There is no strength like dad strength. It is quiet, patient, and persistent. Some would say stubborn, dammit. Dad strength rarely makes the highlight reel. It exists in the in-between spaces....The times when nobody—except maybe your kid—is watching. The Dad Strength Podcast was created to support and encourage the best in dads like you. Authors, entrepreneurs, artists, and experts from all over share their wisdom with us. We discuss 360º health, doing work that matters, and—of course—fathe ...
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Today on Dad Strength Better than a six-pack The paradox of injury Redefining optimism A book, a quote, a dad joke Read it hereVon The Dad Strength Podcast
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Today on Dad Strength The perils of Roblox Four exercises to build athleticism You can’t be on all day A book, a quote, a dad joke Read it hereVon The Dad Strength Podcast
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Today on Dad Strength: Survey says Intermittent fasting vs. three squares Tell it like a story A book, a quote, a dad joke Read it hereVon The Dad Strength Podcast
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Today on Dad Strength The Opposite Machine Losing fat, not muscle A beautiful second act A book, a quote, a dad joke Read it hereVon The Dad Strength Podcast
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Today on Dad Strength What's your parenting quadrant? One weird, new trick for reducing cold symptoms Upstream of anger A book, a quote, a dad joke Read it hereVon The Dad Strength Podcast
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Today on Dad Strength Working from home (on hard mode) Count seconds, not reps 365X A book, a quote, a dad joke Read the newsletter edition hereVon The Dad Strength Podcast
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Today on Dad Strength Unspoken values in youth athletics Return to play – the smart way The tyranny of the blank page A book, a quote, a dad joke Read it at: https://newsletter.dadstrength.com/p/return-to-play-the-smart-wayVon The Dad Strength Podcast
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Se.03 Ep. 1 - Financial Literacy with David Gatchell - The Dad Strength Podcast
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In his new book, The Financial Empowerment Handbook: The Comprehensive Guide to Financial Literacy and Personal Prosperity, David Gatchell isn't telling you which stocks to pick or how much crypto to buy. Part of this is because it offers a much more evergreen perspective on financial literacy – but one that's rooted in the present day. The other p…
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Se.02 Ep. 21 - Healthspan with Dr. Howard Luks - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Dr. Howard Luks is a seasoned orthopaedic surgeon and Sports Medicine specialist who really walks the talk. Howard’s known for his exceptional patient-centred approach and science-based advice about health and longevity, and he’s compiled a lot of that wisdom into his book, Longevity…Simplified: Living A Longer, Healthier Life Shouldn’t Be Complica…
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Se.02 Ep. 20 - On Families, Fighting, and Forgiveness with Morgan Campbell - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Morgan Campbell is an award-winning journalist who writes for New York Times Sports and is the first Senior Contributor to CBC Sports. His work has been featured in the New York Times, the Literary Review of Canada, and the Best Canadian Sports Writing anthology. Morgan also has a lot of wisdom to share on the subject of forgiveness. In his recent …
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Se.02 Ep. 19 - The Screen Time Episode with Ash Brandin - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Having conversations with your kids about screen time generally isn’t easy, but thanks to the work of folks like Ash Brandin, those conversations can be a lot smoother and can help set a healthy foundation for how and when screens can best serve their purpose. Ash is best known as The Gamer Educator, and has spent the last 10+ years focused on inco…
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Se.02 Ep.18 - Breathing for performance and recovery with Mike Watts - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Michael Watts is a seasoned performance coach, father of 2, and a master when it comes to breath work. Mike has worked extensively with athletes at the highest levels, including English Premier League Clubs and National Teams in China and England. Central to his operating philosophy is functional breathing, recognizing its crucial impact on recover…
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Se.02 Ep.17 - The Wholesome Episode with Mattie Leon - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Mattie Leon is a singer/songwriter from Hamilton, Ontario. In the wholesome episode to date, Leon describes the transition from touring musician to fatherhood and why a good story doesn't always need a dramatic arc. Here, we learn about his (great) relationship with his dad and how a song that makes grown men cry became the seed of this episode. Yo…
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Se.02 Ep.16 - Alex Manley - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Alex Manley is published poet and journalist, a senior editor at AskMen, and the author of The New Masculinity: A Roadmap for a 21st-Century Definition of Manhood In this episode, Manley's helps us question and deconstruct outdated rules for masculinity and build—in their place—opportunities for a more modern vision of what it is to be a man. Manle…
