Every week, one prompt. You read it, you put the phone down, and you go to him — a call, a visit, a question at the table. Built on the ten lessons from the book.
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It's easy to turn a living man into a project we manage — prompts to set up, answers to record, a keepsake to print. The Grizzly Walk does the opposite: it uses the best technology we could build to get out of your way and put you back in the room with your dad.
The memories you'll keep closest aren't the ones you record. They're the ones you're there for — so be there now, while he's still in the room.
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Most books on fatherhood are written for fathers. This one's written for the rest of us.
"Most fatherhood content is about being a better dad to your kids. This is about being better kids to your dad. It's the book I wish I'd read while mine was still around to call."
And if you're a parent: the way you treat the man who raised you is the curriculum your kids are absorbing.
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The Walking with Grizzlies Podcast — conversations, monologues, and stories about the relationships we have with the men who raised us. Be the first to hear when episode one drops.
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Mick Naples lost his dad — a stubborn, old-school Italian who fixed lawnmowers for a living and could bring a grown man to tears of laughter just by answering the phone. What Mick learned in the aftermath became Walking with Grizzlies.
He lives in Canfield, Ohio with his wife and son. He wrote the book for the person he used to be — anyone whose dad is still around to call.
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