Today's guest is Ben Goresky.We go deep talking about:Addiction…what it means, what it is, and why it happens,The role of trauma and pain in the creation and continuation of addiction,Using introspection to identify behaviours that are negatively affecting your life,Ben’s story through addiction, rehab, and recovery,Shame and how to connect positively with your kids, Ben’s unconventional approach to talking to our kids about drugs,Building trusting relationships with our kids so they listen when we speak into their lives,Ben’s experience as a father and the emotional journey he undertook in an imperfect situation.Ben is a coach, a counsellor, and has been working with men for 15 years. He is the founder of Evolving Man, focussing on men’s work and addiction recovery. Through The Evolving Man Podcast, Ben hosts guests to talk about relationships, consciousness, men’s work, and plant medicine work. Ben is a leader and director of The Samurai Brotherhood, a society of conscious men who are doing their work to evolve. He also teaches (and practices) conscious relationship work Sheleana in their course Creating Conscious Love. For more about Ben's story, click here.Find Ben online at:Podcast: Evolving Man PodcastWeb: EvolvingMan.ComInstagram: @evolvingmanSamurai Brotherhood: Samurai Brotherhood---Welcome to the Dad.Work Podcast!It's my goal every episode to help dads suffer less, love more, and parent confidently.We'll be diving into mindfulness practices, healing trauma, conscious parenting, natural living, compassionate communication, the spiritual aspect of fatherhood, and more.There are a lot of amazing teachers and guides who help men become more aware and conscious, but there's not a lot of resources for men who are both fathers and interested in a mindful exploration of consciousness and improvement.This podcast aims to help bridge that gap.Resources, Links, Show Notes:https://dad.work/pod/Join our Free Private FB Community for Conscious Fathers:https://dad.work/fb/Take The Course to Become A Conscious Father and Suffer Less, Love More, and Parent Confidently:https://dad.work/cf/