PODCAST · kids
The Dad Mindset Show
by Rich Bolus
Hi, I’m Rich Bolus. Join me as I explore insights from parents and experts as I apply a growth mindset to parenting. www.thedadmindset.com
Episodes
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Why life is more than happiness
This week I’m joined by the founder of More Than Happy—Matty Lawrence. What I love about Matty is that he’s never satisfied with surface-level answers—especially when it comes to happiness, purpose, and what it actually means to live well. In this conversation we talk about transitions, the kind...
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The Post-Social Media School Experiment
If your child suddenly got all their screen time back…What would they actually do with it? That’s the question at the heart of this week’s podcast episode. I sat down with Kai Tang, founder of the Light Phone, and John Stewart, founder of Living School, to talk about: * Why the real problem isn’t...
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This Book Will Change How You See Yourself (and Your Kids)
Hi there, What if the way you react today has more to do with your past than you think? In this episode, Lael Stone and I dive into how our childhood experiences—and even the stories passed down through generations—shape the way we show up in the world now. We talk about why self-awareness…
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Emma Wilson on Progressive Schooling
What would make a family pack up their lives and move 1,800km for a school?That’s exactly what we did after stumbling across Living School while road-tripping around Australia. So this week I’m chatting with someone at the heart of what makes that place so special—Emma Wilson, my daughter’s…
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Mindset Moment 2: How to Become a Better Storyteller with Matthew Dicks
Why become a better storyteller?… …Because it’s how we’re wired to learn and connect. In this Dad Mindset Moment, Matthew Dicks introduces a deceptively simple practice to improve your storytelling ability: Homework for Life. The idea? Spend just a few minutes each day capturing a meaningful…
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Heal Yourself, Raise Resilient Kids: A Conversation with Sam Jockel
Sam Jockel is a social entrepreneur, author, and passionate advocate for emotional resilience, drawing on her experiences founding parent-focused communities like ParentTV and School Mum. In this deeply moving conversation, Sam and I dive into something every parent feels but few of us talk about...
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Sleep Is a Skill: Teaching Kids (and Ourselves) to Rest Well
Sleep isn’t a luxury—it’s a skill. In this episode, I chat with Ahna De Vena, a self-proclaimed sleep superstar that will help you reclaim your rest. After years of her own struggles, Ahna now teaches how to design better sleep—for kids and adults alike. We cover: * Morning rituals & calming…
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Moment 1 - Kevin Kelly on what he would do differently as a parent
In all his thinking about the future, Kevin Kelly has never lost sight of what matters most: being present. In this Moment, Kevin reflects on parenthood—not from a place of perfection, but from perspective. He shares some of the things he wishes he’d done more of as a father—those small, everyday...
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From Paddling to Powerful: Nurturing Swimming Skills Without the Pressure
In this week’s episode of The Dad Mindset, renowned swim coach Brenton Ford joins us to explore why swimming is one of the most important life skills for your kids—far beyond competitive sports. Whether you're a parent looking to help your child build water confidence or aiming to improve your…
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Talking Money Without the Stress
This week, high-performance coach, podcaster, and co-founder of Cashflow Co., Terry Condon, returns with powerful insights and mental models to help you build financial confidence while strengthening your most important relationship. He challenges traditional views of wealth, emphasising that…
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Breaking Free: How Travel Transforms Family Life and Parenting
Ever wondered what it would be like to take your family on an extended adventure? In this week’s episode, you'll hear firsthand insights on the highs, challenges, and unexpected lessons of traveling as a family. You'll discover what it takes to balance work on the road, how to navigate the...
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Best of 2024, Part Deux
Hi there, how are you doing? I hope you’re well and feeling ready to tackle 2025 with fresh energy and enthusiasm—whatever that looks like for you. Over the past few weeks, I’ve taken some time to revisit the episodes from 2024, and it’s been a real treat. Re-listening to the episodes from 2024…
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Best of 2024
Hello, how are you doing? I hope you’re well. What a year it has been. We’ve had so many great guests on the podcast that I wanted to compile some of the highlights as a reminder if you’ve already listened to them, and as a taster to help you work through the back catalogue if you’re new to the...
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Breaking the Cycle: Lucy Peach on Menstrual Literacy for Dads and Families
Lucy Peach is back on the show. Lucy is an award-winning musician and menstrual cycle educator who has been empowering people to embrace their natural rhythms through her show, My Greatest Period Ever and book, Period Queen. But here’s the twist: this interview isn’t just me chatting with Lucy.…
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Raising Resilient Kids: Dr. Arne Rubinstein on Modern Rites of Passage
Dr. Arne Rubinstein is a former family and emergency doctor who shifted gears after witnessing the alarming rates of risky behaviour and mental health struggles among teenagers. Deeply moved to find solutions, Dr Arne discovered the transformative power of Rites of Passage—ceremonial traditions...
