Australian Dads Network

Thanks for spending the last half of 2019 with us on this podcast journey. I am extremely grateful that we have been able to share some outstanding episodes with you. If you are new to us please go into the back catalogue and check them out. Today Liam will try to set the tone for the year that was and the year upcoming. Reflect on 2019 and plan for 2020!Be COMMITTED!Happy new years to one and all!!Plenty of shout outs at the end of the episode!

Today we talk with Rod Bridge who founded the organisation, Sideffect. From their website - "Sideffect was started by our founder, Rodney Bridge, after the death of his beautifully talented and generous son, Preston. Preston died at the age of 16, after taking a synthetic form of LSD in February 2013, during his school ball after party. Following his family tragedy, Rod found out that the LSD substance was made up of 25inBome as well as a shopping list of other synthetic drugs. Preston lost his life that night based on one choice and had he known what he was taking, he would have made an entirely different decision. Sideffect was born out of that understanding, that our youth need to be educated on substance use and be empowered to make informed decisions, with the help of parents, teachers, and their community."Points in the conversation to note: In 2018 Sideffect reached 105,000 students across Western Australia. Being educated as a parent on drugs is so important in order to start a conversation. Early intervention is key in the fight against drugs.www.sideffect.org.auPart one of the 60 mins program - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6mYlFXiZkc

Today we have a prerecorded episode thanks to a partner of ours, HNT Legal, on domestic violence (DV).Maria from HNT Legal talks us through the various aspects of DV and why we need to talk more about it.Maria also talks about why you should seek legal advice when involved in DV.3 value bombs dropped by Maria:1. Why you should seek legal advice before consenting to an AVO.2. How the Kennon Adjustment needs to be raised early in your court hearing.3. We need to talk about Family and domestic violence with someone. Don’t keep them to yourself. Seek support.www.hntlegal.com.auwww.lifeline.org.au

Today we have part two of our chat with Gus Orcajo. We continue the chat from part one that moves into some deeper elements of emotions, family and the struggles we all face and how to overcome them. Enjoy!!www.gusorcajo.com

Today we start this two part conversation with Dad, entrepreneur, certified emotional intelligence practitioner and self awareness coach, Gus Orcajo. Gus is a contributor in the Australian Dads Network and is passionate about helping Dads reclaim their power to live the life they have always wanted. In this first part we learn about Gus and his life, his son and the interesting and unique co-parenting situation with his ex wife. If you like what you hear then jump onto Gus' website - www.gusorcajo.com and reclaim your power!

Today we talk with performance coach, Dave Kerestesi, about what disconnecting from social media meant to him. How this improved every single aspect of his life including his business, family connections, mental and spiritual health. Overall gaining a massively bigger perspective on life than ever before. We talk about ways you can do the same. This is Daves second session in the Yarn Barn and we are grateful for his time with us. You can connect with Dave on his website - www.davekerestesi.comAnd also on Facebook at - https://www.facebook.com/DK.PerformanceCoach/Dave is an active contributer to the Australian Dads Network private DADS ONLY group on Facebook also. Get in there and say G'Day!!Grab Jordan Petersons Big 5 Personality test here - https://www.understandmyself.com/personality-assessmentHere is a quick video on the 80/20 rule - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaUWhO-B7Ts

Corey Gaidzionis says "I’m a father, mentor, and facilitator of generational change, leading men to be the best they can be."Today we talk with Corey about how holding his colleagues hand while he died triggered PTSD. The moment where he had to decide which road in life he needed to take. One of self-destruction or one of empowerment and positive change. This is a conversation that creates emotion and drive towards taking small steps, setting goals and getting better everyday. Corey now helps other men through the Side by Side Initiative.Corey is a qualified counsellor and Personal trainer.He specialises in coaching men to lead the life they want to live rather than the life they are expected to liveEnjoy!https://www.facebook.com/coreyg76https://www.facebook.com/groups/381880076006542/https://www.facebook.com/sidebysideinitiative/?eid=ARBCtf0g0AO7WXt94ATW8BbJeRwAINn4-tCqc_WMGHLCJNaSURFa0mrLRDO4U-itUe0wV0Hzbl8NdWeU&timeline_context_item_type=intro_card_work&timeline_context_item_source=100036764844171&fref=tag

