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The Daily Dad

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The audio companion to DailyDad.com’s daily email meditations on fatherhood, read by Ryan Holiday. Each daily reading will help you find the wisdom, inner strength, and good humor you need in order to be a great dad. Learn from historical figures and contemporary fathers how to do your most important job. Find more at dailydad.com.

Episodes

They’ve Always Been Like That

We like to think kids these days are particularly spoiled or empowered, but the truth is, it’s always been this way. ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube...

Oct 10, 20243 minEp. 1481

These Are Your Priorities

Why on earth don’t we all instinctively spend our money in a way that allows us to spend more time with the people we love? ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube...

Oct 09, 20243 minEp. 1480

What They’ll Remember Is This

In moments of anxiety, it’s hard to remember we have power over this all-encompassing reaction. It's even harder to remember the little eyes watching you, learning from you. 🪙 We are the creators of our anxiety. Which means we can also be the ones to do something about it. Gain a powerful tool in your fight against anxiety and get the Daily Stoic Anxiety Coin today! https://store.dailystoic.com/ This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp | https://betterhelp.com/dailydad ✉️ Sign up for the Da...

Oct 08, 20244 minEp. 1479

They Can’t Help It

We have to remember that no matter how high the stakes may feel, our kids are just being kids. ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube...

Oct 07, 20244 minEp. 1478

A Few of Our Favorite Things | Ryan and Sam Holiday

Whether it's wishing they bought certain products earlier on in parenthood or kicking themselves for holding onto other items too long, Ryan and Sam hope they can save you some time and money with these recommendations. Check out what Ryan and Sam are loving for the kids (this is not sponsored) : Veer Wagon Frank Green water bottles Greeking Out Podcast 📚 Grab a copy of Die With Zero by Bill Perkins | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/ 🎙️Listen to Bill Perkin’s interview | Apple Podcasts , Spoti...

Oct 05, 202418 minEp. 1477

Why Go Through The Whole Routine?

As parents, we can get better at picking our moments. Not everything needs to be a battle. 📚 Pick up a copy of The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America by Bill Bryson ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube...

Oct 04, 20243 minEp. 1476

Help Them Find Whose Children They Are

They are them. And you’re going to help them become the best version of that possible. 📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids : store.dailydad.com ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube...

Oct 03, 20244 minEp. 1475

You’re The Weird One

Don’t be weird. Be there for them. 🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto at ryanholiday.net/tour ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube...

Oct 02, 20242 minEp. 1474

Challenge Them Like This

You can’t just want tough kids. You have to make tough kids. 💡 The Stoic Parent: 10 Commandments for Becoming a Better Parent | Take the first step today by committing the next 2 weeks to becoming the best possible parent you can be! Get The Stoic Parent: 10 Commandments for Becoming a Better Parent & all other Daily Stoic courses for FREE when you join Daily Stoic Life | dailystoic.com/life KiwiCo | Get up to 50% off your first crate at kiwico.com , promo code DAILYDAD. 🎟 Ryan Holiday is goin...

Oct 01, 20244 minEp. 1473

This Part Is Your Fault

As parents, our job is to help them learn how to do the hardest but most important thing in the world: To deal with frustrations and our limitations. 📚 Pick up a copy of The Tree of Man by Patrick White 🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto at ryanholiday.net/tour ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube...

Sep 30, 20244 minEp. 1472

See It From an Angle of Appreciation | Timm Chiusano

When they mess up or do things they’re not supposed to do, do as Epictetus says and grab the situation by the other handle. What they did may seem nonsensical to us as parents, but to them it made perfect sense. Timm Chiusano and Ryan talk about looking at these moments with their kids through the lens of curiosity, awareness, and appreciation. 🎙️Listen to Timm’s interview on the Daily Stoic | Apple Podcasts & Spotify 🎥 Watch Timm and Ryan’s conversation on YouTube You can follow Timm on TikTo...

Sep 28, 202412 minEp. 1471

What Would You Give Then?

No matter how loud, how messy, how onerous it may seem. We have it now, as loud and messy and exhausting as it is . Enjoy it. 📚 Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason at The Painted Porch https://www.thepaintedporch.com/ 🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto at ryanholiday.net/tour ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube...

Sep 27, 20243 minEp. 1470

They Need You (And You Need Them)

A world where people are indifferent to the fates of people different from them is a dangerous world to send your kid out into. Our fate—our kids—are all tied up with each other. 💤 Beam’s Dream is clinically shown to improve sleep! | Go to https://shopbeam.com/DAILYDAD and use code DAILYDAD to shop our exclusive discount and get up to 40% off ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube...

Sep 26, 20245 minEp. 1469

Which Would You Rather Be?

Who would you rather be? Imperious and impossible to please? Or fun and proud and loving? 📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids : store.dailydad.com ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube...

Sep 25, 20243 minEp. 1468

Why Does Anyone Care?

You’re going to feel bad that you were so hard on them. Love them. Support them. Accept them. ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube...

Sep 24, 20243 minEp. 1467

Show Them This Strength

Just like the saying goes: you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. In the same way, you only receive the help that you ask for. 📚 Grab a copy of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy 🎙️Listen to Charlie Mackesy’s episode on the Daily Stoic | Apple Podcasts & Spotify 💤 Beam’s Dream is clinically shown to improve sleep! | Go to https://shopbeam.com/DAILYDAD and use code DAILYDAD to shop our exclusive discount and get up to 40% off ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: Dai...

