S5 E13 Ric With In Hours Dad to Solo Dad copertina

S5 E13 Ric With In Hours Dad to Solo Dad

S5 E13 Ric With In Hours Dad to Solo Dad

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What happens when one of the happiest moments of your life and the worst moment of your life happen within hours of each other?Ric Hart became a father and a widower almost at the same time.His wife, Jade, gave birth to their son, Hugo, in July 2018. Hours later, after a catastrophic series of medical events, Jade died.Two days later, Ric returned home with a newborn.No partner.Very little sleep.A shattered nervous system.And absolutely no idea how he was supposed to grieve while feeding a baby every few hours.Eight years later, Ric can talk about those days differently.Not because grief disappeared.Not because time magically healed everything.But because, as Ric puts it, he became stronger at carrying it.One of the most powerful moments in this conversation is Ric’s analogy of grief as a stone.At first, the stone felt as big as the world.He didn’t know how to hold it.He didn’t know how to move around it.It pulled him emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually.Today, that stone is still there.But Ric knows how to carry it.That distinction sits at the heart of this conversation.Grief didn’t get smaller.Ric became stronger.In this episode of The Solo Dad Podcast, Matt Bradley and Ric talk honestly about what it means to become a solo parent from the very beginning, the physical toll of grief, isolation, judgment, rebuilding identity, and the things Ric found that actually helped.For Ric, one of those things was movement.Running became a place where grief came out physically.He describes running exhausted, sleep-deprived and completely broken—sometimes literally falling to the ground sobbing before getting back up and continuing.Eventually, that movement became part of something bigger.Ric ran races in Jade’s memory.He completed a marathon.He began writing.During COVID, ideas that had been living in his head started turning into books.Ric has now published seven books—including five children’s books and two adult books—with royalties from his books supporting charity.He also created his own podcast, Real With Ric, as another way to create honest conversations around grief, growth and life after loss.The conversation also dives into something Ric now uses as another form of reset: ice baths.What began as an intensely uncomfortable experience became a place where Ric says he learned to find calm inside discomfort.That theme runs throughout his story.Running.Cold water.Writing.Parenting.Creativity.Building boundaries.Letting go of people, expectations and parts of his old life that no longer served him.None of it erased Jade.None of it meant leaving her behind.It meant learning how to live while continuing to carry her.Matt and Ric also talk about the judgment that can come with widowhood—especially when you begin rebuilding, changing, succeeding or making choices other people don’t understand.Ric’s response is direct:He is still here.Hugo is still here.And he intends to live.Not in spite of Jade.In part because of the life they shared.And because he believes Jade would want him to “smash the shit out of life.”This episode is ultimately about what happens when grief becomes part of you—but no longer gets to make every decision for you.It’s about movement.Creativity.Boundaries.Purpose.Fatherhood.And learning that moving forward does not mean leaving the person you love behind.It means carrying them differently.In this episode:Becoming a father and a widower within hoursBringing a newborn home while in shock and griefSolo parenting from birthWhy Ric rejects the idea that “time heals”Grief as a stone you learn to carryRunning as a physical outlet for griefFinding strength through discomfortCreativity after lossWriting seven books and giving back through charityBuilding Ric’s podcast and grief platformIce baths, solitude and finding calmThe judgment widowed people experience when rebuildingSetting boundaries after lossLetting go without forgettingHow purpose can grow alongside griefWhat Ric hopes his son Hugo understands about everything he has builtWhy carrying grief and living fully can exist at the same timeRic’s story is a reminder that moving forward isn’t the same thing as moving on.Sometimes the weight doesn’t change.We do.Ready for more than just listening? Explore the CLIMB framework and support options at https://solodad.life/
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