A Brothers Mind

A Brother's Mind Podcast
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Hosted by brothers Heath and Luke, A Brother's Mind is a podcast about the realities of men's mental health, fatherhood, and navigating life's hardest chapters. From the heavy truths of divorce, co-parenting, and rebuilding yourself, to finding resilience in business, property, and investing. All topics are on the table.

  1. 6 days ago

    The After Dark Sessions: Men's Mental Health, Family Court, and Surviving the Edge

    Five years in the family court machine, severe alcohol addiction, and 26 weeks of child alienation. What happens when a man hits absolute rock bottom? In this inaugural After Dark roundtable session, Heath, Luke, Jordan, and Will tackle the realities men hide behind closed doors. Will details his five-year battle through the family court system, the psychological toll of severe parental alienation, and how he rebuilt his daily discipline after a crippling alcohol addiction. This is a raw examination of the 'tent peg theory,' the danger of expecting men to absorb everything without complaint, and what it actually takes to pull a mate out of the dark rather than telling him to just suck it up.   CHAPTERS: 00:00 - The After Dark Sessions 01:18 - Why men only talk at surface level 04:08 - The tent peg theory: what society expects of men 06:16 - The hell of losing access to your children 07:31 - Getting hit like a boxer: becoming numb to trauma 11:16 - The helplessness of the family court system 14:06 - When family court results depend on your money 17:40 - Can you see the writing on the wall before separation? 19:33 - Coming home to an empty house: total loss of control 21:28 - Numbing the pain: 14 Guinness on a Sunday 23:38 - Rebuilding discipline and getting 9 months sober 24:46 - The secret diary and email account for his son 27:18 - Deciding to be a better role model for your boy 29:43 - Why men suffer in complete silence 32:37 - 26 weeks without seeing his son 34:34 - Being told to drive into a tree 36:34 - Why cruel words destroy you at rock bottom 38:43 - "Who picks up the man off the floor?" 42:02 - The "can I have a moment" culture men need 44:06 - Why blokes feel weak asking for help 46:42 - Escaping the weight: can you ever hit reset? 50:11 - How to actually check in on your mates 51:30 - The movement: normalising "love you mate" Like, Follow & Subscribe YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ABrothersMind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/ABrothersMind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/abrothersmind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@abrothersmind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you got value out of this episode, please hit the follow button, rate the show, and leave a review. It is the absolute best way to support the podcast and help us reach more people.

    The After Dark Sessions: Men's Mental Health, Family Court, and Surviving the Edge

  2. 20 Oct

    Bruce Djite: The Business of Professional Sports & Why You Are a Depreciating Asset

    Former Socceroo Bruce Djite exposes the cold reality of professional sports, where elite athletes are depreciating assets. What does reaching the elite 1% actually cost when the stadium lights go out? Adelaide United icon and former Australian international Bruce Djite breaks down the mechanical reality of life at the top level of professional football. Behind the contracts and celebrity is a cutthroat environment where personal sacrifice is demanded without apology, and performers must learn to operate with zero emotion. We explore his journey from the Australian Institute of Sport to the volatile European transfer market in Turkey, including the reality of missing his daughter's birth due to a transfer window, leveraging self-taught economics to survive the GFC, and absorbing early lessons on sacrifice from Ange Postecoglou. This is an unfiltered look at high-performance psychology, contract rackets, and the brutal reality of what happens when the game is finished with you. If you want to dive deeper into mastering high-stakes performance and resilience, listen to our previous episode with Australian Superbike rider Ty Lynch CHAPTERS: 00:00 Behind the career of an Adelaide United icon 03:22 How the elite talent pipeline actually works 08:42 Telling migrant parents you won't do academics 12:35 Ange Postecoglou’s advice on teenage sacrifice 14:45 Missing my daughter's birth for a contract 18:55 Is the price of elite success actually worth it? 20:47 Why elite athletes don't feel pressure 24:38 Surviving the fringe: Living on four-week contracts 30:15 The signing day high vs. immediate pressure 33:00 Breaking into the Socceroos' Golden Generation 36:28 The shock of moving to Turkey at 21 38:35 Star player on minimum wage: The contract racket 41:18 Avoiding bankruptcy: Why athletes lose everything 44:00 Self-taught economics: Currency trading during the GFC 47:45 Accepting you will never play for Real Madrid 50:40 Why clubs treat 29-year-olds like depreciating cars 53:36 The brutal reality of European transfer cuts 56:15 How to survive being discarded by your coach 58:30 What nobody tells you about life after the game Like, Follow & Subscribe YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ABrothersMind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/ABrothersMind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/abrothersmind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@abrothersmind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you got value out of this episode, please hit the follow button, rate the show, and leave a review. It is the absolute best way to support the podcast and help us reach more people.

