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The Dad Project celebrates and uplifts single fathers of colour, sharing their journeys of love, resilience, and hope.

By dismantling stereotypes and prioritising mental health, it fosters community, inspiring empathy and support for dedicated fathers.

13/08/2026

There’s a lot you can learn about a man from the way he talks about success.

But perhaps you learn even more from the way he talks about the moments when life didn’t go his way.

That’s what stood out from episode 35 of The Dad Project podcast with Atul Kochhar.

Of course, there was plenty of discussion about the Michelin stars, the restaurants and an incredible career.

But behind all of that was a far more interesting story.

The people who shaped him. The difficult moments that tested him. The lessons he took from experiencing the opposite of the kind of leadership he wanted to offer.

There was also the story of losing what he had spent years building, and finding the strength to build again.

Atul spoke openly about forgiveness, happiness, masculinity, pride and what success really means when everything else is stripped away.

What came through was someone who has achieved a great deal, but remains deeply interested in the kind of human being he is rather than simply the things he has achieved.

And perhaps that’s one of the most interesting lessons from his story.

Episode 35 of the podcast is OUT NOW on all podcast platforms.

15/06/2026

HE NEARLY IGNORED THE MESSAGE
that took him to the World Cup 🌍🏆

The thing that changes your life doesn't always look like a thing that changes your life.

Roberto Lopes got a LinkedIn message in 2019. Written in Portuguese. He didn't understand it. He ignored it and moved on.

Nine months later, they tried again.

This time in English. He translated the original. It was an offer to represent Cape Verde, the country of his father's birth, at international football.

He said yes. Today he starts against Spain at the World Cup.

Most of us have scrolled past something that mattered.

Not because we were careless. Because it didn't arrive the way we expected. Wrong format. Wrong time. Wrong direction.

The thing you're waiting for might already be in your inbox.

Image credit: Getty Images

09/06/2026

SHE CHECKED THE NUMBER PLATE AGAINST
THE APP BEFORE SHE GOT IN.

She sat on the diagonal so she could see the driver's hands in the mirror.

She screenshotted his details and sent them to her sister. She didn't put her home address in. She put the street.

When the car moved, she called someone. Not because she wanted to talk. Because she wanted the driver to know someone was expecting her.

Last month, Amy Watson from Hassl came to talk to us at The Dad Project live, at Maslow's.

She asked the room what goes through their minds when they get a taxi.

The men had nothing.

The women had a system. Built over years. Running in the background, every single time.

"Everybody knows you don't sit next to the driver."

Check the plate. Sit diagonal. Share your location. Call someone while you're in the car, not because you want to talk, but so the driver knows someone is expecting you.

"I share my location with my sister and I always call someone saying, I'll be there in a minute, so the taxi driver knows I'm meeting someone."

Don't put your exact address in. Put the street.
And don't ask "is this for me?" Ask who the car is for.

"I don't say, is this for Amy? Because then they can just say yes."
That last one stayed with me.

It's not paranoia. It's a system. Rehearsed since they were teenagers. Automatic. Invisible to most men.

A man in the room said, honestly, not defensively: "I just get in a taxi and go."

I didn't know what to say to that. Because I'm the same.

Amy left us with one question, if men are the people most likely to make women unsafe, then men are the people who need to change. Not through guilt.

Through attention. That's where it starts.

cc: Naroop Jhooti, Nemash Patel

11/05/2026

I think one of the strangest parts of being a parent is realising your child can love you deeply without constantly showing it in obvious ways.

When my daughter Lara was younger, everything felt visible. Kids are so physical when they’re little. They climb all over you. Hold your hand. Want your attention every second. You never really question where you stand.

Then they grow up a bit. And nobody really talks about the weird emotional adjustment of that as a parent.

I’ve stood at school pick up before watching other kids run and jump into their dad’s arms and thought, “ah man, I miss that”.

But it’s ok. Lara’s love is just quieter now. More subtle. More grown.

It’s her randomly wanting me near her while she watches something. Looking around to check I’m there. Asking me to watch her practise karate for the hundredth time. Small things that probably don’t look like much from the outside, but actually mean everything.

I think as parents we sometimes expect love to stay in the form that made us feel good emotionally.

But children aren’t here to manage our emotional needs.