Ben Killoy, is a U.S. Marine Veteran turned blogger, life coach, speaker, and now podcaster who seeks to bring Military Veteran Dads home to their families. He resides in Janesville, WI, with his wife and three beautiful kids! Ben, went through what most transitioning veterans go through of redefining identity and rediscovering your passion and purpose for life. A seminar changed it all for him, and realigned him to his passion for leadership. Since then he has been on a mission to master leadership principles & use his passion for leadership to help dads understand who they are, develop the skills to overcome adversity, and own their life and choices truly come home to their life.https://www.facebook.com/benjamin.killoyhttps://www.facebook.com/militaryveterandad/?__tn__=K-R&eid=ARCG-dcGBGFy1_M1gk2VeVl7AmstfcR7Txp9tdbFwSGJSl8UvnjxBSkNhNBri1hq0rl7Yo6vCsXGmRXP&fref=mentions&__xts__[0]=68.ARCukLT0cEjkDRCO2-DvAGd24qofGBES7rCDhBh-FJNAwfske5Opx-HAe0gwhNXIgcXBdJlEehjhDpCuDNhJpDNmxXh1qz2fWjDeb7Zi_AuucomIfnSs1YU96QRJt-8xWtK0bMnPPi_p5CoaSxFVh4dIllw0GOR2Vi34kcGxh5z2XuHQMCuDZ7OwTo050PuPtbQmxCk-vOUxIZaWiAhttps://www.militaryveterandad.com/

Today Liam gives us a bit of a check in about what we are doing inside the community and plans for some events lined up.If you want to get involved in anything alongside the ADN please reach out to the crew - liam@australiandadsnetwork.com.au

Dean Henneman and I continue our chat and move into some deeper territory. Discussing some of the key reasons why Dean has now a massive passion for men's mental health and striving for his greatness as a man, husband and dad. If you are in a crisis please call Lifeline - 131114

Dean Henneman is a school teacher based on the surf coast of Victoria. A Dad and a husband that is learning day by day what it means to be a Dad...just like all of us. Dean is an admin for the ADN and is a huge advocate for men's mental health. Leading teenage students to learn more about mental health and crushing the stigma early in their lives. He has been rocked by suicide in his friendship circle and is now focused on creating positive connections that change lives for the better. Just one of the many reasons wee love having him in the ADN. #ADN

Day 7 brings us to the close of Mental Health Week for 2019 and we a graced by our mate Gustavo Orcajo. www.gusorcajo.com#ADNMHW

Day 6 of the Australian Dads Networks Mental Health Week program features Paul Smith, founder of Freedom In Finding Ourselves (FIFO) and MENtool freedom. Get into the Facebook page here.#ADNMHW

Day 5 of Mental Health Week and also World Mental Health Day 10/10/2019!!Join with us as we listen to one of Australias greatest mindset coaches. Michael Duff is the founder of MINDsesnse. He has developed a program to help individuals and teams reach their best.http://www.mindsense.com.au/#ADNMHW

Day four of the Australian Dads Network Mental Health Week program and we are stoked you are here!!Peter Borda of The Wellness Centre in Whyalla and the Facebook community Living Life Like A Holiday is here to have a yarn about emotions, mental health, choice, opportunity and living life to its fullest.https://www.facebook.com/thewellnesscentrewhyalla/https://www.thewellnesscentrewhyalla.com.auhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/livinglifelikeaholiday/#ADNMHW

Day three of the Australian Dads Network Mental Health Week Program featuring Dads from within the private Dads Only group on Facebook!Tristram (Trys) Reddick founded Passionate Lives and is a Mental Health First Aid fascilitator based in Perth. Listen to his other episodes on our podcast - episodes 15 and 16. #ADNMHW

Day two of the Australian Dads Network Mental Health Week Program featuring Dads from within the private Dads Only group on Facebook!Jason McGrice is the owner and founder of the Meditation house and you can learn more about him in our full length convo in Episode 14 of the podcast. www.themeditationhouse.com.au

