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Having run in the “wrong direction” after losing a baby at 10 weeks and cheating death himself, Kimbokol Kolstad is now cruising in mind and body.
J. D. Oldenburg eases fear in kids and guides adults to their inner child in ‘Horatio in the Wind’, a picture book for these times.
He’s endured four years of “survival living” since his wife Renee’s death. Now dad of two Chris Martin is excited to be on life’s runway again.
We chew the fat with widower dad Chris Martin, whose blog Just a Dad has struck a chord not only in his native Australia but all over the world.
We chat with Mark and Julie Wallace, a Brisbane couple who lost their daughter Sara in last year’s London Bridge terror attack, and who have since founded Sarz Sanctuary, a charity that supports those suffering from traumatic grief.
Chris McGuire – a.k.a. Out of Depth Dad – writes that his mother’s parting regret, before succumbing to cancer at 45, lives on as inspiration for his approach to fatherhood.
The Dad Network helped amplify the all-important message ‘Dads don’t babysit’, and as Dave Manoucheri writes, it’s catching on for ALL parents.
While his wife’s death transported Californian dad-of-four Dave Manoucheri, DeLorean-style, to a time when he was single and void of responsibility, it helped him become the best dad he could be in the present.
Ahead of Father’s Day in Australia, Emma Boyd pays tribute to her dearly missed dad.