The Dad Edge Podcast

My guest today is Ben Bruce, English musician and vocalist for the rock band Asking Alexandria. Bruce founded the band while he was living in Dubai but the back split and he moved back to the United Kingdom, where he then started the band again under the same name. He comes on today to share some of the lessons he learned from his upbringing, as well as this amazing relationship that he has with his mom and how he goes about navigating it. We talk about how he keeps that relationship just incredibly on point mom and how she's highly involved in his life and no matter how much fame and fortune and him being a celebrity in his life has become his mom will always look at him and say, you're always Ben to me. Ben and I talk about how he elevates his marriage and relationships with his children. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/375

Today's episode I am sure will make you stop for a minute and ask yourself how much of your identity you might have wrapped around certain areas of your life such as work My guest today is an Amazon best-selling author, Robert Althuis, who wrote, "Never Enoughitis". He is also the founder of the Sacred Wealth Institute, a mindful organization that provides coaching strategies, tools, and techniques to help private clients and businesses embody their full human potential. Robert reached the pinnacle of success and yet, it was not enough, and today he shares that with us. On paper he had everything we could possibly want and inside the man was dying. He realized that the things that he did were not who he was. So let's get into it. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/friday56

Don Bentley is the New York Times Bestselling author of the Matt Drake thriller series including Hostile Intent, The Outside Man, and Without Sanction as well as one forthcoming title. Don also writes in the Tom Clancy Jack Ryan, Jr. universe with Zero Hour, Target Acquired, and one forthcoming title. Don spent a decade as an Army Apache helicopter pilot during which time he was stationed in South Korea, Germany, and Texas. While deployed to Afghanistan as a Troop Commander in support of Operation Enduring Freedom VI, Don was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Air Medal with "V" device for valor. Following his time in the military Don worked as an FBI Special Agent and was a member of the Dallas Office Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team. After leaving the FBI, Don worked for companies that developed technology for the U.S. Special Operations Community. He holds a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Ohio State University, and an M.F.A in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. Don lives with his family in Austin, Texas. Show Notes:https://www.thedadedge.com/374

Today we are talking about sex, and intimacy, passion, connection, communication, but mostly sex. Today we are talking with Sheila Gregoire and she is an amazing speaker, author and brings a Christian vibe to the sex conversation. I know that you will get a lot from this show. We talk about increasing the quality. I would sacrifice mediocre daily sex with amazing sex once a week and that's one thing we talk about today. . Sheila is a Christian and has a different perspective when we talk about sex and creating intimacy. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/friday55

When it comes to making mistakes and taking risks, are you fearful that you're going to do something wrong and it's going to be irreversible? If this happens, will you be identified as a failure? That is what most people are afraid of when taking risks. We talk today about this and the stories we tell ourselves and why we get wrapped up in something like this. My guest, Stephen Miller is an entrepreneur, best-selling author and Youtube star with his channel, The Stephen Fam, with a platform of almost 1 million followers in just 2 years. In his channel, he displays the beauty and the depth, diversity of featuring his large adoptive home of seven. Stephen has recorded six studio albums and is the author of The Liberating King and The Worship Leaders. Show Notes:www.thedadedge.com/373

What do You Say To Yourself When No One Else Can Hear? That is the question I bring to the table and wow do we have a show today for you. Ethan Kross is one of the world's leading experts on controlling the conscious mind. An award-winning professor in the University of Michigan's top ranked Psychology Department and its Ross School of Business, he is the director of the Emotion & Self Control Laboratory. Ethan has participated in policy discussion at the White House and has been interviewed about his research on CBS Evening News, Good Morning America, Anderson Cooper Full Circle, and NPR's Morning Edition. His research has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, The New England Journal of Medicine, and Science. Show Notes:https://www.thedadedge.com/friday54

Steve Weatherford, a two-time fittest NFL player, Super Bowl champion, and entrepreneur, discusses his powerful faith journey and insights on fatherhood. He emphasizes the importance of inner peace through self-care and shares personal experiences that shaped his spiritual leadership. The conversation highlights mentorship and emotional growth, urging fathers to embrace their roles in nurturing family dynamics. Weatherford also reflects on forgiveness and the value of open communication in relationships, driving home the significance of shared core values.