Welcome to Episode 2 of the Reinventing Fatherhood podcast.

Today's topic is about acceptance and we pulled it from the recent archive because at Reinventing Fatherhood, we think it's an important topic.

This is a broad topic, especially when it comes to parenting, and co parenting, but today I dive right on in.

I think a lot of us have an idea of how the world should work.

We have beliefs around right and wrong, we have beliefs around proper behaviour that how people should communicate about how children should act in the world, what boys should look like what girls should look like, how our sons and daughters should respond to us.

Acceptance is not about surviving.

Acceptance is not about tolerating.

Acceptance is not waiting for our opportunity to change somebody, or change a circumstance.

Acceptance is about being in the moment, seeing people for who they are and seeing situations for what they are objectively. And not just being okay with it, but actually welcoming it and celebrating it.

This is such an important transition, especially when it runs in conflict with our expectations for the world, and how people should act. It's an important skill to develop.

And it makes life a whole lot easier.

If you're looking to learn the skill of acceptance, this Podcast and the resources below are for you - come listen in.

My top 3 recommendations for you

1. Come and join the Reinventing Fatherhood Community - The number one community for dads with coaching, webinars, skill development, peer support and much more! - https://www.jayrushcoaching.com/reinventing-fatherhood

2. Book your free discovery call with me today - Let’s have an engaged conversation about what you want and how to get there; it will be fun and eye-opening - https://www.jayrushcoaching.com/oneononecoaching

3. Follow me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jayrush_coaching/

Welcome to Episode 1 of the Reinventing Fatherhood podcast.

Today's topic is about reflexive reactions versus planned responses.

We're all wired to protect our children and the ones we love, and, so what we do is we react physically and kinaesthetically to certain situations.

I think is common for all of us is that when we reflexively react to something, then we're not able to actually figure out the impact it had, or what we're trying to actually do until much later. Generally, when we figured out that we reacted, there's a little bit of shame or guilt involved - it's kind of like we're running on adrenaline.

So if we end up yelling, or if we end up making somebody feel guilty, or if we respond physically, or if we end up just kind of creating sort of a traumatic situation, maybe that's overstating it, maybe it's not...

If you're looking to learn how to transition from making reflexive reactions to planned reactions, so you get to respond as a thoughtful and compassionate dad, this episode is for you

My top 3 recommendations for you

1. Come and join the Reinventing Fatherhood Community - The number one community for dads with coaching, webinars, skill development, peer support and much more! - https://www.jayrushcoaching.com/reinventing-fatherhood

2. Book your free discovery call with me today - Let’s have an engaged conversation about what you want and how to get there; it will be fun and eye-opening - https://www.jayrushcoaching.com/oneononecoaching

3. Follow me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jayrush_coaching/