Dad Burnout: Why We Disappeared for 2 Months | Dad Livin Podcast

About this episode

The hosts discuss their two-month hiatus due to dad burnout and the challenges of parenting during spring sports season.

After 2 months away, we're finally back with the truth about dad burnout, spring sports chaos, and why we nearly quit podcasting. Doug and Johnny get real about work-life balance, parenting tweens with attitude problems, and the awkward birds-and-bees talk nobody prepares you for. WHAT WE COVER: Why we disappeared: The real story behind our 2-month hiatus Spring sports madness and surviving the busiest parenting season Navigating attitude adjustments when kids hit puberty The birds and bees talk (and the hilarious follow-up questions) Work burnout and learning to set boundaries Mother's Day appreciation and supporting our wives TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro & Setup 3:02 - Welcome Back! We're Back After 2 Months 3:41 - Why We Disappeared - Burnout & Busy Season 6:08 - Spring Sports Chaos & Baseball Season 8:29 - Soaking in Every Moment with Your Kids 10:56 - Podcast Burnout - When It Feels Like a Job 13:23 - Work Stress & Setting Priorities as a Dad 15:47 - Finding Your Fire Again 21:13 - What's Next for Dad Livin Podcast 22:30 - Parenting Tweens - Attitude Adjustments 25:22 - Teaching Kids About Respect & Consequences 31:03 - The Birds and Bees Talk (This Got…

People in this episode

Hosts: Doug, Johnny

Topics covered

• dad burnout
• work-life balance
• parenting tweens
• spring sports
• birds and bees talk

Keywords

• dad burnout
• parenting
• work-life balance
• spring sports
• birds and bees talk
• tweens
• attitude adjustments

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