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Se.02 Ep.15 - Jeremy Frisch - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Jeremy Frisch is a father of three and the owner and director of Achieve Performance Training in Clinton, Massachusetts. Here, he focuses on youth athletic development, physical education, and physical literacy. If you parent or coach young athletes, you’re going to want to listen to this one. Frisch shares some important insights on how to get the…
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Se.02 Ep.14 - Friendly Ways to Focus - The Dad Strength Podcast
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In this episode, Geoff Girvitz shares two methods for focus that helped him work with—instead of against—ADHD. Here, you’ll learn about the art of pre-loading, where you can more precisely harness whatever levels of motivation you have in order to set yourself up for success. Geoff also shares tools for working with internal cues—”the calls coming …
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Se.02 Ep.13 - Dr. Carol George - The Dad Strength Podcast
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In this episode, we speak with Dr. Carol George about attachment styles. Dr. George is a professor of psychology and has an incredible body of work including the Adult Attachment Style interview. She teaches courses in development and attachment, co-directs a master’s-degree program in infant mental health, and she trains and consults on how resear…
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Se.02 Ep.12 - Geoff Girvitz - The Dad Strength Podcast
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“The care of the self is a practice of freedom." —Michel Foucault We’re back for some thoughts on self-care for men—and dads in particular. We talk about why men aren’t stock cars—and how differences in our own lives can inform how we interface with the world. We also discuss why the first act of real self-care is just using or appreciating what yo…
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Se.02 Ep.11 - Dom Matteo - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Dom Matteo is a “coach of coaches” as a Coaching Masterclass instructor for Precision Nutrition. He is a father of two who has also applied his deep knowledge of nutrition and strength training to a 20 year competitive rugby career. In this episode, we discuss parenting a child with OCD, tips on being a master coach, and the unsexy reality of athle…
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Se.02 Ep.10 - Greg Lehman - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Pain is complex, often frustrating, and often hard to pin down with pure biomechanics. Greg Lehman is a “movement optimist” who takes a broader view of research and practice to help clients. He has also taught his course, Reconciling Biomechanics with Pain Science, over 100 times and in more than 40 countries. He has also published over 20 peer-rev…
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Motivation is a funny thing. We are forever finding ways to inspire and rev ourselves up. But what happens when you let go of those strategies? What are you left with? And is it truly less motivation? Or does another framework emerge? I dig into this question as I share my thoughts on a month of NOT motivating myself. The Dad Strength Podcast is an…
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Se.02 Ep.08 - Rich Thaw - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Rich Thaw is a Montreal-based strength and conditioning coach—and father of one. We riff on coaching and parenting. Rich also shares some programming tips for building athleticism at any age. Links Rich Thaw Instagram Empowr Instagram Website Exercise library Do Hard Things Rich’s Choose Your Own Adventure Protocol Choose 1 of each: Cardio: 500 met…
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Se.02 Ep.07 - Bryan Krahn - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Bryan Krahn is a fitness coach and “semi-serious physique athlete.” He has written hundreds of fitness articles for magazines like Men’s Health—and just about anything in the fitness section of your local newsstand. He’s also ghostwritten hundreds of other articles—many with celebrity names attached to them. He knows the fitness industry inside and…
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This episode is an interlude for The Dad Strength Podcast. No guest this week. Just some reflections on time with your (extended) family, the perils of air travel, and the podcast so far. Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram @thedadstrengthpodcast/ The Dad Strength Podcast is an Unlearning Network production …
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Se.02 Ep.05 - Andy Spyros - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Andrea Spyros is a speaker, facilitator, and expert in Dr. BJ Fogg’s Behaviour Design methods. She helps people design products, services, and systems that create lasting change. She has also been my partner on many projects relating to the Tiny Habits community In this episode, we discuss internal beliefs about motivation and identity and how to m…
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Se.02 Ep.04 - Dr. Marc Bubbs - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Dr. Marc Bubbs is a naturopathic doctor and performance nutritionist. He is the Director of Performance Nutrition for Canada Basketball and consultant performance nutritionist for a portfolio of professional and Olympic athletes. He is also the author of Peak: The New Science of Athletic Performance That Is Revolutionizing Sports and Peak 40: The N…
