Before you give someone advice, find out what they actually need from the conversation. Sometimes they want your opinion. Sometimes they just need somebody to listen. And understanding how someone feels doesn’t mean you have to agree with everything they’re saying. #relationships #communicat

A friend of mine came to talk because he's going through a tough time. It got me thinking about the future you lose in a breakup and how important it is to focus on yourself sometimes #relationship #breakup #selfimprovement

Being a good dad after a separation isn’t only about what happens during your time with your child. How you treat their mum matters too. You can have boundaries, disagree and still make choices that put your child ahead of whatever happened between the two of you. #coparenting #fatherhood #p

Knowing why you do something isn’t the same as changing it. Self-awareness gives you the chance to catch the pattern. Growth is what you actually do differently next time. #SelfAwareness #PersonalGrowth #EmotionalIntelligence #SelfReflection #BehaviourChange

Having your child half the time doesn’t necessarily mean you’re carrying half the parenting responsibility. #coparenting #parenting #dadlife

Me and a friend will often link up on my dad week Saturdays because his girlfriend works, so we take our daughters out together. Today was a nice little alpaca farm local to us followed by a bit of time at the park. I love days like this #parenting #dadlife #fatherhood

We talk about relationships ending as though that automatically means they failed. I’m not sure that’s true. Sometimes something can have been loving, meaningful and important - and still be over. #relationships #breakups #divorce #relationshipadvice

Someone overheard the conversation and asked why I’d pay for something I’ll barely even see. But I don’t really see it as paying for something at my ex’s house. I’m paying for something for my daughter. The hamster might live at her mum’s house. My daughter has two homes. #Coparenting #Paren

“I’m sorry you feel that way” isn’t an apology. And neither is “I’m sorry, but…” You can understand why you behaved the way you did without using that explanation to avoid taking responsibility for it. A real apology owns what happened, acknowledges the impact, and shows what you’ll do differentl

Not in some dramatic way - sometimes you just forget how nice it is having someone there to talk shit with. #WorkingAlone #SelfEmployedLife #Loneliness

Social media has made it feel like every bad period should result in some dramatic glow-up. Sometimes the win is much less photogenic: you kept working, stayed connected to people, looked after the people who relied on you and eventually started feeling like yourself again. Not everything painful

Two were selfies. The other 71 were links to things she wants from SHEIN. Her mum has sensibly suggested we just use them as a running Christmas list. My concern is that Christmas is still months away and we’re already at 71 items… Is this just how kids make wish lists now? #Parenting #DadLi

My daughter has started wanting to work out because she’s watched me train consistently. I never sat her down and told her she should exercise. She just saw me doing it. And I think that happens more than we realise. Your kids notice. Your friends notice. Your partner notices. People see the

Good co-parenting, to me, means still thinking like a team even when it technically isn’t “your week”. My daughter’s mum asked me to make sure her hair was washed and blow-dried before she went back to her. But I knew she had a busy night ahead and I had some spare time to help. Sometimes five or

We parent 50/50, split the bigger costs, and generally help each other out without trying to keep a running score. That setup won’t work for every separated family, and it relies on both parents being able to communicate and trust that the other person is contributing fairly. For us, it keeps

I get asked how I can eat treats and still stay lean, but the answer is pretty boring: what I do most of the time matters far more than what I do occasionally. I track what I eat, stay active and train consistently. Sometimes I eat more than planned. Sometimes I miss a workout. I don't try t

If she has to notice the task, remember it needs doing, ask you to do it, explain how it needs doing, and then check afterwards that it actually got done… you haven't really taken it off her plate. You've helped with the physical task. But she's still been responsible for managing it