Day one of Mental Health Week for the Australian Dads Network Mental Health Week Program features Michael Lauria.Author of Forging Excalibur.www.michaellauriacoaching.comLifleline - 131114

Welcome to the Australian Dads Network Mental Health Week 2019 program!!We are glad you're here to celebrate the epic Dads that are contributing members of the Australian Dads Network private Dads only group on Facebook. Mental Health and suicide prevention is the core piece of our work and we get to this by creating a safe and supportive environment for men to feel comfortable to raise issues they are facing, minor and major, in their life.We hope you enjoy this weeks podcasts and appreciate you subscribing and sharing with a mate the ones you enjoyed. When you share please use the hashtag #ADNMHW

Today we hear from Maria Valenzuela, Senior Solicitor and head of the family law division from HNT Legal, talk about Child Alienation, Communication & Visits with Kids.www.hntlegal.com.au

Welcome to Part Two of our yarn with Trys Reddick.A message from Trys, "A bit about me, so I was diagnosed with Depression, Anxiety, OCD and Agoraphobia when I was 13 and left school when I was 14, having Home Ed to finish off my GCSE's (I'm from the UK). Having Home Ed gave me an excuse not to go out and my Agoraphobia got worse, living as a recluse for 10 years. In my Mid 20's I had a holiday to Perth to see my Grandparents who were ill. While over here I had an awesome spiritual experience and felt Kwinana would one day be my home. I went back to the UK after 2 months and started a journey of recovery. After 5 years I got the opportunity to come over on a 2 year student visa to study for a Diploma in Community Services and on completion of that I worked in Employment Services. I stayed in the industry 5 years and then left and have been training Mental Health First Aid ever since. I currently live in Kwinana, 5 mins away from where my Grandparents live.My passion is about talking about mental health especially for guys. 75% of suicides are male and part of that is that we don't talk about how we're travelling. I have lost 7 people in my life, all men. I think it's important we reach out to people and get them to talk.I run my own MHFA Training business now full time, I also film YouTube videos and just getting started again with podcasts. Last year I co-founded the Kwinana Alliance against Depression and also funded and co-founded the Songs of Hope project. The project was a collaboration between myself and Foundation to Wellness and we took 10 singer / songwriters with lived experience of mental illness and supported them to write their own song around the theme of hope. The Spotify link below allows you to download the album for free Check them out and let me know what you think.ABC News Footagehttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-28/alliances-against-depression-formed-to-tackle-mental-illness/11342738Video of the Journeyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSyKj_a1OS4Download the Album herehttps://open.spotify.com/album/3rqy34MOPwOFQ2Y3PCcxBxPassionate Lives websitewww.passionatelives.com.auBeyond Nowhttps://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/beyondnow-suicide-safety-planninghttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011751035310

A message from Trys, "A bit about me, so I was diagnosed with Depression, Anxiety, OCD and Agoraphobia when I was 13 and left school when I was 14, having Home Ed to finish off my GCSE's (I'm from the UK). Having Home Ed gave me an excuse not to go out and my Agoraphobia got worse, living as a recluse for 10 years. In my Mid 20's I had a holiday to Perth to see my Grandparents who were ill. While over here I had an awesome spiritual experience and felt Kwinana would one day be my home. I went back to the UK after 2 months and started a journey of recovery. After 5 years I got the opportunity to come over on a 2 year student visa to study for a Diploma in Community Services and on completion of that I worked in Employment Services. I stayed in the industry 5 years and then left and have been training Mental Health First Aid ever since. I currently live in Kwinana, 5 mins away from where my Grandparents live.My passion is about talking about mental health especially for guys. 75% of suicides are male and part of that is that we don't talk about how we're travelling. I have lost 7 people in my life, all men. I think it's important we reach out to people and get them to talk.I run my own MHFA Training business now full time, I also film YouTube videos and just getting started again with podcasts. Last year I co-founded the Kwinana Alliance against Depression and also funded and co-founded the Songs of Hope project. The project was a collaboration between myself and Foundation to Wellness and we took 10 singer / songwriters with lived experience of mental illness and supported them to write their own song around the theme of hope. The Spotify link below allows you to download the album for free Check them out and let me know what you think.ABC News Footagehttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-28/alliances-against-depression-formed-to-tackle-mental-illness/11342738Video of the Journeyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSyKj_a1OS4Download the Album herehttps://open.spotify.com/album/3rqy34MOPwOFQ2Y3PCcxBxPassionate Lives websitewww.passionatelives.com.auBeyond Now https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/beyondnow-suicide-safety-planning

