We’re here to help with all of the challenges that fathers face.

When your first child is born, you are suddenly thrown into a new identity, role and world of responsibilities. Some dads are excited and elated about this shift and some are left feeling like they’re in mourning for their old life. Regardless of what you’re feeling, you need time and space to feel it.

There’s nothing quite as scary as feeling anger toward your baby or young child, especially when you’re not an angry person. It’s normal to lose your cool sometimes, but you can avoid it becoming a problem by better understanding those moments and coping skills to deal with them.

Maybe you planned to be parents or it was a surprise, but, either way, your relationship has changed. Your routines and romance are disrupted and it can be hard to figure out how to reconnect and figure out your new and evolving relationship.

Maybe you didn’t have the best dad, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be a great one. He might have been abusive, absent or some combination of both. The most important step in ensuring that you don’t pass on those scars is your own healing.

Your past hurts and struggles can be your best assets in caring for your family if you work at them. Whether you’re experiencing depression, anxiety, mental illness or unresolved trauma, this is the perfect time to work on it.

Having a child can create a new sense of urgency to address behaviors that may be harming you and your family, whether that’s drinking, gambling or drug use. It’s never too late to start regaining control.

The birthing process and fourth trimester can be quite painful for dads. There’s often no space for this pain, sadness and trauma because you feel like you need to be there for your partner. You can’t be fully there for your partner if you’re not tending to your needs as well.

Men who experience miscarriage, infertility challenges and loss often have nowhere to turn. You don’t want to further burden your partner who is also suffering and it feels too burdensome to share with friends. It doesn’t have to be this way. Your feelings matter and you deserve space to process the pain.

It’s normal to feel a sense of loss, frustration and inner turmoil when your child isn’t the child you imagined you’d have. These feelings can come with an overwhelming sense of shame and guilt that gets mixed up with the real need to grieve the loss of your expectations about what fatherhood might have been.