Brett Ryan Stewart on Fatherhood, Creativity, Therapy & Type 1 Diabetes

Brett Ryan Stewart on Fatherhood, Creativity, Therapy & Type 1 Diabetes | Just Keep Talking Podcast Full episode out on all podcast platforms. Please support this show by clicking here https://linktr.ee/brotherloverocks Host Brother Love welcomes singer-songwriter and producer Brett Ryan Stewart of Wire Bird Productions in Nashville to discuss storytelling, creativity, and mental health through the lens of fatherhood, grief, and chronic illness. Stewart reflects on becoming a dad to three-and-a-half-year-old Elliot, how parenting reshaped his relationship to time, ego, purpose, and follow-through, and how therapy helps him navigate guilt, anxiety, and presence with his family. He shares the backstory of his album The Contestants—written and recorded around COVID and released after major life changes—plus his production work, including Whispers and Sighs by David Olney and Anana Kaye. Stewart also speaks candidly about living with Type 1 diabetes, pushing back on “manageable” messaging, and advocating for greater public understanding and progress toward a cure. #mentalhealthpodcast #yourstorymatters #fathersinmusic #typeonediabetes #musicjournalism #beseen #beheard #belong #ananakaye #davidolney #producer #dadsinmusic #justkeeptalking ***Recorded at WireBird Productions, Nashville - Video and Audio by Brett Ryan Stewart. Thank you so much Daddyo! 00:00 Podcast Mission 01:39 Welcome And Sponsor 02:04 Meet Brett Ryan Stewart 03:02 Parenting And Play 05:06 Imagination And Inner Dialogue 06:59 Honoring Dads In Music 08:58 The Contestants And Fatherhood 10:52 Ego Purpose And Follow Through 19:15 Raising Kids In Chaos 23:12 Therapy Time And Guilt 25:36 Parent Guilt Spiral 26:20 Work Life Balance 27:38 Fatherhood And Loss 28:59 Living With Type One 32:15 Survivable Not Manageable 36:35 Daily Blood Sugar Reality 38:48 Grief In The Music 41:15 Marriage And Anxiety 43:35 New Projects And Risk 46:19 Speed Round And Farewell 49:05 Support The Podcast