SFN Dad To Dad 417 - Patton Dodd of San Antonio, TX, Executive Director of the H.E. Butt Foundation, Author & Father of Three.

Order your copy of the new 21CD book: Dads Raising Chidlren With Special Needs & Disabilities: A Guide For 21st Century Dads on Amazon: Our guest this week is Patton Dodd, of San Antonio,TX who is the Executive Director of the H.E. Butt Foundation, author and father of three. Patton and his wife, Michaela, have married for 26 years and are the proud parents of three children: Isabell (22), Henry (18) and Luisa (15). Occupationally, Patton is the executive director of the H.E. Butt Foundation. Since the 1930s, the foundation has served people in Texas and beyond in various ways according to the needs of the time, including improving literacy and mental health care, funding recreation and camps, hosting ecumenical Christian retreats at Laity Lodge , at Laity Lodge, and partnering with other organizations that serve families and children. Patton a longtime journalist and essayist is also author of the book: The Father You Get And The Ones You Make, Believe In And Become, a reflective and deeply personal exploration of how men inherit, reinterpret, and ultimately choose the models of fatherhood that shape their own identity as dads. It's an enlightening and houghtful conversation about fathering all on this episode of the SFN Dad to Dad Podcast. Show Notes - Phone – (719) 325-6965 Email – pattondodd@gmail.com LinkedIn – Substack – H.E. Butt Foundation - The Father You Get And The Ones You Make, Believe In And Become - Special Fathers Network – SFN is a dad to dad mentoring program for fathers raising children with special needs. Many of the 800+ SFN Mentor Fathers, who are raising kids with special needs, have said: “I wish there was something like this when we first received our child’s diagnosis. I felt so isolated. There was no one within my family, at work, at church or within my friend group who understood or could relate to what I was going through.” SFN Mentor Fathers share their experiences with younger dads closer to the beginning of their journey raising a child with the same or similar special needs. The SFN Mentor Fathers do NOT offer legal or medical advice, that is what lawyers and doctors do. They simply share their experiences and how they have made the most of challenging situations. Order your copy of the new 21CD book: Dads Raising Chidlren With Special Needs & Disabilities: A Guide For 21st Century Dads on Amazon: Check out the 21CD YouTube Channel with dozens of videos on topics relevant to dads raising children with special needs - Please support the SFN. Click here to donate: Special Fathers Network: SFN Mastermind Group - Special thanks to SFN Mentor Father, SFN Mastermind Group dad and 21CD board member Shane Madden for creating the SFN jingle on the front and back end of the podcast..

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SFN Dad To Dad 417 - Patton Dodd of San Antonio, TX, Executive Director of the H.E. Butt Foundation, Author & Father of Three. is an episode from Dad to Dad Podcast by David Hirsch.

This episode is 28:39 long.

This episode was published on Feb 13, 2026.

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