How Anorexia Took Him to Hell & More with Kevin Olmsted - Bear Crawl with Dads - 16

In this special episode of "Bear Crawl with Dads" we visit with Kevin Olmsted, author of the new book "Scared Dad Feeding". We talk guilty music pleasures, to his story of fighting for his daughter’s struggle with anorexia, to what it takes to get Dads engaged in their child’s struggles, and More.    IN TODAY’S EPISODE WE DISCUSS:    [00:01:39] Musical Preferences of Dads [00:04:08] Guilty pleasure music. [00:10:53] Memoirs of a Journey. [00:11:28] Self-publishing and Direct to Consumer. [00:15:05] Anorexia's high mortality rate. [00:18:46] eating disorders  and mortality rate. [00:23:01] Heredity in Eating Disorders. [00:27:29] Treating eating disorders at home. [00:31:35] Early intervention for eating disorders.  [00:33:32] Eating Disorder Struggles.  [00:37:14] Parenting a child with an eating disorder. [00:42:03] Fathers and eating disorders. [00:44:12] Embracing a growth mindset.  [00:49:30] Parenting and time flies. [00:53:01] Sought-after eating disorder clinic.  [00:55:13] Battling eating disorders.  [00:59:09] Self-care for caregivers. [01:03:21] Dealing with anorexia.   RESOURCES MENTIONED:  Scared Dad Feeding website Follow Kevin Olmsted on Instagram Follow Kevin Olmsted on LinkedIn F.E.A.S.T. National Eating Disorder Association  Equip - Virtual FBT for remote families    WHERE WE CAN CONNECT:  Follow the Podcast Follow on Instagram Follow on Twitter Connect on Facebook   FOLLOW & REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS   Are you following the podcast? If you are not, I want to encourage you to follow today so you don’t miss any future episodes! I have so many amazing guests and topics lined up; I would hate for you to miss a single one!  Click here to follow on Apple Podcasts.  Could I ask a big favor? If you are loving the show, I would LOVE it if you would leave me a review on Apple Podcasts. I read each and every one!   Wondering how to leave a review? Click here to review, then select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review”.  So easy and so appreciated!    OTHER EPISODES YOU’LL ENJOY   01: Dads, Dogs, and, Parenting with Lamar Smith 02: Texas Football, Greatest Generation, and More with Geoff King 03: Arkansas, Africa, and Father Memories on the Farm with Todd Brogdon 04: Laughter, Parenting Three Girls, and Our True North with Steve Pulley 05: The Pulpit to Nepal to Being Present with Adam Nevins 06: 5th Generation Texan, Refugees, and More with Joel Vestal 07: Loss of a Mother, Legacy of Laugher, & the Power of Being Present with David Hamilton 08: Wrestling with Faith, Thoughts on this Generation and more with my Dad! 09: From Addiction to Finding Purpose and More with Coach Hicks 10: Fubbing, “To Much of A Good Thing” and More with Dr. Jim Roberts 11: Painful Past to Reconciliation to Showing Up with Ahmad Washington 12: Raising Independent Girls, A Message to His Dad and More with Josh Bailey 13: 1st Generation, Adoption Lineage, Chill Out and More with Paul Strobl 14: From Puerto Rico to Houston, Confronting His Dad and More with Gama Claudio 15: Men’s Mental Health, Space to Talk & More with Daniel Huvard