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The Dad Project 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.

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!

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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

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

05/03/2026

"I was responsible for those kids killing each other."
Andrew Pritchard was famously nicknamed the King of Co***ne.

£100 million seized in a single bust. His operation imported one-third of ALL co***ne entering the UK at its peak.

But now he's saving the lives of young gang members in the same prisons that once held him.

When his father visited him in Belmarsh prison. He was broken. Aged. Destroyed.
"I looked at him and thought, what I've done has actually destroyed you."

The wake-up call:
• Young gang members doing life sentences for postcode wars
• Killing each other over grams while he'd brought in metric tons
• His life had been glamorized in books and TV
• Kids were following his footsteps

"I had to tell the truth. It isn't great. It's terrible."

What happened next:
• Created One Postcode (gang mediation program in prison)
• 93% conflict resolution rate
• Now advises prison governors on rehabilitation

From importing one-third of the UK's co***ne to the man prison governors call for answers.

This is what real change looks like.

Episode 28 of The Dad Project podcast is out now!

***ne
cc: Naroop Jhooti, Nemash Patel

12/02/2026

Most of us only see the mess while we’re in it. The pressure. The long nights. The part where you’re just trying to get through and hoping this isn’t forever.

What I loved about this moment with Ketan Dattani is the reminder that some chapters only make sense in reverse. You don’t get the full picture while you’re living it. You get it later, when you realise what it built in you.

There’s a quiet strength in that. In trusting the process even when it’s uncomfortable.

Episode 27 of The Dad Project podcast with Ketan Dattani is out tomorrow on all podcast platforms.

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