2 Dads and a Yarn

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2 Australian Intended dads explore parenthood in their preparation for becoming dads.

2Dads&aYarn


    • Feb 8, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 31m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES


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    Ep 14 Lets talk about sex with a Sex Therapist, Selma

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 49:53


    To follow up our previous episode on love, we are talking about loooove with Selma van Diest and psychologist and sex therapist, about how to keep the spark alive after having a child. Light content warning.

    Ep 13 Talking all things love with traditional surrogate, Danni

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2023 48:10


    In this episode we have a chat about all things love and how it fits into surrogacy with our friend Danni who has been a traditional surrogate in our local community.

    Ep 12 Going deeper with Katrina Hale on vulnerability and validity (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 33:41


    In this episode we continue our conversation with Katrina Hale and explore the many vulnerabilities of intended parents, the structure of surrogacy across the globe and discuss a bit further how deeply rooted trauma may appear through a journey to parenthood.

    Ep 12 Chat with Katrina Hale gaining wisdom from her experience with Surrogacy counselling (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022 32:44


    In this episode we chat with Katrina Hale, a psychologist, about the challenges gay Intended Dads might face in the lead up to surrogacy, the new types of relationships that surrogacy creates and the challenges of being in pioneering fertility spaces.

    Ep11 Codie explains his solo journey to parenthood through a Covid storm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 44:36


    In this episode we get Codie from out friendship networks to explain his story of perseverance and building/finding support in his solo journey to parenthood. Minor language warning.

    Ep10 Reflection on Surrogacy Conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022 38:18


    In this episode we chat about our misadventures in Sydney and how the Growing Families Surrogacy Conference was for us.

    Ep9 Interview with Sam Everingham of Growing Families

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 27:45


    In this episode we learn about Sam's overseas surrogacy experience in India, get a bit of advice from a father of 10 year old girls and learn about his non-profit organisation Growing Families (who are having a conference 18-19 June, 2022).

    Ep8 Adult conversations about Christmas (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 25:47


    In this part we discuss the operations and reflections of Christmas as an adult and consider what we might need to figure out as parents.

    Ep8 Nieces and Nephews Christmas interviews (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 21:37


    In this episode we got help to interview our nieces and nephews and discuss all the ribbon wrapping and rough edges that make Christmas. This episode is child-friendly :)

    Ep7 Troy's journey and advice

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 33:30


    In this episode we chat with Dixon's friend Troy, who had children in a opposite couple and is now part of a happy same-sex marriage. We get advice from him from his experience bringing up his daughters.

    Ep6 Shooting the wind with Guy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 14:47


    In this episode, we discuss some of Guy's experience around short-term fostering, and find ourselves easily distracted... there was more content cut than kept, so enjoy the silliness!

    Ep5 You did ask that, and we answered

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 37:14


    The 2 Dads sit down with their friend and go through some anonymous questions. Also featuring the tap-dancing styling and debut of Yoshi the dog.

    Ep4 Interview with Damien Riggs (part 2) around deeper topics

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 35:33


    In this deeper episode we discuss more to do with Damien's work and ideas around visbility, the direction of the LGBTIQ community and how it fits in to society and many other topics.

    Ep4 Interview with Damien Riggs (part 1) around many Gay parenting topics

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 22:58


    In this episode we sit down with Damien Riggs over Zoom and talk about his personal experience as a foster dad, around his professional works as a psychotherapist and researcher in queer and family spaces, along with many other topics.

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    Ep3 Alex takes forever to answer 25 questions to ask before becoming a parent

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 37:14


    In this episode, Dixon asks Alex the same high-brow and in-depth questions. Dixon has some of his own questions to add - so it's not just Alex's fault it's a long episode!

    Ep2 Dixon answers 25 questions to ask before becoming a parent

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 22:15


    Having lost a Rock-Paper-Scissors battle, Dixons answers 25 questions from Cosmo.

    Ep1 Bonus - A little more introduction to 2 [intended] Dads and a Yarn

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 9:32


    A little extra that didn't make the cut, and the silly sounds and things we made for the jingle!

    Ep1 The introduction to 2 [intended] Dads and a Yarn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 27:20


    2 Aussie guys in Australia loving each other so much they have extra for a baby - so this is the start of their journey in preparing for becoming parents. Get to know these two in the first episode.

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