Father Talks

02/13/2026

Emotional Resilience with Shaun Dawnson of the Podcast

01/20/2026

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01/12/2026

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In this powerful episode of Father Talks, I sit down with Mr. Barry Adkins, a father who lost his 18-year-old son, Kevin, to alcohol poisoning on the day he moved out on his own. Barry shares his journey through grief, forgiveness, and purpose, including the miles he walked carrying his son’s ashes to raise awareness and save lives. This is an honest conversation about loss, responsibility, and the lasting impact of a father’s love.

01/05/2026

New Episode
In this conversation, Dr. Gloria Vanderhorst discusses the emotional development of boys and men, emphasizing the importance of emotional expression and the impact of cultural messages that often suppress it. She highlights the role of fathers in modeling emotional literacy and the need for safe spaces for men to express their feelings. The discussion also touches on the advantages of attention deficit, the significance of journaling, and the shift towards more emotional openness among younger generations.

01/01/2026

Dr. Vanderhorst draws from decades of clinical experience working with boys, men, couples, and families to explain how emotional suppression in childhood follows men into adulthood and why so many fathers struggle to guide their sons down emotional paths they themselves were never allowed to walk.

👤 About Our Guest

Gloria Kay Vanderhorst, Ph.D. is a psychologist with almost 50 years of private practice. Trained in Emotion Focused Therapy and Internal Family Systems, she has worked across the lifespan with preschoolers, teens, adults, and couples, with early specialization in boys and emotional development.

📚 Author Of

Read, Reflect, Respond: The 3 R’s of Growth and Change

Return, Revisit, Renew: The 3 R’s of Deeper Discovery (coming January)

Currently completing How Not To F$%! Up Being a Father, a guide for raising boys who maintain access to their full emotional range and develop confidence in expressing feelings.

🔥 In This Episode, We Explore

Why boys are taught to suppress emotion and how it impacts men later in life

The emotional injuries many men carry from childhood

Why fathers can’t lead sons down emotional paths they were never allowed to walk

How raising emotionally aware boys builds stronger men, families, and future fathers

What fathers can begin doing now to break generational cycles

💬 Why This Conversation Matters

We often ask men to show compassion, commitment, and emotional leadership without ever teaching them how. This episode challenges that setup and offers a clearer, healthier path forward.

If you’re a father raising a son, planning to become a father, or healing parts of your own childhood, this conversation is for you.

Father Talks
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12/17/2025

A coach is gone.
The program is shaken.
And the truth? It’s still unsettled.

Was this justice—or damage control?
Why do some people fall while others stay standing?
And what does this say about Black leadership in college football?

🎙️ We’re opening the studio.
This is your mic.
This is your moment.

12/03/2025

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11/17/2025

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11/10/2025

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11/06/2025

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