The BetterDads archive

Twelve years of men
telling the truth.

Since 2014, Alex Laguna has sat down with sportsmen, authors, soldiers and everyday blokes and asked what fatherhood actually did to them. This is all of it — nothing behind a paywall.

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Peter Sterling — The moment fatherhood changed everything

Peter Sterling

The moment fatherhood changed everything

The archive's most-watched conversation.

Mark Donaldson VC — How fatherhood changes you

Mark Donaldson VC

How fatherhood changes you

A Victoria Cross recipient on what actually matters.

Gus Worland — Growing up without a dad

Gus Worland

Growing up without a dad

On the absence that shaped him.

Michael Klim — On divorce as a father

Michael Klim

On divorce as a father

Staying a father through the hardest chapter.

Robin Grille — Why your parenting expectations are wrong

Robin Grille

Why your parenting expectations are wrong

The psychologist's case for honest expectations.

Nigel Marsh — How your actions shape your children

Nigel Marsh

How your actions shape your children

They watch everything. He explains what that means.

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