Episode 46 | Black Fathers Get Postpartum Depression Too | Kalvin Bridgewater on Building Daddy Stroller Social Club For Vulnerability, Healing & Community

How are Black fathers navigating their own postpartum depression in a world that rarely gives them space to feel? In this deeply moving episode of Compost, Cotton & Cornrows, Dominique sits down with Dallas-based advocate, father and founder of Daddy Stroller Social Club, Kalvin Bridgewater, for an honest conversation about Black fatherhood, emotional wellness and redefining masculinity through care. From becoming certified as a doula to support his wife during a home birth, to navigating postpartum depression as a new father, Kalvin opens up about grief, vulnerability, generational healing and the urgent need for safe spaces where men can tell the truth about what they’re carrying.Together, they explore how intentional community can become pathways toward collective healing. Kalvin shares how Daddy Stroller Social Club is helping fathers build deeper relationships with themselves, their children and their partners through honest dialogue, journaling, movement, outdoor experiences and mutual support. From touching leaves during moments of overwhelm to watching fathers openly express love, this episode is a powerful reflection on what happens when Black men are creating their own spaces to show up fully for their families and themselves.https://daddystrollersocialclub.com/Compost, Cotton & Cornrows: the space where Black & Afro-Indigenous Vanguards are redefining sustainability through storytelling!@Compost_Cotton_Cornrows