The Parenthood Initiation: This Is How We’ve Grown with Jason Seeman
About this episode
Mandy Cai and Jason Seeman discuss the transformative journey of parenthood and the personal growth it invites.
What if parenthood isn't something to survive, but an invitation to grow into the person you're meant to become? In this first episode of Growing Together, I sit down with Jason Seeman, founder of Raising Fathers, for an honest conversation about the unseen initiations of parenthood. We share the pivotal moments when we each realised we needed to grow—and how our children became our greatest teachers. Jason opens up about standing in front of a bathroom mirror 30 hours into his first child's labor, spiralling internally while his partner needed him to be a pillar in the storm. I share about the moment I realized I couldn't be both the hurt little child and a mom at the same time, and the choice I had to make. This is a conversation about surrender, self-love, and what it means to grow together with our children. In this episode: The moment Jason realized he needed to grow as a father (and why it happened later than he'd recommend) Why seeking control during birth is often a sign we're seeking comfort, and what our partners really need from us How children shine a mirror to all the places we still need to love and heal ourselves The challenge of letting go of goal-driven identity…
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