Staying Calm in the Chaos of Life, Fatherhood, and Marriage with Drew Soleyn
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 6 March 2023
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Staying Calm in the Chaos of Life, Fatherhood, and Marriage with Drew Soleyn
Drew Soleyn is a certified Leadership Coach, Trainer, and Speaker, as well as the President of Dad Central and the Founder of Connected Dads, a company that helps dads be their best for the people who matter the most.
Today, he joined Larry to share his story of being abducted by his father when he was three years old. The story follows his 49-month odyssey and his mother's legal journey to bring him back home. Drew reflects on how having this experience has shaped who he is and the necessity of sharing one's own story.
Drew's story begins with his parents' divorce when he was seven years old. His father was an alcoholic, and the divorce was the result of his father's substance abuse. Drew was left feeling lost and abandoned. As a result, he felt like he had no one to turn to for comfort or support.
Enter his stepfather, a patient, steady man with a desire to help. Drew was able to build a trusting relationship with his stepfather by being there for him all the time and being kind.
Drew's story is a powerful reminder that even in the darkest of times, there is always hope and a chance for redemption. It is a story of courage, resilience, and strength, and it is a story that needs to be shared.
This serves as a reminder that forgiveness and connection are key to overcoming traumatic experiences.
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| 0:00.0 | Champions are rarely chosen from the ranks of the unscored. |
| 0:05.0 | Today my guest shares amazing strategies and stories about how we can stay consistently |
| 0:10.2 | calm and patient with our kids despite chaos. |
| 0:14.6 | He also shares what it means to create an environment of psychological safety where |
| 0:18.2 | your kids will share anything with you, even the tough stuff. |
| 0:22.6 | Why iron, sharpen, iron relationships and men's lives are so important and the devastating results |
| 0:29.2 | if we don't have that. |
| 0:31.1 | And lastly, how circumstances can actually be the best teachers and how we can avoid anger |
| 0:37.2 | and resentment and just learn from some of the things that are uncertain in our lives. |
| 0:44.6 | Welcome to the Dad Edge Podcast. |
| 0:47.1 | The Dad Edge movement creates leaders of men, leaders of families and leaders of communities. |
| 0:53.3 | We will not only impact this generation of fathers but the next generation as well. |
| 0:58.4 | The kids we are raising will have better chances and odds stacked in their favor because |
| 1:02.4 | of the amazing example that their fathers emulated for them. |
| 1:06.8 | We are here to change the world, we are here to change relationships, we are here to |
| 1:11.8 | positively disrupt this generation of fathers so no man goes to their grave with regret. |
| 1:17.9 | We disrupt the drift of busyness and replace it with razor-focused intention, passion, |
| 1:23.7 | purpose and direction. |
| 1:26.1 | We are the Dad Edge and we're here to change the game. |
| 1:44.6 | What's up gentlemen, welcome to the Dad Edge Podcast. |
| 1:48.2 | Hope you guys are having an amazing week. |
| 1:49.9 | I'm Larry Hagner, your host and founder of this podcast, this show and movement. |
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