Father Friend

Father Friend

Hosted by: Dr. Mike Ayers - Parenting Expert, Educator, Father

I'm Dr. Mike Ayers—welcome to Father Friend, a podcast to help you become the kind of dad your kids trust, respect, and want to be around. With 30+ years as a father, educator, and speaker, I bring research-rooted,...

Episodes

Six Things Your Kids Will Remember About You

Season #2

What will your kids remember most about you when they’re grown? It probably won’t be the expensive vacations, birthday gifts, or perfectly planned family experiences. More often, they’ll remember what it felt like to...
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Raising Respectable Sons and Treasured Daughters

Season #2

What if the relational needs men and women experience in adulthood have roots that begin forming much earlier? Inspired by Ephesians 5 and the themes of love and respect, Dr. Mike Ayers explores the unique role...
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8 Gifts Good Dads Give to Their Children

Season #2

What are the most important gifts a father can give his children? They may have very little to do with what money can buy. In this episode, Mike looks at the father in Jesus’ story of the Prodigal Son and identifies...
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What's A Family For?

Season #2

You hold the key to the culture of your family — but do you actually know what your family is for? In this episode, Mike unpacks five God-given purposes behind the home: a place of learning, laughter, love, launching,...
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Stop Counting to Three: The Six C's Discipline Reset

Season #2

You read the parenting books. You meant to stay calm. Then real life showed up — and either you went back to yelling, or you just gave in. In this episode, Mike breaks down why most discipline advice fails under...
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The Strongest Men Heal: An Interview with Roy Wooten

Season #2

Roy Wooten has spent decades helping men confront the hidden wounds that quietly shape their marriages, parenting, leadership, and faith. As Executive Director of The Crucible Project, Roy has watched thousands of men...
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The First 10 Minutes Home

Season #2

You walk through the door every night carrying more than you realize. The first ten minutes transitioning from work to home decide the tone for the whole evening — and most of us walk through that door on autopilot....
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The Man Behind the Purpose: 7 Commitments

Season #2

We close out the Fatherhood on Purpose series with the piece that ties everything together: the seven commitments of a Father Friend. These aren't a checklist for perfect dads — they're honest anchor points for men...
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The Plan (The Father Friend Model)

Season #2

Good intentions aren't a strategy. Hope is not a strategy. This episode lays out the Father Friend Model — a research-backed, Scripture-rooted framework for how a dad's role is meant to shift across four distinct...
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Fathering From Wisdom Not Wounds

Season #2

Every dad brings his past into his parenting. The question is whether he knows it or not. The wounds we carry don't announce themselves. They disguise themselves as strengths — perfectionism that looks like...
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What Is A Father Friend?

Season #2

What does it mean to be a Father Friend? In this episode, Dr. Mike Ayers explores the vision at the heart of intentional fatherhood: a dad who leads with purpose, loves through relationship, and remains deeply...
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Why Purpose Changes Everything

Season #2

In this episode, Mike Ayers makes the case that intentional fathering starts with a decision — not a feeling, not a good intention, but a settled, thought-through purpose that holds you accountable when life gets loud...
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