DILF (Dad I'd Like To Friend)

About DILF (Dad I'd Like To Friend)

Becoming a parent is one of life’s greatest gifts, yet it can also be stressful, exhausting, and extremely isolating... but YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Consider this podcast the first step in building your parental support system, while listening to vulnerably honest stories from parents who know exactly what you’re going through. Yes, this is a parenting podcast; and while we do discuss issues that revolve around life with kids, we focus more on the life of a human... who happens to be a parent, and how to balance the multitude of hats we wear on a daily basis while attempting to be the best version of ourselves for our partner, our children, and our own personal well-being. Join our community: DadsSupportingDads.org (https://dadssupportingdads.org/) Get The DILF (Dad I'd Like To Friend) Handbook: https://amzn.to/4a5RklA (https://amzn.to/4a5RklA) // DILF is part of a nonprofit community focused on improving the mental health of dads around the world with a podcast that has broken onto Apple's Top Parenting Podcast charts across the globe, and a book that Babylist named one of the Best Parenting Resources for Dads! :: To learn more, visit DadIdLikeToFriend.com (https://DadIdLikeToFriend.com) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Kevin Seldon | Dads Supporting Dads

Category

education · health & fitness · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Jan 2020

Latest episode

18 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 59 episodes have a transcript.

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   18 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   A Sanity-Saving Resource for Modern Dads (DILF Quick Hit)

   Host Kevin Seldon shares his personal journey and the launch of Dads Supporting Dads to combat dad isolation, offering a vital resource for modern fathers.

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   3 Apr 2025

   Dads Supporting Dads (DILF Quick Hit)

   In this DILF Quick Hit, host Kevin Seldon provides an exciting update on a new partnership between DILF and City Dads Group (https://CityDadsGroup.com) to build a new supportive and welcoming dad community on WhatsApp — including a growing list of localized dad groups across the United States, as well as a number of specialized global dad groups from “Dads with Kids 5 & Under” and “Divorce(ing)d Dads" to “Sober Dads.” Join us today at https://chat.CityDadsGroup.com (https://chat.citydadsgroup.com/) Most importantly, as always, we just want you to know that in whatever you are dealing with on the parenting front, you are not alone. // If this episode was helpful to you in any way, please consider sharing it with others or writing a REVIEW (https://ratethispodcast.com/dilf) ...and help us to reach more like-minded parents in need of support! / For more information on DILF, visit us at DadIdLikeToFriend.com (https://dadidliketofriend.com/) // For questions, comments, or future topic suggestions, DM us on Instagram -> @DILFpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/dilfpodcast/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   13 Mar 2025

   Reimagining Fatherhood (DILF RePlay Series)

   In this DILF Replay, Kevin welcomes Kevin Shafer, a dad of four with a PhD primarily focused on the study of fatherhood, who provides a much-needed wake-up call for both men and women on why it’s so crucial that we ALL work together to create a more welcoming environment for #fathers on the homefront... / Click here to learn more about Kevin Shafer and his work (https://kevinshafer.org/) // If this episode was helpful to you in any way, please consider sharing it with others or writing a REVIEW (https://ratethispodcast.com/dilf) ...and help us to reach more like-minded parents in need of support! / For more information on DILF, visit us at DadIdLikeToFriend.com (https://dadidliketofriend.com/) // For questions, comments, or future topic suggestions, DM us on Instagram -> @DILFpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/dilfpodcast/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Inside a recent episode

A Sanity-Saving Resource for Modern Dads (DILF Quick Hit)

Published 18 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And I just remember looking in the mirror and not recognizing myself. And not understanding how I, after so many years of wanting to be a dad, was now a shell of the man that I used to be. And it wasn't a lack of love for my baby or my wife. It was the things that so many of us deal with when we become new parents, the change in identity, the change in relationship status with our partner and every one of our relationships, the sleep deprivation. For me, also a lot of it had to do with that lack of bond that I felt with my new arrival. Because you can love your child and also struggle with feeling a strong connection. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

114 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

23

Social presence

97

YouTube

0

Engagement

91

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