They’re just growing.

And maybe part of being a good parent is learning not to take that shift personally.

There’s lots of love still there. It’s just wearing different clothes.

05/05/2026

Your mind is full. Constantly telling you what to do, what to fix, what to sort next. But what if that's not the real problem?

In this clip, the Jaz Dhami shares a Japanese concept of the three voices, the one the world sees, the one your family knows, and the third one.

The internal voice. The one most men have never stopped to listen to. Working on that voice changed everything, his mental clarity, his spiritual connection, and how he navigated four of the hardest years of his life.

This is about men's mental health, mindset, and what actually happens when you go inward instead of pushing through.

Watch the full episode on The Dad Project.
Out this Thursday!

Subscribe for more honest conversations on men's mental health, identity, and what it really means to show up.

05/05/2026

Jaz Dhami has performed on some of the biggest stages in the world.

But for two years, he was carrying something no one knew about.

This is one of the most honest conversations we’ve had on The Dad Project podcast.

Trailer above.
Episode drops May 7th.
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15/04/2026

Not the street. Not a car park at night. Home.

We talked about this in the latest episode, and about how it rarely starts with something dramatic.

It starts with something small. Something people let slide. Something that teaches a man he can get away with it.

And a lot of it traces back to what was modelled at home. Did you see your dad treat your mum with respect? Or did you see something else? Those two things build completely different ideas of what a relationship is supposed to look like.

This isn't about blame. It's about being honest about where behaviour comes from, and where we can actually change it.

Full episode is out tomorrow.

What's one thing you wish had been modelled differently for you growing up? Drop it in the comments 👇

13/04/2026

Amy Watson runs a safety organisation in 120 countries. She trains women. She works with men. She's built campaigns with millions of views.

On a packed train...she froze.

A man was touching her leg. It got more aggressive. She had 15 minutes until the next stop. She didn't call out. Didn't confront him. Couldn't move.

Then something happened that nobody expected. Naroop shared his own story. A man on the Tube. Following him. Standing right in front of him. He couldn't look up. He didn't know what the man had in his bag. He didn't know what he wanted.

He hasn't told many people. Because how do you explain that as a man?

That shame. That silence. That's the problem. For all of us.

Full episode dropping soon.

cc: Nemash Patel, Naroop Jhooti, Hassl

10/04/2026

On Wednesday evening we held our first ‘The Dad Project Live’ event at Mortimer House, in partnership with Maslow's, and it was a full house.

We’ve wanted to bring our podcast format into a real room for a long time. Not just conversations online, but something people can actually be part of. And you could feel the difference.

People showed up properly. They stayed. They listened. They spoke to each other. There was a weight to the room that you don’t get through a screen.

Our amazing guest Andrew Pritchard helped set that tone. From drug smuggling, to being in prison, to the inspiring work he’s doing now with ex-offenders. He speaks about it with a level of honesty that lands.

The night also marked the launch of his new book, ‘Empire of Dirt’. Seeing people connect with him, have real conversations and take something from it was special.

This is what The Dad Project is about for me. Building a community. Not just people watching or listening, but people coming into a space and feeling part of something.

This was the first one. We’ve got more events coming in May and June, and we’ll share those soon.

Thank you to Maslow's for partnering with us and giving it a home. And to Ravi Chandarana, Ria Sidhu and Anastasiia Shpaniuk for capturing such great content on the night.

cc: Nemash Patel, Naroop Jhooti

12/03/2026

There was a moment in this conversation with Andrew Pritchard that really landed.

Andrew said something simple, but powerful.

In life you need three people around you.

A champion.
A mentor.
A sponsor.

The champion is the one in the trenches with you. The person who trains with you, builds with you, pushes you when things get hard. They don’t just believe in you. They walk the road beside you.

The mentor is the voice of experience. The one you turn to when life brings you to a crossroads. Someone who’s been there before and can help you see what you might miss.

And the sponsor is that’s the person speaking your name in rooms you’re not in yet. The person opening doors, putting your name forward, telling people you’re the one to back.

It reminds us how none of us truly build anything alone. Behind every journey are people who believed, guided, pushed and spoke for us when we weren’t there to speak for ourselves.

This moment comes from Episode 28 of The Dad Project podcast with Andrew Pritchard.

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