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Dads Like Me

THE BODY CHANGED. THE DAD REMAINS.

Dads Like Me provides honest conversations, practical guidance and useful resources for fathers navigating chronic illness, chronic pain, disability, mental health, trauma and major changes to life and family.

You're in the right place if...

Your physical limitations affect how you bond with your kids.

Sudden health flares force you to step back from family commitments.

You carry the weight of seeing your partner take on so much more.

You've had moments when you've wondered if your kids would be better off with a different dad.

You are navigating fatherhood amidst hospital stays and long recoveries.

Living in a changed body makes it hard to feel like the man you were.

Your relationship with your partner has become more complicated as you navigate health challenges together.

You are weary from the effort of maintaining a brave face for everyone.

Pain & Illness

Practical guidance for parenting through chronic pain, flares, and hospital stays.

Low-Energy Parenting

Connection ideas and quiet activities designed for dads with limited physical energy.

Dad Guilt & Mental Health

Real conversations about shame, anxiety, and finding your identity again.

Talking to Kids

Scripts and scripts for explaining hospitalisation and medical changes to children.

Start With Something Useful

Practical tools and instant resources designed to help you stay connected to your family and yourself, even on your worst days.

Flare Day Dad SOS Plan
Flare Day Dad SOS Plan

A practical checklist for managing parenting during unpredictable health flares.

Low-Energy Parenting Ideas
Low-Energy Parenting Ideas

Practical ways to maintain connection and presence when your energy is very low.

Hospital Connection Checklist
Hospital Connection Checklist

Essential steps to stay connected with your family while you are admitted to hospital.

Latest Articles

Explore my latest insights, practical guides, and honest conversations about fatherhood in the face of chronic illness and disability.

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The Heart Behind the Platform

Dads Like Me was born from a personal journey of navigating serious illness, chronic pain, and the profound reality of being a father while life changes. I built this platform to help others find their way through the same complicated terrain, ensuring that being limited is never the same as being absent from the lives of the people I love most.

Low-Energy Parenting Ideas

Practical ways to maintain connection and presence when your energy is very low.

Useful things for difficult days

Receive practical parenting ideas, my new resources and honest conversations about being a dad when health makes life complicated.

A practical checklist for managing parenting during unpredictable health flares.

Flare Day Dad SOS Plan
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