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. 🎧 Subscribe for premium content & bonus episodes: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2107847/subscribe
Episodes
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 B...
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 conversation about how your childhood experiences shape the father you become. Through powerful storytelling and evidence-based insights, this episode challenges men to look inward—not to find guilt, but ...
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 frame...
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.
As men and fathers evolve, they face difficult choices: Do I protect my peace or preserve the family dynamic? Do I stay in what’s familiar, or step into what’s healthy?
Through raw storytelling and grou...
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 avoidance develops in childhood—through trauma, silence, addiction, or harsh discipline—and how those early patterns follow men into fatherhood and relationships.
You’ll learn how avoidant attachment s...
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 addiction, untreated mental health issues, or generational trauma in the 1950s–80s, many fathers inherited patterns of emotional distance, physical punishment, and survival-based parenting. These unhealed ex...
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, how “what once served you may no longer align,” and why many men struggle to balance growth with family responsibilities. Using a three-story-above perspective, Lirec invites listeners to reflect honestly ...
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 real stories, he unpacks how fatherhood challenges and small, everyday choices create a lasting parenting framework—a blueprint for how daughters will expect to be treated as women.
You’ll hear g...
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, growth insights, and real-life fatherhood challenges, Lirec reveals how early father-son relationships influence emotional regulation, self-worth, and future relationships. He also examines how insecure attachme...
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 many fathers carry silent burdens: unresolved trauma, relationship stress, and the pressure to be everything to everyone. This episode unpacks those struggles with emotional healing, self-awareness, and practi...
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 emotional connection at the center of modern fatherhood. Through personal stories and lessons inspired by Jim Murphy’s Inner Excellence, Lirec breaks down what he calls the provider trap—the belief that a fat...
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 a loss, or working to rebuild trust as an absent father, this episode meets you where you are—with grace, truth, and growth insights for your personal journey.
Host Lirec Williams, author of Man Up: From Our ...
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 him with seven surprise questions. No scripts. No edits. Just pure, authentic conversation that captures the heart of family empowerment and connective parenting at its best.
From laughter to deep reflection...
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 were raised with—yelling, threats, and punishment—and replaces them with a modern, emotionally intelligent approach to parenting.
Discover how modern fatherhood and peaceful parenting can break cycles ...
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 series, host Lirec Williams brings everything together—mental health, self-care, emotional growth, and generational healing—to answer one question that defines modern fatherhood: What is your purpose as a father?
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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 raw and courageous episode of 15 Minutes with Dad, host Lirec Williams sits down with his daughter Mariah for their first public conversation about navigating teen self-harm and emotional recovery. To...
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 for transformation—developing emotional strength, mental clarity, and purpose-driven leadership in both family and life.
Whether you’re managing financial stress, navigating co-parenting dynamics, or feelin...
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 unpacks the real-life complexities of co-parenting and how to move from chaos to collaboration through child-centered parenting, intentional communication, and emotional awareness.
Discover how to break ...
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 explores one of the most overlooked foundations of successful parenting: emotional presence. Being a father isn’t only about providing—it’s about connecting heart-to-heart with your child to build emotional...
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 into a raw and honest reflection on the journey to authentic fatherhood. Through personal stories of broken relationships and the inner tension between strength and vulnerability, we examine the invisible press...
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