsweet/
If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It can help us reach more dads.
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Ryan interviews Damon Dietz. Damon offers very important perspectives as a single dad and in trying to ensure his kids are active.
Damon Dietz is a writer, filmmaker, and professional speaker, who shares his knowledge of finance, health and life from the perspective of a divorced dad over 40. He is a father to three amazing kids, and thinks dads are kick-ass, even when the rest of the world thinks we’re idiots.
Topics:
- Raised by a single mom
- Couldn't wait to be a dad
- Births of his children
- Labor story
- Not feeling an immediate connection to his kids during infancy
- Separation and divorce
- Being amicable during the process
- Activities with the kids
- Hiking
- Introducing a new significant other
- Calendar sharing and reminders for the family
Damon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/damondietzblog/
Website: http://damondietz.com/
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Ryan interviews Damon Sumner. Damon is married, a dad to three kids and a professional comedian.
Damon's Bio: Damon Sumner has been bringing laughter to people’s lives even before he held a mic on a stage. He has continued to hone his craft and every time he touches the stage, he delivers hilarious stories about his upbringing, and witty, high-energy observations of everyday life. Since starting standup in Atlanta, Damon has shared the stage with numerous headliners, like Iliza, Brent Morin, Todd Glass, Sarah Tiana, George Wallace, and so many more. He can be seen on EPIX’s “Unprotected Sets, Prime Video’s “Indie Life” and heard on Sirius XM’s “RAWDOG”. He co-hosts the hilarious podcast, “Forth and Ten” and runs shows all-around the ATL. In 2012, Damon toured China for a year and was a part of the team that opened the first full-time mainland comedy club in China, Kungfu Comedy Club. Damon has also performed in illustrious comedy festivals around the U.S. including the Dallas Comedy Festival, Laugh Your Asheville Off Comedy Festival, Out Of Bounds Comedy Festival, Hell Yes Comedy Festival and was a semi-finalist for the American Black Film Festival's Comedy Wings Competition, sponsored by HBO. If you didn’t know, he’s about to become your new, favorite comic.
Topics:
- Becoming a comedian
- Living in China
- Favorite venues
- Phase when children learn to wipe their butts
- Don't rush through phases
- 8am Rule
- Parenting in quarantine
- Create a safe communication space with your children
- Dinner table is screen free
- Worst parts of having kids video series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvvUIOLB-3A
- What he is optimistic about
- Advice for new and expecting dads
Damon Sumner on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/damonasumner1
Better Dad on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy2KUvaohll8RQ8gRV9XyeQ/featured
Damon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/damonjr2/
Better Dad Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/better_dad/
Website: http://damonsumner.com/
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Ryan interviews Jacob Birmingham. Jacob lives with his wife and three kids in the great state of Texas. When he’s not swimming in diapers, he works as an animation artist, and storyteller. Jacob is also the cofounder of the Daddy Up App. We have a great conversation about becoming a dad and discuss the difficulties that their family went through for the birth of their second child. Jacob is thoughtful and talks about his drive to always be present with his family and encourages dads to be the same.
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Ryan interviews Luis Turcott. Luis is a young, first-time dad to one son. He is also a sales professional who works from home and travels frequently for his job. We discuss everything from a difficult birthing experience to juggling working from home while his son is home full time.
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Diana interviews Ryan. This episode is a bit different. It falls on Father's Day and our 7 year wedding anniversary. Diana wanted to interview Ryan in order to go more in depth on Ryan as a person and as a Dad.
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Ryan interviews Andrew Tiu. Andrew is a dad of two and the creator of Dad Verb.
Dad Verb Bio: Dad Verb produces branded and original content for young families from a dad’s perspective. We create videos and reviews for a variety of family-related products from home tech to baby gear. Our goal is to encourage dads, educate new parents and assuage the fears of becoming a parent. As we blend review videos with personal vlogs, we ultimately want to challenge the stigma that fathers are inferior at parenting and can have a voice in this space.
Dad Verb on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvcJAvDPOIH82MKCJV3TV5A/about
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dad_verb/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HiDadverb/
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Ryan interviews Alice Turner. Alice is the creator of SupportingHer.
