Dad Chats Live: Talking about male cancer – do you look after yourself? This week is Orchid Male Cancer Awareness week, so tackled this topic head-on. We know some men find it difficult to talk about male cancer. But this is another topic that is so important for us to talk about. Did you know that prostate cancer (98%) and…
Dad Chats Live - World Suicide Prevention Day
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Dad Chats Live: Talking about World Suicide Prevention day. Mental health is something we are passionate about here at Dadvengers. So it was only right that we talk about World Suicide Prevention day. This is a topic that really hits home for a lot of our community, and we were so grateful to them for joining us for this important…
In 2020, 5224 people took their own lives and of that figure 3925 were men. At the time of publishing these were the latest official ONS figures available. Suicide is the second biggest killer of men under fifty. Roughly 75 men in the UK take their own lives every week. That’s 75 fathers, brothers, sons, uncles, nephews, and friends. This…
Dad Chats Live: Transitions to school or nursery. So parents, it is that time again! Our kids are going back to school, or nursery, or maybe they’re just starting out at one or the other? This can be a stressful time for us kids, with lots of anxieties bubbling up to the surface. So we wanted to delve into this…
The truth about fertility treatment for women is that you never think it will happen to you. At 19 I met the man I was going to marry, and ultimately go on a journey that would mean we would become parents – hopefully. Jeremy had always insisted we waited until after we got married to start a family. So, the…
Our lives were ticking along nicely, and we were super lucky with all we had achieved together. But nothing could of prepared us for the journey to come and fertility treatment for men. My wife and I had been living the dream through our 20’s! With travelling, growing our careers, buying our first home and having the dream wedding. The…
Dad chats live: This week we are talking about tantrums! All our kids have them at some point – and they can be really tricky to deal with. So we delved into the topic and got some brilliant advice from our community! Hearing how different people manage tantrums was really helpful – and knowing we aren’t alone in dealing with…
A Fathers Grief - The Impact of Baby Loss
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Baby loss and grief is something that society doesn’t talk about. I understand why – nobody wants to think about losing a child. It is a tragedy that no parent should ever have to experience. But sadly it is a tragedy that impacts thousands of families every year. In 2003 my twin baby daughters died. A father’s grief and the…
Let’s be honest. Anxiety is a nightmare. However it shows up for you, the rising panic, sweaty palms, hyperventilating, the torrent of mental chatter, 3 am pacing. It’s horrid to deal with and it’s utterly debilitating. It undermines our self-confidence, our ability to make decisions and to move forward. What’s more, anxieties grow. We start by panicking about a situation with…
Dad Chats Live – Talking about Coping with Anxiety with Saleema Davies. Saleema is a clinical hypnotherapist and founder of Papalona. A company that creates audio recordings to support children and parents’ mental health easily and effectively. We talk about the impact of anxiety on our lives, and how to cope with it. She shares some brilliant tips like: Use…