Jason McGrice from The Meditation House supports men and women to diffuse anxiety, connect to their bodies, rediscover the power of their breath and find peacein beautiful meditation and healing practices.Spiritually connected from a young age, it would be Jason’s own spiritual journey that would eventually become the catalyst for the launch of The Meditation House;a community inspired by connection and united in a deep understanding of the profound benefits of meditation and spiritual practice. It is through these meditation and spiritual healing practices that Jason's connection to source truly shines the brightest.Jason’s unique and spiritual approach has inspired a movement, with his meditation single ‘Morning Ritual’ skyrocketing into the top 10 on the popular meditationapp ‘Insight Timer’; seeing over 2.6 million listeners connecting with his guidance and inspiring a worldwide community waking up to his energy, every single morning.Now with over 17 years’ experience, he has experimented with the power of universal energy and has passionately honed his skills to serve as atrue light worker.http://www.themeditationhouse.com.au/

Peter Borda of The Wellness Centre in Whyalla and the Facebook community Living Life Like A Holiday is here to have a yarn about emotions, mental health, choice, opportunity and living life to its fullest. https://www.facebook.com/thewellnesscentrewhyalla/https://www.thewellnesscentrewhyalla.com.auhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/livinglifelikeaholiday/

A special Dads Day edition of the podcast to showcase some of the insights from Dads within the Australian Dads Network. Thanks to all the fellas for sharing!

Today you will hear an episode from the Become A Fearless Father podcast with Klaas Van-Oosterhout interviewing Liam Sorrell (CEO and Founder of the Australian Dads Network).If ya like what you hear then subscribe to this podcast and also the Become a Fearless Father podcast too why don't ya!!

Maria gives us the low down on child support. Some points mentioned are what child support is, how it's calculated, some pitfalls and some what to do's and what to don'ts!We are stoked that Maria from HNT Legal are the legal team of choice for the men of the Australian Dads Network.www.hntlegal.com.auChild support estimator - https://processing.csa.gov.au/estimator/About.aspxIf you need a lawyer or even if you are unsure if you do or not, contact HNT Legal. Or get in touch with Liam at liam@australiandadsnetwork.com.au to have a yarn.

Craig Spence is a loving father and due to his unfortunate circumstances of Parental Alienation he plays a key role as a Brand Ambassador for The Australian Dads Network, and for the U Matter Dad Foundation.As a Founding Director of World Kindness Australia (WKA); he is committed to building and strengthening inclusivity, kindness and parental equality across the nation.He is currently a Director for a National Medical Device organisation, saving lives, providing Defibrillators across Australia, New Zealand, Oceania & the UK, and he is the COO for the Waterline Foundation.Craig joined the Australian Army serving 7 years full time and 10 years part time with one overseas deployment, and amongst other duties trained the elite soldiers on health and fitness.It was during this time he witnessed first hand a culture which struggled to be the best it could be which reminded him of his childhood where he was severely bullied at school.As a result Craig was instinctively drawn to the core values of kindness and equality to address cultures of exclusion, bullying and Parental Alienation.Despite Craig’s wide range of interests and commitments he manages to find the time within his hectic schedule to invest in making a difference to the community through his Brand Ambassadorial roles and engaging the corporate sector to place Kindness on the agenda.Visit Craig’s video commentary on all things Kindness.1) Impact of Kindness 2) Are People Kind 3) Captain Kindness 4) World Kindness Day 5) The Kindness BenefitAlso see WKA’s Kindness Performance Indicators and the Kindness Clause for all organisations.Rocky V inspirational video - https://youtu.be/_Z5OookwOoYThanks to Pep at Wawili Sound Solutions for their assistance in cleaning up some of the audio in today's episode.https://www.wawilisoundsolutions.com/As always thanks to Stance MD for the prescribing our intro and Outro beats.https://www.facebook.com/PrescribedBeats/

