Tom Kreffer on The Emotional & Mental Health Struggles of a New Dad
"I’m a writer who writes to his son every day about parenthood from a dad’s point of view." My guest, Tom Kreffer, does this for many reasons: to encourage himself to reflect deeply about his role as a parent; to create a gift for his son when he’s older (imagine your parents giving you their journals about you on your 21st birthday); to improve his writing ability, and to give readers a unique perspective on parenthood that they won’t find in other books. In this episode, Tom shares his story and experience of becoming a dad, the power of journaling, and how after nearly two years, when doctors told him and his wife that the chances of making a baby naturally were slim to none and how then she fell pregnant. Buckle up new parents, this will hit an emotional nerve.