”The Only Job That Matters Is Being the World’s Best Dad” - Project UNWD Ep 56

Project UNWD (Real People. Real Stories.) · Sep 11, 2026 · 20m

Kenneth is a husband, a dad of two, and a manager at the local hockey rink in Minnesota.

But his hardest battle wasn't on the ice... it was in his own head. It started before he could even talk. Kenneth has had a stutter since he was a kid, and the shame of it stuck with him for years.

By adulthood it was bigger: nine back surgeries, pain so bad he couldn't sleep for over a decade, and anxiety that pulled him into what he calls "an extremely dark place" in his own mind.

He tried to numb it with alcohol. He spent years cycling through prescriptions. Nothing stuck.

Then one morning, alone with…