Harmony at Home and On Stage: An Interview with Bear Rinehart
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 15 July 2024
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Bear Rinehart is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who is a founding member and lead singer of the rock band, Needtobreathe. In 2019, he announced the launch of a solo career under the name Wilder Woods. His debut solo album was released on Atlantic Records in August 2019.
Today, Bear Rinehart shares his journey through fatherhood, reflecting on the challenges he faced during his childhood and the lessons he's learned along the way. With a career spanning over two decades, Bear Rinehart discusses balancing life on the road with his responsibilities as a husband and father to three boys.
Bear Rinehart delves into the inspiration behind Need to Breathe's latest album, "Caves," and the song "Fall On Me," which touches on themes of fatherhood and unconditional love. He recounts the emotional experience of dropping his eldest son off at kindergarten and the realization that life is full of challenges. Bear also emphasizes the importance of creating a safe space for his children to share without fear of judgment, a philosophy that extends to his marriage and his approach to dealing with anxiety.
The conversation also explores Bear Rinehart's tough childhood, including his experiences with bullying and being a preacher's kid in a small town. He shares how these experiences shaped his worldview and approach to parenting, highlighting the importance of listening to his children and recognizing their individual needs. Bear discusses encouraging his boys to pursue their passions, the significance of ownership and accountability, and how his spiritual journey influences his approach to fatherhood and his career.
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| 0:00.0 | Fatherhood is the ultimate balancing act where rhythms of life and the harmony of family come together. |
| 0:06.7 | Couldn't find a better quote for today's podcast because today we are going to dive into the life and to the lessons from my amazing guest today |
| 0:16.2 | Bear Reinhart who is the lead singer of an incredible band called Need to Breathe. You guys are in for a real treat today. Enjoy |
| 0:24.4 | today's podcast. Welcome to the Dad Edge podcast. The Dad Edge movement |
| 0:31.4 | creates leaders of men, leaders of families, and leaders of communities. |
| 0:36.0 | We will not only impact this generation of fathers, but the next generation as well. |
| 0:41.0 | The kids we are raising will have better chances and odds stacked in their |
| 0:45.0 | favor because of the amazing example that their fathers emulated for them. We are |
| 0:50.2 | here to change the world. We are here to change relationships. We are here to positively disrupt this |
| 0:56.5 | generation of fathers so no man goes to their grave with regret. |
| 1:00.1 | We disrupt the drift of busyness and replace it with razor-focused intention, passion, purpose, and direction. |
| 1:09.0 | We are the Dad Edge and we're here to change the game. What's up gentlemen? Welcome to Dad Edge. I'm Larry Hagner. I am your host and founder of this podcast, this show and movement. Hope you |
| 1:35.1 | guys are doing well. Hey, I'm really, really excited about today's podcast, this interview. |
| 1:41.9 | You guys will absolutely love it for those |
| 1:43.6 | you guys you probably know a lot about my guest today already bare Reinhart |
| 1:48.1 | he is the lead singer of the band that has been around for 20 plus years called |
| 1:52.3 | Need to Breathe and man they they have |
| 1:56.3 | like just torn up the charts man bear has been married for nearly two decades now to his amazing wife. |
| 2:05.0 | Mary, they have three boys. |
| 2:07.8 | Today he is going to go over several different things. |
| 2:11.2 | Number one, he's got a brand new album out and the |
| 2:14.0 | album is called Caves and there's a reason behind that he's going to explain |
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