Voicemails: To My Younger Self
Jordan Deen
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About This Podcast
A podcast series discussing the themes of fatherlessness. This podcast acts as a collection of conversations by a variety of guests and myself, a 27-year-old raised by a single mother, sharing insights that would have been gold dust for my younger self. Fatherless homes are on the rise, and while I know my podcast won’t be the solution, my prayer is that anyone journeying through the complexities of a fatherless life will find hope in the stories of the people I’ll be interviewing.
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Father's Day Special - ft. Joshua Luke Smith
Send a textFor many, Father’s Day can stir up a complex mix of emotions—joy, sadness, longing, or even confusion. How do you celebrate when your dad wasn’t there? Maybe he passed away, walked away,…
S2E1 How Do I Celebrate Father’s Day? - ft. Leon Jan
Send a textCan you celebrate Father's Day without having a father to celebrate?Leon & I discuss just how Father's Day has evolved from being a day we would once dread - to becoming a day full of…
S2E5 Trusting My Dad Again - ft. Azande Mbhele
Send a textAzande opens up about her origin story. Growing up with Dad, being separated from dad & reuniting with him. That's all you're getting. Have a listen <3
S2E4 Worthy Of Love - ft. Ale Siekmeier
Send a textAle aka my New York mother sharing stories of God restoring wholeness, value & beauty in the midst of brokenness. Listener discretion advised, as the content of this episode talks…
S2E3 Is God My Father? - ft. Al Gordon
Send a textHow do I see God as my father when I didn't get to experience the fullness of an earthly one?Al and I got to discuss the reality of grief and loss at such a young age. And how there truly…
S2E2 Friendship… in Family - ft. Jess Gracewski
Send a textHow do you define the bond with a family you were not born in to?I got to listen and learn from Jess as she shares the nuances of her story of adoption. Rejection, abandonment, identity…
Father's Day Special - ft. Tom Gomez
Send a textFor many, Father's Day can often be confusing or difficult to process. How can you celebrate your dad if he wasn't around? Maybe he passed away or walked out on your family. Perhaps he was…
S1E8 Mumsy - ft. Irene Deen
Send a textIrene Deen. The woman who made me the man I am today. Thank you for everything ❤️ Listener discretion advised, as the content of this episode talks through challenging topics such as drug…
S1E7 We Don't Talk About Dad - ft. Sarah Radford
Send a textSarah Radford...The 7th Avenger I'd say! A rather heavy conversation as Sarah shares moments and experiences from her childhood - growing up without a dad whilst actively trying to pursue…
S1E6 Are You Proud Of Me Dad? - ft. Jon Toms
Send a textOh wow! Jon Jon Jon Jon Jon!! Jordan sits down with the most well connected man in the world for a bit of a candid convo about identity, affirmation and belonging. Jon also gives us a…
S1E5 Where Was My Dad? - ft. Robby Lewis
Send a text5th Voicemail - and this one features no small conversation. Jordan joins Robby Lewis for a real DMC on being children of divorce, what being a dad actually means - and their true…
S1E4 Nothing Like My Dad - ft. Leon Jan
Send a textVoicemail #4 - This time Jordan sits down with his role model, hero, mentor...oh and cousin Leon Jan for a real transparent heart to heart convo about the reality of growing up without…
S1E3 Ashamed Of Dad - ft. Kelly Richardson
Send a textThird episode - and we're back! Jordan interviews super close family friend Kelly Richardson to chat through what it was like growing up with dads they were both absolutely ashamed of.…
S1E2 Abandoned By Dad - ft. Sam Sethi
Send a textIn this episode, Jordan interviews Sam Sethi to talk through his wild story having been left on a train as a baby, only to be found and picked up by THE Mother Theresa, taken back to her…
S1E1 Forgiving Dad - ft. Jacob Zaccharia
Send a textFirst Episode!!! WHAT?! In this episode, Jordan interviews Jacob Zaccharia to talk through their own personal journeys and battles surrounding forgiveness and traumatic fatherhood…
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Voicemails: To My Younger Self has published 15 episodes since October 2021, covering topics in Personal Journals, Relationships.
Voicemails: To My Younger Self is currently dormant with new episodes daily. Average episode length is 32m.
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