Fatherless To Fatherhood

"My Dad chose crack, I chose to be a father." - Derek Derek Cobia is a Financial Advisor and owner of Cobia Financial. He lives full time in a campground with his wife and super adorable baby girl. In this episode of Fatherless to Fatherhood, Derek talks about how he never really cared that much about not having his dad in his life and the truth that came with that.

Steve Roy is the founder of Fit Dad Nation and the father of two incredible daughters. His story is a remarkable one. In this episode he shares how he left a highly lucrative career as a Financial Advisor to become a personal trainer at a small town gym. Can you say crazy!? After just two years he went full time as a personal trainer and running his online biz, Fit Dad Nation. Steve shares... The hard truth that as a husband you should put yourself first in marriage and life before your wife and children to become a better man. Hmmm. Shall I? The reality that too many working fathers don't want to face: "Money made me stay" For Steve, it wasn't until his marriage ended that he was able to pursue his passion. When Steve stopped chasing the huge house with the picket fence, the nice cars in the driveway, and the fat paycheck only a Finacial Advisor could dream of he finally found happiness.

Allan Dubon is a Business Coach who runs a website and marketing firm over at Movers and Makers. He also has one incredible beard that he has been growing since age 11 that he also keeps well oiled. :) Listen in and find out how along with: How a nine year old Allan dealt with the divorce of his parents without going into a whirlwind of self pity, asking himself why it went down. Being confused and lost Allen hit a turning point where he decided his father needed to stop "trying to buy" his and his three year old brother's love. The hidden truth that "clowns are the saddest people" and how Allan became funny to mask the pain.

"No one can replace my daddy." - Michelle Michelle Demers is a Business Coach in the Boston area over at joingroupology.com. She is also the host of her own podcast that you will learn about in this episode. One clue: if your over 40 you will not want to miss this. In this episode you will learn the powerful story of my first guest who is not a Fatherless Father. In fact she is my first of many female guests and her story is beyond powerful. Michelle Demers is not a Fatherless Father or a Fatherless Mother. She is in fact Fatherless, Motherless, and Childless and her reasons why will make your mind melt. Listen in. Hear how Michelle: At age five found her dad dead alone at home on Christmas Eve and how she blocked that pain for years. The real reasons behind why Michelle made the choice to never have children. Hear the real reason Michelle never called her step dad "Dad" and always called him Joe. In her own words "no one can replace my daddy."

"If you've got a dad, and you can call him... then do it as much as you can. Cause once he's gone, he's gone." - Sean I met Sean at an event in Saginaw, MI that I attended recently called Men's Lives Matter. Sean is happily married, a father of two sons and driven to be the father to his children that his own father never was. Listen in as Sean shares: His journey of forgiving his father for being absent for his childhood. What it was like to not have his dad at his wedding. Why he made the commitment to be a father who will leave a legacy for his children.

"Being an example is one of the best ways to train your kids…" – Josh Josh is a podcast expert, consultant and has been a big help in getting this podcast up and running. He is a father of two children, active in their homeschooling and a contributing author to my own book Father Daughter Conversations. In this episode Josh shares his journey from fatherless to fatherhood.   Key conversation points are… Growing up with a father as a stranger in prison. Growing up in a single parent household. How he found the woman he married and his journey into fatherhood. The first time he met his father. The key lessons he is trying to teach his kids.

"We are created to be fathered." – Pastor Bo Abolaji Muyiwa Akinbo (Pastor Bo) is the founding paster of God's Family Bible Church in Palm Coast Florida. He is also an author and speaker and recently traveled across Africa on a speaking tour. He is a graduate of the University of Lagos, Nigeria, Rema Bible College in Oklahoma, and Life Christian University in Tampa Florida. In this podcast Pastor Bo shares his journey from being kicked out of his home with his Mom by his Dad to get to where he is today as a husband, father, and pastor.   Key conversation points are… How Abolaji dealt with growing up in a fatherless household How his parent's abusiveness affected him and how he overcame the damage and hurt it did to their relationships. The power, importance and vitalness of forgiveness.

These days Daryl describes himself as a Christ-follower first, husband second, father third. But he didn't always think like this. His early life is actually a pretty sad tale. Having been raised with many destructive ideas about life, Daryl lead a wild and drunken lifestyle that hurt his first marriage and left him searching. Now he enjoys a satisfying life with a beautiful family and fulfilling role serving in the Power of Dad program with Brian Pruitt. Listen in as Daryl shares the remarkable transformation his life has taken since turning his life over to Christ.

Shane Dixon has one of the most incredible stories I have ever heard of fatherlessness. He is one young powerful adult who has found his way out of the darkness that was his life and has become a beacon of hope for so many others. You will be blown away by his story. Too much to explain. Listen in. The two options that left the 14 year old Drugs and Death or move in with his brother. Sounds simple right? 8 years old in the middle of Miami FL dealing drugs, running with gangs and having never met his father. The MLive Article which tells of the teacher who saved his life in more ways than she may ever know.