Jared Brady and Jonathan Singletary sit down to talk about fatherhood, inheritance, and the difference between intention and what’s already in the body.
Jonathan Singletary is a Los Angeles-based musician, songwriter, and founder of Piano & Prayer, a musical meditation and community gathering practice featured in the LA Times that has grown into a meaningful spiritual presence for thousands of people. Jared Brady is a creative director, actor, and co-founder of Shared Entertainment.
Both men are in the middle of the work. Jonathan reaches for his daughter on instinct before the decision clears his mind. Jared watches his father’s disappointment move across his own face and recognizes it. Neither of them is reporting from a solved place — they’re two fathers who love their kids, who came from fathers they love, and who are sitting with the uncomfortable truth that some of what they’re trying not to repeat is already running underneath everything.
What holds this conversation together is a question Jared names explicitly: when you strip away the edited version of yourself, what voice are you actually parenting from? This episode earns its warmth by being honest first — about cost, about inheritance, and about the grace it takes to extend that same grace back to your own father.
This one is for anyone who is actively trying to parent differently than they were parented, and discovering that the work is less about what you know and more about what you notice.
————————
Show some love on Daddy Day with our sponsor Arya! Go to http://arya.fyi/shan and use code DADDY10 😉
LOVERS! Get 15% off OneSkin with the code LOVERSBYSHAN at https://www.oneskin.co/LOVERSBYSHAN #oneskinpod
Showing love to our sponsor Biologica. Take their Quick Hormonal Life Stage Quiz to find the formula that’s right for you, and get up to 32% on your purchase: https://biologica.com/lovers
Lots of love to our sponsor, Quince. Go to https://www.quince.com/LOVERS for FREE shipping and 365-day returns.
————————
Follow Jonathan Singletary
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathansingletary
Website: https://www.jonathansingletary.com
Piano & Prayer: https://www.jonathansingletary.com/piano-and-prayer/patreon
Follow Jared Brady
→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enjoyjaredbrady
Want more LOVERS?
Get a free weekly Love Letter → http://loversbyshan.com/newsletter
Join the Lovers Community → https://www.loversbyshan.com/community
Explore free quizzes + worksheets → http://loversbyshan.com/quizzes
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices