The New Fatherhood - Review
The New Fatherhood, a good newsletter, a brilliant community
Another in my sporadic series of reviews. I have enjoyed writing them, but I am conscious that it may well be another in a long line of procrastination techniques to stop me from writing more serious posts, the original purpose of the blog.
But I have a cunning plan. The review today covers both. A standard review but an area that intersects with issues such as fatherhood and mental health.
The New Fatherhood is an interesting newsletter about the evolving nature of being a father today. It is the first newsletter I ever signed up for.
I would really recommend it. Kevin, the author, covers a lot of areas and has built a nice and supportive community on both the Substack comments section and the associated network. I think he deserves huge credit for the writing and also for helping to create and nurture a small community who are incredibly supportive of one another.
He has covered a wide range of interesting topics, without having some of the silly anger and anti-mum that some other 'dad blogs' seem to have. Although there does seem a bit of a focus on wellness recently.
If I am honest, it is maybe a little too wholesome for me now, but when things were very difficult, and I was getting very low, it was perfect to read about other dads and what they were doing. I only wish I'd found it a couple of months earlier.
I would recommend it to any new dad to have a read, particularly if things aren't perfect and the network around it are great.
There is an interesting article on substack about the newsletter.
Kevin Maguire
