Fatherhood & Mental Wellness: It’s Not All Dad Bods

Fatherhood & Mental Wellness: It’s Not All Dad Bods

The Vipers Run Club, based in Manly, is hosting a community event for dads across the Northern Beaches, bringing fathers together for an important conversation about fatherhood, mental health and wellbeing.

This is an incredibly important and timely conversation, and one that Vipers feels passionately about sharing beyond our own membership and wider running community. We want to see as many dads as possible in the room; new dads, current dads, seasoned dads, dads-to-be or dad curious.

Event Details

Date: Monday 9 November 2026

Venue: Queenscliff Surf Life Saving Club

Doors open: 6:30pm

Start: 7:00pm

Close: 8:50pm

The bar will be open afterwards to continue the conversation if you wish.

Keynote Speaker: Dr Zac Seidler, Clinical Psychologist and leading men's mental health expert, who will share insights on the unique mental health challenges faced by fathers; the expectations, responsibilities and societal pressures that come with the role.

Dr. Seidler will share practical, research backed strategies for promoting positive mental health in the context of fatherhood.

The panel discussion will also explore Zac’s research into the manosphere; the online spaces shaping how boys and men think about identity, relationships and masculinity.

The conversation will offer fathers valuable insights into the messages their sons may be encountering online, along with practical guidance on how to engage with these issues confidently, constructively and with greater understanding.

We hope you’ll join us for what will be an open, practical and meaningful conversation about fatherhood and men’s wellbeing.