This week we sit down with our mate Dave, a health professional, new dad to a one-year-old, and recent survivor of a pretty full-on brain surgery.
Dave talks us through what it’s like to discover you’ve got an unwelcome housemate growing in your head (affectionately named Morris), navigating months of uncertainty, surgery, recovery, and all of it happening while trying to be present for your kid and support your partner.
We get into the stuff that doesn’t always get talked about: what it does to your identity as a dad when your body stops cooperating, the quiet conversations you have with your kid who’s too young to understand, and the mental load of facing your own mortality while changing nappies.
It’s raw, funny in unexpected places, confronting at times, but ultimately hopeful - a reminder of how resilient parents can be, even when life throws absolute chaos your way.
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Alex has two kids. Scott would like some.
Together, they’re figuring out parenting one questionable decision at a time.
My Friend Had a Baby is the podcast where two mates explore what it really takes to make and raise tiny humans, from a dad’s point of view. With a mix of personal stories, real-time learning, and expert guests who actually know what they're talking about, you’ll get honest insights into pregnancy, birth, and parenting… without taking any of it too seriously.
Funny, thoughtful, and surprisingly informative, this show is for dads, mums, parents-to-be, or anyone who’s ever met a baby and wondered, “How do people do this?”
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