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Se.02 Ep.03 - Alfie Kohn - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Alfie Kohn is a speaker and the author of 15 books on behaviour, education, and parenting. He is an outspoken critic of the value of competition and rewards—and draws deeply from research on motivation. In this episode, we unpack a lot of the common strategies that parents and teachers use to motivate or shape behaviour. We discuss how to move away…
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Se.02 Ep.02 - Morgan Campbell - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Morgan Campbell is an award-winning journalist who writes for New York Times Sports and is the first Senior Contributor to CBC Sports. His work has been featured in the New York Times, the Literary Review of Canada, and the Best Canadian Sports Writing anthology. He’s also working on his first book—due out sometime in 2023. In this episode, Morgan …
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Se.02 Ep.01 - James Fell - The Dad Strength Podcast
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James Fell is the author of three books, including On This Day In History, Sh!t Went Down. He has written for the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, Time Magazine, The Guardian, and others. His daily column, Sweary History reaches millions of readers monthly. In this episode, we discuss ADHD, hitting success in your 50s, and putting your polit…
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Ep.20 - Season 1 Wrap Up - The Dad Strength Podcast
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This special edition of The Dad Strength Podcast is the final episode of the first season. Here, host Geoff Girvitz reflects on the past 19 episodes and what it’s like to get traction on a personal project of this scale. He also discusses the gap between understanding presence and practicing and provides you with a quick rundown of guests and topic…
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Ep.19 - Carmen Bott - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Carmen Bott is a coach and university lecturer. She has a Master's Degree in Exercise Science and is an expert in training Combative & Repeat-Sprint Team Sport Athletes. She’s had years of working with Canada’s top athletes—most notable top wrestlers. She’s published The Wrestler's Edge and a textbook called Exercise Programming Science and Practic…
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Ep.18 - Graham Isador - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have chiselled abs? Or otherwise wonder what life would be like if you were fitter? Or richer? Or more of whatever it is media tells us we’re supposed to be? Me either. But I know a guy who’s willing to admit to doing so. Not just admit it; write about it and put his internal life on public display. G…
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Ep.17 - Christian Cameron - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Christian Cameron can swing a two-handed sword, spin a yarn, and pitch a tent. He has published over 40 novels over the past two decades—of (mostly) historical fiction and fantasy. He has an incredible knowledge of history and fighting in antiquity. Cameron’s detail and practical understanding are bolstered by both his scholarly interests and reena…
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Ep.16 - Chris Duffin - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Chris Duffin is a serial entrepreneur, an author, an inventor, engineer. He has demonstrated unparalleled feats of strength and incredible business acumen. In this episode, we dig into his childhood, his role as a dad, and learn about his incredible resilience. Links Book Kabuki Strength Media The Dad Strength Podcast is an Unlearning Network produ…
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Ep.15 - Dr. Mike T. Nelson - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Dr. Mike T. Nelson is a high-performance consultant, an academic, and the host of the Flex Diet Podcast. He has a PhD is in exercise physiology and a master’s degree in biomechanics. More than anything, he is able to marry high-level knowledge with practical insight and action. In this episode, we discuss the legendary “fat-burning zone” and how to…
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Ep.14 - Todd Hargrove - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Todd Hargrove is the author of A Guide to Better Movement and Playing With Movement. He is a reformed lawyer who found his calling after dealing with chronic pain. Todd is trained in the Feldenkrias Method. He is frequently called upon as an expert in pain and movement. He’s also a father of two daughters. In this episode, Todd and I discuss moveme…
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Ep.13 - Robbie Bent - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Robbie Bent’s entrepreneurial journey is legendary. His career began with private equity and hedge-funds. But he was chasing the wrong kind of recognition and success. By his mid-20s he was struggling with addiction and a failing startup. After crashing completely, he reset his life. Meditation, psychedelic medicine, and other inner-work changed th…
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Ep.12 - Michael Bauman - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Michael Bauman is an entrepreneur enoughness coach. He uses helps entrepreneurs struggling with isolation and insufficiency connect to their purpose and to the people who matter most. In this discussion, we talk about parenting, the psychology of change, and the art and science of being enough. Website Podcast Instagram LinkedIn The Dad Strength Po…
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Ep.11 - Amanda Thebe - The Dad Strength Podcast
