RADIO: Acclaimed Monologuist James Braly
Click above to listen to the entire interview! We’re joined today by author James Braly, author of Life in a Marital Institution - a memoir about a marriage told from a guy’s perspective. I read this book yesterday and have to tell you that it was one of the most entertaining reads I’ve had in a long, long time. It’s based on Braly’s…
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Grab Your Moment, Dad
Ask me what I like about being a dad. Seriously, ask me. Because I think I finally have an answer. I’ve always liked being a dad. But I’ve never quite felt like I could explain why I like being a dad. Hitting the nail on the head with the perfect answer has been hard for me. If pushed for an explanation in…
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RADIO: Return on Relationship: It Works for Social Media Marketing AND Parenting!
Today’s guest on Bobblehead Dad Radio is Ted Rubin, father extraordinaire and co-author of Return on Relationship – along with Kathryn Rose – a study in the changing world of social media marketing. You’ll enjoy Ted’s insights. And you’ll be amazed at the similarities between social media marketing – and PARENTING! Enjoy. Social Media has forever changed the way brands…
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“I’m calling to schedule a playdate and find out if you have guns in your home.”
Last week, the Good Men Project asked me to weigh in on a topic they were contributing to which explored parents comfort with talking to other parents regarding guns in homes. “In all your years as a parent, Jim,” they asked me, “have you ever talked to the parents of your children’s friends about guns in homes and safety issues?”…
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My Chat with #1 Best Selling “Shred” Author Dr. Ian Smith
I had the opportunity to interview author of the #1 best seller, “Shred: The Revolutionary Diet,” Dr. Ian Smith last week. I think you’ll enjoy finding out why this diet – a combination of all his past research – is having staggering results around the country! My kids tell me with regularity that I’m confusing. Now #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr.…
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Dusting Off a Valentine from the Family Archives!
Dear Mom, Thanks. Thank you for saving every card I ever made for you. And thank you for carefully taping them in to scrapbook after scrapbook. Preserving them as if they were meant to go to the Smithsonian someday. What you actually created, as I now look at all your efforts forty-some years later, was enough “memories” to fill four…
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RADIO: Emotional Intelligence for Men (and Women!)
Today, we are joined by the highly entertaining and insightful Brooke Miller. Brooke is a licensed psychotherapist and a nationally published advice columnist. She’s founder of Soapbox Therapy - an extraordinary online portal providing a breakthrough approach to emotional well-being. She likes to refer to it as “emotional intelligence.” Brooke explains, “Emotional intelligence is the ability to notice things, understand things and piece…
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A Dad. A Son. A Comparison.
My teenage son regularly asks me if my high school experience was as stressful as his. The short answer to that question is, “Not even close.” But there’s a bigger answer out there. It’s an answer I’ve been noodling on since I’ve been the dad of teenagers for the last ten years or so. The truth is the teenage life…
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My Christmas Wish
Do you hear what I hear? Do you hear what others hear, see, feel and believe? That’s my Christmas wish for you. And for me. That we all give ourselves the gift of being open to others. Opinions. Ideas. Dreams. Goals. The older I get, the more I realize how much I have to learn. My gift to myself is…
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