A playbook for twenty-first-century fatherhood, built on Notion

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Welcome to the Builders series, where we salute people who are making wonderful things in Notion. Stories drop every Thursday. Read last week’s post, How to build an art marketplace on Notion. In the days after Kevin Maguire’s son Bodhi was born, something felt off. He was excited about having a second kid—he loved being a dad—but in the weeks after Bodhi’s birth, Kevin would take the dog to a nearby park after the kids had gone to bed, sit on a bench, and cry. He wasn’t sure what was going on. At first he thought it might have to do with his lack of sleep, but after he sleep returned, the feeling persisted. Getting through each day felt like wading through mud with a fifty-kilo weight strapped to his back. Kevin would later find a name for the amorphous weight he carried: postpartum depression. Though the baby blues are often discussed with moms, Kevin didn’t know it was even possible for for dads to feel them too. According to research, somewhere between five and twenty-five percent

All posts ← ← All posts Published March 27, 2025 in Notion HQ A playbook for twenty-first-century fatherhood, built on Notion Share this post Welcome to the Builders series, where we salute people who are making wonderful things in Notion. Stories drop every Thursday. Read last week’s post, How to build an art marketplace on Notion . In the days after Kevin Maguire’s son Bodhi was born, something felt off. He was excited about having a second kid—he loved being a dad—but in the weeks after Bodhi’s birth, Kevin would take the dog to a nearby park after the kids had gone to bed, sit on a bench,

A playbook for twenty-first-century fatherhood, built on Notion

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