Hi everyone and welcome to this Father's Day special of Motherkind. This is the show that's

going to help you navigate the massive challenges of motherhood. And this week, Fatherhood,

with more acceptance, ease, joy and purpose. Thanks to each and every one of you that come back

every week to listen,

learn and feel inspired. And if you love the podcast, do me a favor and hit subscribe. It really does

help. Welcome to our Father's Day special. I am so excited about this episode. It is a

powerful one. Buda Abadaririn is a writer, speaker, businessman and stay-at-home dad.

His wife, the amazing Candice Brathwaite, who's also been on the podcast.

So check out that episode if you haven't listened already.

Bode is on a mission to share that we need a new way of thinking about masculinity and fatherhood. He says it's vital

that men unpick their beliefs about what it means to be a man and a father, or else they risk

perpetuating this old, really stifling idea of masculinity and fatherhood. But A's story is one of transformation. He shares how he used to

believe being a man meant earning more, not showing his feelings and having this unpenetrable mask

of masculinity. He had a rock bottom, a breakthrough, you would call it, which led to him totally

transforming how he sees his

role as a man and a father. And that is what we talk about in this episode. It is incredibly

powerful. And I really, really hope that this is going to be one that you're going to want to

share with the men in your life. I've already sent it to Guy. I only recorded it a few minutes

ago and hopefully he's already listening to it because I was writing in caps on WhatsApp. Listen to this

now. It is unbelievable. Please also buy the men in your life his new book called Fatherhood.

It's brilliantly written. It's relatable. It's relatable. It's compassionate. And it is a credible

call to arms for the men in our lives. I think you're also going to cry at the gift that he would

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