15 Minutes with Dad: Emotional Presence, Co-Parenting for Father's Growth
Hosted by Lirec Williams, 15 Minutes with Dad is a dynamic podcast focused on fatherhood, co-parenting, and personal growth. Each episode gives modern dads the tools and insights to create healthier families through emotional healing, parenting resilience, and intentional leadership.
In just 15 minutes (well, sometimes a bit more), we explore the real stories that shape modern fatherhood—from breaking generational cycles and healing childhood trauma to building emotional presence, developing self-awareness in parenting, and crafting a legacy-driven fatherhood journey.
This isn’t just a parenting podcast. It’s a healing space for fathers navigating mental health, emotional connection, and parenting challenges with honesty and strength. Whether you’re working through child-centered co-parenting, strengthening the father-daughter bond, or redefining masculinity through vulnerability, each episode equips you with practical, research-based parenting frameworks and growth insights that work in real life.
💬 Topics We Explore
- Co-parenting tips and communication
- Growth mindset and personal development for dads
- Parenting teens with empathy and consistency
- Fatherhood challenges and family empowerment
- Childhood trauma recovery and emotional egression
- Self-awareness and mindful parenting
- Daily parenting support and guidance
- Navigating hard conversations with kids
- Presence over perfection
- Generational and emotional healing
Join a movement of fathers, brothers, and men choosing to show up with purpose, compassion, and emotional intelligence.
Together, we’re reshaping what it means to lead, love, and raise the next generation.
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Episodes
62 episodes
Parenting from a Distance: How to Stay Connected When You Can’t Be There | Co-Parenting, Fatherhood & Emotional Presence
Distance doesn’t define your love—it challenges you to show it differently.In this heartfelt episode of 15 Minutes with Dad, host Lirec Williams speaks directly to fathers navigating parenting from a distance—those...
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14:05
Rebuilding After Healing: How Fathers Create Emotional Safety at Home
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 ...
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17:49
Healing the Inner Child: How Your Past Shapes the Father You Become
Every father carries a story. Some of it is love and laughter. Some of it is pain that never got the chance to heal.In this raw and life-changing episode of 15 Minutes with Dad, host Lirec Williams opens up an honest conv...
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16:53
Legacy of Healing: Rewriting the Script for Your Children | Modern Fatherhood, Emotional Healing & Generational Growth
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 fath...
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13:27
Sacrifice, Alignment, and Hard Choices: Healing When Kids Are Involved | Fatherhood, Emotional Healing & Modern Parenting
In this powerful episode of 15 Minutes with Dad, host Lirec Williams unpacks one of the hardest truths about personal growth—how healing and alignment often require sacrifice, especially when children are involved....
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13:39
Breaking the Cycle: How Avoidant Attachment Creates Distance in Love and Fatherhood | Emotional Healing & Modern Parenting
Avoidant attachment often looks like independence and strength, but beneath the surface it builds emotional walls that quietly erode connection. In this episode of 15 Minutes with Dad, host Lirec Williams breaks down how avoidan...
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16:18
The Attachment Mirror: How Childhood Scripts Shape Men, Fathers, and Partners | Fatherhood, Emotional Healing & Attachment Theory
In this revealing episode of 15 Minutes with Dad, host Lirec Williams breaks down how attachment theory explains the hidden emotional scripts that shape men, fathers, and partners in adulthood.From homes marked by ...
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18:46
What It Truly Means to Heal as a Man: Sacrifice, Perspective, and New Love Skills | Fatherhood, Emotional Healing & Growth
In this powerful opening episode of 15 Minutes with Dad, host Lirec Williams offers raw and personal insights into what true healing requires from men and fathers.Learn why emotional healing often demands sacrifice...
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16:16
The Father-Daughter Blueprint: Showing Her How She Deserves to Be Treated | Fatherhood, Emotional Healing & Parenting Frameworks
In this heartfelt episode of 15 Minutes with Dad, host Lirec Williams shares personal insights on the role fathers play in shaping their daughters’ self-worth, relationships, and view of love. Using evidence-based research and r...
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17:01
The Father-Son Mirror: Teaching Healthy Manhood Through Presence | Fatherhood, Emotional Healing & Modern Masculinity
In this powerful episode of 15 Minutes with Dad, host Lirec Williams explores how fathers shape their sons’ emotional, mental, and masculine identities through presence—not performance.Using attachment theory
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21:42
Fatherhood and Mental Health: Permission to Heal | Emotional Healing, Self-Awareness & Personal Growth for Dads
In this powerful episode of 15 Minutes with Dad, host Lirec Williams opens up an honest conversation about fatherhood, mental health, and personal development—topics many men experience but rarely talk about.Too ma...
