Fatherhood Unlocked with Dan Doty Dan Doty

How do we care for the needs of others without losing sight of our own needs? What kind of impact would it have on our relationships if our cup was full enough to spill over into the lives of those around us? 

These are just some of the core questions we tackle in this enlightening conversation with Mark Groves. He and his wife Kylie McBeath just co-wrote an incredibly potent and transformational book called  Liberated Love: Release Codependent Patterns and Create the Love You Desire which is OUT now 🔥 Get your copy here

I’m so excited to share this wisdom packed episode, even with some audio glitches towards the end, this is still one of my favorite conversations!

What does a man have to do in order to feel the freedom to let his guard down? What threshold of success does he have to cross before he’s allowed to be vulnerable? Is there ever a time where its appropriate to be weak? 

These questions are at the heart of this conversation with Christopher Veal. Coming from the military and a career in construction, he knows all too well the impact of an intensely masculine culture. He shares his vision for what healthy masculinity looks like– and we couldn’t be more aligned. To summarize it: The ability to DO all the things should include the ability to FEEL them too.
Christopher Veal is a vulnerability vanguard, global influencer, international speaker, author of The Whole Man: Evolving Masculinity, and host of The Vulnerable Man podcast.

We all experience trauma in our lives. Too much too fast of anything can leave a mark. For some of us, that mark was left by our parents. Knowing they did the best they could doesn’t negate our own need for Healing. 

In this heartfelt conversation, Stefanos shares hard truths about his childhood, but ultimately reveals these wounds as the catalyst for his work helping others to heal and hold themselves in non-judgmental love. 

He also shares useful and practical tools for how he works to improve his time and experience as a father.
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I have over a decade to prepare for my kids going off to college. So David is giving me the crash course on what to expect, as well as profound insights into the importance of letting our kids go a little so they can fail and learn on their own. 

Trying to be all loving all the time, while honorable, isn’t all that likely. Instead, David tells about how he had to hold himself with grace when he didn’t know what to do as a parent, and how the only way out is through. Surrendering to our limited but immensely impactful role as parents. 

David Shechtman, Partner at Evolution, is a powerful coach who works with CEOs, high-potential leaders, and successful sales professionals on mastering Deep Change. He has an unparalleled ability to cut through the fog of complexity, confusion, and fear so that his clients can move forward with focus and confidence.

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We're back with an incredible guest, Bayo Akomolafe Ph.D, who's way with words makes beauty out of hardship. We connect from very different parts of the world to find our core commonality in the simple and seemingly mundane aspects of fatherhood. Keeping the ship afloat amidst chaos and storms outside, only to find more chaos in the home and in ourselves. Bayo shares his deeply felt and relatable story of raising neurodivergent kids, and experiencing fatherhood overwhelm, even when resourced with a community and knowledge. Yet again, the pattern of surrender and action are at the forefront of what it means to Become Father in today's world. 

What does it look like for mothers and fathers to support each other fully? 

What world do we want to create for our children?

These questions require both mothers and fathers in the room to answer, as we further the evolutionary process together, in relationship. 

That’s why Rachelle Garcia Seliga and I are conducting a 3 part online conversation, called Journey into the Wilds, to discover what can happen when a collective of fathers and mothers allow themselves to be fully present with themselves and each other. 

This feels like a pinnacle moment of bridging the father’s space with the depth of knowledge and insight only available from the mother’s lived experience. Together we are excited to clear space and articulate a vision for the future of a truly empowered and connected parenthood journey. 

Rachelle Garcia Seliga is a Mother, Wife and Midwife who is midwifing a cultural shift through her teachings, trainings and in-person experiences. She is a Certified Professional Midwife. Hands-on, life experience informs all of Rachelle’s work, and forms a strong basis of INNATE Postpartum Care - Certification Training, where students learn simple, empowering modalities that bring about true healing and vibrant health for postpartum Mothers and families.

Find out more and sign up here: https://dandoty.com/journey-into-the-wilds