Steven Woodson (Co-Founder, Host of CYD Podcast)

Steven Woodson is the co-founder of Congratulations! Network and Host of the Congratulations You're Divorced podcast. Steven enjoys hiking, cooking, playing board ga…. Blah blah blah, you don't really care about this, do you? All you need to know about me is, I've been through some depressing shit and one failed marriage, but lucky for you, I journaled pretty much all of it. I knew there was a reason I experienced my crippling depression, mental minefields, sheer loneliness, loss of friends, sanity, and perceived reality. It was so I could bear witness to the stories so many men live out each and every day. Now you may be asking yourself, "but Steven, what makes you so different from any other Joe Schmo out there?". Well, that's a great question, Todd… I decided to talk about it.

Men constantly experience difficult seasons. And for some God-awful reason, we believe it makes us less “manly” to actually discuss our hardships with each other and try to find a place of healing. So Keith Parker and I decided to create the Congratulations! Network. Now that you've found us, you get to become part of a community. A group of elevated and enlightened men, who aren't afraid to express our emotions and still stand tall. We own our mistakes and re-write our stories. We treat everyone with kindness and face our demons with a ferocity that the Greek gods would have admired.

So Congratulations, guys, and get ready to write the best chapters of your life.

Keith Parker (Co-Founder, Co-Host of CYD Podcast)

Hello! I’m Keith Parker, the co-founder of Congratulations Network and co-host of the Congratulations! You're Divorced podcast. Over the course of this series, you are going to learn everything you need to know about me and then some, but first, lets start with an origin story…

I was born and raised in Arkansas and grew up like most other kids in my area – poor. I had a discombobulated childhood with dysfunctional family and realized in my late 20’s my life choices weren’t working the way I thought they would. 

I got married young, had kids young, and completed the hat trick by getting divorced young. Now in my early 30’s, I get another chance. In the midst of my divorce I knew one thing, I would have to rebuild myself. I wanted to be happy, healthy, and most importantly, a great father.

The foundation on which I was raised was faulty, but it won’t be the same for my boys. It’s now my mission to become the best version of myself. Broken people are raising broken children and it is up to us to break the cycle. 

So congratulations! And thanks for taking this opportunity to turn your tragedy into triumph.