Somewhere between Episode 1 and Episode 50… I realized something.

I thought I was recording a podcast about my life.

I wasn’t.

I was recording a podcast about yours.

This episode is for every father who’s ever wondered if he’s doing enough. The dad who leaves for work before the kids wake up. The dad who comes home exhausted. The dad who quietly carries the weight of providing while hoping his children still know how deeply they’re loved.

This isn’t an episode about being a perfect father.

It’s about being present.

Because our children won’t remember every bill we paid or every hour we worked. They’ll remember the moments we chose them.

With the Fourth of July here, I hope this conversation reminds you to put your phone down, stay outside a little longer, watch the fireworks through your child’s eyes, and make memories that will last long after the sparklers burn out.

If this episode causes just one dad to hug his kids a little tighter tonight…

…then these first 50 episodes were worth it.

Go hug your kids. ❤️

I thought this episode was about missing my son’s first day at International Music Camp.

It wasn’t.

It became a conversation about fatherhood, time, marriage, work, health, and what happens when you’re so focused on surviving today that tomorrow arrives without warning.

As Father’s Day and my 15th wedding anniversary approach, I’m forced to confront a difficult realization: life keeps moving whether we’re paying attention or not.

Maybe the moments we miss aren’t always because we don’t care.

Maybe we’re just busy surviving.

A Broadway show. A trip to Washington, D.C. A pair of $130 Nikes. A little dot moving across a map 1,402 miles from home.

This episode isn’t really about New York.

It’s about fatherhood.

Chris shares the story of watching his son Briley experience the trip of a lifetime and reflects on the sacrifices, prayers, and faith that made it possible. From a difficult birth that left Briley unable to cry, to becoming the outspoken, confident, larger-than-life personality he is today, this episode explores what it means to raise a child through uncertainty and trust God with the outcome.

For fathers, mothers, grandparents, and alienated parents who wonder if their sacrifices matter, this conversation is a reminder that the seeds we plant today often bloom years later in ways we never expect.

Sometimes success isn’t a promotion, a paycheck, or a title.

Sometimes success is watching your child stand somewhere they never would have stood without your love, your sacrifice, and God’s grace.

Topics include:

• Faith and fatherhood

• Raising strong-willed children

• The power of sacrifice

• Parenting through uncertainty

• Letting go and trusting your kids

• God’s provision in difficult seasons

• Why the greatest achievements in life are often our children

This Might Be Therapy is a podcast about real life, real struggles, real victories, and finding meaning in the middle of the mess.

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