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This one for you—and the women in your life. Amanda Thebe is an author certified personal trainer, and a leader in menopause advocacy and education. She also wrote the Amazon best-selling book, Menopocalypse: How I Learned to Thrive During Menopause and How You Can Too! . In this episode, we explore what we need to know about menopause and peri-men…
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Ep.10 - Conor Heffernan - The Dad Strength Podcast
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This episode of The Dad Strength Podcast takes you through over a century of physical culture. We look at what trends have faded and what have re-emerged. We also dig into why our default settings for strength training look the way they do. Conor Heffernan, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education at the U…
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Ep.09 - Ryan Andrews - The Dad Strength Podcast
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In this episode, we speak with Ryan Andrews, author of Swole Planet, about meeting our own health and fitness goals while still thinking about the planet as a whole. Ryan is a systems thinker, former nutrition expert, and activist. He is also a verifiably good human and someone who has walked the walk—from competitive bodybuilding to volunteering. …
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Ep.08 - Mike Boyle - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Mike Boyle is a true OG in the world of strength and conditioning. He has headed up strength and conditioning for multiple teams—including the Boston Bruins (1991-1995); the US Women’s Ice Hockey Team (gold in 1998 and 2018, silver in 2014); for a World Championship season with the Boston Red Sox; and for 12 years with the Boston University Men’s I…
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Ep.07 - James Heathers - The Dad Strength Podcast
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James Heathers has a strong academic and applied background—all of which center around collecting and interpreting signals bio-signals. His PhD was on heart rate variability—at a time before most people had heard of it. His post-doctorate work continued in this vein—focusing on bio-signals and meta-science research. Now, as the Chief Scientific Off…
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Ep.06 - Julie Bogart - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Julie Bogart is the author of Raising Critical Thinkers and Publisher's Weekly Best-Selling book *The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life. She is a seasoned writer, editor, and educator with a Master's in theology from Xavier University. Her Brave Writer and Brave Learner programs have helped educate over 100,000…
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Ep.05 - Robin Black - The Dad Strength Podcast
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In 2007, Robin Black had a drug-induced seizure—the accumulation of a decade of hard rock and roll living. Something had to change. And it did. By the summer of the next year, he was stepping into a cage for his first professional fight. There is nobody who’s walked a path quite like Robin Black. From glam rocker to pro fighter to MMA analyst. He h…
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Ep.04 - Paul Taras Wolkowinski - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Paul Taras Wolkowinski is a page out of traditional physical culture. For almost a decade, he has been travelling the world—learning and teaching the arts of Indian club and mace swinging. In that time, he has decoded Victorian-era manuals, built his own teaching methods, and become a true emissary for these (almost) lost arts. He has taught worksh…
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Ep.03 - Dr. Thomas Verny - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Dr. Thomas Verny is a psychiatrist and researcher who recently published the book, The Embodied Mind. Here, he looks at the borders we’ve created between our brains and bodies—and asks just how real they are. This well-researched review of over 500 academic papers shows the interplay between our brains and our guts, hearts, and DNA. Along the way, …
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Ep.02 - Carlos Bustamante - The Dad Strength Podcast
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Carlos Bustamante is a father of two and reporter for ET Canada. He’s interviewed an amazing array of celebrities, including Robert Downey Jr., Tina Fey, Col Chris Hadfield, and Dolly Parton! Canadians of a certain age will also have grown up with Carlos as the host of YTV’s The Zone for close to 15 years. Carlos is a trained dancer, which is not o…
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Ep.01 - Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon - The Dad Strength Podcast
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The Dad Strength Podcast kicks off its first official episode with Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon. We discuss how our health is impacted by the relationships we have—and by the ways we work. This is transformative information for anyone looking to take a 360º view of their own health. Krista (also known as KSD) is Director of Curriculum at Precision Nutrit…
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There is no strength like dad strength. It is quiet, patient, and persistent. Some would say stubborn, dammit. Dad strength rarely makes the highlight reel. It exists in the in-between spaces....The times when nobody—except maybe your kid—is watching.Von The Dad Strength Podcast
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