How Ben Shewry Dads

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11/17/22 • 55 min

With his famed restaurant Attica, Ben Shewry is a guy that has made an indelible mark on the culinary world through his creativity, dedication & undoubtedly some really deep thought. As a mate, Hamish has been lucky enough to see Ben apply this same thoughtful approach to his Dadding over the years, and in this episode he really does get some golden practical tips on opt-in-parenting from Ben. We just made up “opt-in-parenting”... not sure it’s a thing? But maybe it could be?

In this episode, Ben shares some of his tried and tested techniques for connecting with kids through enshrining one-on-one time. He discusses encountering feelings of frustration as a parent, and being ill-equipped to deal with some of the challenges of being a relatively young dad. And in one particularly insightful moment, he discusses the power of forgiveness for not only your kids... but also yourself. It’s some deep stuff from Ben... but, it is also super practical and simple - and dare we say... delicious. Ben! What a guy!

Show Note: This interview was recorded before The Bear came out, otherwise we would have asked Ben a bunch of questions about that as well. And Hame would have said “Yes chef!” the whole time

As always - thanks again for all the emails that are coming in from dads, mums, grandparents and maybe-one-day parents. There is some heartfelt, funny and inspiring stuff being sent in - so from us, sincere appreciation for taking the time to get in touch.

You can reach us at howotherdadsdad.com - and to stay up to date by subscribing wherever you get your pods.

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Show Note: This interview was recorded before The Bear came out, otherwise we would have asked Ben a bunch of questions about that as well. And Hame would have said “Yes chef!” the whole time

You can reach us at howotherdadsdad.com - and to stay up to date by subscribing wherever you get your pods.

Cheers!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Previous Episode

How Hugh van Cuylenburg Dads

As founder of The Resilience Project, a program that reaches 500,000 kids around Australia every year, Hugh van Cuylenburg has been talking to parents for ages. However, he’s the first to admit being a parent is a whole different story! In this episode, Hugh shares with Hame some bloody funny stories, but also some really raw reflections on Dadding. Hugh’s honesty is one of a kind, and it led to a chat with Hame that we are sure will leave many listeners nodding in silent appreciation of a shared experience. There is also some much deserved praise of Bluey!

Hugh began his career as a school teacher and quickly became focused on improving the wellbeing of his students, eventually leading him to start The Resilience Project. In the early days this was little more than him driving all over the country delivering his message of Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness to whatever school would take him. But Hugh’s unrivalled passion for his subject matter, matched with his highly personal approach to storytelling has now led to his talks selling out the Sydney Opera House. I guess what we are saying is... he’s really good. He also co-hosts an excellent podcast called The Imperfects with his brother Josh and our good friend Ryan Shelton, which on the off chance you have not listened to, we highly recommend. It’s great. They are great.

Note: Apologies, we do not have photos of Jarrod and Nicko in the show notes.

Further note: Extra big thanks for all the amazing emails we are getting from both mums and dads. We love ‘em - keep it coming - Sorry there have not been many replies yet!

Get in touch at howotherdadsdad.com

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How Nazeem Hussain Dads

Nazeem Hussain is stand-up royalty in Australia and a perennial headliner of festivals at home and abroad. But perhaps his biggest gig is being a dad to two young kids.

Naz and Hame laugh a lot in this episode, but Naz also generously shares stories from his childhood, which largely saw him and his sister raised solo by their Mum. He talks about seeking out father figures as a kid, and now as a father himself, the search for dadding wisdom continues (which mostly consists of him reading just the first few pages of tons of parenting books!)

Naz is a guy that obviously takes his dadding gig really seriously, thinks deeply about how to nail it everyday, and peppers Hame with some great questions of his own. The guys swap tips on how to safely throw a kid in the air, lament the sheer panic of being poorly judged if your kid acts up in the playground, and debate the Newtonian aspects of gravity as a metaphor for constant inescapable love. Of course.

Naz has created, written and starred in hit TV shows like Orange is the New Brown and Legally Brown, hosts a bunch of great podcasts, most recently The Pineapple Project, has a stand-up special on Netflix, has a released a brand new kids book and regularly pops up as a guest on pretty much every funny TV show in Australia. He’s also just a really great guy, and we massively appreciate him sharing his dadding stories with us.

Show Note: To cure Hame’s super sloppy hearsay plug for Naz’s latest special, HERE is a link to it - it’s on youtube and it’s free!

And lastly, at risk of repeating ourselves.... Thanks for all the lovely emails. We really do appreciate people taking the time to get in touch and sharing their thoughts and stories with us.

You can drop us a line at howotherdadsdad.com

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