Hey everyone! May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health for dads is a subject that comes up in a good majority of our episodes. When I was editing and listening through episodes I felt like releasing this episode earlier in our rotation for Mental Health Awareness month made a lot of sense.

This episode is with Mitchell Osmond of Dad Nation. Mitchell shares his story about how as a dad and husband he reached a point where he felt like he was living a life he wasn’t proud of. He talked to us about how he changed his habits and routines and how he now coaches dads on how to be more the person they want to be. In this episode Mitchell talks about the lows he felt when he was at rock bottom, and Justin talks about his struggles with going from 1 kid to 2 kids and all the roles you have to be in fatherhood. Mitchell also mentions that if you reach out to his company for coaching to make sure to mention that you heard about him on this podcast.

We will say over and over again that one of the points of this podcast is to let dads know they aren’t alone. Fatherhood makes you look in the mirror and a lot of us don’t like what we see when we do. We really hope if that’s your story, you know you’re not alone. There are lots of other dads just like you trying other figure out how to become the dad they want to be. And if you feel alone talk to a friend, or send us a message. Fatherhood can feel very isolating, but you aren’t alone. You’re never alone. And with that said, we hope you enjoy the episode.

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On this episode we have on Dan Layus. Dan is a musician who creates music under the name Augustana.

We talked to Dan about being a dad to 4 kids, having his oldest go to college, how he helps around the house when home, how quiet hotel rooms can seem, the different anxieity of having kids in his 20s versus his 30s, how he feels like a late bloomer, the energy behind his last album, and creativity.

When we reached out to Dan we were still under the name The Nashville dads and told him we’d be switching to the imperfect dads. We talked a bit about creating something under different names and the journey of figuring out what name represents you the best.

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On this episode we have on Barnabas Piper. Barnabas is an assistant pastor at Immanuel Church in Nashville.

We talked about having uncommon first names, his former life in publishing, his oldest daughter going to college, our college experiences, having a baby in your 40s, hoping your kids actually listen to you, the book Anxious Generation, what childhood we want to give to our kids, kids eating habits, how he became a pastor, and learning when you need to recharge and take a break.

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