The Dads are Talking

Jeff Achen
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The Dads are Talking is a collection of insightful, engaging, and deeply personal conversations with talented, passionate everyday dads. Host and dad Jeff Achen invites his fellow dads into conversations that will enlighten and entertain you with episodes focused on a wide range of topics for any father to grow in their relationship with their child.

  1. BONUS EPISODE: Tackling technology boundaries and navigating life with nuerodivergant kids

    01/18/2024

    BONUS EPISODE: Tackling technology boundaries and navigating life with nuerodivergant kids

    Guest Ben Ricther is a technology para in the Bloomington School District and father of 2 nuerodivergant boys. In this episode we discuss our mutual love of technology and how Ben navigates the struggle with screen time and more with his kids. Ben also shares his own journey with neurodiveristy and how he approaches life and decision making about his boys, who are neurodivergant.

    49 min
  2. Social media, setting boundaries and finding ways to connect with our kids with Arik Hanson

    11/03/2023

    Social media, setting boundaries and finding ways to connect with our kids with Arik Hanson

    Social media is an ongoing challenge to parents everywhere. It's changing every day and our kids experience in a vast range of ways, some good, but many harmful. My guest Arik Hanson is a dad and a social media consultant, so we had a great discussion about it's use, setting boundaries and helping ensure we stay more connected to our kids than the internet.

    46 min
  3. Positive psychology, patriotism, and service with Niels Gott

    10/27/2023

    Positive psychology, patriotism, and service with Niels Gott

    Today's guest has always found new ways to earn my respect and admiration, whether it was his humilty, widsom and humor, or his years of military service. Today it's his positivity, which we discuss at length in the show. My guest and friend Niels Gott has over 20 years of experience in leadership development, coaching, and agile methodologies. He honed these skills during his 22 year career as a communication officer in the Minnesota National Guard. Today's he's an Executive Coach with Silicon Valley Change Executive Coaching. He's also started his own company, Awesomer where he's the Chief Awesome Officer.  https://www.nielsgott.com/ Informtion about Abigail Blyler's AI research: https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/positive-psychology-can-chatgpt-help-us-form-personal-narratives#:~:text=In%20a%20new%20study%20in,learned%20something%20new%20about%20themselves.

    55 min
  4. Road trippin', growing up as an adopted child, and emergency preparedness with Josh Anderson

    10/20/2023

    Road trippin', growing up as an adopted child, and emergency preparedness with Josh Anderson

    We're all over the map in this conversation! That's right, it's an episode about road trips; emergency preparedness; adoption; and teaching our kids to honor their commitments and navigate the tricky topic of quitting. My guest is Josh Anderson and you don't want to miss this episode! Learn more about Josh's company Uncharted Supply Co. at https://unchartedsupplyco.com/

    47 min
  5. Our kids and the media they consume with Minnesota Public Radio President Duchesne Drew

    10/16/2023

    Our kids and the media they consume with Minnesota Public Radio President Duchesne Drew

    In this divided and often hostile world of social networks, partisan news media and instant gratification, Minnesota Public Radio President and father Duchesne Drew sits down with me to discuss his experience raisng two wonderful kids. His insights on helping his kids navigate and evaluate the firehose of information they are bombared with are worth the listen.

    54 min
  6. The Awesome Responsibility of Fatherhood with Pastor Jeff Kerr

    10/16/2023

    The Awesome Responsibility of Fatherhood with Pastor Jeff Kerr

    If you didn't catch the double meaning there, let's be clear: fatherhood is awesome AND an awesome responsiblity. In this episode Pastor Jeff Kerr shares his journey through fatherhood, some of the scarier moments of his journey and the lessons learned through it all. In typical fashion, he shares his advice with humilty, laughter and a deep and abiding faith in God that it will all work out as it should. This uplifting conversation about fatherhood is one I am proud to share.

    59 min
  7. Learning to live and love others; navigating a cancer diagnosis; and dealing with middle schoolers with Dave Berger

    10/15/2023

    Learning to live and love others; navigating a cancer diagnosis; and dealing with middle schoolers with Dave Berger

    How would you handle a cancer diagnosis? How would your family? In this week's episode, my guest Dave Berger and I discuss ideas around dealing with adversity, staying "joyfully busy" and helping our kids navigate times of challenge and change.

    54 min
  8. Songwriting, creativity, faith and fatherhood with Danami Champion

    09/22/2023

    Songwriting, creativity, faith and fatherhood with Danami Champion

    In this episode I sit down with my dear friend in faith, a mentor to me, and a super cool father Danami Champion. We discuss his own upbringing, his unique perspective and faith journey, and how he approaches fathering his daughter with joy and thoughtfulness, epecially through rap and hip hop. I can promise you all my conversations with Danami are deep, thought-provoking and joyful, and this is no different. Enjoy.

    57 min
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The Dads are Talking is a collection of insightful, engaging, and deeply personal conversations with talented, passionate everyday dads. Host and dad Jeff Achen invites his fellow dads into conversations that will enlighten and entertain you with episodes focused on a wide range of topics for any father to grow in their relationship with their child.

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  • Creator
    Jeff Achen
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023
  • Show Website
    The Dads are Talking