How, When, & Why to Let Your Kids Fail (Brady Bergman)

The Christian Leader Podcast · Jul 23, 2026 · 49m

This week Matt sits down with Brady Bergman, a licensed clinical professional counselor in Wichita and former firefighter of over 20 years, to talk about one of the trickiest parts of parenting: letting kids fail. Brady shares how his path to counseling began informally, doing peer support work with fellow firefighters and walking alongside men in the church long before he pursued his license, and how that lay experience shaped his approach even more than his formal training.

The conversation digs into what Brady calls "allowing our kids to safely suffer consequences," starting with…