The Highly-Evolved Father with Adam Schafer from MIND PUMP
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 20 July 2020
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
Today we talk to a previous guest whose story about his father’s suicide is one of our top shows ever in the history of The Dad Edge. Adam Schafer from the hugely popular Mind Pump Podcast is back. He wasn’t a father the first time he was on the show, but now he’s the proud new dad to his one-year-old son Maximus!
Adam talks about how having a baby has changed his lifestyle and relationship with his wife for the better. He opens up about his struggles with empathy and childhood insecurities. He also talks about manufacturing adversity for our kids so that they will build resilience and character.
You've never heard this side of Adam Schafer before. This show is full of insights that will take your fathering skills to the next level. Listen now!
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| 0:00.0 | We are men. We are warriors. We are dads with a purpose. Dad's with an edge. We sharpen our skills so we can show up best for others. |
| 0:14.0 | We have one shot in life to be a dad. |
| 0:20.0 | Why not make it epic? |
| 0:25.0 | Hey, what's going on guys? |
| 0:29.0 | Hey, what's going on guys? Welcome to the Dad Edge Podcast. |
| 0:30.0 | I'm Larry Hagner, your host and founder of this show. |
| 0:33.0 | Today I am super freaking pumped. |
| 0:37.0 | I am mine pumped to have on today's guest, |
| 0:41.0 | no pun intended, you guys will get it, I'm sure. A lot of you guys know who |
| 0:44.6 | Adam Schaefer is, he is one of the hosts, one of the three hosts of MindPump. It's a ridiculously |
| 0:52.0 | huge podcast and mission and platform. |
| 0:55.0 | And today I am interviewing him once again to come on the show. |
| 0:59.0 | You guys might have remembered Adam Schaefer from October of 2018, episode 184. |
| 1:06.8 | That show was entitled When a Father Commits Suicide, where Adam actually took us through his |
| 1:11.8 | journey as a child |
| 1:13.6 | when he lost his father to suicide |
| 1:16.8 | as a young kid at seven years old. |
| 1:19.7 | What you might not know is he actually bounced around |
| 1:21.9 | to nine different homes by the time he was 17. |
| 1:25.3 | I mean he's a big burly dude, really in shape, good-hearted guy, but he was actually bullied |
| 1:30.4 | in school, which actually ultimately led him to being homeschooled and in the |
| 1:35.2 | midst of all of his childhood turmoil one of one of one thing that was |
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