58. Your Daughter Is Waiting for a Conversation You Keep Avoiding with Stephen McNiel of the Mankind Project
Being physically there for our kids is not the same as being present. I know how easy it is to be in the room, but still carry work, stress, old wounds, and unfinished emotional work into fatherhood.
Stephen joins me to talk about sobriety, men’s work, the Mankind Project, and what his absent father taught him about becoming a present father. We get into fatherhood, emotional awareness, breaking generational cycles, and why new dads need other men if they want to show up with more honesty, steadiness, and connection.
Inside this episode:•
Why presence means more than being home
How an absent father shaped Stephen’s parenting
Why men’s work matters for dads
What emotional awareness gives your family
How father-daughter weekends create honest conversations
Why dads need safe spaces outside the home
Link to his channel
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Being Dadicated isn’t about having all the answers. It’s about showing up.
It’s about committing to the kind of dad—and man—you want to be, even when it’s hard. Especially when it’s hard.
Joe Carr is a dad to Della, husband to Serenity, co-founder of Serenity Kids baby food, and the voice behind Dadicated Joe.
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Joe Carr is an entrepreneur, advocate, and passionate educator on fatherhood and partnership. Driven by a desire to provide high-quality, nutrient-dense baby food for his daughter Della, Joe and his wife founded Serenity Kids baby food brand after experiencing their own health transformations through clean eating. Now, alongside his work in revolutionizing baby nutrition, Joe is on a mission to help new dads navigate the transformational journey of fatherhood. Through his podcast and social media platform Dadicated Joe, he shares real, honest conversations about showing up for your children, supporting your partner, and embracing the identity shift that comes with becoming a dad.
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