"Hi Struggling, I'm Dad!" is a podcast dedicated to helping people be the best parents, partners and people they can possibly be! Grant Berardi is a father of soon to be 5 kids, a husband of 15 years, a qualified counsellor and coach with over a decade of experience. This podcast was made due to Grant's passion for helping others reach their fullest potential in as many aspects of their life as possible.
This podcast embodies this passion but also sees the funny side even in the difficult moments. Integrity, character, ownership, leadership and relationship are key themes throughout.
🔗 90 Day Purpose Reset Guide: www.grantberardi.com/pvp90dayreset
🔗 Work with me / Book a session: grant@grantberardi.com
🔗 Website: www.grantberardi.com
🔗 The Integrity Compass book — coming soon
This is what it takes to be a good parent:
All you have to do is try.
Not to be perfect. Not to have all the answers. Not to be interested in everything your kids are into. Just showing up, being intentional, and making the effort. When you're tired, when it's inconvenient, when you'd rather do something else.
The bar is actually low. But a lot of parents are still missing it.
In this episode I'm talking about how easy it's become to waste the time we could be spending with our kids, why intentional effort is all it actually takes, and why the decisions you make today will shape your relationship with your kids for decades.
In this episode we cover:
→ Why it's become easier than ever to do nothing as a parent
→ The difference between being in the room and actually being present
→ Why "just trying" is genuinely enough
→ How devices and screens are eating the time we could give our kids
→ Why your kids will remember effort far more than perfection
→ Why habit becomes your norm, and how to make effort your default
You can do this. Your kids are worth your effort.
If this episode encouraged you, share it with a parent who needs to hear it.📌 WATCH NEXT:
→ Are You Outsourcing Your Responsibility as a Parent? https://youtu.be/I-naq8-e90g
→ Raising Kids Who Think for Themselves and Still Respect Others https://youtu.be/EYSFklojG2A
→ Why Being Honest With Yourself Is the Only Option
https://youtu.be/tamBHGXjtIQ
#intentionalparenting #consciousparenting #heartledparenting #parentingtips #presentparenting #dadlife #goodenoughparenting #parentingadvice #raisingkids #parentingpodcast
11 Jul 2026
Why Having Integrity Is the Most Countercultural Thing You Can Do Right Now
🔗 90 Day Purpose Reset Guide: www.grantberardi.com/pvp90dayreset
🔗 Work with me / Book a session: grant@grantberardi.com
🔗 Website: www.grantberardi.com
🔗 The Integrity Compass book — coming soon
📌 WATCH NEXT:
→ Why Being Honest With Yourself Is the Only Option: https://youtu.be/tamBHGXjtIQ
→ Why Most Men Are Just Existing (Not Living): https://youtu.be/pseFEwb0Hro
→ Your View of Yourself Is Getting in Your Way: https://youtu.be/gi0Z00C5SoM
Victimhood has become an identity. Accountability has become optional. And doing the right thing when nobody's watching has become genuinely rare.
Which means integrity, real integrity, might be the most countercultural thing you can do right now.
Not rebellion. Just being someone who says what they mean, does what they say, and owns it when they get it wrong. Someone who doesn't compromise their character is now a scarcity.
In this episode I'm talking about why integrity matters more than ever, what it actually costs you, what it gives back, and how to use it as a compass when life gets complicated.
In this episode we cover:
→ Why victimhood and integrity can't coexist
→ The difference between acknowledging pain and choosing to live there
→ What integrity actually costs — relationships, convenience, belonging
→ What integrity gains you — self-trust, quiet confidence, and a life you can actually stand behind
→ Why keeping promises to yourself is one of the most underrated acts of integrity
→ Integrity as a compass, not a rulebook — how to navigate difficult situations without losing who you are
→ The Integrity Gap — the distance between who you say you are and how you actually live
→ The Integrity Compass — the book I've been writing and why I believe this could help so many people
→ A practical challenge to close your gap starting today
This episode is for anyone who's tired of watching standards disappear and wants to be the exception.
If this episode challenged you, share it with someone who needs to hear it. Integrity is contagious. But so is a lack of it.
#integrity #integritymatters #countercultural #victimhood #accountability #personaldevelopment #heartledparenting #integritygap #characterdevelopment #mensmentalhealth
29 Jun 2026
Are You Outsourcing Your Responsibility as a Parent?
🔗 90 Day Purpose Reset Guide: www.grantberardi.com/pvp90dayreset
🔗 Work with me: grant@grantberardi.com
📌 WATCH NEXT:
→ Why Being Honest With Yourself Is the Only Option
https://youtu.be/tamBHGXjtIQ
→ Presence Over Perfection: Heart-led Parenting
https://youtu.be/SYpgBazSpyw
→ Your View of Yourself Is Getting in Your Way
https://youtu.be/gi0Z00C5SoM
You can't complain about who your kids are becoming if you've delegated the job to someone else.
That's a hard truth but it's one we have to sit with.
Modern parenting has more "outs" than ever.
Screens, sport, school, church, coaches, teachers — all genuinely valuable things. But for some parents, they've quietly become a way to hand off responsibility rather than complement it.
This episode is an honest look at the ways parents — including me — can slip into outsourcing mode without even realising it.
In this episode we cover:
→ What outsourcing parental responsibility looks like in everyday life
→ Screen time — the most common and convenient out
→ Sport — are you investing in it or just dropping them off?
→ School — why your responsibility doesn't stop at the school gate
→ Character & integrity — the one thing you absolutely cannot outsource
→ Faith — why putting it entirely on the church isn't enough
→ Why your kids need to know you're invested — not just present
→ What to do if you recognise yourself in any of this
You're still responsible. Regardless of how tired you are, how busy you are, or how many people are helping. They are your kids. Full stop.
If this episode challenged you — share it with a parent who needs to hear it.
00:00 Parenting Responsibility
00:56 Convenience Outsourcing
01:14 Social Settings Risks
02:51 Screen Time Trap
04:15 Sports Need Presence
07:52 School Is Not Enough
10:34 Character Cannot Be Delegated
12:08 Faith Starts At Home
15:23 Be Intentional Daily
17:54 Stop Complaining Start Investing
18:53 Wrap Up And Resources
#parentingresponsibility #consciousparenting #heartledparenting #intentionalparenting #parentingtips #dadlife #parentingpodcast #screentime #raisingkids #parentingadvice
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