{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Startup Dad","title":"The New Fatherhood: What Modern Dads Need Instead | Kevin Maguire (Dad of 2, Author)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4520,"description":"Kevin Maguire is the former Head of Strategy for Consumer Apps at Google and is now the author of The New Fatherhood and creator of the newsletter of the same name, a community read by over 23,000 dads. Before writing the book Kevin  moved his family from the UK to San Francisco and eventually left the Bay Area for Barcelona, where he now lives with his wife, an and their two kids. He's also a coach who works with CEOs and CMOs at companies like Amazon and Netflix on the intersection of career and family.\nTogether Kevin and his wife have built an intentional, rotating co-parenting structure at home while both pursuing careers outside the traditional nine-to-five. Kevin also runs a direct-action giving fund that covers therapy costs for dads struggling with paternal postpartum depression, something he experienced firsthand after the birth of his son. We discussed:Rewriting fatherhood: Why Kevin wrote a book arguing that fatherhood isn't something to endure, but the most enriching, joyful experience of his life.Retiring the three Ps: How protect, provide, and preside became outdated anchors, and what replaces them for modern dads raising kids in a different world.Managing yourself, not your kids: Why the real work of parenting is closing the gap between the dad you are and the dad you want to be.Building a Dadvisory Board: How Kevin coaches dads to find five men they admire, lean on the vulnerability loop, and build courage to ask for help.Surviving postpartum depression: Kevin's own descent into numbness after his son was born, and the Google search that finally gave his experience a name.Redefining success after Google: Why leaving the Bay Area rat race and moving to Barcelona helped Kevin trade validation for a life built around family.\nWhere to find Kevin MaguireLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevmaguire/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newfatherhood/X: https://x.com/kevmaguireSubstack: https://www.thenewfatherhood.org/\nWhere to find Adam...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/F_yCls74GdKLzmfCUXKoHwqOZKN_mFb5zL7jtAWlzzU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wYjMx/Yzg1NmIzMjBiZmE4/ZGFiM2ZjMjQ2Yjcy/OTY2OS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}