Blending The Family With Tommy Maloney

Tip number three is to get a webcam. Before we start, I need your help.  Please let others know about the newsletter. If you or someone you know needs coaching, please click here and it will take you to the coaching page. My goal is to get the podcast in the top 100 Apple podcasts, and I can only do this with your help. Please leave a rating and review, share the link to the podcast with your social media followers, and support the podcast's guest. Welcome to episode number 168 and it is a bit of a blast from the past. When I first wrote this book "25 Tips for Divorced Dads" it was at a time when having a webcam was not too common. I was attending a Toastmasters meeting when one of the members asked to talk after the meeting. He knew how I was coaching other dads after divorce. He wanted ideas on how to stay connected with his kids since they lived a couple of states over. I told him to get a webcam for both the kids and himself. This was back in 2009. He liked that idea but he wanted to make sure his form

TIP NUMBER TWO: SEND YOUR KIDS POSTCARDS OR LETTERS...   Before we start, I need your help.  Please let others know about the newsletter. If you or someone you know needs coaching, please click here and it will take you to the coaching page. My goal is to get the podcast in the top 100 Apple podcasts, and I can only do this with your help. Please leave a rating and review, share the link to the podcast with your social media followers, and support the podcast's guest.       I have been challenged to add more content to my business coach. You can go to YouTube and see on the Blending The Family channel this episode.  This episode I will talk about a simple idea of sending your kids either a postcard or letter to help stay connected.   Years ago I needed to travel on Sundays to New York's Laguardia Airport. Once I was off the plane I would stop at the gift shop to buy 5 postcards. Each day I would do my best to print neat enough for my son Connor to read once he would receive them at his moms' house.  This

TALK TO YOUR KIDS Before we start, I need your help.  Please let others know about the newsletter. If you or someone you know needs coaching, please click here and it will take you to the coaching page. My goal is to get the podcast in the top 100 Apple podcasts, and I can only do this with your help. Please leave a rating and review, share the link to the podcast with your social media followers, and support the podcast's guest. This episode marks a significant change. I have moved to a downstairs into one of our spare bedrooms. My wife Ann and I have been sharing one home office, and as of typing these words, we have our own home offices! With that being said, let's move on.  This episode comes right from my first book, "25 Tips for Divorced Dads: How to create special memories and grow your bonds with your kids." I am going to go through each tip from the book and add more commentary, and I hope it brings value to you and your family. Starting with this episode, I will also add video, so please subsc

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#howareyoudad   "This episode is brought to you by Podhero, the easiest way to support your favorite podcasts. Did you know that only 1% of the biggest podcasts make money? It's true. The other 99% rely on support from listeners like you. With Podhero, you can support all of your favorite podcasts with one $4.99/mo membership. Just click the link in the show notes, tell Podhero your favorite podcasts (don't forget this one), and your contribution gets shared between shows at the end of the month. Podhero works with almost all podcasts, there's a 0% platform fee (we don't take a cut), there are no contracts, and you can try it free for 30 days."   Before we start, I need your help.  Please let others know about the newsletter. If you or someone you know needs coaching, please click here and it will take you to the coaching page. My goal is to get the podcast in the top 100 Apple podcasts, and I can only do this with your help. Please leave a rating and review, share the link to the podcast with your social m

BEHIND THE GLASS "This episode is brought to you by Podhero, the easiest way to support your favorite podcasts. Did you know that only 1% of the biggest podcasts make money? It's true. The other 99% rely on support from listeners like you. With Podhero, you can support all of your favorite podcasts with one $4.99/mo membership. Just click the link in the show notes, tell Podhero your favorite podcasts (don't forget this one), and your contribution gets shared between shows at the end of the month. Podhero works with almost all podcasts, there's a 0% platform fee (we don't take a cut), there are no contracts, and you can try it free for 30 days."   Before we start, I need your help.  Please let others know about the newsletter. If you or someone you know needs coaching, please click here and it will take you to the coaching page. My goal is to get the podcast in the top 100 Apple podcasts, and I can only do this with your help. Please leave a rating and review, share the link to the podcast with your social

Talking To Your Kids About Diversity   "This episode is brought to you by Podhero, the easiest way to support your favorite podcasts. Did you know that only 1% of the biggest podcasts make money? It's true. The other 99% rely on support from listeners like you. With Podhero, you can support all of your favorite podcasts with one $4.99/mo membership. Just click the link in the show notes, tell Podhero your favorite podcasts (don't forget this one), and your contribution gets shared between shows at the end of the month. Podhero works with almost all podcasts, there's a 0% platform fee (we don't take a cut), there are no contracts, and you can try it free for 30 days."   Before we start, I need your help.  Please let others know about the newsletter. If you or someone you know needs coaching, please click here and it will take you to the coaching page. My goal is to get the podcast in the top 100 Apple podcasts, and I can only do this with your help. Please leave a rating and review, share the link to the pod

