Love, Dad: Confessions of an Anxious Father

Laurie Steed

aug 2023 · Fremantle Press

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A must-read for all new parents, Love, Dad explores what it means to be a father in the twenty-first century.

The father of two young boys, Laurie reflects on how his own experiences have defined the kind of man he is and the kind of parent he would like to become.

His stories — triumphant, funny and sad — draw on Laurie' s own childhood experiences and important relationships with family and mates, alongside the challenges of trauma and mental health shared by many men.

This memoir openly shares how Laurie strives to overcome challenges &– from breaking generational cycles to maintaining joy in work and parenthood &– and how others fresh to parenting can learn from this authentic story of a new dad and his family.

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Laurie Steed is a father of two and the author of You Belong Here, shortlisted for the WA Premier's Book Awards (2018). His work has been featured on radio and in anthologies, and he has been the recipient of multiple writing residencies.