SupportingHer is an easy way to learn all you need to know, at your own pace, in less than two hours from your computer or phone. You can pass on the boring books and all-day classes and be confidently ready for the big day
With more than 15 years of experience as a doula and nine as a Lamaze certified childbirth educator, Alice has supported more than 300 births and knows the power of a prepared partner. While working with dads during a couples’ childbirth class, Alice was surprised by how much more engaged and inquisitive they. She developed a tailored curriculum, filmed it with dads in a local brewery and SupportingHer was born! Prior to becoming a doula, Alice
received a Biomedical Engineering degree from Vanderbilt University and spent her early professional life working as a database programmer in healthcare.
Topics:
- What is SupportingHer
- Mission
- Why Alice became a doula
- Live class that Alice was teaching which lead to SupportingHer
- Breakdown of the course
- Why a supporting person is so important for birth outcomes
- Favorite things to happen at a birth
- Being prepared and present post-partum
- Things to focus on when panic sets in
- Adaptations during pandemic
- BRAINS analogy
- Lean in, don't step back
- Timing of the course
- Favorite way to give physical support
Where to find SupportingHer: https://supportingher.com/daybydaydad
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supportingher_class/ and https://www.instagram.com/100percentdoula/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SupportingHer/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/100percentdoula
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Ryan interviews Scott Hall. Scott is a software sales professional and father of 3 children. There is a 5.5 year gap between each child. Scott offers an interesting perspective on raising children with a bigger gap between the children's ages and being a dad to both a boy and girls. Scott absolutely loves being a dad and is so proud of his children.
Topics:
- Being predestined to have kids based on the relationship with his parents
- Had experience raising a child early on
- Finding the sweet spot of time between kids
- Each child can go through their life phase themselves
- Finding out he was having a son and the calming effect
- Felt complete when having a baby girl
- Most exciting time during the pregnancy
- The difference between the first few weeks with the first child and the second
- Biggest fear as a parent
- Adventure guides: https://advguide.com/
- Activities with the kids
- What Scott enjoys most about being a parent
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Ryan interviews David Guigui. David is a former professional fighter and current professor of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He owns Gracie Barra Laval where Ryan and David met and train together. David offers unique perspective on parenting as he is a single dad and his son grew up 3000km away. David took advantage of every moment he has had with his son and shares his experiences.
Topics Discussed:
- What David wished he knew before having a child
- It's okay to make mistakes in child rearing
- The level of patience it takes to be a parent
- The importance of being open-minded and open-hearted
- Seeing his son so soon after he was born
- Establishing a precedent of seeing him often
- David's advice for new and expecting dads
Gracie Barra Laval: http://www.gblaval.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gblaval.ca/
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Ryan interviews the creators of the Daddy Up App. It’s an app geared towards dads that is simple and easy to use. It gave me all of the information I was looking to find without overloading me with things I don’t need.
Topics Discussed:
- What is Daddy Up.
- Why the Daddy Up was created.
- Coming up with the concept and story.
- Making sure the narrative prepared dads for the journey of the pregnancy.
- Developing the storytelling based on rugged-individualism and manly to the goofiest degree.
- Avoiding the standard voice that speaks to the journey dads go on.
- How Brian and Jacob met.
- Developing the app in Jacob’s grandmother’s house.
- The app development timeline.
- Reaction in the community when the app launched.
- Stories on Instagram thanking the app.
- Wanting dads to feel important in the process and the importance of the family unit.
- New features and roadmap for the app.
- Daddy Up website and Instagram.
- Users share their stories and tag @Daddyup on Instagram
- Advice for dads and expecting dads
Website: https://www.daddyup.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daddyupapp/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daddyupapp/
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Ryan interviews Dave. Dave is Ryan's cousin and someone Ryan has turned to for advice on a number of different topics including becoming a dad. Dave has a 3 year old daughter. He has some great advice for dads out there who get too caught up in long-term goals and suggests slowing down.
Topics Discussed:
- Dave has been a dad for 3 ½ years and federal employee in learning and development
- What Dave wishes he knew before having a child
- Don’t panic and become overwhelmed, you don’t need to know everything
- Time doesn’t move as quickly as you think and you have time to learn
- Diapers aren’t as gross as you thought
- No need to keep track of every developmental milestone
- How Dave felt when he found out he’d be a dad
- Most exciting time for Dave during the pregnancy
- Expectations when having a daughter
- First few weeks after the baby was born
- Dave’s routine once the baby arrived
- Dave’s wife working shifts and having to balance it
- Activities that Dave shares with his daughter
- The prospect of more children
- Advice for expecting or new dads
- Check in with your partner. You know each other best
- Dave doesn’t have a good dad joke but he talks about some of his favorite goofy moments with his daughter.
