Dave Walker - "Mondays Don't Have to Suck" from Sandwich Parenting

Dave Walker - "Mondays Don't Have to Suck"

53 minutes Posted Dec 31, 2021 at 10:48 pm.

Dave's origin story, where he talks about his way out of clinical depression and alcoholism. 

His Six-Legged Stool model for life. 

Our children are the catalyst for change. 

Knowing your love languages. 

Little changes adding up to big improvements. 

The different parenting styles between Dave's Mom and Dad. 

Not liking the face looking back in the mirror. 

Reparenting yourself when your parents haven't given you the tools to cope with life. 

A Harvard degree in suppressing your feelings. 

Dave reconnecting with his Mom. 

Being in touch with your feelings is not being emasculated. 

The Universe speaks: Dave gets into a terrible car wreck. 

Dave's Mom continues to plant seeds, even after her passing. 

Giving your kids the gift of knowing you trust them to be okay. 

As opposed to parenting from fear. 

Giving your kids "The Talk" when you never got one. 

Guys don't cry. 24:16 - Using movies as crying therapy. 

enJOY life. 

Savour your relationships. 

Using alcohol as a coping mechanism. 

We're only human. We're bound to make mistakes. 

Trust in yourself. 

Passing the values you learned from a parent to your own kids. 

People are gonna “should” all over you. 

Courage isn't not being afraid. Courage is being afraid and still going forward. 

From Captain Comfort Zone to Captain Courageous. 36:02 - Why we fear the things we fear. 

Big thinker vs. big feeler. 

Judging your father when the blinders come off. 

Saying "I love you" to an emotionally stunted father. 

Dave downsizing, but he'd rather connect with people than with stuff. 

Working hard and being paid well is a powerful and addictive drug. 

“Feeling Dave” is keeping an eye on the life compass. 

Dave's final advice to parents: Trust your kids and learn their love languages.

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Dave Walker lived a life that might be familiar to anyone trapped in the rat race, making good money and surrounding himself with "stuff", but fundamentally unhappy with his work, using alcohol as a coping mechanism, and disturbed by the person staring back at him in the mirror. What might not be so familiar is Dave's trajectory out of this spiral: re-examining his upbringing, leaving his work situation and starting a new company, investing more time with his children, and re-inventing himself... all in the shadow of a harrowing car accident. Please join me as we journey with Dave through his transformation, and discover the different legs of the metaphorical stool that supports him.

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