The Resilient Father
The resilient father is a podcast by a dad, for dads. Your host Cavan Edwards uses his background in psychology to discuss building mental health resilience and the experience of parenting through the lens of fatherhood. Toolbox episodes share tangible, practical, and actionable strategies that fathers can use to improve their tolerance for the many stresses of life and parenting. The podcast also takes deeper dives into important topics and struggles that fathers experience, with a focus on relevant experts and scientific research.
The Resilient Father
Don't Avoid This Episode Like You Avoid Your Feelings: Avoidance in Mental Health With Andrew Dreosto
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Andrew Dreosto
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Episode 29
Andrew Dreosto returns for the third time to discuss a key lesser known piece of emotional mental health, psychological avoidance. Are you avoiding your problems? Is there something that makes you scared or anxious you're putting off? Do you spend a significant amount of time trying to control, distract from or change your negative feelings? We discuss how approaching and dealing directly with problems and emotions promotes mental health and decreases anxiety/mood issues.