Dad Without Borders

Adam - Dealing with Depression as a Dad & Becoming a Conscious Parent

Episode Summary

Topics include: dealing with depression, adjusting to fatherhood, postpartum depression in fathers, breathwork, meditation, Adam Brewer from Conscious Dads shares his experience of becoming a Father, the depression and ultimately the transformational experience of becoming a parent. This has lead him to develop his Conscious Dads brand, to support other Dads in self care and becoming more conscious parents. Part 1: An open and direct conversation with Adam about his transition into parenthood. He had no intention of being a parent and was in for a wild ride emotionally as he adjusted to the reality. This lead to depression and some serious soul searching. Adam has embraced Fatherhood and with various techniques such as meditation and breathwork had managed to bring his focus to his conscious parenting style that he now shares with other Dads through his Conscious Dads program Part 2: The first of my conversations with Sean Larsen PhD who has been studying the transition of the traditional man to the modern father. The question I ask Sean, "Can Dads suffer from postpartum depression?"

Episode Notes

Find out more about becoming a Conscious Dad: https://www.consciousdads.com/