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Why Do Dads Beat Themselves Up? Understanding Self-Criticism
Dads, how often have you spent the entire day or night beating yourself up for a mistake you made? Perhaps you yelled at your kid(s) after promising yourself that you would remain calm. Or you forgot your child's mittens, and the daycare staff scolded you for not...
Managing ADHD: Strategies for Dads in a Neurotypical World
In my last post, I wrote about how executive functioning is impacted by ADHD, and how that impacts ADHD dads. Today I am going to share skills and strategies that greatly help ADHD dads manage in a neurotypical world. Some of the issues that ADHD dads experience are...
ADHD in Dads: Understanding Its Impact
Last weekend I attended the BCACC's Regional Workshop, which focused on working with adult ADHD. Although you may think ADHD is a diagnosis reserved for children, the truth is that ADHD impacts adults as well. ADHD is a lifelong type of neurodiversity - meaning that...
Mental Wellness for Dads – Emotional Connection is the Key to a Healthy Sex Life
In my most recent post, I shared that being vulnerable does not equate to being weak. I also outlined the importance of healthy communication and healthy boundaries when opening yourself to being vulnerable with someone. Vulnerability is a challenge, but with the...
How Dads Can Embrace Vulnerability Without Weakness
Do you remember in 2010 when Brené Brown's TED Talk The Power of Vulnerability went viral? Maybe you don't, but I do. I remember feeling inspired as I listened to her words, and as a young aspiring mental health professional, I shared the TED Talk with a male friend...
Mental Wellness for Dads – Navigating Conversations in Early Parenthood
Dads, something that comes up when I work with men in the counselling room is how difficult communication with your partner can be. There are many factors that impact the communication styles that you grow up to favour. Where you grow up impacts the unspoken rules of...