Authentic Parenting
Authentic Parenting
Anna Seewald
Rethinking Modern Fatherhood, Mental Health, and Masculinity
1 hour 2 minutes Posted May 22, 2026 at 1:16 pm.
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Kevin Maguire, author of The New Fatherhood, about what is shifting inside modern fatherhood and why so many men are trying to parent differently than they were parented themselves. Did you know that dads can experience postpartum depression too? We talk about the move from "protect, provide, preside" to something more emotionally present and engaged, and what it actually takes to stay connected when things feel overwhelming. We explore anger and emotional regulation, the challenge many fathers experience around vulnerability and play, and the identity shift that happens when a man becomes a parent.

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