What Yoga Taught This Dad ft. Dean Pohlman
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 27 September 2024
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Dean Pohlman is an authority on Yoga for Men, developing programs with physical therapists for back health and spinal recovery. He authored the bestselling "Yoga Fitness for Men" and co-produced the "Body by Yoga" DVD series, with his work featured in major fitness publications. Married with two children, Dean applies insights from marriage counseling to maintain strong relationships, emphasizing emotional support and mindful breathing to manage stress.
Today, Dean Pohlman takes us through his personal struggles, from feeling "not good enough" to learning how to handle big emotions and the role of anger as a defense mechanism. We explore how he and his wife navigated the challenges of marriage, parenting differences, and grief with the help of couples counseling, ultimately finding stronger communication tools and emotional safety.
This episode is packed with relatable anecdotes and valuable insights into managing patience and presence, with practical tips from Dean's yoga expertise. Tune in to discover how embracing mindfulness and emotional awareness can enhance your relationships and your role as a dad.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Dad Edge Podcast. The Dad Edge Movement creates leaders of men, |
| 0:07.0 | leaders of families, and leaders of communities. We will not only impact |
| 0:12.0 | this generation of fathers, but the next generation as well. |
| 0:16.1 | The kids we are raising will have better chances and odds stacked in their favor because of |
| 0:20.2 | the amazing example that their fathers emulated for them. |
| 0:23.4 | We are here to change the world. |
| 0:26.6 | We are here to change relationships. |
| 0:28.9 | We are here to positively disrupt this generation of fathers |
| 0:32.3 | so no man goes to their grave with |
| 0:34.0 | regret. We disrupt the drift of busyness and replace it with razor-focused intention |
| 0:39.8 | passion, purpose, and direction. |
| 0:43.0 | We are the Dad Edge,. I'm Larry Heck. Hey, what's up gentlemen? |
| 1:03.0 | Welcome to the Dad Edge podcast. |
| 1:04.4 | I'm Larry Hagner, your host and founder |
| 1:06.2 | of this podcast, this show and movement, |
| 1:07.9 | where we are talking all things related to dads out there, |
| 1:11.7 | husbands out there, men, the whole nine yards man. |
| 1:15.0 | We are talking marriage, we're talking parenting, health, fitness, you know, |
| 1:20.0 | mental health, emotional health, as well as leadership, all these different things. |
| 1:24.2 | And today it is health focused, mental health focused, physical health focused, parenting |
| 1:30.2 | focused, marriage focused, how we can actually optimize our patience. |
| 1:36.4 | And today I've got an incredible guest by the name of Dean Pullman, who's going to talk |
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