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15 Minutes with Dad: Emotional Presence, Co-Parenting for Father's Growth
Lirec Williams | Parenting, Growth & Leadership Expert
76 episodes
3 days ago
Send us a text In this reflective holiday episode of The Aligned Father, host Lirec Williams explores how Christmas can become one of the most emotionally demanding seasons for fathers—and how alignment, not performance, creates lasting memories for families. For many men, the holidays activate old conditioning around providing, pressure, and emotional suppression. This episode invites fathers to slow down and lead with presence, emotional regulation, and intentional connection instead of str...
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Send us a text In this reflective holiday episode of The Aligned Father, host Lirec Williams explores how Christmas can become one of the most emotionally demanding seasons for fathers—and how alignment, not performance, creates lasting memories for families. For many men, the holidays activate old conditioning around providing, pressure, and emotional suppression. This episode invites fathers to slow down and lead with presence, emotional regulation, and intentional connection instead of str...
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Episodes (20/76)
15 Minutes with Dad: Emotional Presence, Co-Parenting for Father's Growth
Christmas and the Aligned Father: Choosing Presence Over Pressure During the Holidays
Send us a text In this reflective holiday episode of The Aligned Father, host Lirec Williams explores how Christmas can become one of the most emotionally demanding seasons for fathers—and how alignment, not performance, creates lasting memories for families. For many men, the holidays activate old conditioning around providing, pressure, and emotional suppression. This episode invites fathers to slow down and lead with presence, emotional regulation, and intentional connection instead of str...
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1 week ago
11 minutes

15 Minutes with Dad: Emotional Presence, Co-Parenting for Father's Growth
Unlearning Manhood: How Fathers Heal Conditioning and Lead with Emotional Strength
Send us a text In this powerful episode of The Aligned Father, host Lirec Williams challenges the outdated definition of manhood many fathers inherited and reveals why unlearning old conditioning is essential for healthy modern fatherhood. Most men were raised to believe that strength means silence, leadership means control, and love is proven through sacrifice and emotional suppression. But those beliefs were built for survival, not connection. In today’s families, that version of manhood qu...
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1 week ago
12 minutes

15 Minutes with Dad: Emotional Presence, Co-Parenting for Father's Growth
When Good Intentions Harm: The Over-Functioning Father and the Cost of Carrying Too Much
Send us a text In this life-changing episode of The Aligned Father, host Lirec Williams explores one of the most overlooked patterns hurting modern dads and families today. The Over-Functioning Father. This is the dad who tries to fix everything, carry everything, and solve every problem in the home. It comes from good intentions, but it often grows from deep Childhood Trauma, emotional neglect, fear based discipline, and old survival habits formed in early development. Many fathers learned a...
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3 weeks ago
14 minutes

15 Minutes with Dad: Emotional Presence, Co-Parenting for Father's Growth
The Silent Partner Syndrome: How Men Disconnect and How Families Heal
Send us a text In this deep and emotional episode of The Aligned Father, host Lirec Williams explores The Silent Partner Syndrome, a pattern many men carry from Childhood Trauma, emotional neglect, and fear based discipline. These early experiences shape fatherhood challenges, create emotional blind spots, and make modern dads retreat into silence during conflict, stress, and relationships. Many fathers grew up without calm parenting, supportive communication, or nurturing approaches. As adul...
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4 weeks ago
22 minutes

15 Minutes with Dad: Emotional Presence, Co-Parenting for Father's Growth
Why Fathers Miss Emotional Cues and How to Fix It
Send us a text In this powerful episode of The Aligned Father, host Lirec Williams breaks down a topic that shapes modern fatherhood more than most men realize. Emotional blind spots. These are the hidden patterns and reactions we learned in childhood that still guide our parenting, relationships, and communication today. Many fathers grew up under punishment, emotional neglect, silence, and fear based discipline. Those experiences shaped our attachment styles, our parenting choices, and our ...
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1 month ago
19 minutes

15 Minutes with Dad: Emotional Presence, Co-Parenting for Father's Growth
Blind Patriarchy is Killing our Families
Send us a text In this powerful episode of The Aligned Father, host Lirec Williams breaks down how blind patriarchy has shaped modern fatherhood and why it continues to hold men, partners, and children back. Many fathers were raised to hide emotions, avoid vulnerability, and lead through control. These patterns limit emotional healing, damage parent-child relationships, and place an unhealthy burden on caregiving mothers. Drawing from research based insights, fatherhood experiences, and real ...
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1 month ago
14 minutes

