This week I read a couple of essays on fathers and fatherhood that I wrote, and interview Alan-Michael Graves from Project Fatherhood at Children's Institute on his upcoming fatherhood conference.
Alan-Michael Graves is the Director of Project Fatherhood at Children's Institute in Los Angeles.
http://www.childrensinstitute.org
Today's show is about suicide. It's the 10th leading cause of death in America, Men are 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide than women. White males were 70% of the suicides in 2014. Worst of all, it is preventable. We can help each other, and that's why I'm taking on this topic today.
Here's a list of hotlines if you're in crisis.
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org - Call 24/7 1-800-273-8255
www.veteranscrisisline.net Veterans Crisis Line - 800-273-8255 Press 1
www.afsp.org - American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
My guest today is Michael Volpe, his book Bullied to Death: Chris Mackney's Kafkaesque Divorce puts forth the story of how the abuse of the legal process by a vengeful ex-wife, a remorseless father-in-law and lawyers, psychologists and judges drove one man to kill himself. His book is available here at Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Bullied-Death-Mackneys-Kafkaesque-Divorce-ebook/dp/B0149ERBBI
This episode has David speaking with Dr. Debra Warner about the SCRIPT (Summit on Community Resilience, Intervention, Prevention, and Training) Conference - Stopping the Stigma of Male Sexual Trauma.
www.thescriptconference.com - The Script Conference Website.
www.NAASCA.ORG - The National Association of of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse.
You can't play football by the rules of baseball, and you can't play the game of Family Court if you don't know the rules - today I share with you three keys to better results in child custody battles.
I also interview Dr. Eric Frazer from Child Custody Analytics on tools he's developed to help lawyers and their clients be more successful in court.
Also heres' a video about his company Child Custody Analytics:
In this episode David Pisarra speaks with Chris Anderson from MaleSurvivor.org about the "Hot for Teacher" experience of young boys who are raped by their teachers.
What are the long term effects and what can be done to help them recover?
WWW.MaleSurvivor.org for more information for parents and survivors.
Today we cover the three keys to child custody for fathers. Our guest today is Philip Morghese of DaddyDaugherHairFactory.com talking about bonding with his daughter over braids and helping other men to do the same.
WWW.DADDYDAUGHTERHAIRFACTORY101.COM
This podcast deals with test tube babies and how to have a kid without a woman - yes it's possible.
Men are starting to consider ways to be a father without the trials and tribulations of finding the 'right woman' and these days, it's possible if you have the funds to be a dad without a woman, at least beyond the pregnancy part. Nicholas Berggruen is a billionaire and he did what I've been saying for years. So has Ricky Martin, Neil Patrick Harris and a host of other men who wanted the fatherhood experience, without the family court experience.
I speak with embryologist Julia Van Reeven about what In Vitro Fertilization is, and what's going on in the world of designer babies.
This episode arose out of a case in California where a married couple fertilized eggs, knowing that the wife had cancer and had limited fertility. Then they headed to divorce court, find out what happens on this episode of the Men's Family Law podcast.
Father's rights attorney David Pisarra speaks with Thomas Fidler, who founded the Father's Rights Movement about the movement and Florida's Equal Parenting Bill that was just vetoed by Florida Governor Rick Scott.
Feminists, Domestic Violence and what's in it for the children are the topics of this podcast.
Men's Family Law - Nationally recognized Father's Rights expert David Pisarra discusses his new film that is in development about men who are experiencing domestic abuse from the other side - women who abuse men. He gives an update on the Indiegogo campaign and what's next for the movie What About The Men? www.whataboutthemen.com
The interview today is with Jared Easley of Starve the Doubts podcast and co-founder of Podcast Movement - the largest conference in the world for podcasters.
In this episode we discuss the new book by Jared and his co-host Kimanzi Constable "Stop Chasing Influencers" and their Kickstarter campaign. The book is a motivational handbook for anyone that wants to make changes in their life.
www.stopchasinginfluencers.com/ks
Happy Thanksgiving 2015 ! Just a quick message and song to keep you going through the rough times.
Feel free to email me at david@mensfamilylaw.com
Men's Family Law - Today we're talking about an IndieGoGO crowdfunding campaign for What About The Men? Exploring the Hidden Side of Domestic Violence the documentary that we're doing to raise awareness of male survivors of domestic violence.
JOIN US AND DONATE HERE: HELP US RAISE $5,000
Then our guest today is RK Hendrick from Protection For Men, he's a retired lawyer, judge and a vocal men's rights advocate. Author of the book "How to Avoid Getting Screwed when Gettting Laid." Availalble on Amazon.com
Men's Family Law - Nationally recognized Father's Rights expert David Pisarra discusses parental alienation, what it is, the causes and how to deal with it in court.
I interview Dr. Amy J.L. Baker this week about the topic and we discuss her new novel that is entered into a writing competition on KindleScout.
Amy is an expert on Parental Alienation regularly speaks across the country and is available for coaching if you are having alienation happening in your life with your children.
Find out more about her here: www.amyjlbaker.com she is availble for phone consultation across the country.