Katy Thomas is a PhD candidate at the University of Tasmania (UTAS)A Primary school teacher - and taught in Tasmania and Santiago, Chile.She has 4 children (7-13 years).Past employment - Sexuality Education teacher with Family Planning Tasmania (working with schools, school children and parents)Married to Jeff, an Academic at UTAS who supports her research.She lives in a bush setting just outside Hobart with her children, husband, mum, 4 chooks, and a miniature horse.Talk soon talk often book FREE PDF - https://healthywa.wa.gov.au/~/media/Files/HealthyWA/Original/Sexual-health/TSTO_V2.pdfVisit the Facebook page The Dad Gap to get access to the survey - https://www.facebook.com/UTASPhD/headspace Australia - resources for family and friends of young people -https://headspace.org.au/friends-and-family/life-issues/Connect with Katy - Katy.Thomas@utas.edu.au

Michael is a Counsellor, Men’s Mentor, Relationship Coach and speaker with 15 years experience in helping people grow and learn through the challenges of life.He is the authour of the newly released book titled, "Forging Excalibur".Michael’s strengths lie in the fact that he has “walked the path” already, he has experienced the lack of awareness and all the struggle and heartache associated with this. Michael has spent years studying the conscious and subconscious minds as well as associated principles surrounding neuroscience, neuroplasticity and the deep connections between the body-mind-spirit.http://www.michaellauriacoaching.comhttps://www.amazon.com.au/Forging-Excalibur-Rediscover-Your-Masculinity-ebook/dp/B07QVLRRQS

Miles Lunde is on a mission to help fellow Dads take back their health to live and leave a legacy for their kids.Miles Lunde is the founder of Healthy Driven Dads!https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthydrivendads

"I am David Kerestesi the Performance Coach.I am a spark that ignites your fire.Your unreasonable and unwavering best friend that you can tell anything to.The one to give you the tools to break out of the rock and the hard place.I promise you, wherever you’re at in life.... YOU HAVE GOT THIS!" Dave Kerestesi.Today we dive into several key topics that all deal with what it takes to be the person you want to be. So many wisdom nuggets that you just have to listen to it, take notes and reflect on its message and how it could lift your life up to that next level!I encourage you to listen to this a couple of times to get the most value. http://davekerestesi.com/https://www.facebook.com/DK.PerformanceCoach/Brene Brown - Call to Courage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr-WvA7uFDQDr Matt Walker - Sleep is your superpower - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MuIMqhT8DMThanks to StanceMD for the intro and outro beats!

HNT legal and Australian Dads Network collaborating to create referral pathways for Aussie Dads to get the information and support they need in their time of need.Today Maria talks to us about the family law act. www.hntlegal.com.au

There are few greater challenges for an expectant father than to deal with his partner's miscarriage. While their partner will experience huge physical and emotional challenges in dealing with miscarriage, fathers also feel the loss associated with a miscarried pregnancy and feel helpless to offer support and advice. Often they suppress their feelings and emotions in order to support their partners and keep the family front functioning, despite the crippling grief they are experiencing.Ella has dedicated the last five years to raise awareness around miscarriage and stillbirth and is the Victorian Ambassador for PaiL International awareness campaign. Her work as the founder of U Matter DAD is outstanding as U Matter DAD offers support to Dads who have lost a baby through miscarriage and stillbirth. https://www.umatterdad.com.au/Grab a cuppa and enjoy the conversation.

Ash Grunwald is an Australian blues musician. He has issued eight studio albums and has received five nominations for ARIA Music Awards. Today we talked all things FIFO, stress, alcohol, Wym Hof and how to get that shit outta your head. Track - Whispering Voices in link below off of the Mojo album to be released on August 30 2019 via Bloodlines/Mushroom featuring Kasey Chambers.https://open.spotify.com/album/0rI9CnksalvtaJj0afqeLowww.ashgrunwald.comwww.australiandadsnetwork.com.au

A taster of what's to come. An idea of who we are , what we do and why. www.australiandadsnetwork.com.auhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/australiandadsnetworkLove to hear from you...liam@australiandadsnetwork.com.au