{"podcast":{"title":"Fatherhood Field Notes","slug":"fatherhood-field-notes-248446","podcast_index_feed_id":248446,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/fatherhood-field-notes/","website_url":"http://www.rebelandcreate.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/6f4fcc94-9e15-4f29-8a34-39db73e09d49/FFF-NED-resize-1400x14000.png","author":"Ned Schaut","episode_count":588,"summary":"Fatherhood Field Notes is where we hear real stories from real men living real lives every week. Fatherhood is not only about being a dad, it incorporates providing and serving a home, loving and serving a spouse, engaging and serving in a community, as well as intentionally serving your children. Fatherhood is an adventure, one full of fun, wild, and messy stories. In this podcast, we will hear stories from real men who have found themselves living the Adventure of Fatherhood. The Craft of Fatherhood episodes are 5-10 minute episodes where your guide Ned Schaut shares stories on his own fatherhood journey.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T00:21:06.331947+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fatherhood-field-notes-248446"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 578: Be the Oak Tree, Not the Thundercloud w/Eric Collins","slug":"ep-578-be-the-oak-tree-not-the-thundercloud-w-eric-collins","published_at":"2026-05-26T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fatherhood-field-notes-248446/ep-578-be-the-oak-tree-not-the-thundercloud-w-eric-collins","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fatherhood-field-notes-248446","url":"https://fatherhood-field-notes.captivate.fm/episode/ep-578-be-the-oak-tree-not-the-thundercloud-w-eric-collins","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/6a990475-a82c-4b8c-bb91-5a1d43fb319c.mp3","summary":"Eric Collins is a California entrepreneur, tax strategist, and business owner who has built and sold companies while navigating major physical adversity, including breaking his neck in five places and surviving multiple spinal fusions. In this episode, he and Ned go deep into discipline, certainty, emotional stability, fatherhood, business ownership, marriage, and the kind of intentional leadership most men want but rarely see modeled clearly. Eric shares practical systems he’s built into his home life — from making breakfast for his sons every morning for nearly a decade to helping lead an 80-man “Dad’s Club” at his sons’ school that has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for families and students. This is one of those conversations that quietly sneaks up on you. It starts with stories about fishing trips, school fundraisers, and parenting struggles, but underneath it is a serious conversation about becoming the kind of man your family can trust. Eric talks openly about growing up around abuse, wrestling through ego and unhealthy habits, learning to control his reactions, and realizing that discipline without emotional connection was damaging his relationship with his son. Rather than doubling down in pride, he humbled himself, sought wisdom, and changed course. Fathers will walk away from this episode challenged to think differently about leadership in the home. Eric’s idea that a father should be “the oak tree, not the thundercloud” is one of the strongest themes in the conversation. He explains why certainty and consistency matter so deeply to children, how routines create emotional safety, and why many men unintentionally sabotage the very outcomes they want most. There’s also a powerful discussion around mentorship, growth-mindedness, replacing destructive h…","meta_description":"Eric Collins is a California entrepreneur, tax strategist, and business owner who has built and sold companies while navigating major physical adversity,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4617,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fatherhood-field-notes-248446/episodes/ep-578-be-the-oak-tree-not-the-thundercloud-w-eric-collins/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fatherhood-field-notes-248446/ep-578-be-the-oak-tree-not-the-thundercloud-w-eric-collins.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}