WELCOME TO FAMILYVERSARY   "This episode is brought to you by Podhero, the easiest way to support your favorite podcasts. Did you know that only 1% of the biggest podcasts make money? It's true. The other 99% rely on support from listeners like you. With Podhero, you can support all of your favorite podcasts with one $4.99/mo membership. Just click the link in the show notes, tell Podhero your favorite podcasts (don't forget Blendingthefamily), and your contribution gets shared between shows at the end of the month. Podhero works with almost all podcasts, there's a 0% platform fee (we don't take a cut), there are no contracts, and you can try it free for 30 days." https://podhero.com/thomasmaloney   Before we start, I need your help.  Please let others know about the newsletter. If you or someone you know needs coaching, please click here and it will take you to the coaching page. My goal is to get the podcast in the top 100 of Apple podcasts, and I can only do this with your help. Please leave a rating and

#FATHERHOODISLIT "This episode is brought to you by Podhero, the easiest way to support your favorite podcasts. Did you know that only 1% of the biggest podcasts make money? It's true. The other 99% rely on support from listeners like you. With Podhero, you can support all of your favorite podcasts with one $4.99/mo membership. Just click the link in the show notes, tell Podhero your favorite podcasts (don't forget Blendingthefamily), and your contribution gets shared between shows at the end of the month. Podhero works with almost all podcasts, there's a 0% platform fee (we don't take a cut), there are no contracts, and you can try it free for 30 days." https://podhero.com/thomasmaloney Before we start, I need your help.  Please let others know about the newsletter. If you or someone you know needs coaching, please click here and it will take you to the coaching page. My goal is to get the podcast in the top 100 of Apple podcasts, and I can only do this with your help. Please leave a rating and review, sha

FORECHECK, BACKCHECK, PAYCHECK   Before we start, I need your help.  Please let others know about the newsletter. If you or someone you know needs coaching, please click here and it will take you to the coaching page. My goal is to get the podcast in the top 100 of Apple podcasts, and I can only do this with your help. Please leave a rating and review, share the link to the podcast with your social media followers, and support the guest on the podcast. Please help with the survey. Here is the email I wanted to share with you: Dear Tommy, I am delighted we met by phone and I am truly looking forward to staying connected! I have created a short survey of 10 questions to gather info on how covid 19 quarantine is affecting remarried couples financially.  As you know well, divorce rates rise dramatically for second and third marriages. This survey simply seeks to find out if they experience any greater challenges because of dependence on ex-spouses and/or blended families. Can you please distribute my invitatio

Before we start, I need your help.  Please let others know about the newsletter. If you or someone you know needs coaching, please click here and it will take you to the coaching page. My goal is to get the podcast in the top 100 of Apple podcasts, and I can only do this with your help. Please leave a rating and review, share the link to the podcast with your social media followers, and support the guest on the podcast.   Today's podcast I wanted to talk to you about when the parenting agreement does not mention something like, when your kids can't come over because they are working. I have not seen Connor since Easter. After Easter "my" weekend fell on Mother's Day. I am not able to see him this weekend because he has a new job. In this episode, I want to offer three ideas, tips, or just advice on to still be there for your kids when you physically can not. The organization I mentioned Lap Of Love is what we used for Duke. Here is their website: http://www.lapoflove.com/ Thank you for listening and I hope

"STOP AND HAVE FUN"     Before we get started: Please let others know about my newsletter at blendingthefamily.com. If you or someone you know wants coaching please click here and it will take you to the coaching page. My goal is to get the podcast in the top 100 of Apple podcasts and I can only do this with your help. Please leave a rating and review, share the link to the podcast with your social media followers, and support the guest on the podcast. ON WITH THE SHOW.   My guest this week is a very good friend of the family. Nate Harrison is the founder of the daycare "Mile High Adventures." Located in the Denver Colorado metro area: http://www.milehighadvntrs.com/ About Nate: "I've been working with children since 1995; most often as a child care provider, and in 2011 I decided to go private after feeling that so many programs were focused on something other than families and children.  I hold an elementary education degree in Colorado with a PE endorsement, won the State Pickleball Gold Medal in 2014

CO-PARENTING SIMPLIFIED      Please sign up for the newsletter at Blendingthefamily.com If you or someone you know wants coaching please click here and it will take you to the coaching page. My goal is to get the podcast in the top 100 of Apple podcasts and I can only do this with your help. Please leave a rating and review, share the link to the podcast with your social media followers, and support the guest on the podcast.   Welcome to this episode Michael David Daniels who is the founder and CEO of Fayr. He was on the show "Planet of the Apps" and because of that is backed by none other than Gwyneth Paltrow. The website is Fayr.com and Michael was very kind to offer you a special 20 percent off the App. When you checkout use the code: blending to get the discount. How did Michael come up with this App? Here is some of his story. "As a separated father of two young children, Michael found himself overwhelmed by the legal, financial, and emotional costs of divorce on his family. After 20 years in the home

