The Tired Dad & Tired Mom Podcast
Jon Gustin, The Tired Dad, and his wife Jessica, The Tired Mom, get real, honest, and authentic about their 12-year journey in marriage and parenting. Jon has over 2 million followers on social media and openly shares his vulnerabilities and truths about fatherhood and husbandhood. Jessica joins him to bring perspective from a mom's point of view, sharing what it means to be an involved mother and wife. Together, with their honesty, they make all parents, husbands, and wives feel less alone on this journey.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 21
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Church Hurt Pt. 2, Finding Friends in Your Thirties, and More!
We finally got around to part two, and it led to so many other conversations! This is a prime example of how my wife and I communicate—laughs, tears, passionate explanations, it’s all in this episode…
My Wife's Story of Church Hurt: Part 1
When my wife was 16, something happened that would change the course of the next 10 years of her life. This is part 1 of her story, where she shares what she went through and where we are now in our …
Loving Your Kids But Not Loving Parenting?
Our opinion on the phrase, "I love my kids but I don't love parenting." We also discuss how the phrase, "Square Peg, Round Hole," has literally changed our life for the better!
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Raising Children in a Scary Digital Age
We discuss the fact that we’re raising our children in a scary digital age, and what it means to be an intentional parent while trying to balance it all.
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Parenting Should Never Be Easy
After six cups of java, I jumped on a podcast with my amazing wife, and we dove deep into why parenting is never easy, why we sometimes pour from an empty cup, how struggles have made our marriage st…
Raising Empowered Children with RaaShaun "DJ Envy" and Gia Casey
I sit down with DJ Envy, host of the world-famous show The Breakfast Club, and his amazing wife of 24 years. RaaShaun and Gia Casey are parents to six children and bring a wealth of wisdom and experi…
Cold Plunging, Anxiety, Sobriety, and Entrepreneurship w/ the Founders of Desert Plunge
I welcome the founders of Desert Plunge, Matt and Brie. They have an inspiring story of how cold plunging changed their lives and how they plan on inspiring the world. We discuss sobriety, anxiety, a…
Youth Sports, Honesty in Marriage, and Realistic Financial Planning
We've entered the world of youth sports, spoken openly about what honesty should look like in marriage, and shared the reality of financial planning in our lives. This might be my favorite episode ye…
I'm Sober, My Wife is Not
Our family vacation to Florida, how my wife initially felt about my decision to get sober, current sobriety statistics, and teaching our children to have empathy to bullies.
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Raising Yourself Again
What does it mean to raise yourself again? How much screen time should we allow our kids? And what do we do when we mess up? All of this and more in this episode! Hope you enjoy!
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Breaking The Cycle
We discuss how millennials aren't necessarily raising a weak generation, breaking the cycle, and does The Tired Dad know "girl terms?" Please SUBSCRIBE and LEAVE A REVIEW!
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The Dads Versus Moms Debate
We discuss how we should focus on finding solutions rather than pointing fingers at either moms or dads. We explore how marriage can be both easy and challenging at times, how parenting does get easi…
Marriage Statistics and Entering the New Year
Post Christmas recap, some marriage statistics, how The Tired Mom is one of the most encouraging people in the world, how to not give a care, and much more! Great episode to begin the New Year with! …
Our Honeymoon Was Horrible
The Christmas magic is fleeting, our pets are getting older, our honeymoon wasn't a good time, but our marriage is. What I thought being a man was, and do we know each other well? This was a heartfel…
The Secret Society Of Bed Sharing Families
We discuss our children always coming into our bedroom and what works for us. We dive into to other topics about loving our children, what they may say about us later, intrusive thoughts, fears, and …
We Aren't Experts, But We Are Honest...
We aren't experts, but we do our best to share what we've learned after 12 years together! Parenting priorities, how to get the spark back, how we fail miserably and more!
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Holidays, Gifts, and Family Visitors
We made it through Thanksgiving break, now let's prepare for the next holiday!
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Emotional Maturity In Marriage
Why 70% of divorces are initiated by women, emotional maturity, and sharing some less heavy topics!
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