Her latest book, the novel The Misery Checklist is in a KindleScout competition and you can read the first 2 1/2 chapters here: https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/2JHN5LHNVK9SU
Please go read her book and nominate it by 5/27/15.
Men's Family Law - Nationally recognized Father's Rights expert David Pisarra discusses his new film that is in development about men who are experiencing domestic abuse from the other side - women who abuse men.
The interview today is with Ram Goetz, producer of the movie BLAME from Elementum Entertainment on what drew him to the movie, how domestic violence affects relationships and develops, and a funny on set story about what actors go through to get ready for a role.
View the BLAME trailer at www.elementument.com
Today's episode is about why men stay in abusive relationships - turns out the reasons are the same as why women stay in abusive relationships - there's 13 main reasons and I go over them today.
Then we hear from Dr. Richard Gelles a professor at University of Pennsylvania who is the Dean of the School of Social Policy and Practice, and the Raymonmd Welsh Chair o f Child Welfare and Family Violence in the School of Social Policy and Practice. Dr. Gelles is the author of 24 books and over 100 articles.
His insights are amazing and this was a great interview.
This week we discuss the dreaded moveaways when mom takes the kids to another state or country.
Then we have a chat with Robert Nickell from Daddy & Co, and My Life As A Dad webseries. Daddy Nickell is an father twice over, an entrepreneur and web host who comes on to share his experiences with having his children move to another state and how being a second time dad is different.
We talk about the benefits of a second family and what he's doing differently this time around.
For new dads who want to feel more a part of the process, he created a clothing line of medical scrubs that you can get here www.daddyncompany.com that are emblazoned with "I'm the Daddy" so the medical personnel know who you are. I think it makes a great gift idea for your buddies who are becoming dads. He's also go daddy diaper bags and a health and skin care line of products you should be sure to check out.
Men's Family Law - This week David Pisarra explains how sex, no fault divorce, and the bible all factor in to your divorce or child custody case. Then it's all about polyamory, swinging and rebuilding your sex life after a divorce.
The interview this week is Cooper Beckett from Life On The Swingset podcast and author of My Life On The Swingset, soon to be an audiobook.
Today we discuss polyamory, open relationships, swinging and how to have fun and enjoy your sexual relationships more.
Cooper reads a chapter from his book on what divorce means to him and how it was a positive life change for his family.
http://www.lifeontheswingset.com
Men's Family Law - This week we're talking drugs, alcohol and criminal behaviors. And dose of Travis Alexander and that psycho Jodi Arias, with Darren Kavinoky of nocuffs.com and Deadly Sins from Investigation Discovery channel.
But first I have an open letter of support to Erik Walden of the Indianapolis Colts after his ex-girlfriend and babymama attacked him and his current girlfriend with a knife, a gun and a bat. She broke into his home and lay in wait for the couple to attack them.
Erik is now a Domestic Violence Abuse Survivor and so is his current girlfriend and we as men should stand in support of them because we want men like him to speak up and be points of light to others.
In speaking with Darren Kavinoky we have several websites for your information:
www.interventionpartners.com
www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/breaking-point
You can reach Darren at 800-NoCuffs or his website
www. NoCuffs.com
Next week we have Cooper Beckett from LIfe on the Swingset podcast talking about polyamory, swinging and how to have a better sex life.
Men's Family Law - The show this week has information on a do it yourself divorce course offered by David Pisarra on YOUTUBE.COM
Today's interview is with Michael Volpe who is the author of BULLIED TO DEATH - THE CHRIS MACKNEY STORY. A tale involving a decades old murder, lawyers, a celebrity jewelry designer named Dina Mackney and has a weird connection to Woody Harrelson's deceased father.
Chris was put through the wringer by his ex-wife, the judicial system and in this super high conflict divorce, he had little chance of coming out of it with any shred of his former life.
Men's Family Law - Nationally recognized Father's Rights expert David Pisarra explains how to get a Domestic Violence Restraining Order (DVRO) and the basic forms needed.
In today's show, we speak with John Hamel, Editor of Partner Abuse Journal on how often men are targets of abuse, and what it does to the children to live in an abusive home, and how it effects men. We bag on bad lawyers and judges, and talk about what you need to know to protect yourself.
Check out this website for more great information: http://www.domesticviolenceresearch.org
Can a DVRO help me?
http://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/dv500info.pdf
Request for DVRO:
http://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/dv100.pdf
Description of Abuse:
http://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/dv101.pdf
Request for Custody and Visitation orders:
http://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/dv105.pdf
Request for No Travel:
http://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/dv108.pdf
Notice of Court Hearing:
http://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/dv109.pdf
Temporary Restraining Order:
http://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/dv110.pdf
Proof of Service:
http://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/dv200.pdf
Men's Family Law - Nationally recognized Father's Rights expert David Pisarra explains physical and psychological abuse so that men can understand and recognize it more accurately. Taking definitions straight from the CDC's National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey of 2010 he explains what psychological abuse is, and gives concrete examples.
The report is available here: NATIONAL INTIMATE PARTNER REPORT
Today's interview is with Philip W. Cook, author of Abused Men - The Hidden Side of Domestic Violence, and When Women Sexually Abuse Men.
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