The Secret Life of Dads Podcast

In this 'short' segment from our broader conversation with Neuroscientist Dr Faye Begeti MB PhD we explore the trick to developing habits that stick...plus, what actually happens to the brain during exercise and how does this benefit us?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dads stopped mankind from going extinct 500,000 years ago by stepping up. Today, Dad roles have drastically changed - where do YOU fit in as a father now? Plus, how post natal depression in dads is rarely acknowledged or treated....but needs to be recognised as genuine condition, and so much more.  Anna Machin is an evolutionary anthropologist at the department of experimental psychology at Oxford University. She is the author of a book on fatherhood, titled 'The Life of Dad: The making of a Modern Father'...and now, we have decided, she is also the 'godmother of dads'...ALL DADS NEED TO LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE!!!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With 1 in 10 women affected by Gestational Diabetes during pregnancy it is well worth learning more about this increasingly common condition. Simmone shares tips on how to avoid or manage the condition. Also...does lobster improve sperm health for conception? How does alcohol during conception affect foetal health? And SO much more... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neurology Dr & Neuroscientist Faye Begeti, author of The Phone Fix, comes on the show to talk all things brain health and how to create healthy habits in the distracting age of modern technology. Is screen time for our kids as destructive as we 'think' it is? This is an essential episode for these times!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Knowing what to feed your children can be challenging enough...throw in the common battlefield scenario of meal times and it's easy to be left feeling lost as a parent. Sarah to the rescue...in this episode you'll learn a lot and your mind will be put at ease.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan Libbey became both a father and care giver on the same day - in this powerful episode Lawrence and Mat chat to Ryan about his early experiences on the massive TV show MIC right through to the more recent challenges of combining fatherhood with caring for his fiance Louise.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dragons Den pitch that's gone viral...ex pro rugby player Joe Gray joins Mat and Lawrence to talk resilience, physical & mental self care whilst building a successful business and raising children.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stand up comic Ali Woods is a fun man to be around...Lawrence and Mat get his take on all things parenting whilst asking him some very important questions...such as 'is he actually a dad?' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

George Lewis is so good at making light of the daily challenges dads face that he wrote a book about it, performs stand up comedy about it and posts scarily accurate comedy sketches about it on Instagram. If you are looking for someone to help you laugh it all off...then George is the man for you!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the original reality TV show, Shipwrecked, to presenting at Sky Sports...James Green's career has been full of achievements and high point moments. But beyond the career highs, all James ever wanted to be was a father - in this emotional episode James shares the challenges he and his partner have had to face around premature baby loss.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices