What Dads Go Through When They Become Parents with Eli Weinstein
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In this episode, Krissy Bold interviews Eli Weinstein about the unique challenges fathers face when they become parents.
Every Father's Day, I find myself wondering — what did it actually feel like for my husband when he became a dad? This year, I finally asked someone. So many conversations about the newborn phase center on moms — and rightfully so. But dads are going through something too. A quieter, lonelier, harder-to-name something. And when nobody names it, it can quietly unravel your marriage in ways neither of you sees coming. In this episode, I sit down with Eli Weinstein — licensed clinical therapist, husband, and dad of two (with one more on the way) — for a real, human conversation about the dad experience. Eli hosts the Dude Therapist Podcast, has been featured on The Kelly Clarkson Show, and just released his book From I Do to We Do: Navigating Relationships Through the Parenting Years (grab it here → https://amzn.to/4f2QPvT). Find him at eliweinsteinlcsw.com and on Instagram/TikTok at @eliweinstein_lcsw and @thedudetherapist. In this episode we get into: The 'pushout' — what it is, why it happens, and why most moms don't even realize they're doing it Eli's IVF journey and what it taught him and his wife about emotional support The panic attack he had weeks after his daughter was born…
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