The Dad Edit
The Dad Edit is a podcast for modern fathers navigating the real challenges of dad life, parenting, relationships, and personal growth.
Hosted by three dads at different stages of fatherhood, The Dad Edit features honest conversations about raising kids, being a better husband and partner, managing stress, building strong families, and figuring out what it means to be a good dad today.
Whether you are a new dad learning as you go, a father raising teenagers, or somewhere in between, this podcast explores the everyday realities of fatherhood without pretending anyone has it all figured out.
Each episode explores topics such as:
• Parenting challenges that dads actually face
• Mental health and emotional struggles for fathers
• Marriage and relationships after children
• Raising boys and daughters in today’s world
• Balancing work, family, and personal growth
• The pressures modern dads feel but rarely talk about
Through real stories, lessons learned, and conversations that mix humor with honesty, The Dad Edit creates a space where fathers can reflect, grow, and feel less alone in the journey of being a dad.
If you are looking for a podcast about fatherhood that is relatable, thoughtful, and grounded in real life, The Dad Edit is for you.
Because no dad gets it perfect. We are all just editing as we go.
The Dad Edit
Episode 16: Faith, Therapy & Whiskey — What Gets You Through?
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Episode 16: Faith, Therapy & Whiskey — What Gets You Through?
Every dad has a toolkit, some passed down, some picked up in pain, some built on the fly. In this episode, we open up about the real things we reach for when life feels heavy: faith, therapy, boxing, whiskey, gaming, isolation, nature. No judgment, just honesty.
We ask the hard question: What do you do when you feel like you're failing?
Even harder what are you passing on to your kids without realizing it?
Whether it’s prayer in the closet, shadowboxing in the garage, or driving in silence to avoid feeling too much we unpack the habits that help us cope (and the ones we hope our kids never have to inherit).
This one’s about survival, self-awareness, and building better tools.
In this episode:
- Grounding tools that bring us back to the present
- Faith as a foundation — and therapy as maintenance, not crisis control
- Escapism, avoidance, and the hidden cost of “managing”
- What our kids are learning by watching us under pressure
- Why emotional honesty is its own kind of strength
- The conversation you’d have if your kid asked, “Dad, what do you do when you’re sad?”
Reflection questions:
- What’s your go-to coping tool — and does it help or hurt?
- What tool do you wish you used more?
- Are your kids learning healthy ways to handle struggle… or just watching you survive?
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