How becoming a dad changes your life

How becoming a dad changes your life

From The Hard Shoulder by Newstalk

April 23, 2026 · 9 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the significant life changes that come with becoming a father for the first time.

Becoming a father for the first time can be quite the daunting experience and while there is a lot of joy that comes with it, it also comes with a lot of change to your life too. So how can that change be best managed, and just how significant can it be? Shane Coleman was joined by our own correspondent dads: political correspondent Sean Defoe and courts correspondent Frank Greaney. 

People in this episode

Host: Shane Coleman

Guests: Sean Defoe, Frank Greaney

Topics covered

  • fatherhood
  • life changes
  • parenting

Keywords

  • fatherhood
  • life changes
  • parenting
  • dads

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