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Second Dad

Second Dad

Written by: Liam Gately
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About this listen

Second Dad is the second voice.

The one that speaks after comfort fails.


This podcast examines responsibility in practice, not theory.


Fatherhood.

Leadership.

Repair.


The moments where you already know, and still hesitate.


It looks directly at the cost of staying comfortable:


  • Avoidance
  • Resentment
  • Emotional debt
  • Over-functioning
  • Calling delay “maturity”


This is not therapy.

It does not reassure.

It does not motivate.


It names the moment where explanation replaces action.


“Second Dad” is not a persona.

It is a role.


The voice that tells the truth when comfort would be easier.


Some listeners recognise themselves quickly.


Others won’t.





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Episodes
  • Second Dad | E0004 | When Helping Turns into Resentment

    Second Dad | E0004 | When Helping Turns into Resentment
    Feb 19 2026

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    Doctrine Line

    Helping that preserves dependence will eventually turn into resentment.

    What This Episode Does

    This episode exposes the helper role as a structure, not a virtue.

    It names the immediate rewards that keep rescue alive.

    It shows how relief moves while responsibility doesn’t.

    It makes clear why resentment forms quietly inside competence.

    Links

    Website: https://seconddad.com/

    Book: https://amzn.eu/d/01PFUl5f

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ixmOqlkfssOSxMtrqE5vt?si=260b21dcc4254bfa

    Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/second-dad/id1870344356

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Second-Dad
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    5 mins
  • Rescuing Is a Role, Not a Virtue

    Rescuing Is a Role, Not a Virtue
    Feb 12 2026

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    Helping feels good before it works.
    That’s why rescuing survives — even when nothing actually changes.
    In this episode, I look at rescuing not as a moral flaw, but as a role that pays immediately:purpose, intensity, relevance, connection.
    And then charges quietly, later.
    This isn’t about stopping yourself.It’s not about being colder or more boundaried.
    It’s about noticing what you get before anything moves, and what that might be costing you over time.
    No solutions.No reframes.
    Just a question worth sitting with.
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    4 mins
  • The Cost of Staying a Child

    The Cost of Staying a Child
    Feb 5 2026

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    Most people don’t refuse responsibility.

    They avoid the small friction that would build capacity.

    This episode looks at how adulthood is quietly postponed, not through chaos or rebellion, but through explanation, softening, and protection from discomfort.

    When adjustment is replaced with tone, something subtle happens: expectations drop, trust recalibrates, and weight gets deferred rather than carried.

    Nothing disappears.

    You still meet the cost, just later and heavier.
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    5 mins
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