15 Minutes with Dad: Emotional Presence, Co-Parenting for Father's Growth
Healing the Core Wound: How My Childhood Shaped Me as a Son, Brother, Partner, and Father
Send us a text This deeply personal episode of The Aligned Father takes you inside the core wound that shaped host Lirec Williams through childhood, adulthood, and fatherhood. After years of shadow work, Lirec uncovered a belief born from harsh discipline and constant correction, the belief that he cannot do anything right. This episode breaks down how that wound shaped him as a son, big brother, uncle, father, and partner. Lirec opens up about taking on his family’s problems as a child, beco...
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1 month ago
15 minutes

15 Minutes with Dad: Emotional Presence, Co-Parenting for Father's Growth
The Core Wound Fathers Carry: Healing the Fear of Getting It All Wrong
Send us a text Many fathers grow up believing that mistakes mean failure and discipline means punishment. In this special episode of The Aligned Father, host Lirec Williams opens up about a core wound uncovered during shadow work, the belief that he cannot do anything right. This wound formed in childhood through harsh discipline, constant correction, and fear-based parenting. It now affects fatherhood, parenting choices, communication, mental healing, and the ability to let go. Lirec explain...
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1 month ago
14 minutes

15 Minutes with Dad: Emotional Presence, Co-Parenting for Father's Growth
When “Helping Out” Isn’t Enough: The Myth of the Supportive Husband
Send us a text In this episode of The Aligned Father, host Lirec Williams challenges the modern myth of the “supportive husband.” Many men believe that helping out around the house is enough—but true partnership requires ownership, awareness, and emotional leadership. Drawing on research from the Pew Research Center, Dr. Darcy Lockman (All the Rage), Dr. John Gottman, and Dr. Brené Brown, this conversation breaks down why equality at home still feels unequal and how men can evolve from helpe...
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1 month ago
20 minutes

15 Minutes with Dad: Emotional Presence, Co-Parenting for Father's Growth
Provider or Partner, The Real Reason Your Spouse Wants a Divorce
Send us a text In this eye-opening episode of The Aligned Father, host Lirec Williams breaks down one of the oldest beliefs in fatherhood, the idea that providing is the core of a man’s value. This episode shows how the provider mindset leaves many men exhausted, disconnected, and unaware of the emotional distance forming at home. It combines research, fatherhood challenges, parenting resilience, and healthy masculinity to help men step into a stronger partnership role. Using insights from Pe...
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1 month ago
18 minutes

15 Minutes with Dad: Emotional Presence, Co-Parenting for Father's Growth
The Invisible Load: What Women Wish Men Understood About Emotional Labor
Send us a text In this powerful episode of The Aligned Father, host Lirec Williams breaks down one of the most overlooked truths in relationships — the invisible load of emotional labor that women carry every day. Men are taught to provide, protect, and perform, but few are taught how to truly partner. Drawing from sociologist Arlie Hochschild’s work on emotional labor and Dr. Darcy Lockman’s book All the Rage, this episode uncovers how modern relationships often fall into imbalance—whe...
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1 month ago
17 minutes

15 Minutes with Dad: Emotional Presence, Co-Parenting for Father's Growth
The Death of the Martyr Dad, Why Sacrifice Is Not Love in Modern Fatherhood
Send us a text The Aligned Father, hosted by Lirec Williams, Parenting and Leadership Expert and author of Man Up, is a bold fatherhood and men’s growth series that challenges outdated expectations of manhood, sacrifice, and success. This opening episode, The Death of the Martyr Dad, shows fathers how emotional healing, parenting resilience, and parental presence reshape modern fatherhood without burnout or silent suffering. Lirec blends real dad experiences, father son relationship insights,...
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1 month ago
21 minutes

15 Minutes with Dad: Emotional Presence, Co-Parenting for Father's Growth
Teaching Your Children Emotional Intelligence | Legacy, Emotional Resilience & Modern Fatherhood
Send us a text Emotional skills aren’t soft—they’re survival tools. In this heartfelt episode of 15 Minutes with Dad, host Lirec Williams dives into how fathers can raise emotionally intelligent children through empathy, connection, and legacy-driven parenting. Using insights from Dr. John Gottman (Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child), Dr. Dan Siegel (The Whole-Brain Child), Brené Brown, and Marc Brackett (Permission to Feel), this episode explores how emotional regulation, validation, a...
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2 months ago
14 minutes

