#70 - [FOR THE DADS] Cal and Peyton Callahan: On Surrendering to Parenthood & On Showing Up For Our Girls As Fathers

FOR THE DADS is a series of podcasts that will provide helpful insights to current or soon-to-be fathers!

Cal and Peyton Callahan have become dear friends. I invited them on the podcast for a variety of reasons. They model the tribulations of conscious partnership and child-raising, and they have also created an e-book titled "She BECOMES: A Dad's Guide to His Developing Daughter", which provides information and language for fathers to become involved in their daughters' experiences in developing from adolescence through puberty into womanhood. We also get into the weeds on home birth, fear, issues within the medical industrial complex, birth as the re-birth of a woman, from maiden to motherhood, and the cycles of life. This interview brought tears to my eyes...I know you'll enjoy!

[13:30] - A love story: growth through partnership

[26:30] - Cal was present at a mass shooting

[30:00] - Finite versus infinite games

[40:00] - A birth story: things get shaken up by kids

[49:00] - Mothers are born through birth

[55:00] - Home birth: "don't suck from the fear teat"

[01:10:00] - Getting dad involved in puberty and fertility awareness (Peyton's e-book)

[01:30:00] - Transitions in life / life cycles

[01:39:30] - Q: "What is the role of a father?" A: "Be vulnerable"

Links from the show:

Peyton's free ebook, "She BECOMES: A Dad's Guide to His Developing Daughter"
Peyton and Cal on Instagram

Cal's podcast: The Great Unlearn
The Business of Birth Control (film) (Code BELOVED50 gets you 50% off!)

Try Feel Free (Code BELOVED40 gets you 40% off!)
Finite and Infinite Games, by James Carse

My online store (discounts on many products mentioned in the show)

Find me on Instagram @nathanrileyobgyn and my practice at: www.BelovedHolistics.com

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Music by: Labrinth and Preservation Hall Jazz Band

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