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How to strike a work/life balance
When you love what you do and you also love being a parent, how do you strike an appropriate balance between the two? Vice-president of Global Marketing Operations at Google, Sarah Armstrong, made sure that she was the mom she wanted to be, and the mom that her daughter Grace needed, by being...
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How your parenting choices today shape your child's future
Hi there, Lael is back today with even more insights to help with your parenting journey quest. Lael has some great suggestions on what we can do now that will have ramifications for not just our children but our children’s children. Lael Stone is a Speaker, Educator and Author who’s passion is...
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How to deal with deathloss and shadowloss
We are all going to experience grief and loss, and as parents, I think it’s especially important for us to be able to show up for, and help normalise conversations around these massive life experiences for our families. There is no better person I can think of than Cole Imperi to give us a...
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Raising Kids, Raising Change: Untrashing the planet with Zero Co’s Mike Smith
Ever feel like the plastic problem is just too big to tackle? Well, Mike Smith is committed to doing the heavy lifting to re-invigorate us and show that a company can make a very dig difference. If we can inspire one person, it’s worth it - Mike Smith Mike’s passion for creating a sustainable...
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The value of bringing creativity to your day
Hi there, Have you ever wondered if there’s something missing? Or maybe you are not quite present when you feel you should be? Well this week’s podcast guest, Mykel Dixon (award winning speaker, MC, musician and author) has some ideas that might help you shake things up. If you’d like to check…
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3D Printing with the kids
On a recent episode, Derek Sivers mentioned that he had bought a 3D printer from Bambu Lab and it had been a game-changer for him and his son’s creativity. Like me, Derek had previously thought that 3D printers were super expensive and required a lot of technical knowledge to work. However Bambu...
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Tristan de Montebello
Hi there, I hope you’re well. You know how public speaking is one of those things many people place up there with dying as a thing to fear the most? Well this week’s guest has been through hell and back to make it to the finals of the World Championship of public speaking and explains how he...
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The best way to interact with your kids
Hi there, How are you? I hope you’re well. Do you ever struggle with staying present with your kids? If so, you’ll appreciate this week’s podcast episode with Tim Fisher. We dive into what Tim's learnt about parenting from the people around him as well as how parenting is now driving his career....
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How to talk with your kids about climate change
Hi there, Ever wondered how best to discuss climate change with your kids? Do you ever feel like it’s all too much and therefore best to ignore (I sometimes do)? Well today’s podcast guest, Nic Seton, is here to help. Nic is the CEO of the non-profit organisation, Parents for Climate, and he has...
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Upgrade your nervous system
Hi there, Would you like to enhance your focus, calmness and emotional regulation? I know I would. That’s why I reached out to Jonny Miller, who is a pioneering figure in the field of emotional resilience, for a chat. Join Jonny and I in this week’s Dad Mindset episode where we dive into how we…
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Why your authentic response is not always best as a parent
Hi there, I hope you’re well. I think you’re going to love this episode with Derek Sivers. You see, Derek accidentally started a business which became the biggest online seller of independent music. He then sold that business for a lot of money, gave the money to charity, and then was in the very...
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So You Want to Know What's Good for Your Kids?
Hi there, I hope you’re well. In this episode I chat with Australia’s most trusted doctor to discuss his new book, ‘So you want to know what’s good for your kids’ which is a no-nonsense, evidence-based handbook that enables you to focus on what actually makes a difference for your kids…
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Life treats you better when you change your perspective
Hi there, This week’s episode of the Dad Mindset podcast will make you a better parent, partner and person. It’s a lofty claim, I know, but it’s one I’m going to stand by. While Matthew Dicks’ wife might say that he’s a fundamentally unlikeable person who tells a good story, she means it in the...
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Beat procrastination with personal kanban
Hi there. I hope you’re well. This week I talk with writer and project consultant, Claire Emerson, about something that has radically improved the way I do things, and that is Personal Kanban. If you ever suffer with procrastination or are feeling even the slightest bit overloaded, Personal…
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True Wealth with Gordo Byrn
This episode I chat with Ultraman Hawaii Champion, Gordo Byrn, on: * Determining what living well as a family is* Teaching your kids the power of compounding and* How to stay fit and healthy into your later years. Gordo, has not only performed at an elite level of endurance athletics but also in...
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How to get better at anything
Hi there, This episode, author, and father, Scott H Young is back to help us get better at anything and help create environments to help our children do the same. His new book is a master class in accelerated, effective learning which helps you identify what you might be missing which has stalled...
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How does trauma and shame affect us?
Hi there, Have you ever worried about your trousers falling down whilst giving a public talk? Well I have, and it turns out that worrying about something happening can actually be worse for us that the actual thing happening…we’re such weird and wonderful creatures, aren’t we? Anyway, where am I...
