Sometimes the MAPS that we need are right in front of us. That’s what Jason Hyde discovered when he was looking for some direction as a single dad of four. He sat down with Manager of Meerilinga Parenting Services, Belynda Smith, to discuss his lived experience and how he is helping organisations tailor their parenting programs to the needs of fathers.

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About Jason Hyde, Authentic Men:

24/7 Single dad of four, with lived experience that enriches and informs his practice, Jace supports men to achieve using strength based and low threshold supports addressing risk factors, mental health, AOD, homelessness, family breakdown and relationship issues that inform choices of behaviour, suicide, loneliness, family violence, generational parenting, attachment issues and child development.

The MAPS for Parents podcast is recorded on the lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people. Meerilinga would like to recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community and pay our respects to their culture and to elders past, present and emerging in the spirit of reconciliation.