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Ryan interviews Adam. Adam and Ryan are related through Ryan’s cousin. Adam is a dad of two girls aged 8 and 6. Adam is an incredibly thoughtful person. This conversation inspired me and I’m sure will inspire others out there.
Topics discussed:
- Difficulty getting pregnant and how to push through.
- How best to deal with the hardships together as a couple.
- The panic that set in when they finally did get pregnant.
- The most exciting times during the pregnancy for Adam.
- Importance of spending time with your partner and connecting.
- Adam and his wife decided not to find out the sex of their first child before birth.
- Why they wanted to find out earlier for the second child.
- Routine changes during the pregnancy.
- Practicing empathy when your partner describes the changes they’re experiencing.
- First few weeks after the baby was born.
- Adam’s nighttime routine of watching the baby sleep while playing video games.
- The dad-daughter bond
- Activities dads can do with their daughters.
- Adapt to doing things together.
- Hobbies Adam does with his daughters today.
- 90s cartoons have aged terribly.
- Advice for couples trying to get pregnant.
- As Dory says, “Just keeping swimming.”
- Advice for dads and expecting dads.
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Mario is a professional drummer and dad of an 8-month-old son. Mario has the opportunity to work from home which adds another dynamic to the conversation. Mario offers a perspective that is different from other dads in part because of his career.
Topics Discussed:
- What Mario wishes he knew before his wife got pregnant.
- The time it took to get pregnant and being surprised.
- The book Mario’s wife bought him: We're Pregnant! The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook by Adrian Kulp
- His gig schedule during pregnancy including one-night shows and touring.
- Most exciting time during the pregnancy.
- Pregnancy as a transitional phase.
- Hearing a newborn for the first time and how Mario felt.
- Adjustments Mario made during the pregnancy to reconnect with his wife.
- First gig after his son’s birth.
- Adjustments to working at a rented studio so as not to play drums in the house.
- How Mario made sure to be present when at home.
- Leaving to tour for 3 weeks.
- Mario’s memories that he shares from the road.
- Ryan’s travel schedule for work.
- The upside of being home right now during a pandemic.
- Bobby Bazini: http://www.bobbybazini.com/
- Staying in shape since the baby was born.
- Mario’s workout routine.
- Balancing your time and your interests with your partner.
- Mario’s father-son time in the morning.
- Sympathy weight and how Mario tracks his weight.
- Mario’s current projects.
- Mario’s advice for new dads and expecting dads.
Mario’s website: http://mariotelaro.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariotelaro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thereadyroomstudio/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/mariotelaro
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarioTelaro
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Ryan interviews Jamie. Jamie and Ryan have been friends for a long time. Jamie is a dad of a one-year old son. Jamie has always wanted kids and is a great dad. He went through a period of worrying about everything and offers great perspective on it.
Topics Discussed
- Jamie’s struggle with worrying about everything when the baby came.
- Learning about a bump on the baby’s head.
- Jamie’s life didn’t change much during the pregnancy.
- What was the most exciting time during the pregnancy for him.
- The story of the second ultrasound.
- The story of their gender reveal.
- Supporting his wife during the pregnancy.
- Why Jamie deferred his parental leave to later in the year.
- The first 40-days after the baby was born being more difficult.
- How Jamie adapted his workout routine.
- Jamie’s advice to new dads and expecting dads out there.
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What: Creating a resource for expecting dads and new dads that is from a dad’s perspective. Becoming a dad means you now have a new job that occupies 100% of your time. The life you led before becoming a dad is not totally lost and needs to be adapted to the changes that are coming. There are a lot of changes that happen but getting out ahead of those changes and taking inventory of your priorities will help you maintain the lifestyle that is important to your wellbeing.
Why: There aren’t enough resources available to dads that are positive in nature. We have a significant role to play during the pregnancy and after the birth of the child. Most of the information is geared towards women while men are left questioning the role they need to occupy. I want to change the impression that men can’t take a more important role in child rearing from the start. I also want to make sure to convey that we don’t need to lose sight of our interests and priorities once the baby comes. We don’t need to become the dad who looks back on his 20s as if they were the best years of his life.
Type of guest: Men who have become dads in the last 3-5 years. Men with full-time jobs and other interests they continue to explore on their own time without losing sight of the importance of fatherhood.
Format: 5-10 long-form questions including discussion followed by 3-5 short-form questions.