Welcome to Growing Dad

Growing Dad Podcast | Gardening, Fatherhood & Men’s Mental HealthGrowing Dad is a heartfelt and honest podcast by Lee Connelly, the UK’s leading children’s gardening educator and creator of an award-winning Sunday Times Best Podcast. This podcast is for dads, parents, and first-time gardeners who are figuring things out as they go. From growing your first plants and learning through gardening failures and successes, to navigating fatherhood, identity, and mental health, Growing Dad is about real life, not perfection.Each episode explores how gardening can be a powerful tool for wellbeing, connection, and calm, while opening up important conversations around men’s mental health, parenthood, and learning to talk more openly. Expect relatable stories, practical gardening advice for beginners, reflections on being a dad, and conversations that remind you that you are not alone.Whether you are a new father, a seasoned parent, or someone who finds peace in the garden, Growing Dad is a place to slow down, grow together, and have the conversations that matter.Honest. Grounded. Growing together.