Heart of Dad - Season 3 Episode 5 John McIntosh

John is an experienced HR Professional and a trained Executive Coach with a supervised practice.

Over the last ten years he's been working with businesses to understand the employee proposition, and deliver a range of solutions; latterly focusing on Employee Health and Wellbeing.

He's recently set up his own Wellbeing Strategy consultancy business... and is still finding his feet after 30 years in the corporate world.

John has 50/50 custody for his 11 year old son, who stays with him every other week.

John is also currently undertaking an MSc in Workplace Health and Wellbeing at the School of Medicine, Nottingham.

In this episode, we discuss:

The difficulty of starting a business during the pandemicFeeling a failure after his unexpected separation from his wifeChoosing not to be angry Coming to a 50% custody arrangementLearning to put his oxygen mask on first and being able to ask for supportBeing a really hands on dadHis unusual childhood, growing up in Latin AmericaHow important relationships are to himPutting himself in his son's shoes after the separationStarting a new relationship and working through what that means as a parentRealising he was overdoing it at work and his son was sufferingLearning to listen to his body and developing self-compassion

You can find out more about John at https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmcintoshseesawltd/

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