Dear Son,
Dear Son,
Derek Johns
Love + Kindness: The Two Ingredients That Saved My Marriage | Ep 195 | The Dear Son, Show
1 hour 4 minutes Posted Jun 24, 2026 at 12:36 pm.
Guarded Love Mindset
Kindness Keeps Love Alive
Welcome to Dear Son
Building a Peace System
Corporate vs Family Costs
Life Escalator and Overwhelm
Hiding Burdens in Marriage
Roots in the Bay
Nine Siblings and Dad Hustle
Parenting Styles and Lessons
Parents Divorce Impact
Breaking the Divorce Cycle
Divorce Ministry Insights
Nail in Tire Relationship Radar
Anti Divorce and Second Marriage
Ice Cream Date Reset
Healing The Inner Kids
Love And Kindness Formula
Why Counseling Can Backfire
No Arguments By Design
Kindness Beats Attitude
Peace At Home Changes Men
Hats And Lost Identity
Helpmeet And Safe Space
Stop Fixing Start Loving
Daily Practices To Stay Close
Customer Service Marriage Mindset
Book Plug And Farewell
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Every father should have honest conversations with his son. In this episode of The Dear Son, Show, we explore the lessons fathers must teach their sons before adulthood.
Love + Kindness: The Two Ingredients That Saved My Marriage | Dear Son Show (Patrick Murphy)
On this Father’s Day episode of The Dear Son Show, D Johns welcomes Patrick Murphy from Florida to discuss fatherhood, peace, and relationships. Patrick shares growing up in the Bay Area with nine siblings, learning entrepreneurship from his father, and being shaped by his parents’ divorce and contrasting parenting styles. He describes how his first 27-year marriage ended in divorce, leaving him bitter and searching for answers, which led him to study relationships and help teach a divorce and separation care ministry at One Community Church. In his second marriage, frequent divorce talks shifted after a spiritual warning and a series of “ice cream dates” focused on sharing childhood stories instead of issues, helping them heal. Patrick argues that relationships need both love and kindness, warns against weaponizing vulnerability, and says this approach brought peace at home and years without arguments.
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