    Bruce Djite: The Business of Professional Sports & Why You Are a Depreciating Asset

  3. 13 Oct

    Carlos Quaremba (One Nation): Why Voters Are Walking Away From Liberal and Labor

    South Australian One Nation MP Carlos Quaremba explains why working Aussies, tradies, and families are abandoning Liberal and Labor. Carlos unpacks how the 2,000-page National Construction Code and negative gearing backflips are choking housing supply, and why baseload power failures threaten heavy industry in places like Port Augusta and Whyalla. He also breaks down what's wrong with the Under-16 Social Media Ban, why university degrees are a defective product, and how to save the next generation from a $50 billion state debt. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - The collapse of the Australian dream 01:26 - A migrant fighting for One Nation 04:14 - Why common sense died in Canberra 07:20 - Assimilation, immigration, and border realities 10:59 - Two-party illusion: Labor and Liberal's shared failure 14:00 - Why the working class stopped trusting the majors 17:09 - The negative gearing debate and shifting goalposts 20:44 - Lockdowns, control, and state overreach 22:53 - Housing crisis: Why our kids won’t own a home 28:07 - Digital censorship and bureaucratic control 33:20 - National identity vs weaponised diversity 37:19 - Cutting public debt: Scrapping government departments 40:35 - The energy crisis and baseload power failure 46:07 - Red tape choking the construction industry 55:36 - Degrees vs trades: Universities selling defective product 01:05:33 - The apprentice tax penalty killing local skills 01:15:26 - The voter revolt the major parties fear 01:19:10 - What happens to our kids if we don't fix this? Like, Follow & Subscribe YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ABrothersMind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/ABrothersMind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/abrothersmind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@abrothersmind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you got value out of this episode, please hit the follow button, rate the show, and leave a review. It is the absolute best way to support the podcast and help us reach more people.

    Carlos Quaremba (One Nation): Why Voters Are Walking Away From Liberal and Labor

  4. 29 Sept

    Can a pro-life activist change my mind? | The Abortion Debate

    When does a human life truly begin, and why are fathers completely excluded from the abortion debate in Australia? We sit down for an intense, unfiltered conversation exploring the biological, legal, and moral realities of termination. Joined by Elspeth McKellar from the pro-life advocacy group Bird Flip, Heath navigates the extreme edges of this culture war. We dive deep into the medical ethics of late-term procedures under South Australian law, the hospital paradox at 24 weeks, the complexities of trauma, and the silent grief men experience when stripped of their decision-making rights. Listen to our related deep-dive on family law and men's rights:Should equal 50/50 care be an automatic right? CHAPTERS: 00:00 The extreme edge cases of pro-life advocacy 01:23 Inside the Bird Flip movement 04:53 Why fathers are excluded from the choice 07:47 What science says about when life begins 12:51 The fundamental question of human rights 14:49 Becoming a single mother through trauma 18:32 Do fathers have any moral say? 22:24 The 24-week hospital paradox 24:32 South Australian late-term abortion laws 26:33 Addressing pregnancy from sexual assault 34:28 Why Australian abortion law shifted 36:24 Homicide vs healthcare: defining terms 38:40 Disability diagnoses and Down syndrome 42:13 The medical reality of late-term procedures 48:24 The politics behind abortion legislation 54:29 The silent grief of fathers and men's mental health 01:00:26 Dealing with public outrage and online hate 01:03:40 Final reflections: was my mind changed? Like, Follow & Subscribe YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ABrothersMind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/ABrothersMind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/abrothersmind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@abrothersmind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you got value out of this episode, please hit the follow button, rate the show, and leave a review. It is the absolute best way to support the podcast and help us reach more people.

    Can a pro-life activist change my mind? | The Abortion Debate

  5. 22 Sept

    The family court battlefield: Should 50/50 shared custody be an automatic right?

    Separated fathers are forced to spend hundreds of thousands in family court just to see their own kids. We're asking the question, if a dad wants shared care, should 50/50 care be an automatic right? We rip into the family court system, the weaponisation of false accusations and the massive legal bills guys face just to secure half-care. Then there are the handovers, the silent households, the mental health battles and divorce recovery. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Should 50/50 shared custody be an automatic right? 03:25 The unspoken bias against fathers in family court 08:22 False allegations and weaponised domestic violence claims 15:00 Tradie stereotypes and the double standards of single dads 19:16 Spending $600k in legal fees just to see your own kids 25:50 The hidden mental health breakdown of an empty house 32:41 Surviving separation: Strict phone rules and journaling 36:53 When police show up at your door for a welfare check 40:44 The public trauma of child handovers in car parks 43:54 Rebuilding your life when divorce takes everything Like, Follow & Subscribe YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ABrothersMind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/ABrothersMind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/abrothersmind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@abrothersmind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you got value out of this episode, please hit the follow button, rate the show, and leave a review. It is the absolute best way to support the podcast and help us reach more people.

    The family court battlefield: Should 50/50 shared custody be an automatic right?

