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The Solo Dad Podcast

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Conversations around grief, grit and getting going again with living after the loss of a partner or influential person in your life. Guys talking openly about parenting, relationships, and grief.
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“It’s different now and that’s OK,” says Abel Keogh, author, blogger, relationship coach and host of YouTube channel Widower Wednesday. Abel became a widower 21 years ago at the age of 26 when his wife took her own life while she was seven months pregnant. He started anonymously blogging during that first year as a widower, sharing his experiences …
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“I’m worth whatever I think I’m worth,” says Ken, describing the mindset he adopted while beginning to date after losing his wife. Rather than thinking of their widower status as baggage, solo dads who are preparing to date again should remember that if their amazing wives once loved them, then another amazing person will, too. They also agree that…
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“I’m still on a kind of mixed-grief journey, I guess,” says John Smith, father of two, who lost his wife Kathy to colon cancer nearly two years ago. She was diagnosed just as the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 an official emergency. They were living with her parents at the time, and John discusses the challenges he faced with his in-la…
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“You’re never done with grief,” says Jim T., who has the rare distinction of being twice widowed. His first wife Melinda was killed in a car accident shortly after they moved to Knoxville Tennessee to found an Eastern Orthodox Church there. Melinda’s death brought the new congregation together, who were still relative strangers, as they rallied aro…
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Content warning: this episode talks about suicide and parental/spouse death. “It's not the loss that causes your pain. It's your thoughts and feelings about it,” says Jay Deutsch, who joins the podcast, serendipitously, on the birthday of his late wife, Larissa. Her battles with depression ultimately lead to her taking her own life, leaving Jay a w…
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“You’re not only experimenting with dating, you’re experimenting with your new self,” says Ken Brown as he joins The Solo Dad Podcast along with Ben Janoski to discuss what it means to return to the dating world as young widowers with children. Some of what’s discussed, such as ghosting, how soon to meet in person and getting catfished, will be fam…
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Mathew talks to his mother Jo Ann, who became a widow at the age of 37, after Mathew’s father died of a massive heart attack while on a business trip. Jo Ann soon moved Mathew, then 11, and his 6-year-old brother Jonathan from Southern California to Northern California to begin a whole new life. Throughout what was an overwhelming time, Jo Ann enco…
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Solo But Not Alone - Mathew Bradley When he lost his wife, Marci, to cancer in 2018, Matt was left to navigate raising his one-year-old daughter, Blair, on his own. Matt reached out to other dads dealing with loss, and in 2021 he launched Solo Dad Podcast. Check out the rest of the interview and all things great about being a father to daughter at …
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Ben is partaking in - https://drinkspindrift.com/ Matt is enjoying - https://oldforgedistillery.com/spirits/moonshine/oatmeal-cookie-moonshine/ Anger management ideas: https://www.fatherly.com/anger-management/ EMDR - https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/emdr-what-is-it#:~:text=Eye%20movement%20desensitization%20and%20reprocessing%20(EMDR)%20is%20a%…
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Widow Wednesday - Meet Adam, young father of 3 daughters, made a widower after his wife journey with breast cancer come to an end. He shares is long relationship with loss in his life, early struggles with addiction, all preparing him for the most difficult journey yet. Finding support and community is ways he never imagined. Follow Adam on Tiktok …
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Matt, Ben and Ken catch up, talk end of summer trips, beginning of school planning, and how being flexible is paramount in this Solo Dad journey. Talking about how to outsource things we can't do and when NOT to measure yourself against an impossible standard. Find us where ever your ears roam -Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4juZNMsIh5EK5k1…
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Matt, Ben and Ken catch up, talk end of summer trips, beginning of school planning, and how being flexible is paramount in this Solo Dad journey. Talking about how to outsource things we can't do and when NOT to measure yourself against an impossible standard. Find us where ever your ears roam -Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4juZNMsIh5EK5k1…
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Matt and Ben talk about end of summer, and preparing for back to school as the solo parent. Making decisions in a relationship vacuum. Tools such as password keepers, "mom calendars", and other tools to help. Find us where ever your ears roam -Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4juZNMsIh5EK5k1QS7pet4?si=5281795548894903 -iTunes: https://podcast…
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Matt and Ben catch up after attending a friend and fellow widows wedding. Listen as they talk about the feelings and emotions that come up with going to a wedding, watching a friend find love again, and so much more. Find us where ever your ears roam -Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4juZNMsIh5EK5k1QS7pet4?si=5281795548894903 -iTunes: https:/…
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Ben and Matt chat about the new Netflix movie Fatherhood. How is felt to see true life moments reflected in a move. What areas the movie over simplfies in our opinions, and how glad the move was made, one about a Solo Dad. #FatherHoodMovie #KevinHart #TwoKissesForMaddy #SoloDad #EmpathyGrief #parenting…
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Ben asks Matt about his new found Solo Dad anxiety. How asking for help will allow for living again, why it is so important to receive help, getting a routine that allows for the solo dad to do just a little more each day, and standing babysitter, one night a week to block for yourself. Ben has a refreshing glass of water with MIO -https://www.make…
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Matt, Ben and Ken discuss how Mother's Day went for them this year versus years previous. What went well, what didn't, and how grief finds a way to impact the day, in small ways and big. Ben is partaking in: https://melvinbrewing.com/beers/melvin-ipa/ https://wildturkeybourbon.com/product/russells-reserve/ Ken is sipping: https://www.legentbourbon.…
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The Solo Dad Podcast Where we will talk about grief, grit and getting going again with life after the death of a spouse, partner or significant person in your life. We do so by opening up and sharing stories of love and loss, and how those experiences shape us into the men we are today. Being a Solo Dad, the successes, the chaos, the failures and e…
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