"You must give up the life you planned in order to have the life that is waiting for you"-Joseph Campbell   The quote from Joseph Campbell is the quote you will find on the Instagram bio page for my guest Joe Hawley. His story has really fascinated me. Here is a guy who played in the NFL and then retired to live in a van. Before I keep going, please check out the story from USA Today Writer Tom Schad and his behind the scenes story of Joe. I do not know where I found Joe Hawley and his sidekick "Freedom." I just love a good story as a storyteller myself. You can find Joe and Freedom on Instagram at Joe.Hawley Way back in 2018, Joe retires from the NFL to sell off his worldly possessions, adopt Freedom, and get a van so they can travel the US. I told Joe during the interview that even my mom has heard of him and his story. That is scary. Joe is one of the most positive people I have spoken with and his IG photos and videos are filled with gratitude.  We talk about where this idea came from. Growing up in An

"Father's Eve is about spending time with your buddies; Father's Day is about spending time with family." Happy days are ahead of us. I really do believe that in my mind. Please can you help me with three items? I have put together the newsletter. Yes, it will be back. Please head to the website and sign up. The May newsletter is all set after putting this podcast episode together. I am going to offer special content through the newsletter. You might not know this, but I am a Certified Coach, and if you click on the tab "Moving You Forward" tab on the website, you will see more details. My goal these days, and this is where I need your help, is to be in the top 100 on Apple podcasts. Please leave ratings and reviews but let others know about the podcast. Thank you, and now on with the show notes. My guest is the Founder of "Father's Eve," John Francis. He will walk you through how this idea came about (in a garage).  Many of the organizations that John will mention have been on this podcast or have a conne

Welcome to a virtual breakthrough.   Welcome to episode 153 and one where I was very nervous. When you are interviewing a Ph.D. and well you, are some goofball with a mic there is some nerves involved. Dr. Elizabeth was a great guest and her book really helped me with a breakthrough that you will hear about. Enough about me here is more about our guest. I’m a professor at Georgetown University who teaches about international security. My passion is understanding the social structures that drive human behavior—especially during stress, trauma, uncertainty, and conflict. This has led me to teach, speak, and write about a wide range of topics: Why are wars so difficult to end? Why does technology often exacerbate uncertainty? Why do features of the post-9/11 military make suicide and psychological injury more likely? Why do some of our society’s most common coping habits undermine our resilience? Contact Dr. Liz: https://elizabeth-stanley.com/ TEDx Talk: https://youtu.be/e0AMlf-mwY4 On this episode, we talk a

Co-parenting just got easier Another guest who I wish had come up with their idea when I was going through my divorce. Today on the podcast my guest is the Founder of the co-parenting App DComply Marco Munoz.  Marco and I talk in length why family courts are a joke and for you and you're former to do your best to stay out of them. Marco and his wife are married but not really. It was a moment on the show where I was speechless. What was Marco's pain point of coming up with an App and not being a tech person? Marco even talks about how as a customer he was able to recoup $3,500 from his former. I am so amazed at the technology and you will sit there and say to yourself "why didn't I think of that?"  You can find out all about the App and the team behind it at: https://www.dcomply.com/   Tommy Maloney is the Executive producer and host of the podcast Blending The Family, where you can find on Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Spotify, and Stitcher Radio.      Tommy has spoken at TEDx, Ignite Fort Collins, and Ke

Three Questions to Help with Your Relationship     I think I have been enlightened by a previous guest. Taj Dashaun mentioned in episode 149 his three questions. To me, after hearing them I felt that these would be used within our relationships.  My wife mentioned that a couples therapist could use these questions when working with a brand new couple and they could track to see if the couple has growth after a period of time. You can even use the questions with your kids to even see how you are doing as a parent. Please let me know your responses and I would like to share them on an upcoming podcast (don't worry I will change your name). Tommy Maloney is the Executive producer and host of the podcast Blending The Family, where you can find on Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Spotify, and Stitcher Radio.      Tommy has spoken at TEDx, Ignite Fort Collins, and Keynote Speaker at Everything Dad Convention. He even has won speaking awards through Toastmasters International.    The author of the books "25 Tips For

Warning: Wash Your Ears After Listening To This Episode. This is episode 150!! I am so shocked and I want to thank Doug Foresta (@dqueensbard on IG). Doug was my podcasting coach and walked me through putting a podcast together and getting it uploaded. So, Doug, THANK YOU! Thank you for downloading my podcasts. Each and every time I create a new episode I hope it brings you value. Thanks to all of the guests who have taken their time to come on. My hope is that I am asking thought-provoking questions. This why I have our voice guy mention that this is a "conversation and not an interview."  I am very excited to share with you this special episode because I was thinking about calling it quits with the not just the podcast but even finishing up my book and try and just find (dare I say it) a new dreaded day job. However, this episode with Johnny really helped me get the energy I needed to keep pressing forward. I know Johnny was on episode 145 but I just love talking with him and come on, this is episode 150 w