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25:38
The Provider Myth: How to Show Up as a Father Without Chasing Money | Emotional Healing, Presence & Modern Fatherhood
Is your pursuit of provision costing you the connection your kids truly need?In this honest and empowering episode of 15 Minutes with Dad, host Lirec Williams explores how financial pressure can quietly steal the emotiona...
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14:55
Fatherhood Is Now: Growth Insights for All Dads | Emotional Healing, Parenting Resilience & Modern Fatherhood
This powerful Father’s Day Special of 15 Minutes with Dad is more than a celebration—it’s a call to action for every kind of father.Whether you’re a new dad, raising toddlers, navigating early fatherhood, grieving ...
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19:07
7 Questions for Dads: Insights on Family Empowerment, Emotional Presence & Modern Fatherhood
What happens when a child takes control of the podcast mic?In this special and heartfelt episode of 15 Minutes with Dad, host Lirec Williams hands the mic to his bonus son, Abe—aka “The Positive Kid”—who interviews...
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25:13
Finding Your Purpose: Empowering Fathers to Lead with Intention | Fatherhood, Emotional Healing & Personal Growth
What if discipline wasn’t about control—but about connection, healing, and emotional growth?In this transformative episode of 15 Minutes with Dad, host Lirec Williams challenges the outdated discipline methods many of us ...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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21:42
Finding Your Purpose: 5 Easy Steps for Fathers | Leadership, Personal Growth & Modern Fatherhood
What gives meaning to every struggle and triumph as a dad? Purpose.Without it, fatherhood becomes reactive. But with it, you lead with intention, clarity, and heart.In this powerful finale of the You 2.0 s...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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18:35
Overcoming Teen Self-Harm: Healing with My Daughter | Fatherhood, Mental Health & Emotional Connection
When I discovered my daughter was self-harming, my world shifted in an instant. What followed was a journey through fear, confusion, and ultimately, emotional healing, family empowerment, and unshakable self-love.In this ra...
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54:15
Turning Adversity into Growth: A 6-Step Framework for Fathers | Emotional Healing, Resilience & Modern Fatherhood
What if the biggest challenges in fatherhood were actually the building blocks of your growth?In this powerful episode of 15 Minutes with Dad, host Lirec Williams explores how fathers can use adversity as a catalyst fo...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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17:00
3 Co-Parenting Mistakes You Should Avoid | Fatherhood, Emotional Healing & Family Empowerment
Co-parenting doesn’t have to feel like navigating a minefield—especially when the focus shifts to what matters most: your child’s emotional security.In this impactful episode of 15 Minutes with Dad, host Lirec Williams...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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14:34
Build a Deep Connection with Your Children: 5 Easy Ways | Fatherhood, Emotional Presence & Parenting Resilience
What if the most powerful legacy you could leave your children isn’t what you give them—but how you show up emotionally?In this deeply personal and transformative episode of 15 Minutes with Dad, host Lirec Williams explor...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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21:17
Be True to Yourself and Your Family: 5 Lessons of Authenticity
Could societal expectations be blocking you from building deeper, more meaningful relationships—as a man, a partner, and a father?In this powerful episode of 15 Minutes with Dad, host Lirec Williams invites you int...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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25:09
Master Emotional Resilience and Mental Clarity - 5 Proven Steps
Ever feel like you have to hide your emotions just to keep it together as a father?In this powerful episode of 15 Minutes with Dad, host Lirec Williams invites you to explore what it really means to be an emotio...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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16:28
Reclaim Your Identity: 5 Reasons Your Ego Stops You
Have you ever felt like fatherhood was forcing you into a role that doesn’t reflect your true self?In this heartfelt episode of 15 Minutes with Dad, we explore what happens when you challenge the mold society tries to fit...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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23:50
5 Reasons to Meet Your Own Needs
What if the secret to becoming the father your children need... starts with how well you care for yourself?In this transformative parenting episode of 15 Minutes with Dad, host Lirec Williams explores the ...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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13:32
Unlock Your Inner Excellent Dad: A 5 Step Framework
What if embracing the chaos of fatherhood is the very thing that leads to your greatest inner growth?In the powerful kickoff to our U2.0 series, host Lirec Williams invites you to reimagine fatherhood—not as a test o...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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20:53