024 Forge Your Fatherhood Game Plan with Monica Ashton

06/19/18 • 56 min

Happy Father’s Day!! On this special Father’s Day podcast Braxton Dutson talks with Monica Ashton about making a fatherhood game plan. Fathers are frequently left out of the discussion when talking about the first few years of a child’s life. Braxton and Monica talk about the important role fathers play in the first years of a child’s life. They also talk about ways to build your portfolio as a father and create the game plan that will best help your children reach their development milestones and the connection kids need from their father. Sometimes it can feel difficult to connect with a child when it seems like they don’t do much more than eat sleep poop and cry. Braxton and Monica cover many ways you can start training/coaching your child, even in this stage of life. This episode is perfect for fathers-to-be, new dads and dads that have young children. Fathers with older children may also find this information useful in upping their father hood game while raising teens. site The Healing Group Leave Birds and Bees an iTunes review Leave a Stitcher Review Birds and Bees Facebook Page Listen from our webpage

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023 Love, Mediocre to Extraordinary with Nate Bagley

is on a mission. A mission to rid the world of mediocre love. Today , CST meets with Nate to hear the lessons he has learned from powerful couples and professionals through his journey to improve love in relationships. Nate created the podcast, the 1% club, The First 7 Years, and couples' retreats in order to achieve his goal. Nate and Braxton explore the nuances that take relationships from mediocre to extraordinary. "People treat complete strangers with more Kindness dignity and respect than the person who is supposed to be the most important person in their life." Nate shared this quote with Braxton and it rings true for many couples. They talk about how to recommit and improve how you view and value your partner. Nate identifies patterns relationships experience, shame, vulnerability, complacency, communication skills, stories couples tell themselves, breaking cycles, emotional pain, pushing through hard times, gratitude and many other issues couples face which create barriers to experiencing extraordinary love. Nate has Braxton read his daily mantra to being a husband, partner, and future father. He shares some of his most memorable moments of interviewing couples with extraordinary love in their relationship and what actions they take to make it extraordinary. Take the challenge and start making small changes in your interactions with your partner to take your relationship from mediocre to extraordinary. The Loveumentary Podcast Nate's website Nate Bagley's 1% Club The Gottman 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse Leave Birds and Bees an iTunes review Leave a Stitcher Review Birds and Bees Facebook Page Listen from our webpage

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025 Understanding Sex Trafficking with Stacey Diane A. Litam, Ph.D.

Braxton interviews Stacey Diane A. Litam Ph.D. to better understand sex trafficking. In this first episode, of a two part series, Stacey defines human trafficking and who is at risk for sex trafficking, the risk factors, and recent research in sex trafficking. Braxton and Stacey talk about recruiting techniques traffickers use to gain control of the person. They explore the profile of a trafficker and how complex leaving a trafficker is for someone who has been recruited. They discuss how the media portrays sex trafficking and how Taken has helped bring awareness to the issue and where this representaion is problematic. Stacey explains the latest research on survivors of sex trafficking and those who are at high risk for being trafficked. She points out ways you can help reduce risk factors in your children and ways to keep them safe. Get ready for the next episode where Braxton and Stacie discuss how to recognize signs of trafficking and what you can do if you believe someone you know is being trafficked. (End Sex Trafficking) https://sharedhope.org/ , Polaris Project: https://polarisproject.org/get-assistance/national-human-trafficking-hotline Leave Birds and Bees an iTunes review Leave a Stitcher Review Birds and Bees Facebook Page Listen from our webpage