23
Chapters
Pregnancy, birth, the first weeks, the changing relationship, the sleepless nights and the first year.
Book Coming Fall 2026
From Panic
to Present
The First-Time Dad's Complete Guide to Pregnancy,
Birth & Baby's First Year
The first year can feel like chaos. One day you're excited. The next, you're wondering whether everyone else somehow received instructions you missed.
From Panic To Present is the practical guide I wish someone had handed me earlier — clear answers, real-world tools, and a calmer way to step into fatherhood.
"You don't have to know everything. You just have to keep showing up."
— Ethan Brooks
What's Waiting Inside
Built For The Moments When You Need An Answer Now
8
Practical Appendices
Hospital preparation, survival checklists, emotional first aid, resources and practical tools.
3P
The Framework
A simple path from Panic to Prepared to Present.
Why I Wrote It
I didn't need another manual. I needed someone to talk to me like a dad.
There is no shortage of information about pregnancy and babies. But when I looked for something that spoke directly to the man trying to understand his new role, support his partner and stay steady while everything changed, I kept feeling like something was missing.
So I started writing the things I wished someone had told me.
— Ethan Brooks
"A good dad isn't the man who never feels lost. It's the man who keeps finding his way back to his family."
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From Panic To Present
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