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Personal Growth Episodes

Engage in conversations about self-improvement, mental health, and finding purpose beyond work and parenting, tailored for dads seeking fulfillment.
Faisal Ensaun on Taking Ownership of Your Life and Redefining Success as a Dad
June 2, 2026

Faisal Ensaun on Taking Ownership of Your Life and Redefining Success…

What if the life you’re building is the very thing draining you? Faisal Ensaun’s journey spans survival, addiction, reinvention, and ultimately building a life rooted in purpose, ownership, and alignment. From immigrating out...

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Anthony Kuo on Escaping the Success Trap and Building a Career That Actually Fits
May 26, 2026

Anthony Kuo on Escaping the Success Trap and Building a Career That A…

What happens when you do everything right on paper… and still feel like something is off? Anthony Kuo knows that feeling firsthand. From performing at Carnegie Hall at 17 to climbing the corporate ladder after graduating from...

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Loren Silverman on Reclaiming Your Identity Beyond Productivity
March 31, 2026

Loren Silverman on Reclaiming Your Identity Beyond Productivity

What happens when your self-worth quietly becomes tied to your output? After nearly two decades leading digital transformation work for major brands, Loren Silverman realized that success on paper didn’t equal fulfillment in ...

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Julia Toothacre on Redefining Meaningful Work Through Life’s Seasons
March 24, 2026

Julia Toothacre on Redefining Meaningful Work Through Life’s Seasons

What does meaningful work actually look like once you become a parent? For many professionals, the answer changes. Priorities shift. Energy changes. The things that once felt exciting or important can suddenly feel disconnect...

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Merry Korn on Turning Professional Loss into Purpose-Driven Work
March 10, 2026

Merry Korn on Turning Professional Loss into Purpose-Driven Work

What happens when the job you thought would carry you to the finish line disappears overnight? Two months into what she believed would be her final role, Merry Korn was let go. She was a single parent with two teenagers, coll...

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Danny Brassell on Becoming a Better Communicator at Work and at Home
Feb. 17, 2026

Danny Brassell on Becoming a Better Communicator at Work and at Home

How do you communicate in a way that builds trust, connection, and confidence with your kids, your partner, and the people you work with every day? Danny Brassell has spent decades teaching, coaching, and speaking around the ...

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Doug Fleener on Making Better Work and Life Choices Without Burning Out
Feb. 3, 2026

Doug Fleener on Making Better Work and Life Choices Without Burning O…

Why does work keep crowding out family time even when no one is explicitly asking it to? Doug Fleener is an author, coach, and former corporate executive who has lived both sides of the work equation. After years of leadershi...

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Stephanie Cordes on Finding Clarity When Success No Longer Feels Right
Jan. 27, 2026

Stephanie Cordes on Finding Clarity When Success No Longer Feels Right

What do you do when your career looks successful on paper, but something quietly feels off? Stephanie Cordes is a career ownership coach who works with people at the exact moment when professional success and the life they wa...

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Kristian Leavell on Navigating Anxiety, Depression, and the Long Winter Season
Jan. 20, 2026

Kristian Leavell on Navigating Anxiety, Depression, and the Long Wint…

Why do anxiety and depression feel heavier during the long winter season, even when nothing is technically “wrong”? Kristian Leavell, licensed clinical social worker, therapist, and dad, returns to talk about the emotional we...

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AJ Rich on Becoming the Dad You Want to Be in an Anxious World
Jan. 6, 2026

AJ Rich on Becoming the Dad You Want to Be in an Anxious World

What does it actually take to feel grounded, confident, and present as a dad when anxiety is rising, expectations are shifting, and the world feels louder than ever? AJ Rich is a licensed marriage and family therapist, practi...

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Paul Terrell on Grit, Recovery, and Rebuilding Life as a Dad
Dec. 30, 2025

Paul Terrell on Grit, Recovery, and Rebuilding Life as a Dad

How do you rebuild your life when everything breaks at once and you still have kids who need you every minute of the day? After a devastating spinal injury and years of recovery, Paul Terrell became a stay at home dad who had...

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Sean Waldron on Creativity, Healing, and the Work That Starts at Home
Dec. 23, 2025

Sean Waldron on Creativity, Healing, and the Work That Starts at Home

What happens when you realize the real work of your life is happening at home, not at your job? Sean Waldron returns for a deeper conversation about creativity, fatherhood, and the stories that shape us. He shares how filming...

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