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EPISODE · Apr 22, 2026 · 44 MIN

The New Dad Crisis Nobody Talks About - Kevin Seldon

from The Mature Male · host Wes Lambert

Kevin Seldon is a social impact entrepreneur, founder of the Dad Supporting Dads nonprofit, host of the DILF (Dad I'd Like to Friend) podcast, and author of a new guide for expectant and new dads that hit number one on Amazon's fatherhood charts and was featured on NBC News.Most parenting resources begin and end with the birthing parent. But what happens to the dad — the one who watched, waited, and quietly fell apart while holding everything together? Kevin spent five years trying to start a family, came home from the NICU an empty shell, and found zero support systems built for him. What followed was a podcast, a nonprofit with over 3,000 dads across 30-plus groups nationally, and a book built on a single belief: a dad who's drowning can't save anyone else.Expect to learn what perinatal mood and anxiety disorders actually are and why they affect dads more than anyone admits, the biggest myths society tells new dads about bonding and parenting, why two-thirds of new dads feel left out of the family equation, what freedom shifts are and how they prevent resentment between co-parents, how vulnerability with your kids creates connection rather than weakness, why the Manosphere is armor rather than identity, what it actually takes to build a support system when none exists and much more...Connect with Kevin Seldon:Website: https://dadidliketofriend.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/DILFpodcastThe DILF Handbook (Available Now): Get the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/DILF-Dad-Like-Friend-Handbook/dp/173516058XKindle edition: https://www.amazon.com/DILF-Dad-Like-Friend-Handbook-ebook/dp/B0G1D32XPSDILF Podcast:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dad-id-like-to-friend-the-dilf-podcast/id1497374971Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19UUa5Ooi75t2c5wyKXYpEDad Supporting Dads (Nonprofit): Join the community: http://dadssupportingdads.orgGet in touch in the comments below or head to...Website: www.weslambert.meEmail: [email protected]: https://substack.com/@weslambertSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Yv1ciX90C3zdPxD67kjyY?si=7591bc0f32da4f23Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mature-male/id1805978833

Kevin Seldon is a social impact entrepreneur, founder of the Dad Supporting Dads nonprofit, host of the DILF (Dad I'd Like to Friend) podcast, and author of a new guide for expectant and new dads that hit number one on Amazon's fatherhood charts and was featured on NBC News.Most parenting resources begin and end with the birthing parent. But what happens to the dad — the one who watched, waited, and quietly fell apart while holding everything together? Kevin spent five years trying to start a family, came home from the NICU an empty shell, and found zero support systems built for him. What followed was a podcast, a nonprofit with over 3,000 dads across 30-plus groups nationally, and a book built on a single belief: a dad who's drowning can't save anyone else.Expect to learn what perinatal mood and anxiety disorders actually are and why they affect dads more than anyone admits, the biggest myths society tells new dads about bonding and parenting, why two-thirds of new dads feel left out of the family equation, what freedom shifts are and how they prevent resentment between co-parents, how vulnerability with your kids creates connection rather than weakness, why the Manosphere is armor rather than identity, what it actually takes to build a support system when none exists and much more...Connect with Kevin Seldon:Website: https://dadidliketofriend.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/DILFpodcastThe DILF Handbook (Available Now): Get the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/DILF-Dad-Like-Friend-Handbook/dp/173516058XKindle edition: https://www.amazon.com/DILF-Dad-Like-Friend-Handbook-ebook/dp/B0G1D32XPSDILF Podcast:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dad-id-like-to-friend-the-dilf-podcast/id1497374971Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19UUa5Ooi75t2c5wyKXYpEDad Supporting Dads (Nonprofit): Join the community: http://dadssupportingdads.orgGet in touch in the comments below or head to...Website: www.weslambert.meEmail: [email protected]: https://substack.com/@weslambertSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Yv1ciX90C3zdPxD67kjyY?si=7591bc0f32da4f23Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mature-male/id1805978833

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