Dad Health

26/07/2026

2 years (holy s**t)

No big announcement. No dramatic rock-bottom story I’m ready to share. Just two years of not drinking, and quietly becoming someone I actually recognise.

I stopped drinking because, honestly, I’d simply had enough of feeling a bit s**t all the time.

I didn’t realise how much of my anxiety was the alcohol. How much of the exhaustion was the alcohol. How much of the distance between me and E was the alcohol.

I genuinely thought that was just who I was.

Anxious. Tired. Slightly grumpy. Finishing E’s leftover macaroni cheese at the kitchen counter at 10pm and convincing myself that eating cold pasta with my fingers was a perfectly normal adult dinner.

I’m not saying sobriety fixed everything. It didn’t. I still lose my phone while it’s in my hand, and I still get absolutely schooled by a five-year-old in games where he keeps changing the rules halfway through.

But it did give me enough clarity to start fixing things myself.

The therapy. The routines. The conversations I’d been avoiding. And, more than anything, being truly present. Not just physically in the room, but actually listening, playing, noticing the little things, and having the patience to enjoy them — even when I’m being asked “why?” for the 47th time before 8am.

I’m a calmer dad now. A more patient dad. And that’s probably the thing I’m most grateful for.

Dad Health exists because I needed to change, and I couldn’t find anything that understood what being a dad in that situation actually felt like. Not a fitness influencer. Not a wellness guru. Just a dad trying to get his life back while stepping on Lego in the dark.

Two years. Quietly. One day at a time.

If you’re somewhere I used to be, you don’t have to say it out loud. But you can. 💚

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18/06/2026

13/06/2026

These are real comments from real dads this week.
No names. No filters. Just two dads saying out loud what most of us think but never say.

Swipe to see where conversations like these will live inside Dad Health. →

Four spaces. Each one for a different chapter of fatherhood.

👶 New Dad Crew — for when the love and the terror feel equal

💔 Single Dads — for the ones embarking on a new chapter

🎓 Teen Dad Club — for when you have no idea what you’re doing anymore

💪 Dad Strength — for the ones trying to show up physically too

Every space is anonymous if you need it to be.
Which one do you need right now?

Dad Health — coming soon. Link in bio to register interest.

10/06/2026

Nobody tells you this about being a dad and your mental health.

They tell you about the sleep deprivation. The nappies. The tantrums. The teenage years.

Nobody tells you that the moment you hold your kid for the first time something shifts permanently.

Suddenly the anxiety you’d been carrying quietly your whole life has a face.
Suddenly the pressure to hold everything together feels ten times heavier.
Suddenly you’re responsible for a whole person — and you’re still figuring yourself out.

Nobody tells you that loving someone that much can be terrifying.

And nobody tells you that struggling with that doesn’t make you a bad dad. It makes you a human one.

I built Dad Health because I needed it. A place to check in. To be honest. To not be fine if I’m not fine.

That’s why Dad Health has a space for all of it — new dads, single dads, dads who are figuring it out. No judgment. Just dads being honest.

What’s the thing nobody told you about fatherhood? Drop it in the comments — I read every one.

Dad Health — coming soon. Link in bio.

04/06/2026

I go to therapy.

I’ve debated saying that publicly for a while.

Even building an app about men’s mental health, there’s still a voice that says — should you really be admitting that?

And that voice is exactly the problem.

I started going not because I was in crisis. But because I’d spent years carrying everything quietly and calling it strength. Ticking every box on the outside. Exhausted on the inside.

The first session I barely knew what to say. But I walked out feeling lighter than I had in months. I’ve gone ever since.

It made me a better dad. Not because it fixed me. But because I stopped walking into my son’s life lives carrying everything I hadn’t dealt with.

That’s why it’s built into Dad Health.

A therapist directory filtered for dads. Evening and weekend slots. People who get it. Because the biggest barrier isn’t wanting help — it’s finding someone at 7pm on a Thursday when the kids are finally in bed.

Plus a monthly expert Q&A if you’re not ready to book anything yet. Just listen.

1 in 8 men in the UK are struggling right now. 4 in 10 won’t tell a single person.

If you’re one of them — I was too. The only thing I wish I’d done differently is started sooner.

Samaritans — 116 123 (free, 24/7)
CALM — 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight)

Dad Health — coming soon. Link in bio.

20/05/2026

One thing that always keeps me on track is having a challenge booked in the calendar. Latest one being the incredible hosted by 👊

Whether it’s a run, a walk, HYROX, or a CrossFit competition… a challenge is a challenge. Having something to work towards gives you purpose, structure, and motivation on the days you don’t feel like showing up.

And when the going gets tough, having your friends and family there supporting you for that final push means everything. 🙌

As parents, our kids are always watching. Lead by example. Show them what consistency, discipline, and resilience look like.

Set the goal. Do the work. Keep moving forward. 🔥

13/05/2026

107kg → 77kg. Not a transformation story. A dad story.
Always something more important than looking after yourself.
Always tomorrow.
That’s why I built Dad Health—for every dad who keeps putting himself last.
Coming soon — link in bio.

01/05/2026

74 out of 100.
Mind: 72. Body: 81. Bond: 68. 💚
That’s the Dad Health Score. A number that actually means something.
Not just how hard you trained. How well you slept. How stressed you are. How connected you feel to your kids.
All three. Every day. 30 seconds.
Coming soon — link in bio.

29/04/2026

Two problems every dad has.
Two features we built to fix them. 👇
Dad Days — never waste a Saturday again.
Dad Health Score — Mind. Body. Bond. The three things that actually matter.
This isn’t a fitness app. It’s a dad app.
Coming soon — link in bio to register interest.

22/04/2026

Day 14 of building Dad Health. 😅
Toys: still everywhere.
Burpee race: Victorious
Banana: unidentified.
Cereal box: empty. Suspect identified.
Garden: debatable.
Protein bar: Hard pass.
Developer: ✅
Recipe: fine.
Me: sofa. Game Over
Building an app to help dads look after themselves.
Going well.