Parenthood and fatherhood is in truly a historical moment of evolution.

If you look at the difference from one generation of my dad's generation to my generation

of fathers, it's astounding on like a humanity level, right?

Like to go like as long as humans have been around, it is changing right now.

We've never, maybe never played football in our lives. And then a baby comes and we're like

on the field in an NFL game, having never been to a practice before. We don't have much

modeling, I guess. I'm Cynthia Overgard, owner of hypniburthing of Connecticut, childbirth advocate, and postpartum support specialist.

And I'm Trescia Ludwig, certified nurse midwife and international board certified lactation consultant.

And this is the down-to-birth podcast.

Childbirth is something we're made to do.

But how do we have our safest and most satisfying experience in today's medical culture?

Let's dispel the myths and get down to birth.

Hi, my name is Dan Doty.

I am one of the co-founders of fatherhood ready.

I am a father of three.

I have my oldest son is eight.

My middle son is five and my daughter, Wilderness, is two.

And I am excited to be part of helping, expecting dads,

really wake up and engage fully early on in the process so that they can bring all they have to their family and support their partners and support their kids and support themselves to thrive.

Great. Well, before we get into our conversation, Dan, why don't you tell us a little bit about your

background and how you got into this work? Yeah, I grew up in the Midwest, North Dakota is where I grew up,

and I found myself really enjoying wilderness experiences from a young age.

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