DAD Talks

For me during this season I asked the question, “How do I begin to restore my life?” Or to put it another way, “How do I start again?  

The process of restoration starts with admitting you are incapable of doing this yourself. It's having the self-awareness to understand that your actions aren't enough.

HDIGH #4

This is the point in the journey where you are exhausted. You are asking, “Will things ever change? Or get better? I feel like I have put all this work in and nothing.”

In this episode I want to encourage you to not give up with a simple truth that a friend shared with me.

HDIGH #3:

It’s a scene we have seen so many times in movies and TV shows. Characters facing a life or death situation and one character realizes the only way to survive is to let go.

In this episode, I talk about the key to finding peace in your life is by letting go of the past and embracing your current circumstances as if you had chosen them.

In this episode of Dad Talks, I talk about the complex emotions surrounding grief and divorce. I share my personal journey through the stages of grief, emphasizing the importance of acceptance and the painful process of facing reality.

Keywords

grief, divorce, healing, acceptance, emotional pain, personal growth, fatherhood, mental health, coping strategies, life changes

I recently heard a guest on a podcast share the idea of "being a butler for your future self."

That got me to thinking, "What would that look like?"

In this episode, I talk about the impact of procrastination on your life and what to do instead to set yourself up for future success.

Could the blessings in Abraham's life actually be a curse?

"How do I get over her? How do I move forward?"

These were questions I have asked and now have been asked.

Although these questions are unique to divorce, moving forward isn't.

We all face death, setbacks, and hurts, so how can we not only move forward but find meaning after loss?

Finding Meaning by David Kessler

I disagreed with the answer ChatGPT gave to the following question.

What was the question?

"What is the #1 belief keeping divorced dads stuck?"

The answer was, "I failed as a father."

I agree that divorced dads struggle with this belief but it wasn't the belief that kept me stuck.

It took me two years to call and tell a mentor of mine that I was divorced. I just felt so much shame and thought he would be disappointed in me.

I had allowed my divorce to define who I was.

Your failures don't have to define you. You have the power to make a new path forward.

I have talked about the importance of facing your pain but how do we do that? I came across some old sermon notes that gives the blueprint on how to do that.

That blueprint leads you to this truth: "Knowledge of God's truth gives us the ability to endure trials joyously."

"Faith is trusting advance what will only make sense in reverse." -Philip Yancey

There's a question that I often ask myself and it can have both negative and positive outcomes. What's the question...Listen to find out.

When you are faced with a painful situation, how do you respond?

Do you run away and avoid or do you face your pain head on and run through it?

This episode I talk about why we should face our pain and how it can lead to healing and restoration.