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Building motivation, stress tolerance, and a happy home
If I could show you how to: * Help your children think and act independently * Build better resilience in them, and * Improve your relationship with them. How much would that be worth to you? Well, I might not be able to do the above, but this week’s podcast guest can. Ned Johnson (who…
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How improvisation, pausing and the art of good conversation can help with parenting
Hello, how are you doing? I hope you’re well. I’ve got a treat for you this week. My friend Nick Parker, who I interviewed in episode #75, mentioned a reading retreat that he went on and suggested I interview the guy who set it up, because that person cares very deeply about fatherhood too. That...
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Would you let someone to speak to your kids the way you talk to yourself?
I’m curious… How do you talk to yourself? Would you be happy for someone to speak to your kids in the same way? Do you often find yourself speaking to the ones you love the worst? Self-talk has such a massive impact on your sense of wellbeing (and those around you) yet it’s easy to overlook when...
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Unlocking Parenthood: What Are the Top Challenges Most Parents Face Today?
Hi there, This week I want to talk about you. How are you really doing? I really want to know. I've been reflecting lately, and while I've shared a lot about my experiences, I realise I don't know much, if anything, about yours. I hope this podcast has been helpful to you in some small way, but I...
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Why rewards and punishment don't work
What are your long term goals for your children? Are they to be: * Happy * Ethical * Caring * Compassionate * Independent * Self-reliant * Curious * Critical thinkers Or some variation on this theme? If that’s the case, throw out the carrot and the stick because research shows that rewards and...
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Connecting with your teens
This episode, educator, speaker, coach and author, Andy McNeilly, is back on the show to discuss his second book, ‘Connecting With Your Teens’. In this conversation, Andy discusses the importance of teaching executive skills to children. He emphasises the significance of building strong...
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What is The Living School?
John Stewart, the visionary behind the Living School, shares his approach to redefining education and creating a school that fosters critical thinking, collaboration, and a sense of responsibility among students. The Living School's unique structure includes shorter terms, keystone themes, and...
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How to live a deliberate life
In this week’s episode Luke Faccini shares his less-than-optimal childhood experiences and how they’ve shaped him as a father. He discusses his journey of cleaning up his life and becoming a better person for his children. We get into Luke’s spiritual awakening and how it has changed his approach...
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The stories that limit you
If you are interested in embracing your internal authority and crafting a new you, this conversation will be right up your street. Jason Keeble shares his personal journey of overcoming childhood trauma and reconnecting with his biological family. He discusses the impact of limiting beliefs and…
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Best of 2023
2023 was quite a year and re-listening to many of the episodes I have realised just how much gold I have forgotten. So I’ve pulled out some highlights for you as a bit of an aide memoire. * Senior maverick at Wired Magazine, Kevin Kelly, discusses things he wish he’d done more of with his kids. *...
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The Power of Good Storytelling
Best-selling author, teacher and award-winning storyteller, Matthew Dicks, has a unique skill for turning everyday moments into captivating tales. In this episode you’ll learn techniques to become a better storyteller, engage more with your kids, and slow down time (no, that’s not a typo). Get…
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The Art of Conscious Communication
Leadership coach and author, Jem Fuller, had to hit rock bottom before turning his life around so that he could be a better father. He’s now on a mission to help and serve others so that they don’t have to go through what he did. From crippling anxiety and abusive self-talk Jem rebuilt his life...
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What is Coeliac disease and the benefits of a gluten free diet?
Do you know the difference between gluten intolerance and Coeliac disease? or how hard it can be to diagnose the latter? Also do you know how life impacting going undiagnosed can be, yet how prevalent Coeliac disease is in society? These are all questions I didn’t know the answers to, so I…
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Perimenopause - what you didn't know
This week I chat with naturopath and nutritionist, Stacey Curcio, about a subject that most of us shy away from, and that’s perimenopause. If you know someone who is about to go through perimenopause, or you are about to go through it yourself, Stacey has really helpful advice for re-framing how…
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Thanks Dad!
Hi there, I hope you’re well. Now this episode is a bit of a special one. It’s the 100th episode so I thought I’d do something a bit different. It’s my dad’s 80th birthday and I started writing him a letter the other day to try to express how grateful I was for some of the things I remember. Yet…
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Trip in a van update
We’ve been feeling a bit trapped in the System recently so have: * Rented out our house * Taken the kids out of school, and * Going to work and live on the road…in a caravan. Wanna join us? Have you ever felt like you’re trapped in the system? Felt like you’re not living true to your values? Have...
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The positive power of periods
Hormones are powerful, and understanding the four phases of the menstrual cycle will change your connection with the most important women in your life. Lucy Peach, author of the book, Period Queen, creator of the live stage show, My Greatest Period Ever, will take you on a journey into a world…
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How to get started with chickens
Did you know that chickens can purr? No…I didn’t either. I also never knew that chickens had teeth, well, in a strange kind of avian way. If you’ve ever thought about getting some chickens (or chooks as they are known here in Australia) for your back garden, listen to this episode with Tove...
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