Our guest this week is Jon Gustin of Nashville, TN who is a writer, content creator, father of two young children and author of the upcoming book: The Tired Dad.

Jon and his wife, Jessica, have been married for 12 years and are the proud parents of two children: Dakota (9) and Asher (6).

Jon has over two million followers across four platforms including; YouTube, Instagram and his Tired Dad & Tired Mom Podcast, where he shares real moments of fatherhood and the lessons learned.

Jon reflects authentically on his rebellion as a youth, overcoming addiction and how being a husband and father have provided him with purpose and a new direction.

It's an uplifting story all on this episode of the SFN Dad to Dad Podcast.

Show Notes -
Email – thetireddadlife@gmail.com
Substack - https://thetireddad.substack.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thetireddad/
Book - The Tired Dad - https://tinyurl.com/yck5cwua

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Special Fathers Network –
SFN is a dad to dad mentoring program for fathers raising children with special needs. Many of the 800+ SFN Mentor Fathers, who are raising kids with special needs, have said: “I wish there was something like this when we first received our child’s diagnosis. I felt so isolated. There was no one within my family, at work, at church or within my friend group who understood or could relate to what I was going through.”

SFN Mentor Fathers share their experiences with younger dads closer to the beginning of their journey raising a child with the same or similar special needs. The SFN Mentor Fathers do NOT offer legal or medical advice, that is what lawyers and doctors do. They simply share their experiences and how they have made the most of challenging situations.

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