Episode 33: When Everything Is Changing (A Family Conversation on Transition)

About this episode

The episode discusses the various transitions in life through a family conversation, emphasizing intentionality in navigating change.

The Intentional Dad podcast returns after a six-month pause with a new series focused on one of life’s unavoidable realities: transition. In this opening conversation, Aric is joined by his sons Ben and Ian as they reflect on the many kinds of transitions that shape a human life—some anticipated and joyful, others bittersweet, and some deeply painful and unexpected. Together, they explore everything from milestones like marriage, graduation, and learning to drive, to more difficult experiences such as loss, sudden change, and life-altering disruption. Through honest storytelling and intergenerational dialogue, the conversation highlights how transition is not something we simply go through, but something we are invited to navigate with intention. The episode also sets the stage for a deeper series exploring what it means to grow into adulthood and how to recognize God’s presence in every season of change. This is a conversation about becoming—about who we are in the middle of life’s unfolding story, and how we can learn to walk through change with awareness, honesty, and intentionality. Learn more about The Intentional Dad at www.theintentionaldad.org Hosted on Acast. See…

People in this episode

Host: Aric Manly

Guests: Ben, Ian

Topics covered

• transition
• family conversation
• milestones
• loss
• change
• intentionality
• adulthood

Keywords

• transition
• family
• milestones
• loss
• change
• adulthood
• storytelling
• intentionality

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