
Summary
In this episode of the Confidad Podcast, Dan Tinquist explores the critical role of fathers in creating an emotional sanctuary for their children. He emphasizes the importance of self-reflection and personal growth in parenting, urging fathers to confront their emotional responses and work towards being a safe space for their kids. The conversation highlights the distinction between being a supportive figure and perpetuating emotional trauma, encouraging fathers to engage in deep work for the benefit of their families.
Takeaways
I am the only one who can fulfill the father role.
Do my kids see me as a safe house or a danger zone?
Your prefrontal cortex has been fully developed; theirs has not.
Are you a place where they might experience emotional trauma?
Does not get transformed in us, we will transfer to our children.
You can choose to be a dad that is an emotional sanctuary.
The bridge the emotional status quo is your deep work.
The 5% that I do is the difference between being an emotional sanctuary and perpetuating trauma.
You would never make your kids pay the price for your own work.
May this be a fork in the road to say, I'm gonna choose deep work.
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