Episode 273: Help for Divorcing Dads with Dr. Eran Magen
The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast
Kate Anthony
4.4 • 574 Ratings
🗓️ 20 June 2024
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
We're digging into the emotional rollercoaster divorced dads face, including why they're at higher risk for suicide and the heavy societal and psychological burdens weighing them down. Dr. Eran Magen is a Stanford University-educated expert, holding an M.A. in education and a Ph.D. in psychology. He is also the founder of DivorcedDads.org.
Together we talk about the importance of dads having a support system, staying connected with their kids, and building stronger emotional bonds. Eran drops some serious wisdom on handling divorce, keeping your mental health in check, and boosting emotional resilience.
Featured topics:
- The unique challenges divorcing dads face: why they're at higher risk for suicide (3:18)
- Why most men avoid seeking help during divorce (7:42)
- How divorcing dads can maintain strong bonds with their kids (24:14)
- Dr. Magen offers ways to provide support to divorcing dads (32:52)
Learn more about Dr. Eran Magen:
Dr. Magen earned his M.A. in education and Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University. He completed post-doctoral training in child psychology and population health, and then served as the research director for the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Counseling and Psychological Services.
Dr. Magen is the founder and CEO of Early Alert (https://EarlyAlert.me), which prevents suicide among students in school, colleges, and universities. He is also the founder of ParentingForHumans.com, which helps parents build more joyful and collaborative relationships with their children, and of DivorcingDads.org, which helps divorcing fathers stay healthy, sane, and connected to their children. You can learn more about his work at ParentingForHumans.com and DivorcingDads.org.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Divorce Survival Guide podcast, where we have open and honest conversations about co-parenting, separation, divorce, and the hardest question of all, should you stay or should you go. |
| 0:17.8 | I'm Kate Anthony, your divorce survival guide, and I'm here to help you navigate some of |
| 0:23.3 | the roughest waters you've ever swum in and answer some of your toughest questions. I've been to |
| 0:29.1 | hell and back, and now it's my mission in life to help you get to the other side of this process |
| 0:35.1 | with your sanity and your heart intact. |
| 0:43.5 | Hey everyone. |
| 0:45.7 | Welcome back. |
| 0:47.2 | So today we are going to be digging into the emotional roller coaster that divorcing |
| 0:53.4 | dad's face, including why they're at higher risk for suicide |
| 0:59.7 | and the heavy societal and psychological burdens that weigh them down. My guest today is Dr. |
| 1:08.3 | Aran McGahn. He is a Stanford University educated expert. He had some |
| 1:13.6 | master's in education and a PhD in psychology, and he founded an organization called |
| 1:20.6 | Diveredads.org. He is the founder and CEO of Early Alert, which prevents suicide among students in school, |
| 1:31.9 | colleges and universities. |
| 1:34.0 | He's also the founder of parenting for humans, which helps parents build more joy and |
| 1:40.3 | collaborative relationships with their children. |
| 1:43.3 | And of course, as I said, divorcing dads.org, |
| 1:46.4 | which helps divorced fathers stay healthy, sane, and connected to their children. This is such a |
| 1:54.6 | great conversation. Iran and I got into some really deep waters. |
| 2:04.2 | And I really loved having him on and talking to him. |
| 2:08.8 | And I know that, you know, most of you guys are moms, but I think it's really important to hear this perspective because there's empathy involved in the experience of fathers. |
| 2:19.8 | And while so many of us are trying so hard to fight the systems that, you know, |
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