DAD Talks

Mar 10 2025 51 ep. 46 mins 3

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The podcast where we bring dads together to share stories to encourage and inspire other dads to be better every day. Hosted by JT Zahradnik Intro music credit: Music by Joystock - https://www.joystock.org

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Ego is Holding You Back

Mar 10 2025 35 mins

"In the gap between where we are and where we want to be, we find instability..." -David J. Lieberman, Ph.D.Do you feel like you are stuck? Like you keep repeating the same stupid choices over and over? Do you struggle to connect with others? Are you not where you want to be? Then you need to deal with your ego. I have realized that my ego was holding me back in so many areas of my

Bonus Episode: Insights from the life of Abraham

Mar 03 2025 28 mins

You ever hear a message on a familiar bible passage that blows it wide open for you? That's what has happened recently with me as I worked through Abraham's life. I realized that I can relate to Abraham's story because I do this same thing that he does.

Anger Isn't the Real Issue

Mar 03 2025 31 mins

If I could go back to my younger self and tell me that "Anger isn't the real issue, here's what is going on..." I would tell him this...I have always struggled with anger. Let me be more specific, anger comes easy for me. The struggle is to not act out in a bad way because of it. As I now see similiar tendencies in my own kids, I reflect back on my own childhood a

How To Move Forward and Find Meaning

Feb 24 2025 30 mins

"How do I get over her? How do I move forward?" These were questions I have asked and now have been asked. Although these questions are unique to divorce, moving forward isn't. We all face death, setbacks, and hurts, so how can we not only move forward but find meaning after loss?Finding Meaning by David Kessler

The Belief Keeping You Stuck

Feb 17 2025 23 mins

I disagreed with the answer ChatGPT gave to the following question. What was the question?"What is the #1 belief keeping divorced dads stuck?"The answer was, "I failed as a father."I agree that divorced dads struggle with this belief but it wasn't the belief that kept me stuck.

Failure Doesn't Define You (Unless You Let It)

Feb 10 2025 27 mins

It took me two years to call and tell a mentor of mine that I was divorced. I just felt so much shame and thought he would be disappointed in me.I had allowed my divorce to define who I was.Your failures don't have to define you. You have the power to make a new path forward.

Endure Trials Joyously

Jan 28 2025 30 mins

I have talked about the importance of facing your pain but how do we do that? I came across some old sermon notes that gives the blueprint on how to do that. That blueprint leads you to this truth: "Knowledge of God's truth gives us the ability to endure trials joyously."

Faith: Trusting In Advance

Jan 21 2025 21 mins

"Faith is trusting advance what will only make sense in reverse." -Philip Yancey There's a question that I often ask myself and it can have both negative and positive outcomes. What's the question...Listen to find out.

Run Through Your Pain

Jan 13 2025 26 mins

When you are faced with a painful situation, how do you respond? Do you run away and avoid or do you face your pain head on and run through it? This episode I talk about why we should face our pain and how it can lead to healing and restoration.

Improv Comedy and Parenting | Cory Jenks

Sep 19 2024 60 mins

On this episode of DAD Talks, I talk with Cory Jenks. We discuss how the skills needed for Improv Comedy can help you be a better parent and how yelling repeatedly at your kid during a game can make them play better... Cory Jenks is a convention breaking pharmacist, comedian, author, speaker, and dad from Tucson Arizona. Since earning his Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2011 from the