EP 5: Your Other Job

Juggling work with a baby is tough. Even when you plan childcare, you always have to expect the unexpected. And all of sudden your expenses shoot up, your family's income goes down and you've got more people relying on you. In the final episode of Dad In Progress, I want to find out how other dads …

EP 4: Sex, Love And Sleep Deprivation

There's nothing like having a baby to totally upend your relationship. What do you do when you're sleep-deprived, lost in a sea of nappies and bottles, and the one person you used to turn to suddenly has other things on their mind. I was told that after having kids, the sex would dry up. What I was…

EP 3: The Hardest Thing You'll Ever Do

This episode, I want to talk about when times get tough. It's a cliché but it's true - a lot of men bottle up their feelings and they don't talk about how hard being a parent really is. But what happens when things turn from difficult to frightening, or too insurmountable? What do we do if depressi…

EP 2: What Happened To All My Mates

It's so hard to keep up with your mates as you get older; and with young kids? Forget about it. In this episode of Dad in Progress, we'll be talking about making friends and how to keep them. How to be a good mate, how to not drop off the planet when you have kids, and why it's important you make t…

EP 1: A Work In Progress

My name is Raph Dixon. 11 months ago my daughter Tavi was born. It was on the drive home that I started thinking 'what do I do now'? How do I navigate the challenges of being a Dad in the 21st Century? The reality is, what it means to be a dad has changed, and it's kind of up to us to work it out. …

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How do you navigate the challenges of being a Dad in the 21st Century? The reality is, what it means to be a dad has changed, and it's kind of up to us to work it out. That's what this podcast is about. I'll be covering issues like, how do you keep our career on track while also being a present fat…