15 Minutes with Dad: Emotional Presence, Co-Parenting for Father's Growth
Who Are You Outside of Being a Dad? | Fatherhood, Mental Health & Self-Mastery for Modern Fathers
Send us a text Who are you—outside of being a dad? In this powerful episode of 15 Minutes with Dad, host Lirec Williams explores how fathers can rediscover their personal identity and purpose beyond parenthood. Because when you lose yourself in the process of providing and protecting, you risk showing up emotionally empty. Through reflection, growth insights, and references to Brené Brown’s work on authenticity and Dr. Carl Rogers’ theories on self-acceptance, Lirec unpacks why self-discovery...
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2 months ago
18 minutes

15 Minutes with Dad: Emotional Presence, Co-Parenting for Father's Growth
Parenting from a Distance: Emotional Presence, Co Parenting Strength, and Fatherhood Resilience
Send us a text Parenting from a distance tests emotional presence and connection. Many fathers work through separation, travel, or shifting co parenting routines. This episode of 15 Minutes with Dad focuses on parenting awareness, emotional healing, relationship communication, and family empowerment. Lirec Williams shares personal insights and research from the American Psychological Association and Dr. John Gottman to help fathers create steady connection, trust building habits, and mental p...
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2 months ago
14 minutes

15 Minutes with Dad: Emotional Presence, Co-Parenting for Father's Growth
Rebuilding After Healing: How Fathers Create Emotional Safety at Home
Send us a text Healing is only the beginning. What you build afterward is what defines your legacy. In this powerful follow-up to Healing the Inner Child, host Lirec Williams explores how fathers can turn emotional healing into daily action—and create homes filled with safety, peace, and connection. Drawing on research from Dr. Dan Siegel (The Whole-Brain Child), Dr. John Gottman (Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child), and Brené Brown’s work on vulnerability, this episode offers a real-wo...
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2 months ago
17 minutes

15 Minutes with Dad: Emotional Presence, Co-Parenting for Father's Growth
Healing the Inner Child for Stronger Fatherhood and Emotional Presence
Send us a text Many fathers carry childhood pain into adulthood. Some grew up with silence, fear, or harsh discipline. Those early wounds shape reactions, relationships, and parenting patterns. This episode of 15 Minutes with Dad focuses on emotional healing, attachment wounds, personal insights, and parenting resilience. Lirec Williams uses research from Dr. Gabor Maté and Dr. Bessel van der Kolk to show how unhealed trauma becomes anger, withdrawal, or emotional distance. You learn how chil...
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2 months ago
16 minutes

15 Minutes with Dad: Emotional Presence, Co-Parenting for Father's Growth
Legacy of Healing: Rewriting the Script for Your Children | Modern Fatherhood, Emotional Healing & Generational Growth
Send us a text In this powerful closing episode of the What It Truly Means to Heal as a Man series, host Lirec Williams shares how a father’s personal healing becomes the foundation for generational change. True legacy in modern fatherhood isn’t built on money or status—it’s built on emotional inheritance: peace instead of pressure, love instead of fear, and honesty instead of silence. Drawing from growth insights and parenting frameworks, Lirec explores how fathers raised in homes marked by ...
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2 months ago
13 minutes

15 Minutes with Dad: Emotional Presence, Co-Parenting for Father's Growth
Sacrifice, Alignment, and Hard Choices in Fatherhood, Emotional Healing and Modern Parenting
Send us a text In this powerful episode of 15 Minutes with Dad, host Lirec Williams breaks down the difficult decisions fathers face when healing and alignment intersect with parenting. Many men try to protect their peace while also protecting their children, yet the pressure creates emotional strain, mental healing challenges, and tough moments that shape the entire family. This episode supports fathers through emotional presence, parenting resilience, and intentional leadership for fathers ...
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2 months ago
13 minutes

15 Minutes with Dad: Emotional Presence, Co-Parenting for Father's Growth
Breaking the Cycle: Avoidant Attachment in Love, Fatherhood, and Emotional Healing
Send us a text Avoidant attachment looks like control and distance. Many fathers grow up in environments shaped by trauma, silence, or harsh discipline, then carry those patterns into adulthood. This episode of 15 Minutes with Dad shows how avoidance shapes fatherhood, communication, and partnership dynamics. You get clear examples of how emotional distance forms, why it repeats, and how fathers build new habits rooted in emotional healing and steady presence. The focus is on parenting awaren...
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3 months ago
16 minutes

15 Minutes with Dad: Emotional Presence, Co-Parenting for Father's Growth
Send us a text In this reflective holiday episode of The Aligned Father, host Lirec Williams explores how Christmas can become one of the most emotionally demanding seasons for fathers—and how alignment, not performance, creates lasting memories for families. For many men, the holidays activate old conditioning around providing, pressure, and emotional suppression. This episode invites fathers to slow down and lead with presence, emotional regulation, and intentional connection instead of str...