Dominic Watts’ debut book is out now!

Life is messy, parenting is wild and mindfulness isn't what you think.

That’s why Diary of a Mindful Dad is not your average ‘baby book’: it is an adventure.   

If you're about to become a parent, or already in the midst of it, you don't want a textbook. Real life gives no time for techniques or formulas. Instead, this book tells it as it is.  

See what happens when someone who has spent 20 years practising and teaching mindfulness meets the supreme agent of chaos: their own child.

From fertility and pregnancy to the miracle of birth and beyond, Diary of a Mindful Dad invites you along for the ride in real time, capturing the highs, lows and everything in between. The result is a visceral and intimate portrait of what it's really like to try to stay ‘present’ when a tiny, helpless version of yourself appears in this world and you need to take care of it.  

Prepare yourself to be shocked, amused, amazed and touched in equal measure.  

They say nothing can prepare you for becoming a parent. Read this book to find out for yourself.

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Featured review:

“Subtitled ‘one man’s adventure into the madness of modern parenthood’, this is a well-written and instructive guide on what to expect and what not to expect when you become a parent, and its contents will be recognisable to all parents, even if they have had different experiences. The book charts in diary form the phases of conception, birth, and the experiences during the first year of his daughter’s life. It is a rollercoaster ride with a background motif of mindfulness, which is emotionally tested to its limits in the stress of everyday life, but it also reminds practitioners to pay attention to what is happening in the present moment. Ironically, writing this book militated against this, but the result is eminently worthwhile from the reader’s point of view and can be highly recommended to all prospective parents.”

David Lorimer, Chair of the Galileo Commission