  6. 15 Sept

    Why Men Disappear in Silence: Tradie Culture, Mental Health & Hidden Pressure

    Behind every tragic statistic is a compounding weight men hide until it completely breaks them. In this episode of A Brothers Mind, we sit down with Gemma Forsythe to unpack the unspoken pressures men face daily and why so many suffer in silence. Gemma shares her unique perspective working inside male-dominated environments, revealing what often goes unnoticed on job sites: the emotional toll of tradie culture, the masks men wear, and why genuine empathy and leadership are urgently needed before someone reaches their absolute limit. Listen to our related episode: Reunited with the stranger that saved my life Chapters: 00:00 The unspoken crisis destroying men 02:40 Breaking into a male-dominated trade 08:00 Why men hide their mental health 15:00 Insecurity, pride, and the masks men wear 21:40 Why men struggle more with vulnerability 23:50 The domino effect of losing a mate 29:20 The tent peg theory 33:10 Battling demons: When the pain becomes terminal 37:40 The toxic weekend cycle crushing tradies 40:40 The tipping point: Custody, divorce, and isolation 48:00 What society must do to save our mates 52:20 Leading men and creating a safe culture 56:30 Legacy, resilience, and moving forward Like, Follow & Subscribe YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ABrothersMind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/ABrothersMind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/abrothersmind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@abrothersmind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUPPORT RESOURCES If you or someone you know is going through a tough time, don't carry the weight alone. Reach out to a mate or contact: Lifeline (Aus): 13 11 14Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636MensLine Australia: 1300 78 99 78 If you got value out of this episode, please hit the follow button, rate the show, and leave a review. It is the absolute best way to support the podcast and help us reach more people.

    Why Men Disappear in Silence: Tradie Culture, Mental Health & Hidden Pressure

  7. 8 Sept

    High Body Counts: Male Conquest vs Female Judgment

    Society celebrates a man's promiscuity whilst condemning a woman for the exact same past. We break down the hypocrisy behind modern body counts, social media thirst traps, and adult content. In this episode of A Brothers Mind Podcast, Heath, Luke, and Jordan tackle the uncomfortable reality of sexual double standards in 2026. From whether a partner's sexual history determines their long-term relationship value, to drawing the line on provocative social media posts whilst in a committed relationship, the brothers hold nothing back. Listen to a previous deep dive where Heath owns up about his past behaviour: The Dark Side of Divorce: Why Hurt People Hurt Chapters: 00:00 - The double standard: Male conquest vs female judgment 04:58 - Do men chase physical intimacy whilst women chase connection? 10:17 - The exact number: What is considered a high body count? 14:27 - Traditional gender roles and dating power dynamics 20:02 - Does your partner’s sexual history destroy relationship trust? 23:19 - Social media thirst traps and female validation 29:29 - The OnlyFans reality: Financial freedom or male exploitation? 37:45 - The line in the sand: Posting provocative photos whilst in a relationship 48:47 - The consumer hypocrisy: Why men judge what they secretly watch 53:37 - Can attractive women ever have purely platonic male friends? Like, Follow & Subscribe YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ABrothersMind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/ABrothersMind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/abrothersmind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@abrothersmind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you got value out of this episode, please hit the follow button, rate the show, and leave a review. It is the absolute best way to support the podcast and help us reach more people.

    High Body Counts: Male Conquest vs Female Judgment

  8. 1 Sept

    Gender Roles In The Home: Are We Doing It All Right or Wrong?

    Are you a "provider" if you’re a stay at home dad, or have we just redefined masculinity to fit 2026? Heath, Luke, and Jordan debate if men are losing their edge in the modern home. This isn't a "how-to" parenting guide. It’s a raw look at the minefield of single and step-parenting, the polarising reality of physical discipline, and the modern roles of mums and dads in the home. CHAPTERS: 00:00 The stay-at-home dad stigma and the "provider" role 08:46 The financial reality of dual-income households 12:15 Parenting power dynamics: Who actually disciplines better? 21:26 Giving up your career and financial control to raise kids 26:32 Raising boys vs girls: Why fathers parent differently 35:40 The controversial debate on physical discipline (smacking) 41:23 Step-parenting boundaries: Disciplining another man's child 48:19 Co-parenting and maintaining consistency in blended families Like, Follow & Subscribe YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ABrothersMind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/ABrothersMind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/abrothersmind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@abrothersmind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you got value out of this episode, please hit the follow button, rate the show, and leave a review. It is the absolute best way to support the podcast and help us reach more people.

    Gender Roles In The Home: Are We Doing It All Right or Wrong?
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Hosted by brothers Heath and Luke, A Brother's Mind is a podcast about the realities of men's mental health, fatherhood, and navigating life's hardest chapters. From the heavy truths of divorce, co-parenting, and rebuilding yourself, to finding resilience in business, property, and investing. All topics are on the table.

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    A Brother's Mind Podcast
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    2026
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