Sep 23, 20244 minEp. 1466

Don't Forget to Stick to the Facts

Reminder to all parents: stick to the facts and stop catastrophizing. It's a universal problem parents have had throughout history, Marcus Aurelius and Abraham Lincoln included. Pause, take a step back, and see things as they are without anxiety clouding your perspective. 📓 Grab your own leather bound signed edition of The Daily Stoic! Check it out at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 💪 Go to livemomentous.com to get up to 32% off your first subscription order or get 15% off...

Sep 21, 202412 minEp. 1465

Don’t Cut It Short (If You Don’t Have To)

Of course, sometimes we have to cut family time short. But most of the time? It’s not necessity that motivates us. 🏛 All time can be quality time. Get your own Tempus Fugit Medallion to remind yourself of this at The Daily Dad Store: https://store.dailydad.com/ 🪙 Designed with the intention of carrying them in your pocket, our Memento Mori Medallion is a literal and inescapable reminder that “you could leave life right now.” Check it out at https://store.dailystoic.com/ ✉️ Sign up for the Dail...

Sep 20, 20243 minEp. 1464

Don’t Let Them Tell You This

By being disciplined and protective of your personal life, you are being protective and dedicated to your professional life. 🏛 All time can be quality time. Get your own Tempus Fugit Medallion to remind yourself of this at The Daily Dad Store: https://store.dailydad.com/ 📕 Discipline is Destiny by Ryan Holiday ☕ TRADE Coffee | Get your first bag free when you subscribe! Visit drinktrade.com/DAILYDAD 🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and To...

Sep 19, 20245 minEp. 1463

What’s In Your Greatest Hits?

If someone was to put together a ‘greatest hits’ from you, what do you think would show up? 💪 Go to livemomentous.com to get up to 32% off your first subscription order or get 15% off all of my favorite products with the code DAILYDAD15 ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube...

Sep 18, 20244 minEp. 1462

This Is How To Explain Things

We don’t like it when people tell us the point, we like it when they show us. 📚 Looking for stories to teach your kids about Stoicism? Check out Ryan Holiday’s books: The Boy Who Would Be King and The Girl Who Would Be Free: A Fable About Epictetus ☕ TRADE Coffee | Get your first bag free when you subscribe! Visit drinktrade.com/DAILYDAD 🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto at ryanholiday.net/tour ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email...

Sep 17, 20244 minEp. 1461

It’s Brave Of Them

We have to want them to be themselves. We want them to be brave enough to be themselves. 📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids : store.dailydad.com ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube...

Sep 16, 20243 minEp. 1460

What Works For One Kid May Not Work For The Other | Ryan and Sam Holiday

Two kids mean two different personalities, which also means two different parenting styles. Ryan and Sam talk about how they've had to tailor their parenting to their kids' personalities, parts of themselves they see reflected in their kids, and memories of growing up as an extrovert and an introvert. 📚 Pick up a copy of Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg at The Painted Porch: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/ ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Inst...

Sep 14, 202414 minEp. 1459

What Will You Do With 72 Seasons?

Eighteen years. That’s 72 seasons. It might seem like a lot, but in the grand scheme of things, it’s not. 🏛 All time can be quality time. Get your own Tempus Fugit Medallion to remind yourself of this at The Daily Dad Store: https://store.dailydad.com/ 🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto at ryanholiday.net/tour 🩺 Get a Medical Emergency Kit for your family: TWC.health/dailydad Use promo code DAILYDAD for 15% off! ✉️ Sign up for t...

Sep 13, 20245 minEp. 1458

You Never Know

None of us know how much time we have. None of us know when the last time will be. Don’t rush through this wonderful time. 💪 Go to livemomentous.com to get up to 32% off your first subscription order or get 15% off all of my favorite products with the code DAILYDAD15 ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube...

Sep 12, 20244 minEp. 1457

Say It While You Can

Right now, in this moment, you’re not on a plane that’s about to crash. You know that you have the power and capacity to speak your piece. Do it while you still can. 🩺 Get a Medical Emergency Kit for your family: TWC.health/dailydad Use promo code DAILYDAD for 15% off! ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube...

Sep 11, 20245 minEp. 1456

When The World Caves In…

The end of the world is a terrible thought to consider but also very clarifying. Because it reminds us once again of how silly the distinction of “quality time” really is. In the light of real tragedy, even the most mundane and ordinary things can become meaningful and wonderful. 🎶 Lyrics mentioned are from As The World Caves In by Matt Maltese 🏛 All time can be quality time. Get your own Tempus Fugit Medallion to remind yourself of this at The Daily Dad Store: store.dailydad.com/ 💪 Go to liv...

Sep 10, 20245 minEp. 1455

You Do It Too, You Know

The most important thing we can teach our kids in life is how to deal with frustration. Our lives would be better if someone had taught us better, that’s for sure. ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube...

Sep 09, 20242 minEp. 1454

Parenting Wake-Up Calls That Reveal Our Inner Child | Patrick Dempsey

Patrick Dempsey talks to Ryan about a parenting wake-up call he had that motivated him to do the work around healing his inner child. Patrick Dempsey is an actor, race car driver, and founder of the Dempsey Center. He is most known from his role as Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd from the series Grey’s Anatomy. Patrick has also starred in Enchanted , Sweet Home Alabama , Transformers: Dark of the Moon , Made of Honor, The Art of Racing in the Rain , Ferrari , and more. 🎙️ Listen to Patrick Dempsey’s ...

Sep 07, 20248 minEp. 1453

You’ll Get What You Want (Just Not When You Want It)

The thing you say you want, the connection you crave. It’s there. Just not always when you want it…or how you want it. ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube...

Sep 06, 20242 minEp. 1452